Halls & Knoxs in Southland, NZ

[adenshillito]

I have a few ancestors which are a mission to research back into Ireland but also create a little confusion once they arrived in NZ. As best I can tell they came here perhaps in steerage class in 1862 or there about. From a marriage record in 1869 I can see the couple, Hugh Hall and Jane Tosh tie the knot. Later, they raised a family at Thornbury. Their marriage certificate indicates the witnesses were an Elizabeth Tosh and a John Hall, a relative of each of the couple, then the two witnesses appear to themselves tie the knot in 1871. Suggests a concentration of Halls and Toshs in Invercargill and Riverton area in that period. Any thoughts or suggestions for digging deeper?

[hallmark]

I have a few ancestors which are a mission to research back into Ireland but also create a little confusion once they arrived in NZ. As best I can tell they came here perhaps in steerage class in 1862 or there about. From a marriage record in 1869 I can see the couple, Hugh Hall and Jane Tosh tie the knot. Later, they raised a family at Thornbury. Their marriage certificate indicates the witnesses were an Elizabeth Tosh and a John Hall, a relative of each of the couple, then the two witnesses appear to themselves tie the knot in 1871. Suggests a concentration of Halls and Toshs in Invercargill and Riverton area in that period. Any thoughts or suggestions for digging deeper?

...and who were their Witnesses?

[hallmark]

While not a huge help....the Surname   Tosh is not very prevelant in Ireland!


http://www.rootschat.com/links/01mg7/  gets you the Surname and Census locations in Ireland...

Did any of them in NZ put a name on house/property?

[adenshillito]

Not sure. Where would property records of this kind show up?

[Jamjar]

Family Search show both the names Jane and Elizabeth Tosh in Ireland.

Jamjar

[Jamjar]

Did the marriage cert indicate age of Jane and parent’s names?

Have you posted this information on the NZ board?

Jamjar

[Jamjar]

They arrived on the Edward Thornhill from London, 5 October 1863. Henry, Jane, Elizabeth, Benjamin and Catherine:

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST18640101.2.7.3?items_per_page=100&phrase=2&query=Elizabeth+tosh

Jamjar

[Jamjar]

Was the Catherine at arrival the mother?

1875/5663 Tosh Catherine aged 70

Henry the father?

1868/11088 Tosh Henry aged 63

Jamjar

[Jamjar]

Catherine is buried at Dunedin. Native of Ireland and last residence Invercargill. She is a Widow.

http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries_search?recordid=74428&type=Burial

The woman she is buried with: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18750427.2.13?items_per_page=100&phrase=2&query=William+jeffrey&sort_by=byDA

Her husband: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD18750430.2.24?items_per_page=100&phrase=2&query=William+jeffrey&sort_by=byDA

Jamjar