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Looking for help - Stella Mary Francis DONNELLY d. NZ 2018
« on: Monday 03 September 18 08:51 BST (UK) »
Hey everyone, I'm super new here, and really have no idea how this works, so if this is in the wrong place or whatnot, please tell me! I'm looking for information on my family, who came to New Zealand in the earlyish 1900's.

She was born Stella Mary Francis Donnelly, and married Gerard O'Reilly, who was a lawyer. I know that she was an only child, but Gerrard, her husband, had a twin brother. Gerard was from Cavan, however I believe they lived in Dublin at some point. Issue of 10 Children, including (*). I believe Hugh was born in Ireland, not sure about others. Remarried Charlie (*) later in life after the death of Gerard in early 1967 (In New Zealand by now)

Any help would be much appreciated

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Re: Looking for help
« Reply #1 on: Monday 03 September 18 08:55 BST (UK) »
places to start looking are to confirm which children were born in NZ

https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search

and newspapers

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz

also at BDMs you would hope to see the death certs which if you order, MAY have the names of their parents (if the informant knew them) and also how long they had been in NZ so you can perhaps then find them on a ship

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Re: Looking for help
« Reply #2 on: Monday 03 September 18 09:03 BST (UK) »
places to start looking are to confirm which children were born in NZ

https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search

and newspapers

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz

also at BDMs you would hope to see the death certs which if you order, MAY have the names of their parents (if the informant knew them) and also how long they had been in NZ so you can perhaps then find them on a ship

Welcome to Rootschat, Oceaneyes.

Looks like none born in NZ.

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Re: Looking for help
« Reply #3 on: Monday 03 September 18 09:04 BST (UK) »
if Gerard O'Reilly died in 1967, the only one on the NZ BDM site that year is Gerard Joseph O'Reilly and he is 46, so born about 1921. So if married in Ireland, must have come to NZ in the 50s
So.... is that the correct death?  Did he die in another country?

edit, corrected my maths!


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Re: Looking for help
« Reply #4 on: Monday 03 September 18 09:09 BST (UK) »
if Gerard O'Reilly died in 1967, the only one on the NZ BDM site that year is Gerard Joseph O'Reilly and he is 46, so born about 1926. So if married in Ireland, must have come to NZ in the 50s
So.... is that the correct death?  Did he die in another country?
Yes! Thats my Grandfather, and the Gerrard I'm talking about

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« Reply #5 on: Monday 03 September 18 09:16 BST (UK) »
so... are the children you list still alive?

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« Reply #6 on: Monday 03 September 18 09:18 BST (UK) »
according to the NZ Archives site, that Gerard Joseph O'Reilly was a civil servant

http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/SimpleSearchResults.do

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« Reply #7 on: Monday 03 September 18 09:22 BST (UK) »
If he married in the 40s there is a chance that the children are still living.

Oceaneyes, Rootschat is for seeking information on deceased only. Therefore, you will need to remove the children’s names from your original post, if you don’t have confirmation of their deaths.

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« Reply #8 on: Monday 03 September 18 09:24 BST (UK) »
Do you know where Gerard died, or his place of burial?

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