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Re: Looking for details on Edith Sexton in New Zealand
« Reply #18 on: Thursday 08 November 18 23:49 GMT (UK) »
In case this is of interest ...

Thomas More THOMSON appears to have arrived in Wellington, New Zealand, as an unaccompanied 17-year-old, in 1914 per the ship "Ruapehu".

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-61R9-6CS?i=14&cc=1609792

Shown as  "T. M. THOMSON " on the passenger and immigration lists -- occupation : clerk - last place of permanent residence was Scotland.

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Re: Looking for details on Edith Sexton in New Zealand
« Reply #19 on: Monday 29 August 22 11:39 BST (UK) »
Sorry to take so long to come back, To much going on in life. But now retired time is a little easier. Edith May/Mary is the right one have checked with two of her living nephews now in their 90's. o any info you can give would be a god send to them. Thank you.

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Re: Looking for details on Edith Sexton in New Zealand
« Reply #20 on: Monday 29 August 22 11:51 BST (UK) »
Enough time has passed for the son to show in the BDMs


1921/28589   Thomson   Stewart Thomas      Edith Mary   Thomas More
A print out can be ordered and emailed

https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=querySubmit.m%3fReportName%3dBirthSearch%26recordsPP%3d30#SearchResults


Same site has his death 2009. 

WW2 airforce.  https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/95894

Seems to have lived  predominantly  in Wellington area.
Was an accountant.
In  1949 & 1957 a Mary Alice Thomson, married, is at same address.

Possible death of Mary Alice

1963/42682   Thomson   Mary Alice    41Y

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Re: Looking for details on Edith Sexton in New Zealand
« Reply #21 on: Monday 29 August 22 15:47 BST (UK) »
Hello again COLINMKING

A snippet from a Wellington, New Zealand, newspaper of 1945, announcing the engagement of the son Stewart, to Mary Alice.    [ They wed in the same year.  ]

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19450906.2.107.1

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Re: Looking for details on Edith Sexton in New Zealand
« Reply #22 on: Monday 29 August 22 21:24 BST (UK) »
Death:

2009/23659   Thomson   Stewart Thomas       11 October 1921


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HAMMOND, Cainham/Caynham, Shropshire, U.K. Otago-NZ.
GALBRAITH, Ireland, Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Kensington-London, U.K.
GRANT, Sct., Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Vancouver, Canada.
GLASS, Aberdeenshire, Otago-NZ.
CAIRNEY/CARNEY/KEARNEY/Ireland, Airdrie, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
O'BRIEN Mary Ann, Limerick, Otago-NZ.
NICOL(L) James, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
SCOTT Thomas, Shetland, Otago-NZ.
MCHARDY/MCHARDIE Euphemia, Scotland, Otago-NZ.

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Re: Looking for details on Edith Sexton in New Zealand
« Reply #23 on: Monday 29 August 22 21:42 BST (UK) »
It may be possible to contact Wellington Libraries and request a death notice newspaper scan for Stewart Thomas to be e-mailed to you. Not sure if there will be charge. The notice may have details of other family members including siblings.

[From 'Memory Tree']

THOMSON, Stewart Thomas.

Died 18 September 2009
Age 87y
New Zealand
Published Notices (1)
The Dominion Post (1)

https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/334185/Enquiry-Form

https://wcl.govt.nz/

Or perhaps you could ask if a Rootschatter would do a look up for you.


Minniehaha.
HAMMOND, Cainham/Caynham, Shropshire, U.K. Otago-NZ.
GALBRAITH, Ireland, Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Kensington-London, U.K.
GRANT, Sct., Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Vancouver, Canada.
GLASS, Aberdeenshire, Otago-NZ.
CAIRNEY/CARNEY/KEARNEY/Ireland, Airdrie, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
O'BRIEN Mary Ann, Limerick, Otago-NZ.
NICOL(L) James, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
SCOTT Thomas, Shetland, Otago-NZ.
MCHARDY/MCHARDIE Euphemia, Scotland, Otago-NZ.

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HAMMOND, Cainham/Caynham, Shropshire, U.K. Otago-NZ.
GALBRAITH, Ireland, Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Kensington-London, U.K.
GRANT, Sct., Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Vancouver, Canada.
GLASS, Aberdeenshire, Otago-NZ.
CAIRNEY/CARNEY/KEARNEY/Ireland, Airdrie, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
O'BRIEN Mary Ann, Limerick, Otago-NZ.
NICOL(L) James, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
SCOTT Thomas, Shetland, Otago-NZ.
MCHARDY/MCHARDIE Euphemia, Scotland, Otago-NZ.

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Re: Looking for details on Edith Sexton in New Zealand
« Reply #26 on: Monday 29 August 22 22:52 BST (UK) »
It may be possible to contact Wellington Libraries and request a death notice newspaper scan for Stewart Thomas to be e-mailed to you. Not sure if there will be charge. The notice may have details of other family members including siblings.

[From 'Memory Tree']

THOMSON, Stewart Thomas.

Died 18 September 2009
Age 87y
New Zealand
Published Notices (1)
The Dominion Post (1)

https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/334185/Enquiry-Form

https://wcl.govt.nz/

Or perhaps you could ask if a Rootschatter would do a look up for you.


Minniehaha.

Just wanted to advise that the service in respect of newspaper look-ups / acccessibility to local newspapers,  once offered by Wellington City Libraries - Central Library - is no longer available and hasn't been since the Central Library was vacated owing to earthquake damage some years back.   

COLINMKING ... I have some further information for you - which includes accessing a newspaper death notice.   Will add here in a following post.

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