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greyghost

greyghost Report 2 Jul 2017 17:34

Name Mercy Whilemina Shearer
Event Type Birth
Event Date 1880
Event Place New Zealand
Father's Name Alexander Shearer
Mother's Name Mercy Shearer
Registration Number 1880/17920

Name Annie Margarette Shearer
Event Type Birth
Event Date 1883
Event Place New Zealand
Father's Name Alexander Shearer
Mother's Name Mercy Shearer
Registration Number 1883/6837
rom New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes

Name Louise Rosetta Shearer
Event Type Birth
Event Date 1886
Event Place New Zealand
Father's Name Alexander Shearer
Mother's Name Mercy Shearer
Registration Number 1886/10554

Name Sydney David Shearer
Event Type Birth
Event Date 1890
Event Place New Zealand
Father's Name Alexander Shearer
Mother's Name Mercy Shearer
Registration Number 1890/14491

Name Alexander Joseph Shearer
Event Type Birth
Event Date 1879
Event Place New Zealand
Father's Name Alexander Shearer
Mother's Name Marcy Shearer
Registration Number 1879/6118

greyghost

greyghost Report 2 Jul 2017 17:34

Name Mercy Whilemina Shearer
Event Type Birth
Event Date 1880
Event Place New Zealand
Father's Name Alexander Shearer
Mother's Name Mercy Shearer
Registration Number 1880/17920

Name Annie Margarette Shearer
Event Type Birth
Event Date 1883
Event Place New Zealand
Father's Name Alexander Shearer
Mother's Name Mercy Shearer
Registration Number 1883/6837
rom New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes

Name Louise Rosetta Shearer
Event Type Birth
Event Date 1886
Event Place New Zealand
Father's Name Alexander Shearer
Mother's Name Mercy Shearer
Registration Number 1886/10554

Name Sydney David Shearer
Event Type Birth
Event Date 1890
Event Place New Zealand
Father's Name Alexander Shearer
Mother's Name Mercy Shearer
Registration Number 1890/14491

Name Alexander Joseph Shearer
Event Type Birth
Event Date 1879
Event Place New Zealand
Father's Name Alexander Shearer
Mother's Name Marcy Shearer
Registration Number 1879/6118

Norfolkboy

Norfolkboy Report 2 Jul 2017 17:32

Married in New Zealand !! No wonder i couldn't find it.
Many, many Thanks,
and also Chris Ho for that amazing article,
Married at that age, WOW !~!

greyghost

greyghost Report 2 Jul 2017 17:26

Available for free on Family search website - image also there but computer playing up
https://familysearch.org
??
Alexander Shearer
New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes
Name Alexander Shearer
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 1876
Event Place New Zealand
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Mercy Loma
Spouse's Gender Female
Registration Number 1876/1871

Ah ! - not an image image - refers you to the record on https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 2 Jul 2017 17:23

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TO19020621.2.12?query=william arthur hunn

(1902 Marriage article above)

Chris :)

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


Probate
HUNN William Arthur ORDER DETAILS ยป
1976 1976 Wellington High Court

https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/


Last name HUNN
First name WILLIAM ARTHUR
Age 96 Years
Deceased date 12/03/1976
Service provided Cremation
Cremation date 15/03/1976
Cemetery Crematorium


Last name HUNN
First name ELIZABETH ISABEL
Age 92 Years
Deceased date 27/03/1970
Service provided Cremation
Cremation date 01/04/1970
Cemetery Crematorium


http://wellington.govt.nz/services/community-and-culture/cemeteries/cemeteries-search

greyghost

greyghost Report 2 Jul 2017 17:23

Elizabeth Isabella Shearer
New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes
Name Elizabeth Isabella Shearer
Event Type Birth
Event Date 1877
Event Place New Zealand
Father's Name Alexander Shearer
Mother's Name Mercy Shearer
Registration Number 1877/7606

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 2 Jul 2017 17:20

Baptism
County Norfolk
Place Great Yarmouth
Church name St Nicholas
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 423
Baptism date 28 Mar 1880
Birth date 16 Nov 1879
Person forename William Arthur
Person sex M
Person abode Row 40
Father forename Robert
Father surname HUNN
Father occupation Painter
Mother forename Elizabeth

https://www.freereg.org.uk/

Chris :)

Andrew

Andrew Report 2 Jul 2017 17:19

Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960


Name: Elizabeth I Hunn
Birth Date: abt 1878
Age: 73
Port of Departure: Wellington, New Zealand
Arrival Date: 26 Feb 1951
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ship Name: Rangitane
Search Ship Database: Search for the Rangitane in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping line: New Zealand Shipping Company Ltd
Official Number: 183153


Andy

greyghost

greyghost Report 2 Jul 2017 17:19

Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960 Transcription
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First name(s) William Arthur
Last name Hunn
Gender Male
Age 71
Birth year 1880
Marital status M
Occupation RETIRED
Departure year 1951
Departure day 31
Departure month 7
Departure port London
Destination port Sydney
Destination SYDNEY
State New South Wales
Country Australia
Destination country Australia
Ship name Strathaird
Ship official number 162670
Ship master's first name H S
Ship master's last name ALLAN
Ship master's title CAPTAIN
Shipping line P & O
City LONDON
Ship destination port SYDNEY
Ship destination country AUSTRALIA
Ship registered tonnage 12898
Number of passengers 1066

William 71 and Elizabeth 73
Last address in UK was 71 North Danes Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
Country of last permanent residence was "British Possessions" and
Country of future permanent residence was New Zealand

Andrew

Andrew Report 2 Jul 2017 17:17

New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950


Name: Elizabeth Isabella Shearer
Birth Date: Oct-Nov-Dec 1877
Registration Place: Wellington, New Zealand
Folio Number: 3309

Andy

Andrew

Andrew Report 2 Jul 2017 17:16

Here you go...


New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937


Name: Elizabeth Isabel Shearer
Gender: Female
Marriage Year: 1902
Marriage Place: New Zealand
Spouse: William Arthur Hunn
Relation: Bride (Wife)
Folio Number: 2322


Andy

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Norfolkboy

Norfolkboy Report 2 Jul 2017 17:02

I have a William Arthur Hunn. dob 1879 born Gt. Yarmouth Norfolk. leaving London on the P.O.Line "Strathaird" 2nd Aug 1951 with Elizabeth Isabella Hunn, Housewife. aged 73 to New Zealand via Sydney.
An Ancestry tree has her maiden name as "Shearer", born New Zealand.
My problem is i Can not find a marriage for them,
Any help would be much appreciated.