Hello Linda I've had another look and suggest you contact the NZ Society of Genealogists as there are members researching these people under FIRST FAMILIES COLLECTIONS for Henrietta and Christopher BAILEY and Charlotte MEARS. There may be a research charge There is more than one Christopher BAILEY and all I can do is give you some information to help you follow through. (these snippets need to be validated as being your people against some other type of info) Please note that (Papatoitoi) Papatoetoe is the correct spelling and is a suburb or Auckland. It would have been rural in their time. Christopher BAILEY married 1) Henrietta (in Dublin) 2) 1877 Charlotte MEARS #1730 3) 1890 Alice PRICE #3516 further.... ?? 1912 Elizabeth Ellen HARLOCK #2939 ?? 1927 Lavinia Henrietta BRAMLEY #09155 Source: 1836 - 1956 NZ Marriages CD These MAY be your people...... Christopher BAILEY died: 1906 Aged 78 Buried at Waikumete Cemetery Auckland Alice BAILEY died: 1957 Aged 82 Buried at Waikumete Cemetery Auckland Waikumete Cemetery is not on line but they are quite helpful if you phone. ____________________________________________________________________________ ___ Charlotte MEARS b. 19 February 1867 married 1) 1875 to Thomas RIDDING #0386 2) 1877 to Christopher BAILEY ?? 3) 1879 to James HARRIS #1697 d. 26 December 1913 WILL for Charlotte BAILEY available at Archives NZ Auckland office BBAE 1569 9315/14 Filed 11 Feb 1914 _____________________________________________________________________ John Powell BAILEY b. 1861 - 1863 in Ireland m. 1) 1884 Eleanor Smith ARKLE #0027 John d. abt 1928 WILL available from Archives NZ - Auckland office Ref: BCDG4420/2357/28 Filed: 7 February 1928 Eleanor d. early 1942 _________________________________________________________________ Good luck in your research Regards Sandra Auckland New Zealand ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Goodrich" <selma_goodbody@yahoo.com> To: <australia-new-zealand@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 11:19 PM Subject: Re: [AUSTRALIA-NEW-ZEALAND] Christopher Bailey - NZ > Hi Sandra, > > We have gotten the divorce papers on Christopher > Bailey and Harriette Bailey. Interesting reading and > that is where we found there were two children left > with Christopher Bailey when Harriette took the >>>>>snip>>>>>