I am looking for the birth and parents of James LLoyd (maybe James Henry LLOYD) He came to NZ about 1860 I think. First trace in NZ was his marriage to Matilda Davidson on the 19th Nov 1879 in Auckland. Occupation, Mariner. He gave his age as 28 and had resided in NZ or Auckland 19 years, which makes his birth date about 1850/51. On the birth registration of his first child, James Henry LLOYD in Sep 1880 he says he is 30 yrs. old, from MILFORD, Wales. He was the informant and James Henry LLOYD was how his name was recorded. He did the same on the death registrations for James Henry in 1882 but both were signed with his mark, X. On the birth of his second child, Harriett Matilda LLOYD in June 1882 he is 32 but comes from Newport Wales, but this information was given by his wife. Harriett died in 1882. Their third child Rachel Harriett was born 1883 in Auckland. My grandmother, Annie Elizabeth, was born in 1885 in Auckland. Just to confuse things a bit more, on the birth registration of his 5th and last child, Matilda, in 1892, his place of birth was given as Londonderry, Ireland. This time no informant was named and I am guessing that it may have been his wife. She came from Ireland. James was a mariner until the late 1880’s when he joined Village Homestead Settlement in the Hokianga in the north of NZ. They had a small farm and he also worked on the roads and dug gum. James died 1918 in Rawene, Hokianga. So, form the dates I have he was born about 1850/51, in either MILFORD or NEWPORT (but HE gave MILFORD as his place of birth) Left Wales about 1860 aged about 9, so probably came out with his parents?? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Annette