Kia Ora Mary It might be worthwhile writing to National Archives New Zealand to see if they have a record of his emigration. His Probate was recorded at Archives New Zealand Wellington in 1944 as a gun maker REFERENCE AAOM 6030 13064 . He died intestate but there are Letters of Administration which you can obtain for a fee. A Minnie Maud MORECOCK aged 2 died Dec Q 1895 Birmingham 6d/71 which might be of interest to you. A Doris MOORCOCK married Charles BERNHARD Sept Q 1929 Lewisham which might be worth trying! A Minnie M MORECOCK married JOHN T HODGETTS June Q 1912 Birmingham 6d/215 which possibly means she remarried after WCM had emigrated. A search of the 1911 census might locate Minnie M and her daughters in Birmingham. Obviously a check using all the various spellings of the surname would be necessary! Good luck Marlene Aotearoa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Legarth" <legarthm@levin.pl.net> To: <WARWICK@rootsweb.com> Cc: <ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 6:08 PM Subject: [B'ham] William Charles MORECOCK / MOORECOCK >I now have the Death Certificate for William Charles MORECOCK, Death & > Burial Registered as MOORECOCK, in March 1944. > > > > William , a Gun Maker, emigrated to New Zealand in 1904, as MORECOCK, > I > think that he landed in Wellington, but need to confirm that. > > He certainly shows in Electoral Rolls mid & late 1930' s , in Wellington, > trawling through the rolls for some years will be the next challenge. > > Certificate informant was the Undertaker.. However, somewhere, maybe his > Hospital admission, he has the following details ; Age at Death , 74 > yrs, Father was Alfred Moorecock a Gunmaker, , first & maiden name of > Mother , not known. William Born in London, , England, in New Zealand > about > 40 years. married at age 21 yrs to Minnie Maud Birch, . At his death there > was no Widow or living children. > > > > We know from information sent to me, that the Father of William was Alfred > MORECOCK , Mother, Mary A .. > > William & Minnie had 2 daughters in 1901, in Birmingham, Doris May age > 4 > , & Leah, age 2 yrs. > > Free BDM shows that they may have 2 deceased children, William & Minnie, > by 1901 . > > > > But, what happened to Doris May & Leah ? > > > > Should anyone have information about the family of William I would be > pleased to hear from you. > > > > I can find no record of a Death , or Marriage in New Zealand, for his > daughters, or a death of his wife, Minnie. > > I had wondered if they followed after William landed in N.Z., but it > seems > not. > > > > My Gt Grandfather John MOORCOCK, ( born Surrey 1847, emigrated 1874, ) > had left New Zealand, ( & his wife & family ) to return to England, > probably 1902, / 1904. ( he then married bigamously , in Monmouthshire, > emigrating again, this time to Queensland , Australia. > > > > Is anyone researching this family , or has anyone further ideas about them > , > I would be so pleased to hear from you. > > > > Mary > > New Zealand. > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________ > _____________________________________________ > > Research in Birmingham: http://www.bham.de/ > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: > ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

tena koe Marlene, Thankyou for your response. I must admit that I was down in Wellington ( for family reasons ), when I saw his burial in Karori, at the National Library. I had previously, years ago, noted the Death on Fiche, & took him to be another family member, from Napier, however, Karori did not fit, for a burial. Anyway, limited remaining time spent searching electoral rolls, & it was only on the 'Plane home, that it " sunk in " that there would be paper work from when he died intestate. So, that slipup almost kept my mind off the very bouncy takeoff, & what appeared as a one wheel landing in Napier. I do intend getting back by letter to the Archives, & your e mail has promted me to get on to it, ka pai Mary -----Original Message----- From: eng-warks-birmingham-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-warks-birmingham-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Marlene Shipman Sent: Friday, 29 May 2009 12:47 a.m. To: eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [B'ham] William Charles MORECOCK / MOORECOCK Kia Ora Mary It might be worthwhile writing to National Archives New Zealand to see if they have a record of his emigration. His Probate was recorded at Archives New Zealand Wellington in 1944 as a gun maker REFERENCE AAOM 6030 13064 . He died intestate but there are Letters of Administration which you can obtain for a fee. A Minnie Maud MORECOCK aged 2 died Dec Q 1895 Birmingham 6d/71 which might be of interest to you. A Doris MOORCOCK married Charles BERNHARD Sept Q 1929 Lewisham which might be worth trying! A Minnie M MORECOCK married JOHN T HODGETTS June Q 1912 Birmingham 6d/215 which possibly means she remarried after WCM had emigrated. A search of the 1911 census might locate Minnie M and her daughters in Birmingham. Obviously a check using all the various spellings of the surname would be necessary! Good luck Marlene Aotearoa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Legarth" <legarthm@levin.pl.net> To: <WARWICK@rootsweb.com> Cc: <ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 6:08 PM Subject: [B'ham] William Charles MORECOCK / MOORECOCK >I now have the Death Certificate for William Charles MORECOCK, Death & > Burial Registered as MOORECOCK, in March 1944. > > > > William , a Gun Maker, emigrated to New Zealand in 1904, as MORECOCK, > I > think that he landed in Wellington, but need to confirm that. > > He certainly shows in Electoral Rolls mid & late 1930' s , in Wellington, > trawling through the rolls for some years will be the next challenge. > > Certificate informant was the Undertaker.. However, somewhere, maybe his > Hospital admission, he has the following details ; Age at Death , 74 > yrs, Father was Alfred Moorecock a Gunmaker, , first & maiden name of > Mother , not known. William Born in London, , England, in New Zealand > about > 40 years. married at age 21 yrs to Minnie Maud Birch, . At his death there > was no Widow or living children. > > > > We know from information sent to me, that the Father of William was Alfred > MORECOCK , Mother, Mary A .. > > William & Minnie had 2 daughters in 1901, in Birmingham, Doris May age > 4 > , & Leah, age 2 yrs. > > Free BDM shows that they may have 2 deceased children, William & Minnie, > by 1901 . > > > > But, what happened to Doris May & Leah ? > > > > Should anyone have information about the family of William I would be > pleased to hear from you. > > > > I can find no record of a Death , or Marriage in New Zealand, for his > daughters, or a death of his wife, Minnie. > > I had wondered if they followed after William landed in N.Z., but it > seems > not. > > > > My Gt Grandfather John MOORCOCK, ( born Surrey 1847, emigrated 1874, ) > had left New Zealand, ( & his wife & family ) to return to England, > probably 1902, / 1904. ( he then married bigamously , in Monmouthshire, > emigrating again, this time to Queensland , Australia. > > > > Is anyone researching this family , or has anyone further ideas about them > , > I would be so pleased to hear from you. > > > > Mary > > New Zealand.