Hi Karen, what was your G Grandmothers name? you will really need to work backwards to get the right family. I found an Edwin Gee on the 1881 census who was a brassfounder but looking at the information you gave below you need to back another generation for your Gee's, so first you would have to find the Mathews family hence needing you g Grandmothers name. This would then give your G G Grandparents name if they were on the census in England as a family before emigrating to NZ If you have that information I will try and help you further Regards Sue Nr Birmingham UK -----Original Message----- From: Karen & Peter [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 17 August 2008 07:27 To: [email protected] Subject: [B'ham] Family name "Gee" Hello all, I was wondering if anyone could help me in what seems to be an impossible task for me. My Great Great Grandmother was a Miss Gee from Birmingham. I am sorry do not know her Christian name. (am trying to find her grave at the other end of NZ of which it should have it) All I know from my mum is that Great GM said her mother was a Gee and her family owned a Iron & Brass Foundry in Birmingham. Is there any one out there that would know of this? My Great Grandmother died in 1970 aged 85yrs but my mother said she lied about her age and was more like 95. Trying to work out the age of her mother I would place her around 1870-80's. I do not know where my G GM was born. Her mother married a Mathews of which I believe the family were not too happy about. I am hoping they got married in England which would make things alot easier when I find out names to do searching. Her husband died in about 1896 in a tragic mine disaster in NZ. Not much to go on but my only hope is the Iron and Brass Foundry. Finding the "Gee's"who owned this can give me some names and hopefully a census may give the family of which I can locate my GG GM. Thanking you all Karen New Zealand

To everyone who has sent me emails thank you for all your help. I am trying to locate a name. New this wasn't going to be easy. Somehow thought this would be with my mother's side of the family :) I have emailed a cousin who I am praying may have a name of her for me. Have been sitting here all night trying to go through cemetery registers in the South Island to find her to no avail. As soon as I am able to shed some more information I will put this on the list for you all. Once again I can't thank you enough and I will be back in touch with you all as soon as I hear something. Kindest Regards Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Carpenter" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 11:25 PM Subject: Re: [B'ham] Family name "Gee" > Hi Karen, what was your G Grandmothers name? you will really need to work > backwards to get the right family. > I found an Edwin Gee on the 1881 census who was a brassfounder but > looking > at the information you gave below you need to back another generation for > your Gee's, so first you would have to find the Mathews family hence > needing > you g Grandmothers name. > This would then give your G G Grandparents name if they were on the census > in England as a family before emigrating to NZ > > If you have that information I will try and help you further > > Regards > Sue > Nr Birmingham UK >