R.P. Smith comes out to NZ in c.1861 for the gold rush. Marriage in Christchurch, N,Z. SMITH, Robert Pollock to BURLEY, Elizabeth Date – 25 Nov 1864 - a Friday Place – at the Manse Age – 30:29 - suggests yob 1834:1835 Status - Bachelor: Spinster Occupation – Engineer : Domestic He arrives back in NZ c. 1875. Marries (don't where or when) and his next wife is MRS R. P. SMITH. (Janet Smith nee WARDS) who died in Feb. 1913 aged 73) [Her father was Thomas Wards of Sanday, Scotland] Thanks.

Please tell me if there is more information about the gold rush in N.Z. Was that the main reason for some of our Scots to go there? Thank you, Jeannette On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 11:14 PM, Olwyn Whitehouse via <lanark@rootsweb.com> wrote: > R.P. Smith comes out to NZ in c.1861 for the gold rush. > Marriage in Christchurch, N,Z. > SMITH, Robert Pollock to BURLEY, Elizabeth > Date – 25 Nov 1864 - a Friday > Place – at the Manse > Age – 30:29 - suggests yob 1834:1835 > Status - Bachelor: Spinster > Occupation – Engineer : Domestic > > He arrives back in NZ c. 1875. > Marries (don't where or when) and his next wife is MRS R. P. SMITH. (Janet > Smith nee WARDS) who died in Feb. 1913 aged 73) [Her father was Thomas > Wards of Sanday, Scotland] > > Thanks. > > ------------------------------- > > WHEN REPLYING to a post please remember to snip most of the earlier > message. Be sure the reply to address shows as LANARK@Rootsweb.com. > > You may contact the List Admin at lanark-admin@rootsweb.com or click on > the following link to the list information page online: > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SCT/LANARK.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LANARK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message