i am sorry, but this is not my line. i am from robert lloyd who came to virginia u.s.a. in 1740 and then migrated to ohio. sorry, but good luck with your search. jean -----Original Message----- From: David Lloyd <[email protected]> To: lloyd <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, May 18, 2012 8:16 pm Subject: Re: [LLOYD] LLOYD(D), William James - Born Conneticut, USA, August 1834 i am david lloyd jr., my grandfather was Allen Harlow Lloyd, born to William Thomas Lloyd & Safronia Dunlop of Sable River Nova Scotia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Skinner" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 3:34 AM Subject: [LLOYD] LLOYD(D), William James - Born Conneticut, USA, August 1834 > This is my first post to this list. > > > > My focus is my direct ancestor William James LLOYDD. One of his daughters > (Helen), married a MARKS and one of her daughters (Rayner) married a > SKINNER. > > > > I am seeking; > > (a) Proof of birth, and proof of William's parents who may have been Henry > P > LLOYD and Laura BARNES. William is thought to have been born at > Southington > Connecticut, 23 August 1834. > > > > (b) Details of any siblings of William. > > > > William is alleged to have arrived in New Zealand about February 1855 on > the > whaling ship 'Saratoga', 37 months out of New Bedford, Massachusetts. He > may > have signed on as HOYT, or HOYT may have been his real surname? Equally > HOYT > may have been an error. The voyage records suggest he is likely to have > returned to the ship's home port rather than jumping ship (or similar); > that > though is not proven. > > > > He married Helen YATES 9 March 1859 Auckland, New Zealand. > > > > Helen was born 10 December 1842 at Newarthill, Bothwell Lanarkshire, > Scotland. She is understood to have arrived in Auckland, NZ in 1853. > > > > There were 10 known children, all born in New Zealand. > > > > William died Whananaki, Northland, New Zealand on 18 March 1899. His > death > notice states 'Home papers copy'. This could have been for either William > or > Helen's families, or both? > > > > Ray > > Auckland, NZ. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message