Hi Graham I have the same situation with my grandfather. He lived in Southland, yet was in the Auckland Regiment. This was toward the end of the war, 1918. When I asked the same question, the reply was that they simply put new men where they were required to fill the gaps. Joseph -----Original Message----- From: new-zealand-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:new-zealand-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Graham Ogilvie Sent: Saturday, 7 June 2014 4:34 p.m. To: NEW-Zealand@rootsweb.com Subject: [nz] WW1 REGIMENTS Hi, I have a soldier on my family tree who went to the Western Front as a member of the Otago Infantry Regiment, despite the fact he was living in the King Country when he enlisted in 1916. Would there be a reason for such a geographical mismatch? Graham Ogilvie The List Guidelines http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Olwyn, Try Captain Cyril Blakeney. Serial No. 7/1568 >From Ashwick Station. Stan -----Original Message----- From: new-zealand-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:new-zealand-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Olwyn Whitehouse Sent: Saturday, 7 June 2014 2:47 p.m. To: new-zealand Subject: [nz] Kimbell School ex pupil - what is that surname in the centre? http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzlscant/images/KimbellFairlieCC.jpg What is his service number? http://muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/cenotaph/locations.aspx Thanks. Olwyn The List Guidelines http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, I have a soldier on my family tree who went to the Western Front as a member of the Otago Infantry Regiment, despite the fact he was living in the King Country when he enlisted in 1916. Would there be a reason for such a geographical mismatch? Graham Ogilvie

Hi, Does anyone on the List have a connection with Miss Carnie, the Matron of the Remuera Childrens' Home? If so I would like to share a copy of a letter to her from one of her "boys", written from the Western Front, just a few days before he was killed on 7 June 1917. Graham Ogilvie

Olwyn, Would it be Blahney? Isla. -----Original Message----- From: Olwyn Whitehouse Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2014 2:47 PM To: new-zealand Subject: [nz] Kimbell School ex pupil - what is that surname in the centre? http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzlscant/images/KimbellFairlieCC.jpg What is his service number? http://muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/cenotaph/locations.aspx Thanks. Olwyn The List Guidelines http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi All Normally an Officers serving rank, say Lt. On discharge they normally take an honorary rank one above their serving rank. That is why Lt Blakeney was known as Captain after discharge. Cheers Terry Walsh Bayswater WA 6053

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Thank you Jenny, very much appreciated indeed. I shall now try and trace this COCKBURN line..... Cheers, Robyn -----Original Message----- From: Jenny [mailto:Jen_min4@bigpond.net.au] Sent: Saturday, 7 June 2014 11:04 AM To: Robyn Clarke; NEW-ZEALAND@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [nz] Marriage Please WEIGHT Burial here Masterton ecord Number: 016000 Surname: COCKBURN First Names: PAULINE DOROTHY Age: 81 Date of Death: 19/06/2008 Date of Burial: 30/08/2010 Cemetery: Archer Street, Q E Park Area: Ex Servicemen Row: 20 Plot: Notes: with Alexander Cockburn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robyn Clarke" <rsclarke@bigpond.com> To: <NEW-ZEALAND@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, 7 June 2014 10:36 Subject: [nz] Marriage Please WEIGHT > Hi there, > > I have found a Birth and Marriage for a PAULINE DOROTHY WEIGHT (born 1928) > married 1944 Folio No. 4553 NZ. > > I have no idea who her parents were. (Perhaps Dorothy Martha Weight and > husband William Henry Weight.) > > Could anyone please tell me the name of the Groom and if possible, where > they married.... > > TIA > > Robyn > > > > The List Guidelines > > http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4592 / Virus Database: 3955/7635 - Release Date: 06/06/14 > ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4592 / Virus Database: 3955/7635 - Release Date: 06/06/14

Burial here Masterton ecord Number: 016000 Surname: COCKBURN First Names: PAULINE DOROTHY Age: 81 Date of Death: 19/06/2008 Date of Burial: 30/08/2010 Cemetery: Archer Street, Q E Park Area: Ex Servicemen Row: 20 Plot: Notes: with Alexander Cockburn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robyn Clarke" <rsclarke@bigpond.com> To: <NEW-ZEALAND@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, 7 June 2014 10:36 Subject: [nz] Marriage Please WEIGHT > Hi there, > > I have found a Birth and Marriage for a PAULINE DOROTHY WEIGHT (born 1928) > married 1944 Folio No. 4553 NZ. > > I have no idea who her parents were. (Perhaps Dorothy Martha Weight and > husband William Henry Weight.) > > Could anyone please tell me the name of the Groom and if possible, where > they married.... > > TIA > > Robyn > > > > The List Guidelines > > http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4592 / Virus Database: 3955/7635 - Release Date: 06/06/14 > ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4592 / Virus Database: 3955/7635 - Release Date: 06/06/14

Year 1944 Folio 04553 Surname COCKBURN Given Names Alexander Sex M Spouse WEIGHT Marriage index does not have places on it ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robyn Clarke" <rsclarke@bigpond.com> To: <NEW-ZEALAND@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, 7 June 2014 10:36 Subject: [nz] Marriage Please WEIGHT > Hi there, > > I have found a Birth and Marriage for a PAULINE DOROTHY WEIGHT (born 1928) > married 1944 Folio No. 4553 NZ. > > I have no idea who her parents were. (Perhaps Dorothy Martha Weight and > husband William Henry Weight.) > > Could anyone please tell me the name of the Groom and if possible, where > they married.... > > TIA > > Robyn > > > > The List Guidelines > > http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4592 / Virus Database: 3955/7635 - Release Date: 06/06/14 > ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4592 / Virus Database: 3955/7635 - Release Date: 06/06/14

Hi there, I have found a Birth and Marriage for a PAULINE DOROTHY WEIGHT (born 1928) married 1944 Folio No. 4553 NZ. I have no idea who her parents were. (Perhaps Dorothy Martha Weight and husband William Henry Weight.) Could anyone please tell me the name of the Groom and if possible, where they married.... TIA Robyn

http://communityarchive.lincoln.ac.nz/nodes/view/37 There is a better photo of Cyril Blakeney here. He was the half brother to Bill Hamilton of Ashwick Station and the Hamilton jet fame. Canterbury Agricultural College Lincoln University began life in 1878 as a School of Agriculture. From 1896 to 1961 it served students under the name "Canterbury Agricultural College", and offered qualifications of the University of New Zealand until that institution's demise. From 1961 to 1990, it was known as Lincoln College, a constituent college of the University of Canterbury, until achieving autonomy in 1990 as Lincoln University http://communityarchive.lincoln.ac.nz/nodes/view/68 What is the correct spelling of his surname? Lieutenant Aubrey Lloyd Sinclair THOMSON. The King's (Liverpool Regiment). Captain Aubrey Lloyd Sinclair Thomson or Captain Aubrey Lloyd Sinclair Thompson _________________________ R. G. Elder was in the 46th Machine Gunners at Featherston Military Camp having enlisted in 1918 when he died of an illness contracted there. Gunner Lincoln Murray was a son of Mr. J. L. Murray of Masterton. On leaving Wellington College where he finished his education, he came to Lincoln College where he spent three years. He was 21 years of age at the time of his death.

*Thank you for all the replies in. * *It is Lt Cyril Blakeney No. 7/1568. That certificate has him with the rank of Captain, but recorded as a Lieutenant in official records.* *From:* Olwyn Whitehouse < olwynbw@gmail.com> *Subject:* [nz] Kimbell School ex pupil - what is that surname in the centre? *Date:* Fri, 6 Jun 2014 21:47:02 -0500 http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzlscant/images/KimbellFairlieCC.jpg What is his service number? http://muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/cenotaph/locations.aspx Thanks. Olwyn

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzlscant/images/KimbellFairlieCC.jpg What is his service number? http://muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/cenotaph/locations.aspx Thanks. Olwyn

Hi Robyn Bride was Dorothy Weight. Ken On 6/06/2014 7:32 p.m., Robyn Clarke wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > I have found a new member of the GARRETT family. > > He was a Seaman called JOHN JAMES GARRETT b. 1886 Isle of Man, yes, brother > of WILLIAM JOSEPH GARRETT of Nelson, NZ. > > I have found that he and his wife lived in 24A Kilbirnie Cres., Wellington > East....Mount Victoria Supplimentary Roll from 1946-1949. > > I have also found a Marriage Index for him but no Bride given....on > Ancestry.com. Year 1946 New Zealand. Folio No. 1736. > > Her Christian name was DOROTHY MARTHA ?.......as per the Electoral Rolls of > 1946 and 1949. > > He was an Able Seaman for over 36 years, eventually they both settled back > in England I believe, as I found them back in Southampton in 1951. > > However, I would really love to know Dorothy Martha's maiden name..... > > Would someone possibly have a record of that marriage in 1946? > > I don't think there were any children of this Marriage, but have no > proof....one way or another at this stage. > > TIA, > > Robyn > Australia > > > > The List Guidelines > > http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thank you Ken for your information about Dorothy Martha Weight. I have since found she actually was Dorothy Martha Willding who immigrated to NZ from Stoke upon Trent in 1922 with her sister Mabel as domestics. Thereafter she married William Henry Weight in 1926 in NZ.... She was born to parents Samuel Willding and wife Martha in 1892 in Stoke upon Trent. After she married John James Garrett they are found back in Stoke upon Trent around 1970. Cheers, Robyn

I see fields of this crop growing when driving around the lower North Island. Some one has said that it did not grow as far north as the Waikato. That makes me wonder if it prefers the colder climes and therefore the central core of the stalk it is sweeter when it is grown right down south. If that is so, it would account for the differing memories of it’s sweetness. Cheers Desma Bowman On 6/06/2014, at 2:06 PM, Graham Hoult <g.hoult@igrin.co.nz> wrote:

Hello Everyone, I have found a new member of the GARRETT family. He was a Seaman called JOHN JAMES GARRETT b. 1886 Isle of Man, yes, brother of WILLIAM JOSEPH GARRETT of Nelson, NZ. I have found that he and his wife lived in 24A Kilbirnie Cres., Wellington East....Mount Victoria Supplimentary Roll from 1946-1949. I have also found a Marriage Index for him but no Bride given....on Ancestry.com. Year 1946 New Zealand. Folio No. 1736. Her Christian name was DOROTHY MARTHA ?.......as per the Electoral Rolls of 1946 and 1949. He was an Able Seaman for over 36 years, eventually they both settled back in England I believe, as I found them back in Southampton in 1951. However, I would really love to know Dorothy Martha's maiden name..... Would someone possibly have a record of that marriage in 1946? I don't think there were any children of this Marriage, but have no proof....one way or another at this stage. TIA, Robyn Australia

In the 1896 Electoral Roll( ie the year of her marriage to Thomas James Toms ? ) , the recorded name is Winifred Margretta (not Margaret ) Toms On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Ray Rob <rayrobt@hotmail.com> wrote: > A Winifred Margaret TOMS died 1947 , aged 73 yrs > Buried at Karori Cemetery , Wellington , NZ > > > On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 1:33 PM, Anne Picketts <waipucove@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Olwyn - I am curious about your Thomas James TOMS. Do you know where he >> originated from? There doesn't appear to be much about him on the page >> mentioned above. >> >> My own TOM family was from Cornwall. I have a Thomas James TOM born 1874 >> in Brea, Illogan. >> >> It was not unknown for TOM to become TOMS, for various reasons. I have no >> information for most of the children of John TOM (my g/g/uncle) and Susan >> LUXMORE. The children scattered to the four corners of the earth - some >> to >> South Dakota and some of the TOM children cousins came out to New Zealand. >> If you or any readers know where Winifred MARTIN/TOMS husband (Thomas >> James) was born, I'd love to hear from you. >> >> Anne >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Olwyn Whitehouse <olwynbw@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > Her mother arrived on the First Four Ships (Lyttelton), who was her >> mother. >> > This is what I have gathered so far. >> > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzlscant/Toms.htm >> > >> > Thanks. >> > >> > Olwyn >> > >> > >> > -- >> Anne PICKETTS >> Waipu, NZ >> Phone: 09 432-0045; Mobile: 021 252 1013 >> NZSG #5331; KFHS #6151 >> >> >> The List Guidelines >> >> http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >

A Winifred Margaret TOMS died 1947 , aged 73 yrs Buried at Karori Cemetery , Wellington , NZ On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 1:33 PM, Anne Picketts <waipucove@gmail.com> wrote: > Olwyn - I am curious about your Thomas James TOMS. Do you know where he > originated from? There doesn't appear to be much about him on the page > mentioned above. > > My own TOM family was from Cornwall. I have a Thomas James TOM born 1874 > in Brea, Illogan. > > It was not unknown for TOM to become TOMS, for various reasons. I have no > information for most of the children of John TOM (my g/g/uncle) and Susan > LUXMORE. The children scattered to the four corners of the earth - some to > South Dakota and some of the TOM children cousins came out to New Zealand. > If you or any readers know where Winifred MARTIN/TOMS husband (Thomas > James) was born, I'd love to hear from you. > > Anne > > > On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Olwyn Whitehouse <olwynbw@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Her mother arrived on the First Four Ships (Lyttelton), who was her > mother. > > This is what I have gathered so far. > > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzlscant/Toms.htm > > > > Thanks. > > > > Olwyn > > > > > > -- > Anne PICKETTS > Waipu, NZ > Phone: 09 432-0045; Mobile: 021 252 1013 > NZSG #5331; KFHS #6151 > > > The List Guidelines > > http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >