Hi Cathie , This is not an answer to your question. Maybe worth a read , though Cheers, Ray Hi Tony what a lot of data, I can see you've been busy !! Sadly (I'd have loved to lay some claim to your lot !! ) we don't seem to have a link. My earliest CAIRNS was Adam b abt 1786 lived and died in Cambusnethan, LKS as did all his descendants. The first to emigrate was my grandfather ,Thomas Somerville CAIRNS ,in 1879 followed by his brother and several in-laws (his wife was Annie MITCHELL,her ancestors came from Bovevagh,Ire ). I've no doubt they originally all came from Ireland but haven't looked back further as yet. My CAIRNS family were coalminers working in Glentunnel,Canterbury then moving to Kaitangata,Otago where Thomas was mayor for many years. Some of his chn ended up in Dunedin,Westport and one in Wellington (killed by a tram ). Sorry I'm not much help,its not a common name out here I thought !! Good luck in your search though,its a great wee hobby Cheers Moira Moira Edge [moira.edge@clear.net.nz] On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 11:20 AM, Cathy Dowie via <new-zealand@rootsweb.com> wrote: > In 1906 my great-grandfather, Thomas Somerville Cairns, travelled by ship > from New Zealand to Scotland to visit family. I haven't found him in any > lists. Sometimes called T.S. Cairns, Thos Cairns. > > I would be grateful if others would check for him for me. > > Thanks in advance > > Cathy Dowie > > > 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 >

The cap badge is most likely British. The flying dragon emblem was used by Brecknockshire Battalion soldiers in WW1. It may also be the "Buffs" Royal Kent East Regiment which is a British Regiment that existed from 1572 to 1961 and has used the same flying Dragon Motif. https://www.google.com.au/search?q=ww1+nz+officer's+badges&biw=1093&bih=461& source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=8bV_VMvfKof68QXj4oGIAw&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ#tbm=isch &q=brecknockshire+army+badge&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=oz9ybqn0V3su3M%253A%3BDj Aw8tQPIOrLJM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fthumbs3.ebaystatic.com%252Fd%252Fl225%252F m%252FmvTE9l2EXxIwrMKFAylUysw.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.com.au%252Fs ch%252F1914-1918-WWI-%252F13962%252Fi.html%253FCountry%253DIsrael%2526Campai gn%253D!%3B210%3B225 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffs_(Royal_East_Kent_Regiment) Cheers Bob -----Original Message----- From: new-zealand-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:new-zealand-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Olwyn Whitehouse via Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2014 3:52 AM To: new-zealand Subject: [nz] Unknown soldiers, probably from the Canterbury area http://ketechristchurch.peoplesnetworknz.info/site/images/show/16007-world-w ar-i-officer#.VH88B7ctCUk WW1 officer, what is that badge? http://ketechristchurch.peoplesnetworknz.info/site/images/show/15994-unknown -soldier#.VH88M7ctCUk Is this WW2? http://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/christchurch-photo-hunt-2 014-the-winners/ Caravan, car and the ubiquitous thermette What type of car and year? 1939 photo 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

And the photo of the unknown soldier is a WW1 uniform. The caption states "1910's". Cheers Bob -----Original Message----- From: new-zealand-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:new-zealand-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Olwyn Whitehouse via Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2014 3:52 AM To: new-zealand Subject: [nz] Unknown soldiers, probably from the Canterbury area http://ketechristchurch.peoplesnetworknz.info/site/images/show/16007-world-w ar-i-officer#.VH88B7ctCUk WW1 officer, what is that badge? http://ketechristchurch.peoplesnetworknz.info/site/images/show/15994-unknown -soldier#.VH88M7ctCUk Is this WW2? http://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/christchurch-photo-hunt-2 014-the-winners/ Caravan, car and the ubiquitous thermette What type of car and year? 1939 photo 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

In 1906 my great-grandfather, Thomas Somerville Cairns, travelled by ship from New Zealand to Scotland to visit family. I haven't found him in any lists. Sometimes called T.S. Cairns, Thos Cairns. I would be grateful if others would check for him for me. Thanks in advance Cathy Dowie

Hi Olwyn I think the car in the camping photo is a Buick Roadster approx 1927 and may be the "Standard six" model. (see rather long url below) The painted line along the side, the chrome rimmed painted headlights and radiator frame shape are the telltale signs I have gone by. What do you think? Cheers Bob https://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=911 &bih=384&q=1926dodge&oq=1926dodge&gs_l=img.3...3487.9014.0.9338.9.6.0.3.0.0. 217.1219.0j2j4.6.0....0...1ac.1.58.img..4.5.1028.vNMB_RBFqFY#hl=en&tbm=isch& q=1927+buick+standard+six+roadster&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=oG4URxtSLdKDqM%253 A%3BFaXUpj8BE2bsZM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.shannons.com.au%252Flibrary%252F images%252Fauctions%252FJ7LZI8S96CBBBACE%252Fmedium%252F1927-buick-6-roadste r.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.gopixpic.com%252F1024%252F1927-buick-standard -six-pictures%252Fhttp%253A%25257C%25257Cfiles*conceptcarz*com%25257Cimg%252 57CBuick%25257C28_Buick_Roadster_DV_05_Cleveland_02*jpg%252F%3B375%3B250 -----Original Message----- From: new-zealand-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:new-zealand-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Olwyn Whitehouse via Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2014 3:52 AM To: new-zealand Subject: [nz] Unknown soldiers, probably from the Canterbury area http://ketechristchurch.peoplesnetworknz.info/site/images/show/16007-world-w ar-i-officer#.VH88B7ctCUk WW1 officer, what is that badge? http://ketechristchurch.peoplesnetworknz.info/site/images/show/15994-unknown -soldier#.VH88M7ctCUk Is this WW2? http://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/christchurch-photo-hunt-2 014-the-winners/ Caravan, car and the ubiquitous thermette What type of car and year? 1939 photo 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

http://ketechristchurch.peoplesnetworknz.info/site/images/show/16007-world-war-i-officer#.VH88B7ctCUk WW1 officer, what is that badge? http://ketechristchurch.peoplesnetworknz.info/site/images/show/15994-unknown-soldier#.VH88M7ctCUk Is this WW2? http://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/christchurch-photo-hunt-2014-the-winners/ Caravan, car and the ubiquitous thermette What type of car and year? 1939 photo

I am looking for photos, especially old ones, and any info on the following old Waipu homes. 1. John McLean and his wife Mary Morrison. They were called the "Cave" McLeans as their home was near the Waipu Caves. Who lived there after the McLeans left?, when did they leave? 2. John McLean and his wife Margaret McKay. Their home was on the Finlayson Brook Road and was known as "Maitlands" These are for a project being done for the Waipu Museum. Thank you Annette

Hi Olwyn Sorry it has taken me so long to reply but I have been finding out what I can. I have found the years in NZ on death certificates I have bought are quite inaccurate because of course the person filling them in may not know exactly. I do have years in NZ on one of the boys army record and that puts his arrival in NZ as 1897. The family did not come from Victoria, they came from Tasmania. The last event found in Tasmania was November 1892, there are no BDM events in NZ until the first child married in 1907, the family were in Masterton then. It is made harder because there is another Langdon family at the same time in the same area. The number of children is right, there were five children. But I guess what I really need is some more detail from the passenger list, an initial or age. And where was Mr Langdon? He probably came over first. Mrs Langdon did have two sisters in Hororata/Ashburton at this time. Any ideas welcome. Helen From: Olwyn Whitehouse [mailto:olwynbw@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, 22 November 2014 9:15 a.m. To: new-zealand; helenjclarke19@gmail.com Subject: [nz] "Waihora" March 1893 1. Obtain the death certificate for the Mrs Langdon or one of the children you are looking for and see how long in NZ 2. http://prov.vic.gov.au/index_search?searchid=42 3. NZSG CD - Victoria Outwards 4. Send to the list details on the family you are looking for. Where did they first settle? What was the last BDM event in Victoria and the first BDM event in NZ From: "Helen" < <mailto:helenjclarke19@gmail.com> helenjclarke19@gmail.com> Subject: [nz] "Waihora" March 1893 Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 16:53:19 +1300 "Waihora" left Williamstown, Melbourne 4 March 1893, arrived Hobart 6 March, left Hobart 7 March, arrived Bluff 11 March, arrived Port Chalmers 12 March. On board at Bluff were Mrs Langdon, 4 children and infant, bound for Dunedin. Source: Papers Past How can I track down more information on Mrs Langdon or children to find out if that is the family I am seeking?

Hello All I have added BMD from the Lyttelton Times for February & April 1875 do email for a copy of any snippet you would like. Beverley Evans Christchurch NZ http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~ashleigh/1870-1908/1875.February.Lytt.Times.BMD.html http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~ashleigh/1870-1908/1875.April.Lytt.Times.BMD.html -- http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~ashleigh/ transcriber of old newspapers. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

Hi Sue: The marriage date is 20/3/1907 from the RG website, but I could not see a marriage notice in Papers Past (newspapers online) for about that date, and the NZSG Burial Locator CD did not have any couples of those exact names buried together. Yours, John Wilson http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=p&p=about&e=-------10--1----0-- You can get the exact date of "historic" BDMs from 1875 by gradually restricting the dates searched between (generally halving the range each time). Eg for a birth shown as 1885/11456 start with 1/1/1885 to 30/12/1885 (or 1/1/1886, quicker to type). Then Jan-June (say) then Jan-Mar to get the month then halve, quarter the month etc. But some births may have been registered late in the previous year or earlier (eg re-registration of an adoption), so if 1885/11456 is not in 1885 try say 1/10/1884 to 1/1/1885. Note: order is DMY. Subject: [nz] NEWSPAPER SEARCH PLEASE > If anyone out there has access to past newspapers can you search for any > notices for SMITH, Bertrand and wife Emily Charlotte Annie (nee Raymond) > please,they were married in 1907. > > Thank you, Sue (Australia) >

Hi Su , You can do a search up to 1945 on this website . http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast Should keep you quiet awhile ! Best o' luck Ray On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 3:05 PM, subarn via <new-zealand@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Hello List > > If anyone out there has access to past newspapers can you search for any > notices for SMITH, Bertrand and wife Emily Charlotte Annie (nee Raymond) > please,they were married in 1907. > > Thank you > > Sue > 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 >

Hi Sue, you can search for yourself on Papers Past - http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=q&e=-------10--1----0-- Jeanette -----Original Message----- From: subarn via Sent: Monday, December 01, 2014 3:05 PM To: new-zealand@rootsweb.com Subject: [nz] NEWSPAPER SEARCH PLEASE Hello List If anyone out there has access to past newspapers can you search for any notices for SMITH, Bertrand and wife Emily Charlotte Annie (nee Raymond) please,they were married in 1907. Thank you Sue 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

Hello List If anyone out there has access to past newspapers can you search for any notices for SMITH, Bertrand and wife Emily Charlotte Annie (nee Raymond) please,they were married in 1907. Thank you Sue Australia

Have sent Sue the address for Ewen Boyd SMITH from the 2014 Waikato ER. Heather Tauranga -----Original Message----- From: subarn via Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2014 3:09 AM To: new-zealand@rootsweb.com Subject: [nz] Electoral Rolls Look-ups Please Hello List Could someone with access to New Zealand electoral rolls please look up the following persons for me please. Their parents lived in Hamilton. SMITH, Vernon Malcolm (1938-2013) his wife SMITH, Mary Bradley ( -2011) & children Smith, Ivan, Smith, Elaine & Smith, Steve. SMITH, Ewen Boyd (c1938- ) Regards Sue 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

I would just like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has taken the time and trouble to help me with my CARPENTER family. I am a little further on which is wonderful! If I can be of any assistance with any UK genealogy please feel free to contact me off list. Jane Taylor, Redcar, UK

Hi Sue , Here are some 1978 Electoral Roll entries for 231 Swanson Road , Helensville : SMITH , George , Contractor SMITH , Joyce , Married SMITH , Lynne Mary , Std Tchr Cheers , Ray

1981 NZ Electoral Roll : SMITH , Vernon Malcolm , Spains Road , Awanui , Carpenter SMITH , Lynne Mary , Spains Road , Awanui , Housewife On Sun, Nov 30, 2014 at 8:59 PM, subarn via <new-zealand@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Hi list > > Sorry I gave you some incorrect information - Vernon Malcolm Smith's wife > was SMITH, Lynne Mary, nee Bradley > > Sue > > > 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 list Sorry I gave you some incorrect information - Vernon Malcolm Smith's wife was SMITH, Lynne Mary, nee Bradley Sue

Hello list I am trying without success to find an email address for CHAPEL of GEARDS FUNERAL, 13 Pukepoto Road, Kaitaia, each time I find an email address for them it bounces back. They emails I found were admin@gerards.co.nz and info@*geards*.co.nz both bounced back, I am sending from Australia. Can anyone help please. Thank you Sue Australia

Is Waikouaiti also known as Flag Swamp. With thanks Leslea Queensland