Julie-Ann , I note that some family tree holders have Joseph Thomas Squire shown on their trees as having been born in England rather than in Canada . His marriage , in New Zealand , describes him as 'late of Bedford.' Lyttelton Times , Christchurch , NZ , 1 June 1875 MARRIAGES SQUIRE-CAMPBELL - May 28 , at the Kaiapoi Presbyterian Church , by the Rev W. McGregor , Joseph Thomas Squire , of Kaiapoi , late of Bedford , to Jane , second daughter of William Campbell , Kaiapoi , late of Selkirk. - Transcription courtesy of Beverley Evans Ray On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 5:08 PM, Olwyn Whitehouse <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Julie-Ann, > Can you make it a bit easier and narrow it down to where they first > settled? > Same with the Thomas YOUNG and Jessie Maud BEVAN family > North Island or South. > Canterbury or Otago or maybe Auckland? > > By train across the country to Vancouver or an Francisco. The US > transcontinental railway was completed about 1865. > There was the San Francisco Service, U.S. P.s. mail steamer, with a call > in to Honolulu and another call in at Fiji. > By 1870s regular transpacific crossings commenced. The Panama, New Zealand > & Australia Royal Mail Co. was formed June 15 1866 to operate monthly > sailings in each direction between Sydney, Wellington and Panama with four > ships. > > The Panama, New Zealand & Australia Royal Mail Co. was formed June 15 1866. > The Pacific Mail Steamship Company 1870s. > In 1885 the Oceanic Steamship Company obtained the subsidised mail > contract. > > > On 1 February 2017 at 02:56, Julie-Ann <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi all > > > > Interested in Joseph Thomas SQUIRE b 1846 Canada in NZ by 1875 > > > > Have his probate/employment etc and descendants but trying to locate his > > entry into NZ and also how would someone get to NZ from Ontario > > > > Thanks > > > > Julie-Ann > > > > > > > > --- > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > > > The List Guidelines > > > > http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > > The List Guidelines > > http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > 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 >