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Hazel,

I think the Scotlandspeople website must be acting up at the moment.

I logged in and then it wouldn't let me log out again.

Won't let me log in to look at my previous searches at all now.

Don't waste any more of your credits meantime until things settle down.

If credits have been taken out as you say, chances are once the site corrects the problem, your lost credits won't actually have been lost and the certificate may be there waiting to be viewed.

Thanks for your help Helen l will try again tomorrow Hazel

Hi Helen, I got a freind in to help today and managed to get the marriage details. Still dont know where l was going wrong it was on the 3rd attempt she got it. My mum is delighted to know a wee bit about her grandparents . Thank you for your help i'll probably need you again when l start the other side of the family. many thanks hazel.

Hazel,

Glad you managed to download the marriage certificate successfully. With both sets of parents registered, you will now be able to take your research back a further generation.

Happy to help out with any other queries in future.

Helen.

hi Helen, me again working on the other side of the family and still having problems with scotlands people. This yime im looking for marriage of Ann MacKenzie and James Tweeddale they got married in Alloa Clackmannanshire on the 3.6.1884. They later moved to Edinburgh. hazel

Could anybody help me find out if James Grant died in New Zealand and if possible when. thank Hazel

Hazel,

I've had a look on Scotlandspeople for the marriage but no matches coming up.

However, I found a possible death for Ann M*Kenzie / Tweeddale in 1928 in the county of Midlothian ... District: Leith.

Could be the writing on the original marriage certificate was difficult to decipher and so is not transcribed onto Scotlandspeople.

Did you get the marriage info from one of their children's birth certificates ?

Hi Helen, I have an old family photo of them with this on the back also know my grandfather was born in Leith. I've been asking the family and nobody knows anymore than than this about them. Thank you for your help once again. Hazel

Still trying to find out what my g.g.grandfather James Jack McKemmie Grant's occupation was in New Zealand and if he died there ? and if so when? Greatful for any help?

still looking for more info. on James and Mary's life in auckland new zealand.

Hi, found a James J.M. GRANT, d 9 April 1895, 49yrs, a tea dealer bur at
Waikumete cem. Pat

Thank you very much for this information. We thought he may have worked on the railway but then found out this was another family member. We really appreciate your time and help.

new zealand census or electoral list 1890. Looking for james jack mekemmie grant on census records, to find occupation ,where they stayed etc any help would be appreciated or info on how to access this. thanks hazel

There is a James Jack McKinney Grant died 1895 - his death cert should give you a lot.
You can get it on line at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Home/

The reference no is 1895/431

NZ death certs are far more comprehensive than English ones

There are also two births, with what is obviously him as father

1891/1020 Grant, Charlotte May Bewicke . mother = Mary father =James Jack McKennie
1883/10326 Grant James Irving. mother = Mary father =James Jack McKimmie - so you probably need at least one of these

Get back to me if you need more help

Peter

Thanks very much, this is the person Charlotte was my g.gran. L will try and get a copy of his death certificate. Haze

l tried the site, it said no death records found. hazelwhat have l done wrong?

Go to NZ BDM site

https://www.bdmonline.dia.govt.nz/

Click on "Search & Order Historical records"

When page comes up, on lefrt hand side click on "search"

When page comes up, click on "deaths" (towards the bottom of page0

When search box comes up put 1895/431 in the bottom box (Registration number) and submit search

The relevant line for James Jack McKinney Grant will appear (don't worry about the spelling - I'm sure it is him)

At the end of the line click on "order product" and then follow the instructions. Order the printout rather than the certificate - it's cheaper and usually has more information.

Let me know how you get on

Peter

1890 NZ Electoral Roll
James Jack McKinnie Grant
Grafton Rd Auckland
Occupation - Watchman

I see they had another child no name registered in 1886. Pat has given you his burial place in Dec.
GRANT, JAMES J M


Plot : WESLEY DIVISION B Row 5, Plot 13

Interment Type: Burial

Title: MR

Surname : GRANT

Given Names: JAMES J M

Age : 49

Gender : Male

Occupation: TEA DEALER

Date Of Death : 09-Apr-1895

Date Of Cremation : N/A

Date Of Burial : 11-Apr-1895

Mary is not in Waikumete.

I take it the family went back home again as there are no further records either marriage or death for the family that I can see at a glance.

Persie

Thanks very much, this is a great help. Mary came back to Edinburgh after he died . l have details of the family in Scotland. it was the New Zealand era we don't know anything about. This is my mums grandparents, but her mum Charlotte died when she was 9, and she always wanted to know about her mums early life, where they lived , what her life was like etc. Mum is 90 this year and we decided to try and find out with the help of kind people like you . Hazel