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Thanks Anne.

Ceedee,

Can we just go over the part about the burial in Naseby.

Quote: My husbands great grandmother was a Bridget Sullivan from Ireland and that is all the information we have nothing on her marriage cert. and only has a burial cert that I have found she born 1847 came to Naseby N.Z 1863? I have always wondered if there is somehow a connection.

Only my neighbour was a Williams before her marriage and has a huge connection to Naseby. Could I ask you to confirm Bridget Sullivan's connection to Naseby - did she die there? Did she just live there for a time - its an interesting place - full of rabbits!!!

Sappho

Hi Sappho,
I was browsing the Naseby cemetery yesterday and there were wee rabbits running from everywhere. Bridget married a James Spedderi from Malta they had 6 children with only four living. He was a gold miner their first baby died on the hogburn gold mine. He bought the Kyeburn Hotel in Leven street Naseby and they had a son Lawrence. He sold the hotel in around 1868 to a Mr George Chapman. They then moved to a huge gorge on Rough Ridge a place he named Garibaldi in the area of Gimmerburn. They had Mary, Rosina, Helen Bridget and another lIttle Joseph who died. Bridget died in 1882 aged 35 at Garibaldi she buried is buried in the Naseby cemetery. James lived untill he was 78 and buried with her in Naseby. I hope your neighbour can throw some light on our mystery. There was a Bernard Sullivan who was the pound keeper for 24 years he married Catherind Downes (here mother was a Mungovan) I have alwasys wondered if he had a connection to our Bridget.
Naseby is a pretty, quiet little town with an international indoor curling rink it brings hundreds of visitors,
Thanks a lot.

Carol

Sappo,

The John Sullivan we have been studying I have been hoping is another connection to Bridget Sullivan maybe a nephew. . If I could only find her on a passeger list. I was told one she was a companion on board with a Mary Moran who came to Naseby. Apparently there was a group of young woman arrived in Naseby at the same time.

Carol

H Ceedee,

Just popping down to Bromley today to see what I can find. Will ring to see if they have the graves listed first and then you will have that for future reference. I'm taking the camera with hope!!

By the way welll done on the Naseby info. Where about's are you? I was about to tell you all about it, but seems you know a bit already. Are you in NZ or did you source the internet?

Sappho

Hi again ceedee,

Just had a look for the family in Bromley. Sorry not there that we can see on the database. However, I am going to give you a link to our Libraries that do searches and you can contact them yourself. This way you can answer the questions put to me today that I just do not have the answers to.

[email protected]

They will cover the cemeteries from Dunedin to Christchurch for your family. Once they have given you a plot or grave number and at which cemetery. They may not be on the data base, but we will start with that.

Good luck,

Sappho

ps should have said send an email with your request. That is their email address.

Sappho

Hello again,

Just having a break from my searchings. I am sending to archives in Moscow, Odessa and the military section. Hope for some good news.

Well about George William Comyn - The Police Constable - he is in Dunedin - died age 53 - 26/03/1886 and Catherine on 15/02/1879. Shall go and visit Bromley over the weekend.

You know all about Naseby - had some great holidays there, but no Rabbit Pie!!

Love this family thing.

Sappho

PS have noted your email. Just delete it now as it will go out all over the web.

We forget this at times.

Sappho

Hi Sappho,

Hope you get good news from Moscow. Thanks for info on the Comyns. Hope you find a Sullivan or two in Bromley. Yes I think I'm too trusting thanks for reminding me re email. Ha Ha!!! I haven't had rabbit pie since I was a child

Bye for now.

Carol

Just another thought on this.

Do you think there could be an Australian connection and they went there first say to W>A. and then came to NZ later.

Might need to check that out - passenger list to OZ

Sappho

Hi again Sappho,

In an earlier posting I was very excited in finding a passenger list I've put it below.

I found a passengerr list, the Otago arriving in Dunedin on the 6th June 1874. John 37, Johanna 30, Julia 9, James 6, Daniel 5, Patrick 4, Mary 2 and John 9 months. The dates of the deaths of Daniel and Patrick fit this family. Said they were from county Cork. So they came direct to N.Z. I have no idea where in New Zealand the rest of the family other than John Junior who married the police constables daughter went to. . Daniel and Patrick died young.
Oh these people got around. I just wish I could connect them as our relatives.

Thanks Sappho
talk later,
Carol

Hello Ceedee,

Just got back from Bromley. Not luck so far. It's very badly damaged from the quake, but I must say very tidy so I guess they have put time in there over the last two years.

I did a lot of walking up and down and it is a large place (have you been?) - I cannot believe there was not a Sullivan and I was also unsuccessful with Kate Matilda too. It is very spread out and so found it hard to know if I was getting 'warm' or not. Full of California poppies in bloom! Hopefully I will try again in the week, but if you have been on line and can get some indication of where is best to start. As I said, I did ring them and they had no luck.

I have a visitor staying from Thursday for a week so we shall see how it goes. Would have loved to have found them for you.

I have been sent the gravestone of my family from Moscow. Most of the cemeteries were destroyed in the Revolution, but these have survived and despite the dreadful experience they went through during the Stalin years, they are all there together; I am thrilled. For that reason I as especially keen to help others.

Best Wishes,

Sappho

Sappho that is wonderful you have photos of the gravestones. Isn't it such a big thrill Thankyou so much for walking the miles for me below is what I had found on the data base.

Christchurch City Council Cemeteries Database
Result Detail
Surname: Sullivan
First name(s): Johanna
Date of death: Monday, 6 December 1926
Cemetery: Bromley
Date of burial: Wednesday, 8 December 1926
Block number: 27
Plot number: 202
Age: 88 years
Address: 361 Tuam St, ChCh
Occupation: Widow
Place of birth: Cork, Ireland
Years in New Zealand: 52
Comments:
I never thought of cemetries when the earthquakes hit what a mess that could make.
Bye for now
Carol

Thanks Ceedee that is really helpful. I wonder if they will all be together?

Will go and have another look - I am not put off easily. I had my piece of paper, but no luck. Now we have a block number and in the week there will be someone there to help.
I had been looking for John and Kate Matilda. We will find them if they are there.

My neighbor was away for the weekend, but I know her mother is buried at Naseby - a recent one - Williams family plot and all the family have baches in Naseby.

Better go to bed.

Good night.

Sappho

Found this one too Sappho I don't know where their husbands are, probably anywhere between Oamaru and Christchurch. I will write to Oamaru councils Timaru Temuka is online.
Surname: Sullivan
First name(s): Kate Matilda
Date of death: Thursday, 16 December 1943
Cemetery: Bromley
Date of burial: Friday, 17 December 1943
Block number: 20
Plot number: 135
Age: 75 years
Address: 7 Trafalgar St, ChCh
Occupation: Married
Place of birth: Dunedin, NZ
Years in New Zealand: 75

The data base doesnt show who is all in the grave. I must have a look around Naseby cemetery again and have a look I have to go to take some photos anyway its so interesting. I don't think I will worry about the rabbit stew though. Ha Ha!!
Thanks
Bye for now
Ceedee.