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Parents of Zelma Clarissa McMullan born ca 1929

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Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 30 Dec 2013 08:38

https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/

Death 1991/35378 Cornish Zelma Clarissa 4 March 1914 Date of Birth

Death 1980/35469 Cornish Colin Edwin Hill 13 May 1913 Date of Birth

(not sure if above fits in family)

Chris :)

Michael

Michael Report 30 Dec 2013 08:33

Thanks Chris - I'll try that.

Michael

Michael Report 30 Dec 2013 08:31

Sorry - Zelma's parents were probably born around 1890 n ot Colin - Oops.

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 30 Dec 2013 08:27

https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1609792

(New Zealand, Immigration Passenger Lists, 1855-1973)


http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast

(worth a look in newspapers above)

Chris :)

Michael

Michael Report 30 Dec 2013 08:24

I think from this that Colin Edwin's mother's maiden name could have been Hill. If that is the case and the date for Zelma's birth is nearer 1914 than 1929, I can perhaps assume that Colin's birth was probably back in around 1890.

Michael

Michael Report 30 Dec 2013 07:57

Thank you, you must be right. I have the husband's name as Colin Edward - and I know that there are Hills somewhere in the ancestry - but not sure where or how at this stage. so resume the name Hill reflects that ancestry

HeyJudeB4Beatles

HeyJudeB4Beatles Report 30 Dec 2013 07:53

She appears as Zelma Clarissa Cornish at Springston Garage from 1946 so she married between 1938 (last ER I can find as McMullen) and 1946 (first I can find as Cornish)

Colin's full name Colin Edwin Hill Cornish

Both on 1978 ER but only her in 1981

If she was able to vote in 1935 she must have been born by about 1914 (at least)

Jude

Michael

Michael Report 30 Dec 2013 07:37

No
The year of birth was an approximation. Based upn the ages of present generations. So she may have been older than 1929

HeyJudeB4Beatles

HeyJudeB4Beatles Report 30 Dec 2013 07:32

Are you sure about that year of birth? A Zelma Clarissa McMullan was on electoral rolls in 1935!

Name: Zelma Clarissa McMullan
Electoral Year: 1935
District: Avon
Region or Province: Canterbury

Michael

Michael Report 30 Dec 2013 07:15

At some stage prior to 1929 I think, the ancestors of Zelma McMullan emigrated to New Zealand from the UK. I would like to know more about those ancestors. Zelma married Colin Cornish, probably in New Zealand. Since I have no access to NZ records I cannot discover the immediate ancestry and grand parents of Zelma. Can anyone help please?

Mike Pedersen