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Smith family New Zealand in the 1980s (Howick)

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malyon

malyon Report 2 Sep 2015 23:05

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Harold Smith Immigration 1969 Auckland (other ports also listed), New Zealand 47 1922 Oriana United Kingdom Auckland (other ports also listed) Auckland (other ports also listed)
Brenda Smith Immigration 1969 Auckland (other ports also listed), New Zealand 36 1933 Oriana United Kingdom Auckland (other ports also listed) Auckland (other ports also listed)
Philip Lindsey Smith Immigration 1969 Auckland (other ports also listed), New Zealand 4 1965 Oriana United Kingdom Auckland (other ports also listed) Auckland (other ports also listed)
David Jonathan Smith Immigration 1969 Auckland (other ports also listed), New Zealand 9 1960 Oriana United Kingdom Auckland (other ports also listed) Auckland (other ports also listed)
Karen Lesley Smith Immigration 1969 Auckland (other ports also listed), New Zealand

malyon

malyon Report 2 Sep 2015 22:45

look in family search it should show you the image of them going to new zealand

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KGMK-3C1

Gail

Gail Report 2 Sep 2015 22:40

Wow!
Thanks so much! I have details of him going toKenya in 1955 alone, and again later with Brenda, but this is the first time I've heard of his arrival in New Zealand.
Smith is such a common name that it has been impossible for me to get much information. I've tried searching for the children in Howick schools, but don't know which schools they might have attended.
Thanks again for your help!

malyon

malyon Report 2 Sep 2015 22:25

this is him says with wife brenda

Harold Smith
New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists
Name Harold Smith
Event Type Immigration
Event Date 1969
Event Place Auckland (other ports also listed), New Zealand
Age 47
Birth Year (Estimated) 1922
Ship Name Oriana
Departure Port United Kingdom
Arrival Port Auckland (other ports also listed)
Arrival Place Auckland (other ports also listed)

Gail

Gail Report 2 Sep 2015 18:53

Thanks for your suggestions!

I will certainly try all of them.

JoonieCloonie

JoonieCloonie Report 2 Sep 2015 14:21

you have tried the white pages?

at present there are 4 Ds and a David in Howick for example

https://whitepages.co.nz/white-all/smith/howick/

it would be easy enough to write to them all to enquire

have you enquired at the address you had for them in the 1980s?

even if the present occupant knows nothing about them, it is always possible that a neighbour would remember them ... perhaps the present occupant would ask around.

Gail

Gail Report 2 Sep 2015 12:47

Hello everyone.
I'm still searching for the Smith family in New Zealand. I've tried the 2 suggestions, but unfortunately had no luck. Sorry to be boring, but has anyone any more suggestions please?

Thanks very much.

Valerie

Valerie Report 13 Dec 2013 11:54

...you could try the 'National Library of NZ' (on-line) --it has an
'Ask a Librarian' service ..they will check electoral rolls (past & present) -hopefully may trace parents Harold & Brenda from 1980's at the address you have.
Valerie
WAus

Pam

Pam Report 13 Dec 2013 08:50

Have you tried Search All Trees ? It is located under SEARCH at the top right hand of the page and put in the information you have on Harold.

Gail

Gail Report 13 Dec 2013 08:31

I am trying to contact David, Philip, Susan and Karen Smith who are my half broth ers and sisters. They lived in Howick NZ in the 1980s and I think they were born there. I have the address as 8 Ridge Road. Their father was Harold Smith born in 1922 in South Yorkshire England. He left the UK for Kenya in the 1960s with his wife Brenda.
Any help would be really appreciated!! Thanks