Comments on: British Occupation Records http://blogs.ancestry.com/au/2011/09/08/british-occupation-records/ A hundred years of naming conventions flushed down the toilet Tue, 20 Mar 2012 04:10:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Jaye Gee http://blogs.ancestry.com/au/2011/09/08/british-occupation-records/comment-page-1/#comment-25836 Jaye Gee Mon, 12 Sep 2011 08:58:15 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/au/?p=1186#comment-25836 My GG Grandfather worked for the New Zealand Railways in Christchurch Canterbury NZ, he was an Irish immigrant traveled to USA or Canada with his 3 brothers then came to NZ. His name is John O'Donnell b abt 1843-d 1935. His trade in the UK was a boot maker still have his shoe findings. But he ended up working for the NZL railways in West Eyrton Nth Canterbury. He married a Bridget Gilroy also from Ireland in NZ in 1876. Some of us O'Donnell's & Gee's are still trying to locate the exact house he live in in West Eyrton. There are a few of us who are trying to find his brothers of which we don't know the names of, but if his children are anything to go by they might be Dennis, Terry (Tyrconnel)Hugh, or Matthew. Have his death Cert also Bridget's but not much to go on from there. We know he fought in WW1 as his name is on the honors list of the West Eyrton Hall. Any information would be greatly appreciated Jaye Gee My GG Grandfather worked for the New Zealand Railways in Christchurch Canterbury NZ, he was an Irish immigrant traveled to USA or Canada with his 3 brothers then came to NZ. His name is John O’Donnell b abt 1843-d 1935. His trade in the UK was a boot maker still have his shoe findings. But he ended up working for the NZL railways in West Eyrton Nth Canterbury. He married a Bridget Gilroy also from Ireland in NZ in 1876.
Some of us O’Donnell’s & Gee’s are still trying to locate the exact house he live in in West Eyrton.
There are a few of us who are trying to find his brothers of which we don’t know the names of, but if his children are anything to go by they might be Dennis, Terry (Tyrconnel)Hugh, or Matthew. Have his death Cert also Bridget’s but not much to go on from there. We know he fought in WW1 as his name is on the honors list of the West Eyrton Hall.
Any information would be greatly appreciated Jaye Gee

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