O'KEEFFE
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| 1 | I have hit a double 'brick wall' on this Family coastalskipper - 2019-12-03 20:46:00 |
| 2 | Are you certain they were the couple who came on the Viceroy with the 3 children. stock - 2019-12-03 22:14:00 |
| 3 | Stock thanks. The one on Ancestry would be the correct as they both did die in Christchurch. I don't have Ancestry. Who put it on as far as I know I am the only one doing this Tree. coastalskipper - 2019-12-04 08:42:00 |
| 4 | Looking at the dates you've given, they didn't have time to have 3 children between marrying and getting to Auckland. You might like to check in Ireland under O'Neill? Do you have documents from NZ which indicate they had 12 children? If Thomas left a will he may have named them all? rednicnz - 2019-12-04 09:28:00 |
| 5 | Thank you Rednicnz. I realized that about the marriage and children. But as I also have the marriage cert i knew that it couldn't be wrong. Since I answered Stock I was in touch with the cathedral down here and have the Baptism dates for the children but that didn't have any dates for the 1st 3 children. As they were in Taranaki at the time with the Militia there probably wasn't anyone to Baptize them. Yes to the verification of the number of children I have school reports for them at the Convent.Also a paper cutting from a newspaper about the family hiding in the bush from a raiding party of Thomas, Catherine and 3 children. The youngest was a baby which they carried in a suitcase,which would have been Nellie who was born about 1870. The massacre at that time was 1869 which meant there were 2 boys before her born up there. coastalskipper - 2019-12-04 10:00:00 |
| 6 | rednicnz wrote: stock - 2019-12-04 10:38:00 |
| 7 | Short 1918 obituary of Thomas O'Keefe in a Taranaki paper: Born Limerick 79 years ago [=about 1839], arrived Auckland 1862. In Auckland Military Settlers Brigade, Taranaki later. Survived White Cliffs massacre. Wonder who was the source of the story? Can't find a Canterbury obituary. stock - 2019-12-04 11:09:00 |
| 8 | Hi Stock. I haven't got a copy of Wills for Thomas and Catherine as the new Archives haven't long opened and didn't want to go the 1st month. I do have a copy from the Wellington Archives about the skirmishes that centered around where Thomas was in 1869 at the time of the White-cliffs Massacre. This is where the story of the Baby in the Suitcase came about. It still doesn't mention who the 2 boys were but I think one of them may have been Arthur John as he was born abt. 1867 and Nellie abt 1869. She always went as Nellie but that could be short for something? That accounts for 2 children so there must have been an elder one again coastalskipper - 2019-12-04 11:28:00 |
| 9 | The tree at Ancestry is the Gleeson Family Tree. The children of Thomas O'Keeffe & Catherine O'Neil are listed as: Papers Past has numerous items on Clifford and Cissie O'Keeffe as singers (this family?). stock - 2019-12-04 14:32:00 |
| 10 | An Auckland obituary for Thomas O'Keeffe A couple of extra details, including "migrated to Melbourne as a young man" and in charge of tree planting at Hagley Park. stock - 2019-12-04 14:38:00 |
| 11 | At last, a Christchurch obituary: Three little children at the time of the White Cliffs incident. stock - 2019-12-04 14:43:00 |
| 12 | The events at White Cliffs were on 13th of February, 1869. stock - 2019-12-04 15:17:00 |
| 13 | coastalskipper wrote:
Is this your Thomas, to New Zealand in 1864: Born Bruff, Limerick, single, age 20 [=1844] by ship Gresham. But if went to Taranaki this is not consistent with Auckland. Not a good age match either. Edited by stock at 3:51 pm, Wed 4 Dec stock - 2019-12-04 15:44:00 |
| 14 | I'm wondering if Thomas came to Taranaki from Melbourne with the military contingent in February 1864; and if Catherine and child / ren came later. There is a Mrs Thos O'Keefe age 20 (Irish) and a Bridget O'Keefe age 2 who were on the ship Auckland, Melbourne to Taranaki, departed 11 May 1865; NZSG Kiwi Collection. I can't figure out what became of this Bridget. Edited by stock at 4:19 pm, Wed 4 Dec stock - 2019-12-04 16:18:00 |
| 15 | Have you seen the death registrations of Thomas and / or Catherine? What does it say about where and age married? Catherine's maiden name? stock - 2019-12-04 16:47:00 |
| 16 | Newspaper reports indicate that Clifford O'Keefe & Cissie / Cissy O'Keefe are brother and sister. Marriage dissolved 1926 Edited by stock at 5:40 pm, Wed 4 Dec stock - 2019-12-04 17:30:00 |
| 17 | Thank you Stock. Carol Gleeson is a relation to my husband butt I don't know if she will share with me. I knew about Clifford and Cissie (Rita Kathleen). Thomas was 20 when he and Catherine married She as also about the same age.There were no ages on the Marriage Cert. He was born 1842.Catherine maiden name was O'NEILL. So with your information the eldest Child may have been Bridget, coastalskipper - 2019-12-04 19:18:00 |
