Further to my post:
I believe William CARSON came from Donegal and Rebecca GRAHAM came from
Milford, Loughnakey, County Donegal, Ireland. Rebecca arrived on the Queen
of Nations in 1874 with her sister Elizabeth GRAHAM. Elizabeth married
Maurice KEESING in 1907 (Elizabeth & Maurce are my gt. grandparents)
Williams Carson and Rebecca Graham married at St David's Presbyterian Church
in Khyber Pass Auckland on 21st December 1878. They had the following
children that I am aware of:
1879 Elizabeth CARSON (she married Donald O'Moore in Auckland in 1915)
Donald was killed in a fire in Hamilton in 1922.
1881 NR
1882 Richard (Dick) Graham CARSON
1884 Rebecca CARSON (no record of Rebecca)
1886 Eveline (Evelyn) Mary CARSON (died aged 10 months) in 1887
1889 Henry CARSON (no record of Henry)
1890 Hanson Osborne CARSON (died 1942 aged 52years)
1894 William Norman CARSON (he married Mavis HEATH)
On searching for this family I came across a death notice for Hanson CARSON
which said 'brother of Lil, Dick and Norman'.
On speaking with family members there was talk of a Lillian (Lilly) but I
can find no record of a Lilly CARSON although she is mentioned in the death
notice above.
Is anyone else researching this family?
Regards
Jane Campbell
Auckland
New Zealand