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Travel and Migration

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June Report 8 Jun 2018 06:25

Hi
Would appreciate if anyone could find the record of John Michael Thomas migration to New Zealand, he was born in St Helens in 1911 and would have tprobably travelled from Liverpool around 1933

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Jun 2018 06:49

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From S A Training Farm HadleighEssex

John Thomas
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Birth Date: abt 1912
Departure Date: 30 Mar 1928
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: Wellington, New Zealand
Ship Name: Tamaroa
Search Ship Database: Search for the Tamaroa in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping line: Shaw Savill & Albion Co, Ltd
Official Number: 144805
Master: W H Hartman

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

June

June Report 8 Jun 2018 06:55

So he travelled to New Zealand whilst in the army ? Do you know if there are any army records for him ? (thanks for the research)

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Jun 2018 07:17

No he with a party of boys going to New Zealand to do Farm work

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Jun 2018 07:20

Googling for it it's Salvation Army training Farm Hadleigh Essex

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

June

June Report 8 Jun 2018 07:21

Ah sorry Salvation Army ?

June

June Report 8 Jun 2018 07:40

I don't think he came back are there any marriage or census records for him in Ne Zealand

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 8 Jun 2018 08:42

Because of privacy laws, only the following BMD are available online

Births that occurred at least 100 years ago
Stillbirths that occurred at least 50 years ago
Marriages and eventually civil unions that occurred at least 80 years ago
Deaths that occurred at least 50 years ago, or the deceased's date of birth was at least 80 years ago
https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/

Added - omit his middle name or initial during searches. There are no marriages to 8 Jun 1938, the last date available. However there are loads of searchable deaths until fairly recently - the results do show middle names. You can have that pleasure!

Ancestry do have New Zealand Army WWII Nominal Rolls, 1939-1948, the names of the members of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (1940). His name is not listed.

Historical newspapers https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/

Census will be closed due to the 100 year rule

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