Tuesday, 9 January 2018

Milne Family - Margaret and Andrew Hawkshaw (Second generation)

John and Jane's second eldest daughter Margaret was 12 years old when she arrived in New Zealand with her family in 1865. Six years later aged 18 Margaret married Andrew Hawkshaw (m.1871/6714). 

In the electoral year 1970-1971 Andrew is the leaseholder of an address in Tay Street, Invercargill. Possibility Hunter & Hawkshaw a grocery shop which was involved in a great fire which burnt down numerous premises.


Page 4 Advertisements Column 1,
Southland TImes, Issue 1268, 21 June 1870
RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT,
Southland TImes, Issue 1351, 23 December 1870
Article confirms A. Hawkshaw proprietor of Hunter & Hawkshaw, Frances Lamb was given 14 days jail with hard labour for stealing two blankets (thief as a servant). The following year October 1871 the shop was burnt down.
Otago Daily Times, Issue 3021, 12 October 1871
RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.,
Southland Times, Issue 1562, 9 April 1872


Page 3 Advertisements Column 3,
Otago Daily Times, Issue 3500, 25 April 1873
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1, Southland Times, Issue 2112, 7 May 1875
Andrew Hawkshaw had left the district by 1875.


Page 3 Advertisements Column 3,
 Southland Times, Issue 3152, 19 July 1878
Sometime after May 1875 Margaret and Andrew emigrate back to Ireland. In the 1901 Irish census they are living in Castle street, Castlebar Urban, County Mayo. Both are listed a Pawnbrokers. In 1911 they have moved to Garryduff (New Town), Castlebar Urban, County Mayo. No mention of children.

Andrew passed in 1917 aged 72, I did come across a obituary from a newspaper someone had posted, but no reference to which newspaper it was from unfortunately, the article mentioned Andrew was to be buried in the Old Town cemetery. I can only assume the Castlebar Old Town cemetery. 



Margaret died aged 77 in Mayo, 1930. Would appear Margaret was good at her job having a tidy sum of money in her estate.


https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 

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