Audrey Joan McKeich

Family/Spouse: Alva Samuel Evans. Alva was born on 27 Jul 1924; died in 2009 in New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
They have at least 2 children

Other Events:

• Occupation: Electrician

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A record in the NZSG Index shows that Robert was admitted to Forbury School on 27 June 1904 by Emily McKeich of Macandrew Road, South Dunedin. His previous school had been Lawrence School.

His last day at Forbury was 6 July 1904 the destination being Wellington.

He was re admitted to Forbury School from Wellington on 27 September 1904.

Robert married Beatrice Olivia Roberts. Beatrice was born on 31 Jan 1893; died on 14 Feb 1977 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
All entries for 1922 electoral roll living at Waterloo Street, St Kilda
37318, Mcfarlane, Bessie Reid, Married
37320, Mcfarlane, Francis Ledingham, Telegraphist
37387, Mckeich, Beatrice Olivia, Married
37390, Mckeich, Robert William, Electrician
37826, Ness, Letitia Martha, Married
25784, Pickard, Christina, Married
25785, Pickard, David, Commercial Traveller
38422, Roberts, James Henry, Labourer
38425, Roberts, Mary Ann, Married

All entries for 1925 - 1928 - 1931 electoral roll living at 2 Waterloo Street, St Kilda
37387, Mckeich, Beatrice Olivia, Married
37390, Mckeich, Robert William, Electrician
38422, Roberts, James Henry, Labourer
38425, Roberts, Mary Ann, Married

All entries for 1935 - 1938 electoral roll living at 2 Waterloo Street, St Kilda
37387, Mckeich, Beatrice Olivia, Married
37390, Mckeich, Robert William, Electrician

Other Events:

• Occupation: Butcher

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Robert married Emily Harriet Bicknell and had 5 children being James Henry, Ada, Walter Ernest, Ethel Maud, Robert William. Robert married Rebecca McWhinney and had a child called Robert


Died:

Robert married Emily Harriet Bicknell on 8 Mar 1876 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Emily was born on 7 Jan 1857 in Raglan, Fiery Creek, Victoria, Australia; died on 2 Jun 1924 in Glasgow, South Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Birth: 5 September 1855. Ref # 1297/1855, Schedule A, District of Collingwood, Victoria
Marriage: 8 March 1876. Ref # 7, Copy of Register of Marriage, # 628, District of Dunedin.
Death: 4 June 1902. Ref Telegram from Commanding Officer, 9th NZ Regiment.

Detailed information about Robert can be found in "The McKeich Family History" compiled by his great grandson Bill McKeich and also in the "Boer War Diary " of Lieutenant Robert McKeich, 9th NZ Contingent, transcribed by Bill McKeich.

Copies of the Diary have been lodged in the Lawrence Museum, National Archives and the Waiouru War Museum where the original manuscript is held.

Robert left Melbourne on 18 December 1875 aboard the Ringarooma and landed in Invercargill on Friday 24 December 1875. His age was given as 29. He was in fact only 20.

There is a record of " Mrs Bicknel" travelling on the Ringarooma on the same dates as Robert. Could this have been the 18 year old Emily? Emily was very pregnant and she and Robert married in
March 1876 and their eldest child Jim was born two months later.

Other Events:

• Occupation: Postillion of Stirling, Investor, Carter, Slaughterman in Victoria, farmer of Yanakie

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James was a postillion living in Stirling when he married Mary Bets (Bates).

James left Scotland on 16 September 1850 on board the ship "Madawaska" out of Liverpool. He arrived in Melbourne on 17 December 1850.

James is reputed to have made 10,000 pounds by investing in mines was able to purchase houses and property in Melbourne and Beaufort and paid for his wife and her mother Mary to come to Victoria. He invested some of his money in a firm called Buckley and Nunn. He later sold these shares to the firm which later became the well known Australian Department store "David Jones".

James and his partner Henry Davis purchased the lease on the Yanakie Station in 1862.They traded in horses and sent shiploads to Invercargill. The first of these was supposed to have been lost at sea with the same fate happening to the next shipment. There is some doubt about this however.

After hearing of the loss of the second shipment James died of an "Aneurysm of the Arch of the Aorta" on 14 January 1864.

James is buried in an unmarked grave in the small cemetery at Yanakie.

James married Mary Betts on 2 Nov 1849 in Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. Mary was born on 2 Oct 1831 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK; died on 10 Feb 1868 in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Alias: Bates

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Mary married Henry Davis and had 2 children called Charles Henry and William Ernest

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Married:
Marriage also recorded on 20 OCT 1849in Stirling