Re: U'REN in New Zealand
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Re: U'REN in New Zealand
Charmaine O'Keefe 2/10/07
Hi Charmaine,
Your Great Grandmother was a sister to my Great Grandmother Charlotte Emily, both daughters to Matthew Lee Joyce and Charlotte Emily (nee nash). Later Heberley.
I have on my tree, as you say, William James O'Keefe and Eva Thompson Uren marrying in Hastings and having 7 children 5 of them being boys
I have on my records James Uren's father also being James and marrying a Lavinia Thompson, can't be firm on the correctness of that.
I have huge amounts on the Joyce family, in fact, I believe every descendant of Matthew and Charlotte, except for some gaps in the Uren section, such as your family.
Cemetery plot locations around Marlborough, including those of your Great Granparents, (unmarked) and even our Great Great Grandmother in Picton. Matthew Lee Joyce drowned off Hokitika so is buried there without any marker but his plot is noted in the plan. I want to go and place a plaque one day.
Jemima Victoria Joyce died in infancy and was buried at St.Peters church in upper Riccarton, Christchurch.
Great to hear from you Charmaine,
Kind regards
John