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 James Hamill and Mary Ann Connelly ;

James Hamill and Mary Ann Connelly had two sons -

1. James Hamill Born in Antrim, Ireland on 1843; he married Sarah McKeown (B 1846 - 1913) and had 5 children. James passed away on 15 Jan 1922.

Their children:

  • James Hamill - Born in Belfast Antrim, Ireland on 25 Oct 1864 - he married Helen Brannan  and their daughter was Helen Brannan (1865 - 1955) He passed away on 26 Dec 1942 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.

  • Ellen Hamill - Born in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire on 23 Jun 1866 - she married John Moore  and had 2 children. She passed away on 28 Jun 1939 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.

    Children were: Louis Moore and Arthur Hamill Moor

  • Arthur Hamill - Born in Tannochrea Farm Armadale, West Lothian, Scotland on 28 Aug 1868 - married Bridget McGuire (1866 - 1944) and had 10 children. He passed away on 19 Oct 1948 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. Their children

    • Annie Maria Hamill
    • James Hamill
    • William Hamill
    • Sara Hamill
    • Arthur Hamill
    • Barbara Hamill
    • Edmond Hamill
    • Helen Hamill
    • Charles Hamill
    • Joseh Lee Hamill 
     
  • Charles Hamill - Born in Ireland on 1872 - he married Jessie Dunachie and he died on 31 Mar 1909 in Chalmers, Edinburgh.
  • William Hamill - Born in Lochside Parish, Slammanan on 25 Mar 1877 - he  married Margaret Crawford Sneddon (1887-1974) - they had 12 children.
      • Alexander  Sneddon Hammill
      • Arthur Hamill
      • Catherine Hamill
      • Charles Hamill
      •  James Hamill
      • Jean Hamill
      • Margaret Hamill
      • Sara Hamill
      • William John Hamill
      • Joseph Hamill
      • Helen Hamill
      • Robert Hamill

    2 William John Hamill  b: 1845 to James Hamill and Mary Ann Connelly - his occ: given as farm laborer,  he immigrated from Antrim arriving on the ship Wairara on 25 Feb 1876 at Bluff and died 07 Jun 1920 in Invercargill. He married (1) PHYNIA SHIELDS. She was born 1848, and died 17 May 1886 in Waikiwi Bush.  Bur: Invercargill Eastern Cemetery Their children:

    a William John Hamill (Born: 02 Feb 1875 in Woodlands, Invercargill Died: 24 Jun 1947 in Invercargill Burial: 1947 Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill) Married: 14 Dec 1901 in Office of Registrar of Marriages, Invercargill to Blanche Prosser (Born: 06 Jul 1882 in Hawera Died: 31 Jul 1932 in 31 Chelmsford St, Invercargill Burial: 02 Aug 1932 Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill)

    .*2nd Wife of [1] William John Hamill: Married: 1937 to Mary Laws Born: 1883 Died: 1960 in Invercargill

    b ALFRED PHYNIA HAMILL b: 1880 d:  22nd September 1916 Memorial Dartmoor Cem, Becordel-Becourt, Somme, France Private 6/2651 Canterbury Regiment N.Z.E.F

    c Jane Hamill b: 1881

    d Samuel Hamill:  b: 1881 d: 06 Jan 1902 in Wairaurauhiri "Word was received in Orepuki on Wednesday that a man named Sam Hamill had been drowned in the Wairaurauhiri, about 3.1 miles west of the Waiau. It is a fairly large stream, and has a very rapid current near the mouth, especially at ebb tide. It appears that the deceased and some others were fishing near the mouth, when Hamill got into deep water and was swept away by the current and drowned. His body was recovered about two hours after the accident. Constable Ferguson and a party have gone to bring the body to Oropuki. They drove to Waiau, but beyond that the road is unfit for horse traffic, so the journey will have to be made on foot, and the body carried to Waiau, when a trap will meet them.

    Writing on Monday to his brother, Mr Leo. Otway, who was with Mr Lilliecrona's survey party, to which the deceased was attached, gave tho following account of the accident "Lillliecrona and myself had a very sad experience to-day. We went out fishing this morning with S. Hamill, one of Lilhecronas hands, and when returning with a good haul of fish the boat got capsized somehow half a mile or more from the shore and poor Hamill was drowned. Lilliecrona and myself got ashore after a terrible fight, in a very exhausted condition. We recovered tho body some two hours afterwards, washed up at the mouth of the river, and with Philip's help carried it to the Pataka Lilliecrona has reported the matter to the police and the Chief Surveyor. Hamill was 22 years of age, and he could not swim. He was the son of Mr J. Hamill, of Teramika, and formerly resident at West Plains. It is expected that two or three days will elapse before the party which has gone out returns."

    e Christina Hamill (b: 1883 d: 1945)  Mar: 1914 to Richard John Foley (b. 1885, d. 1958) 

    Death - Hamill. At Waikiwi Bush, suddenly, on Monday, 17th May, 1886, Phyma, wife of William John Hamill, aged 38 years. The Funeral will leave the house at 12 noon on FRIDAY, 21st inst., for the East Road Cemetery.

    *2nd Wife of [2] William John Hamill: Mar: 1889 in Invercargill to Katherine Ellen McCarthy Their two sons:

    f Thomas Horace Hamill (Born: 1890)  Mar: 12 Mar 1912 to Georgina Lilian Glendinning St James Parish, Sth Dunedin; 1919 he and Lilian  are living at 16 Wilkie Road, South Dunedin, occ. Sawyer

    g Samuel Levi Hamill Born: 1 July 1905, d: 1994　

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