Samuel DUFTY b. abt 1861 d.1943 (General)

by unknown, Saturday, August 29, 2009, 04:48 (5640 days ago)

I'm wondering if someone could provide advice regarding the DUFTY family. I've recently received the last will and testament of Samuel DUFTY which states that he was born in Forest-of-Dean. On this website I've managed to find the marriage record for his parents being Thomas DUFTY and Hannah Maria LEWIS m. 25 Dec 1860. I also have a passenger list for Thomas, Hannah Maria and Samual DOUGHTY leaving London on 12 Jun 1864, bound for New Zealand. Therefore I'm presuming that Samuel was born sometime between end of 1860 and mid-1864. However, I've not managed to find a birth record anywhere (including other websites) for Samuel.

FYI - To confuse matters around the same period there is another DUFTY family with the father also being Thomas with a son named Samuel that emigrated to New Zealand, the difference is the wife/mother being Louisa CRADDOCK (this as far as I can tell is no relation).

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards,
Kylie.