Peter o'shaunessy marriage and family

[kevynne]

Peter O'Shaughnessy married teresa Regan in Auckland c1880, a son John was born 1881, he married janet mcGregor in 1905 posssibly in auckland.
New Zealand doesn't have census so could anybody please help with children of These two families please.
Thanks
kevynne.

[Waitabit]

Have you tried here? :https://www.bdmonline.dia.govt.nz/

[kevynne]

no , thanks for that I will try it now.
Kevynne

[Waitabit]

Try under Shaunessy John for the marriage to Janet McGregor. 1905

[KathNZ]

There is a John O'Shannessy died 26 May 1943 aged 63 years buried in the Winton Cemetery, Southland. The records are online at http://www.southlanddc.govt.nz/cemetery-search He is buried with a Jessie.

[KathNZ]

Children of Peter and Theresa O'Shaughnessy Mary 1885, William 1891 & another William 1894. Can't find any sign of John's birth.
Do you have a birth date or occupation for Peter?

[kevynne]

thank you for that information.Peters birth date was 1830 in ireland but I don't know his occupation. Theresa was born in Auckland in 1850.

Kevynne

[kevynne]

There is a John O'Shannessy died 26 May 1943 aged 63 years buried in the Winton Cemetery, Southland. The records are online at http://www.southlanddc.govt.nz/cemetery-search He is buried with a Jessie.
Thanks , but my John died in Auckland in 1955.
Kevynne

[KathNZ]

On a CD I have -
Franklin Electoral Roll - 1949
Peter O'SHANNESSEY 1949 Papakura (In Auckland)
Occupation-Sack and bottle merchant
Page 202, Main Roll

Also on the same page
O'SHANNESSEY Brian, Waste product merchant
and
O'SHANNESSEY Florence Joan Ran, married

Brian O'SHANNESSEY married Florence Joan Rangi Ringer in 1942

[KathNZ]

More information - from National Archives- archway.archives.govt.nz/

Peter O'Shaughnessy - Tailor, Tauranga- Bankruptcy file 1887

From NZ WW1 Service Records
Surname O'SHAUGHNESSY
Given Name William Joseph
Category Nominal Roll Vol. 2
Regimental Number 14475
Rank Private
Next of Kin Title Mrs Theresa
Next of Kin Surname O'SHAUGHNESSY
Next of Kin Relationship Mother
Next of Kin Address Clarence Street Devonport Auckland
Roll 34
Page 5
Occupation Com Traveller

And lastly - you may already have this from the death records 1940/17433 O'Shaughnessy Theresa 86Y

[kevynne]

Thank you so much for all of the information about the O'Shaughnessy family. I really appreciate your help.
Regards,
Kevynne

[KathNZ]

No trouble, I will see if I can find anything else. The spelling of the name is a problem with the online BDM records as they don't provide a wildcard option for searches.

Have just found Teresa's cemetery record, buried in Takapuna O'Neills Point Cemetery. No Peter recorded only an Eileen F N O' Shaughnessy - infant d 1907.

Also found a Peter Shaughnessy d 1893 aged 73 and William Shaughnessy also d 1893 aged 18 months from Tauraunga Burial Records.
I don't have access to the NZ Cemetery fiche which may give more details, these records are from a burial index.

[KathNZ]

From Undertakers records

O'SHAUGHNESSY Janet
Date 18 Feb 1957
Undertaker J Weir & Co Ltd
Place of residence Weld St Ponsonby
Cemetery Waikumete
Age 74

O'SHAUGNESSY John
Date 2 Aug 1956
Undertaker J Weir & Co Ltd
Place of residence Weld St Freemans Bay
Cemetery Waikumete
Age 75

Also two births to John & Janet Shaughnessy - Eileen 1906

John & Janet O'Shaughnessy - Frederick George 1910

[KathNZ]

If you look on the Papers Past site at paperspast.natlib.govt.nz and search for SHAUGHNESSY 1893 you will find a report of Peter Shaughnessy's funeral. An interesting obituary.

A P Shannassy aged 27, soldier from Ireland came from Melbourne to Auckland on the CLAUD HAMILTON in 1870 - from Victoria (Aus) to NZ - Passengers 1852-1880

[kevynne]

Thank you so much again.
The passenger from Melbourne on the Claud Hamilton was an amazing find as I have another relative whoarrived on this ship ,on the same voyage and named a son after the ship. By a strange coincidence , that same relative married into Theresa O'Shaughnessys famiy 20 years later.
I have found a couple ofother references on papers past but missed the funeral report. Thanks again.

regards,
Kevynne

[KathNZ]

No trouble, I will let you know if anything else comes up.

[kevynne]

Hi kathnz
Thank you so much for your help. I can now put the whole family together .

regards,
kevynne

[KathNZ]

Glad to help, let me know if you have any other names in the family that I can look up.

Katherine