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Forgot to ask.....Is it possible to look up wills anywhere? Hilda's may throw some light.
Daphne

I am not sure if I would be able to look up the wills have never asked.

I live in Auckland not that far from the C B D. I took the bus into the city as parking is a nightmare and OH picked me up afterwards'

Also forgot to mention if Joan was born in Owhango she would more than likely be registered okay - Owhango is on our state highway 4 one of the main roads south. Owhango is just north of the Raurimu Spiral (railway line) that you mentioned - it is an amazing structure - even Billy Connelly was impressed with it.

I shall return - I don't give up easily - I took ages to find a living relative for one person on here but eventually I struck it lucky - she had me looking for her parents and a sister but I found the other one.

Persie

Joan on her marriage record does not have a middle name, so was quite surprised when I just got a pm from you that she was indeed married to Andrew Clarke Thompson and has a middle name so I looked up the archive files for a Joan Dickenson Thompson. they had the name listed there for death in Palmerston North in 1955.

I am sorry Daphne

SurnameTHOMPSON
First Names JOAN DICKENSON
GenderFemale
OccupationWIDOW
Address50 QUEEN STREET LEVIN
DenominationNot Known
Age at Death 41Y
Date of Death 29/04/1955
Place of Death UN-KNOWN
Date of Cremation 02/05/1955
Warrant TypeCREMATION
CemeteryKelvin Grove Cemetery & Crem

She did have a short life and she is a widow... he is not in the same cemetery as her. But I can have a fossik around for you tomorrow if you like.

Persie

You say in your PM that the two grandchildren are

Harold John Nicholson and Judith Ann Nicholson, who were there parents?

There was a Harold NIcholson who died in 1980 lived in Palmerston Norh - this record in the archives but he is not in the Kelvin Grove Cemetery. In the BMD records there is a Harold George Nicholson born 23 April 1919 death 1980. There is another one there but he is too old to be a son of Hazel's. However there is no marriage for Harold George and he is wasnn't in the electoral roll if I remember rightly.

As the marriage records only go to 1956 I would have to go into the city and check out further, but it might be awhile before I get into town again.

Persie