Looking for Curtis of Newfoundland Lineage
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Sharma on 2016-02-11 20:48:51May Elizabeth leitch Curtis born in 1907 Wellington and She was adoption to Southerley James Curtis and Emily alice Kruger
ngairedith on 2016-02-12 03:44:11Emily Alice KRUGER was born 4 Nov 1884 in Queensland, Australia
* Emily married Southerly James CURTIS in 1903 in Wellington, New Zealand
* May Elizabeth Leitch Curtis was born 3 Oct 1907 and adopted by Southerly & Emily 21 Feb 1908 but in March 1908 Southerly & Emily (then in Alicetown, Lower Hutt) were accused of having been paid £20 (today approx $3,500) to take the child and for caring for her for more than 7 days without being licensed as foster parents ... more here
.. It wasn't until Sep 1908 that the Magistrate imposed a nominal fine of 1s each
* Emily Alice (Curtis) next married Walter Henry HIGHSTED (1880-1941) in 1924 in Wellington
.. They were in Blenheim in 1917
* Walter Henry Highsted died 4 June 1941 and is buried Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North
* Emily Alice (Highsted) died 3 July 1968 aged 84