John Samuel Edmonds Death Record Part 3

edmondsallan - Are we all here ? Ok . lets get under way .& dip the pen in the ink & tell all the " Cussies " what really happened .

Samuel had his father's body & coffin were taken to his residence ,then to the undertaker , then back to Samuel's residence. The following date which was the 20th of July 1865 , a short service was held at Samuel John Edmonds ( eldest son ) residence . Those in attendance , including his second wife " Ellen " signed the memorial book . He was taken to the Symond Street Cemetery . In his will , John Samuel Edmonds , asked to be buried with his 1st wife , writing that he still loved her very deeply. One of the two very large burial plots , which Samuel had bought when his mother died 2 years before ,Lots- 1A 25 & 26 - for all the Edmonds to be buried in, was reopened & John Samuel Edmonds was buried on top of his first wife , " Maryanne ( nee Stickland ) This is the conclusion of where Our first ancester is buried . To day we know of 13 Edmonds or nee Edmonds that are buried in these 2 burial lots in the Symond Street Cemetery .Plus many more in Waikumete . AK . It was a common practice in those days as not everyone could afford to pay for a seperate burial plot .( Digital records available today do not disclose the the true story . In fact they are very brief & do not give the records behind the new death allocated numbers .) We do have some other documents that need to be explained. .Their were two death certificates issued . second one was issued in 1882. Remember me explaining these death records & dates for us to peruse ,this is why . They were both brought together and given a new reference no'/ reg ' no when the records were going digital. With the deepest of respect to those who assisted to compile the "Reunion book " ( I did not bring the matter up ,as it would have shown complete dis respect to the organizers. The time was not right or proper .) Some of the work Mrs Verna Mossong did & had put into the book " A good keen man " are wrong as you now know by reading these journals .They are Honest Mistakes !!! Although we supplied to " Verna Mossong " a great deal of the info she used to compile the book . Their was no way she could have known about what really happened to " John Samuel Edmonds " or the death certificates or their numbers ,unless I had given her the imformation . It was decided not to have some particular private papers published for all to read . Their are still other papers / documents etc' that are still being with-held from public scrutiny . I have previously mentioned the 5 books I have written of over 450 pages each . that will pass on to my children on the Edmonds Ancestry for safe keeping . It is expected they each will add their life's story , from beginning to end. Each book is well bound & designed to take a further 150 years of our " Edmonds Ancestry " Both Pakeha & Maori . I hope now , that anyone who is preparing or arranging another book on the rather large family ancestry of the " Edmonds " will be careful not to upset any part of the family , Maori or Pakeha . I hope any body reading these journals will not be offended . The records must be correct , especially the first ancestor to arrive in NZ and start this now huge family ,now known world wide, in the records of" Ancestry " I also hope that many family members will now know the truth of what became of " John Samuel Edmonds " Till we meet again , regards , edmondsallan