hi sue thanks for answering me the the print out of his death certificate states that his parents were father robert christian and mother was margaret anne christian formerly boyd / farmer / its states also that he was born isle of man he was 44yrs in nz he was married twice here in nz came on the ship dilharree and arrived here at lyttelton on the 12/3/1874 he was 26 on arrival according to the ships passenger list he was also a labourer im sure he wasnt goverment assisted immigrant. i have other certificates to and details of his two wifes he was burried here in lyttelton. im hopeing you can shed some light on this request as finding out where in thei om he came from is the bug bare am begiining to think maybee he was an lagitimate birth?? who nows hopeing you will reply regards bob