Name of “Robert Hair”, year of death of “1937”, and cause as “accident”, from CD prepared by Stuart Macfarlane and included with Pamela Booth’s second edition of her book, “Blink Bonnie”, published March 2010. Stuart is the grandson of James Higgie b. 1857. Pamela is the great-great granddaughter of Robert Clark Higgie b.1855.

Brian of nzolivers could not find a birth record or a death record for this Robert Hair”. However, in May 2023, he did find birth and death records for “William Thomas Hair”.

Name, year and country of birth from search on New Zealand BDM website in May 2023:
1870/19137. Hair, William Thomas. Mother: Mary. Father: John

Full date of birth of 27 July 1870 from further searching in May 2023 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.

Year and country of death, from death search on New Zealand BDM website in May 2023:
1938/24195. Hair, William Thomas. Died age 68Y [Therefore born circa 1870]

Full date of death of 29 July 1938 from further searching in May 2023 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.

Date of death and age at death confirmed from Papers Past record found in May 2023:
DEATH.
HAIR - On Friday, July 29, 1938, at Hawera, Thomas William Hair, late of Normanby; aged 68 years. At rest. Interment to-morrow (Sunday). - Len Hall, Funeral Director, Hawera.

Photo of two sons of Mr John Hair added here in May 2023. Not sure exactly, but could be this William and older brother James?