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Subject: Petersen Family NZ
To: ngairedith
From: Shellz32nz
Date: 2014-01-16 15:09:13
Hi there! First let me say you do wonderful work on here :-) I am hoping you can assist me. I am searching for a Harold Peter Petersen who I believe may be Martin Petersens brother. Martin served in WW1 early 1900s at Gallipoli, Egypt, etc. Their parent were Martin and Jemima Janet Petersen from Oamaru, Otago.
Harold is my Great grandfather and hasnt been spoken of since he left my great grandmother in 1927 when my grandfather Maxwell was a baby. Harold was Born 1898 give or take a year.
Any information would be highly appreciated
Thanking you :)

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Jemima Janet 'aka Jennie' MAY (1865-1943)
was born 26 Aug 1865 in Otematata, Otago to:
James Herbert Ralph MAY (1833-1896) & Mary Jemima GRAY (1845-1875)

She and her siblings attended the North District School
In the examinations of Dec 1875 Jemima was in Class III and received a prize for Recitation. Her brother John was in Class II and received prizes for coming 3rd in Reading & 2nd in Writing

* Jemima's mother died 3 June 1875 aged 30. Jemima was 9
North Otago Times, 5 June 1875
On the 3rd June, at her residence, Eden street, Mary, the wife of James May, aged 30 years. The Funeral will leave the house, at three o'clock on Sunday. All friends specially invited.
NOTE
Mary's baby, (Jemima's new sister) Mary May, died 10 weeks later on 13 August 1875, aged 11 weeks & is buried with her parents

* Jemima's father died 19 July 1896 aged 64. Jemima was 30
Oamaru Mail, 20 July 1896
On the 19th instant, at his late residence, Eden-street, James Herbert Ralph May, native of Plymouth, Devon, England, aged 64 years; deeply regretted. The funeral will leave his late residence, Eden-street, on Thursday, at 3 p.m. Friends will kindly accept this intimation
- they are buried together Plot 10, Block 5, Old Presbyterian cemetery, Oamaru

Oamaru Mail, 20 July 1908 IN MEMORIAM
In loving remembrance of James Herbert Ralph May, who died on July 19th, 1896.
...Though cruel death has snatched from view
...A loving father kind and true;
...Death cannot from my mind efface
...His tender smile, his loving face.
...His words, his actions are not dead,
...But in my mind are daily read.
- Inserted by son, James Henry

JEMIMA had 4 children:
1/ 1883 - Agnes MAY (age 18)
- nothing known about Agnes

2/ 1885 - 1886 Gertrude MAY (age 20)
- Gertrude died 9 March 1886 aged 5 months
- she is buried Plot 64, Block 106 at Oamaru cemetery

3/ 1887 - Joseph Harrison MAY (aka Joseph Henry May) (age 22)
Otago Daily Times, 18 July 1903 JOSEPH IS SENT TO DETENTION at age 10
ONLY AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL BOY Letter to the Editor
Sir, I desire to draw attention to a matter which is of public interest - viz., the apparently unjustifiable detention of an inmate of the Caversham Industrial School (Dunedin) whose time under the order of detention expired on the 14th June, 1902, and who has borne an excellent character during the four years of his imprisonment, much to the credit of the manager. The mother and family bear a good reputation, and are worthy to have the care of the boy entrusted to them. His name is Joseph H. May. He was 10 years and 8 months when he committed the offence for which he was sent to the school.
In June 1898, six boys - of whom Joseph May was the youngest - were convicted of having stolen a tin of biscuits valued at 5s and five books valued at 2s each. The justices convicted and discharged four of the boys and recommended that May and another boy (Andrew Blythe) be sent to the Industrial School, which recommendation Mr Wray, S.M., visiting magistrate, adopted. On the 2nd of February, 1903, the boy's mother requested me to apply to the Minister of Education for the boy's discharge, his uncle, Mr T. H. May, at Hastings, having offered to take care of him and bring him up in a trade ... (more at link above)

Oamaru Mail, 26 June 1915 JOSEPH GOES TO WAR
Mrs Petersen, Glen street, Oamaru, received cable advice yesterday that her son, Private Joseph H. May (8/73, Otago Battalion), who was wounded at the Dardanelles, arrived at Malta on May 18th

Timaru Herald, 4 January 1919 JOSEPH GETS MARRIED
A pretty wedding took place on December 26 (1918) at the Kensington Methodist Church, when Miss Gladys CRAVEN, third daughter of Mr H. Craven, (Harry 1867-1954) Timaru, was married to Mr Joseph Harrison May, of Oamaru. The officiating clergyman was the Rev T. A. Joughin. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked very pretty in a dress of crepe-de-chine, with veil and orange blossom. Miss Marion Craven, bridesmaid, the sister of the bride, wore a white jap silk dress. Both carried shower bouquets.
Mr Harold Petersen, of Oamaru, acted as best man, The guests were afterwards received at Mr and Mrs Craven's residence, Rhodes Street. The bride and bridegroom (who is a returned Anzac) left in the afternoon for Christchurch. The travelling costume of the bride was a blue serge, and large black hat. The couple were the recipients of numerous pretty and useful presents

4/ 1892 - Maud Christina 'Maudie' KEMP (age 27)
- Christina married William Mitchell CRAIG (1886-1965) in 1913
William was a son of John & Elizabeth CRAIG
William served in WWI as Private 39766 with the NZEF, 23rd Reinforcements Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company. He embarked from Wellington 14 March 1917. Maud was his next of kin at 81 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro, Wellington
In July 1918 W. M. Craig, 39866, Oamaru, was listed as seriously ill (not severe). In 1919 he was coming home on the 'Waimana' (into Auckland 20 June)

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JEMIMA had brothers, 4 of whom were:
* John Herbert Ralph May (1867-1950) (buried Hastings)
* William Charles May (1869-1948), lived in Glen street, Oamaru
* James Henry May (1871-1955)
James was sentenced to 3 months imprisonment with hard labour in the Dunedin Gaol, in Dec 1894, for failing to obey an order of the Court to make certain payments on behalf of his illegitimate child to Elizabeth Welch (a son, James May Welch born 9 Feb 1894). She stated the delay in taking proceedings was because she had been trying to get the child adopted. She admitted she was 18 years old and had been familiar, about 20 months prior, with his two brothers, John and Robert
* Robert Thomas George May (1873-1957) (buried Havelock North)
JEMIMA had sisters, 1 of whom was:
* Edith Margaret MAY (1863-1890)
- Edith married Launcelot DIXON (1859-1942) in Oamaru 14 Aug 1883
Launcelot was born in Cheshire, England, 1 of at least 8 children of Launcelot DIXON (1826-1904) & Martha HARBRIDGE (1834-1902) who emigrated to New Zealand
EDITH & LAUNCELOT's known children:
* 1884 - 1961 Launcelot (aka Lancelot) Dixon
* 1886 - Kate Dixon
* 1888 - 1888 Mary Dixon
* 1889 - 1980 Edith Margaret Dixon (born 1 Sep)
Edith Margaret married Archie BUGDEN (1883-1915) in 1910. Archie died 7 Jan 1915 aged 32 & is buried at Makaraka cemetery, Gisborne. His headstone reads: In loving memory of ARCHIE, beloved husband of Edith BUGDEN, who was accidentally killed at Patutahi Quarry, 7 Janaury 1915 aged 32 years.
Edith next married William Alexander SINTON (1881-1968) in 1920.
(see also William Alexander Sinton, #5766 Legion of Frontiersmen)
They are buried at Taruheru cemetery, Gisborne

* Jemima's sister, EDITH MARGARET DIXON died 18 Dec 1889 aged 26
North Otago Times, 19 December 1889, Page 2 On the 18th December, at the Hospital, Edith Margaret, the beloved wife of Launcelot Dixon, junr., and eldest daughter of Mr James H. R. May, of Oamaru, aged 26 years. The funeral will leave the Hospital at 3.30 p.m. on Friday, 20th instant. Friends are kindly invited to attend
- she is buried Plot 13, Block 5, Old Presbyterian at Oamaru cemetery
buried with Edith is:
1888 - daughter Mary aged 11 days
1904 - Lancelot Dixon, her father-in-law aged 76
1929 - Frederick George Dixon aged 62 (born 1867)
1942 - Launcelot Dixon, her husband aged 83
1958 - Mary Dixon aged 82 (born 1876)

JEMIMA then took Edith's children into her care (age 24)

North Otago Times, 1 November 1890 AT THE COURTHOUSE YESTERDAY
before Mr H. A. Stratford, R.M., Jemima May sued for an order against Launcelot Dixon, junr., for the support of two children, defendant having failed to provide them with adequate means of support, he being their father, the sister of plaintiff, now deceased, being the mother. Plaintiff applied for permission to take the children into her own charge, the maintenance to be paid by defendant. Dixon pleaded guilty, consented to the application and admitted being in arrears 7 in maintenance money to 30th October. After hearing the case his Worship made an order to the effect that plaintiff should take care of the children till they attain the age of 14 years (they are now eighteen months and 6 years respectively) and to be paid at the rate of 2 3s 4d per month for the maintenance and that the arrears of 7 be paid at the rate of 1 per month, for seven months

Oamaru Mail, 20 July 1891 NON-COMPLIANCE WITH AN ORDER
Launcelot Dixon jun., was charged with failing to comply with an order to pay 1 per month for the support of his children. Jemima May, who had charge of the children, and on whose information the charge was laid, stated that she did not wish to press the case, and was willing to give the prisoner the three weeks for which he asked. Judgment reserved for three weeks, with consent of plaintiff

North Otago Times, 25 August 1891 FAILING TO COMPLY
At the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, before H. A. Stratford, Esq., R.M., Launcelot Dixon junr., was charged with failing to comply with an order of the Court ordering him to pay towards the maintenance of his two children. Defendant did not appear. Jemima May said on the 30th June the sum of 14 4s was owing, and only 1 of that amount had been paid. Defendant was fined 1, with the alternative of seven days imprisonment in Oamaru Police Gaol with hard labour

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JEMIMA JANET MAY married Martin PETERSEN (1864-1911) 20 April 1892 in St Paul's Parish, Oamaru. Jemima was 26, Martin was 27

the children of JEMIMA & MARTIN:
* 1/ 1893 - 1918 MARTIN Petersen (age 28)
born (or registered) 16 June 1893 to Martin Petersen, mother not recorded

Oamaru Mail, 6 July 1915
Mrs J. J. Petersen, of Oamaru, has received intimation from the authorities that her son, Private M. Petersen, who left with the Main Expeditionary Force, was wounded at the Dardanelles on the 28th May. Private Petersen was employed by Messrs J. and T. Meek at the Crown Mills at the time of enlisting. Mrs Petersen has another son fighting for King and country at the Dardanelles, Private Joseph May, who has also been wounded and is now in hospital at Malta

North Otago Times, 20 November 1918
PETERSEN - On the 19th November, 1918, at Oamaru, Martin Petersen, beloved son of Jennie Petersen, of Glenn Street, Oamaru and Returned Soldier of three and a half years service; aged 25 years. Deeply regretted. The Funeral will leave Defence Hall TO-DAY, Wednesday, 20th inst., at 3.30 p.m. for the Oamaru Cemetery. Friends are invited to kindly attend.

Oamaru Mail, 21 November 1918
A military funeral was yesterday accorded the remains of the late Sapper Petersen (Martin), who died on Tuesday. The cortege contained members of the Oamaru Returned Soldiers' Association and the Defence Staff. Six returned soldiers were the pall-bearers. Owing to the epidemic it was not possible to secure a firing party. Rev S. F. Hunter conducted the service. The last post was sounded by Bandsman Hezelwood. The late Sapper Petersen left with the Second Reinforcements, and had seen more than three and a half years of active service. He was one of the true Anzacs, and was severely wounded in the chest at Suvla Bay, being sent to Hornchurch Hospital. After seeing further service in France he was invalided to New Zealand. Since his return he was employed by Messrs J. and T. Meek, at their flourmills. Popular with all, general sorrow will be felt at his death, and a very widespread sympathy will be extended to his family
NOTE
MARTIN Petersen, Sapper 8/1310, served for 3 years, in Egypt 1915, the Balkans at Gallipoli, and on the Western Front, 1916-17. He is buried Plot 37 & 38, Block 72 at Oamaru cemetery

Oamaru Mail, 19 November 1919 IN MEMORIAM
PETERSEN - In loving memory of Sapper Martin Petersen, the beloved son of Jemima and the late Martin Petersen, who died at Oamaru on November 19th, 1918; aged 25 years.
"Death may separate, but memory never"
Inserted by his loving sister and brother-in-law, Maud and William Craig, Wellington

PETERSEN - In loving memory of Sapper Martin Petersen, the beloved son of Jemima and the late Martin Petersen, who died at Oamaru on November 19th, 1918; aged 25 years.
..."Tis but a year since we last saw you, Martin, dear,
...But in our memory you still are here
- Inserted by his loving mother, sisters and brothers


* 2/ 1895 - 1970 EDITH MARY Petersen (age 30)
born 1 October 1895
* In 1904 she was in the Infant Department at Middle School, Oamaru
* In 1905 she was in Standard I and received a prize for attendance
* In 1906 she was in Standard II and came 2nd for Writing (beaten by Charlie Muncey) and came 1st equal in Sewing with Ivy Coatman
* In 1908 she received 3rd prize for under 12 Flowers
- Edith married Francis GOLDSACK in 1922


* 3/ 1897 - 1966 HAROLD PETER (aka Peter) Petersen (age 31)
born 24 August 1897 (2 days before Jemima's 32nd birthday)
- In 1916 he was elected member of the Oamaru Fire Brigade
- He resigned in Dec 1917
Oamaru Mail, 18 September 1918 CALLED TO THE COLORS
NORTH OTAGO - Petersen, Harold Peter, joiner's apprentice, Glen street, Oamaru

Oamaru Mail, 9 October 1918 MEDICAL EXAMINATION RESULTS
The following are the names of the men fit for service at the Medical Board sittings which concluded yesterday:-
* H. P. Petersen

Oamaru Mail, 4 December 1920 OAMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL
The fortnightly meeting of the Oamaru Borough Council was held last night.
Correspondence:
Mr H. P. Petersen applied for a lease of the small reserve in Glen street at an annual rental of 5. - Referred to the Reserves Committee

HAROLD PETER Petersen married Edith May BUTCHER (1903-) in 1923
- daughter of Edward Angus Skaife BUTCHER (1875-1953) & Ada May HERRICK (1878-1958) of Napier
HAROLD & EDITH had a son (and probably others):
1927 - 1997 Harold Maxwell Petersen, born in Napier
Harold was an infant when his father Harold left the family ...
(if you can help with more on this family please leave a message below)
HAROLD PETER Petersen died 20 June 1966 in Auckland aged 69
- His ashes were scattered from Purewa


* 4/ 1899 - IVY Petersen (age 34)
born 21 October 1899
* In 1910 she was in Standard I at Oamaru Middle School and received a prize for General Improvement
* In 1911 she was in Standard II and came 4th equal in Reading with May Granger, 4th in Writing and certificate for Attendance
* In 1912 she was in Standard III
* In 1913 she was in Standard III and came 3rd in class with Ernest Gilchrist, Linda Speid & Ethel Hopley


* 5/ 1901 - 1963 ROSE 'Rosie' KAREN Petersen (age 35)
born 4 June 1901
* In 1910 Rosie was in Standard II at Oamaru Middle School and came 2nd in class for reading, 4th in class for writing & sewing
* In 1912 she received a prize for General Proficiency, came 3rd equal in Sewing with Dorothy Sinclair
* In 1913 she was in Standard V and came 2nd in Sewing
* In 1915 she was in North School Standard VI and received a Proficiency Certificate
ROSE married Stanley Henry Cavaliero MEAD (1884-1950) in 1923


* 6/ 1904 - 1973 JEMIMA JANET 'Mima' Petersen (age 38)
born 3 June 1904 (on the 29th anniversary of her grandmother's death)
* In 1911 Mima was in Preparatory Standard I at Oamaru Middle School
* In 1913 she was in Standard I
* In 1914 she was in Standard II and came 3rd for sewing
* In 1915 she was in Standard III and received a certificate of Merit and came 1st equal in sewing with Madge Grenfell
* In 1916 she was in Standard IV and came 2nd equal in General proficiency in schoolwork with Dora Hammill
* In 1919 she was in Standard VI and received an Attendance Prize along with her brother Herbert
- Jemima didn't marry. She died 27 Dec 1973 aged 68
- she is buried Plot 131, Block 72 at Oamaru cemetery with her mother


* 7/ 1905 - 1974 JOHN 'Herbert' RALPH Petersen (age 40)
born 12 September 1905
he was a Bank Clerk
* in 1928 he is in Oamaru, Otago
* in 1938 he is in Kaiapoi, Canterbury
* in 1946 he is in Hurunui, Canterbury
* in 1963 he is in Christchurch Central
* in 1969 he is in St Albans, Christchurch
HERBERT died 25 March 1974 aged 69
- he is buried Plot 200, Block 20 at Ruru Lawn cemetery, Christchurch
with him is Roseina Jane Petersen (1914-1988)


* 8/ 1909 - MYRTLE AGNES Petersen (age 43)
born 24 May 1909
* In Dec 1916 at the break-up of Middle School, Oamaru, Myrtle received a Proficiency prize in the Infant Department
* In Dec 1920 she had 17 entries at the annual Knox Church Rose Show. She had 8 entries in the Decorated Table and came 2nd
- nothing else known

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TIMELINE
Oamaru Mail, 23 September 1892
James Sullivan was further charged with provoking a breach of the peace by using insulting behaviour by fighting with Martin Petersen. Accused pleaded guilty. Martin Petersen was similarly charged and pleaded "guilty in self-defence" Evidence was called to show that Sullivan was the aggressor in the case and that Petersen had only fought in self-defence. Petersen denied knowing how the fight started. Both he and Sullivan were in a semi-intoxicated condition.
Both accused and convicted, Petersen, being fined 10s, Court costs 7s, and share of witnesses' expenses 10s. Sullivan was fined 2 with Court costs 7s and witnesses' expenses 10s

Oamaru Mail, 20 February 1899
Martin Petersen, on remand, was charged with unlawfully failing to provide for his wife's child, Joseph Harrison May, a boy under the age of 16 years, with means of support. Sergeant O'Grady stated the case and called defendant who said that the boy left his house and was taken in charge by the police. He had not contributed towards his support. He only made 1 a week as a fisherman, out of which he paid 6s per week rent and supported his wife and family. Mr Lee submitted that this was not a case of wilful neglect, but of sheer inability to provide. His Worship said he would like to think the case over and adjourned it until Monday next
NOTE 1 a week in Jan 1899 is equivalent today to $181

Oamaru Mail, 28 October 1904 MARTIN'S NEW LAUNCH
The steamer Hawea brought yesterday an oil launch, which has been built to the order of Mr martin Petersen, of this town. The little vessel, which is built of kauri, is from the yards of Messrs Logan Bros., of Auckland. She is 26ft long, 7ft beam, and is about four tons register. The launch is diagonal built, and is provided with a White 5-horse-power engine. She has a deck-house over her engine, and seats have been provided for 28 persons. It is, of course, intended to use the launch in the fishing trawling off Oamaru, but we learn from Mr Petersen that he intends to make excursions off here during the summer months. We congratulate the owner in securing a craft which will facilitate the work of obtaining fish, and we wish him every success in his enterprise
NOTE Martin named his launch 'Rosie' and ran short and long exertions from the Normanby Wharf every afternoon and evening for a small charge

Oamaru Mail, 23 August 1913 OAMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL
Mrs J. J. Petersen (Glen street) asking Council's opinion as to the course she should take with regard to the Express Company's horses. The horses broke down the fence of the reserve leased from the Council, and damaged her potatoes, trees and flowers. They numbered 18 to 20 and made her garden their camping ground when the weather was cold and would break any fence down.
A letter from the manager of the Express Company was enclosed stating that the damage was not due to negligence on the part of the Company. He repudiated the liability. Referred to the Reserves Committee for report

Oamaru Mail, 8 November 1913 OAMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL
Councillors Ireland and Clarke have been appointed to interview Mr Petersen in regard to her lease of sections 7 to 10, block 55, and to report to the Council

Oamaru Mail, 7 March 1914 OAMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL
The following building permits were granted: Mr Martin Petersen, improvements in wood to house in Glen street (section 9, block 95)

North Otago Times, 25 May 1918
OAMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL - Inward Correspondence
Jemima J. Petersen, Glen street, wrote complaining of a broken fence dividing her property and borough reserve

Oamaru Mail, 14 September 1918
Mrs Jemima Petersen relinquished section 6, block 55, from February - Surrender accepted and matter referred to Reserves Committee

Oamaru Mail, 1 February 1919 OAMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL
Mrs Petersen, of Glen street, offered the leasehold of her section, if needed, for the extension of the electricity scheme. - Noted

Oamaru Mail, 2 June 1920 MAGISTRATE'S COURT this day
Jemima Petersen, of Eden street, was charged with allowing cattle to stray within the borough


MARTIN Petersen died 27 June 1911 aged 45
Oamaru Mail, 27 June 1911
PATERSEN - On the 27th instant, at Oamaru, Martin Petersen, the dearly-beloved husband of Jemima Petersen, aged 45 years. Deeply regretted
The funeral will leave his late residence, Ribble street, on Thursday, 29th instant, at 2.30 p.m., for the Oamaru cemetery. Friends are invited to kindly attend

Oamaru Mail, 27 June 1912
PETERSEN - In loving memory of my dear father, who died on June 27th, 1911 at Oamaru. Inserted by his loving daughter and son-in-law, Maud and Will Craig

JEMIMA JANET Petersen died 28 July 1943 aged 77 (BDM has 74)
Auckland Star, 30 July 1943
PETERSEN - On July 28, 1943 at Auckland, the loved mother of Rose Mead, and dear grandma of Ivan. Safe in His arms. Interment at Oamaru
PETERSEN - Only July 28, 1943, at Auckland, Jemima Janet, widow of Martin Petersen, Oamaru. A dearly beloved mother, deeply mourned by her loving daughters and sons. Lord keep her in Your care.
- Martin & Jemima are buried together in Plot 31, Block 72 at Oamaru cemetery

Auckland Star, 28 July 1944 IN MEMORIAM
PETERSEN, Jemima Janet, late of Oamaru, July 28, 1943. My Mother. Maudie


PHOTO
OAMARU, OTAGO c1900
taken from:
Oamaru & Breakwater

written for Athol who is looking for William Shannon

the grandparents of William James Shannon (1867-1939):
Graham SHANNON (1816-1892) & Elizabeth 'Eliza' VANCE (1814-1902)

Graham Shannon & Eliza Vance had 7 children
4 of their sons emigrated to New Zealand
they were:
* George Vance Shannon (1843-1920)
...(possibly a brother of Athol's great great grandfather)
* William Shannon (1845-1880)
* Ezekiel Shannon (1847-1923)
* Graham Shannon (1857-1935)

A SON of George Vance Shannon (1843-1920) was also a William James Shannon
* this William James Shannon married Jean Bruce in 1912

available to read from your library: a book written by Marianne Davis in 2000
A Shannon family: from Antrim, Ireland to New Zealand
also available to buy: The Shannon Family Reunion and Book Committee, 2000

Feilding Star, 28 March 1912 WEDDING of William James Shannon
A wedding possessing all the elements of interest, fashion and beauty was celebrated at St John's Church this afternoon, when two of the oldest and best known families of the district were connected by the marrimonial alliance of two respective members of the younger generation.

The bridegroom was Mr William James Shannon, second son of Mr G. V. Shannon, of "The Totaras," Waituna, and on this the day of his great happiness he was surrounded by a host of relatives and friends to wish him the best of good luck as he passed from the loneliness of bachelordom and took unto himself a wife.
The bride, Miss Jean Bruce, youngest daughter of Mrs A. Bruce, of Denbigh street, Feilding, has resided for the past five or six years in Feilding, having come here with her mother from the Halcombe district, and she is one of Feilding's most beautiful and most popular young ladies. Like the groom, therefore, she also entered her married life amidst an assemblage of relatives, friends, and well-wishers who were all eager to give her as happy a wedding as lay in their power.

The ceremony was performed at St John's Church, which was thronged with a deeply interested congregation. The Rev G. F. Mayo, vicar of the Kiwitea Parchial District, assisted by the Rev A. S. Innes Jones, conducted the sacred rite.

The bride, who looked surpassingly beautiful, was adorned in a dress of soft white liberty satin, veiled with marquisette, and tunic edged with Limerick lace, and caught up at the side with a large satin rose; square train daintily embroidered with pearls in true lovers' knots. The bodice was trimmed with a fichu of Limerick lace and pearls, and finished with a spray of orange blossoms. A glorious veil of Limerick lace was surmounted with a dainty mob cap of tulle edged with orange blossoms. The bride carried a lovely shower bouwuet, and wore the bridegroom's present - a ruby, diamond and sapphire butterfly - in the corsage.

Miss Elsie Bruce (cousin of the bride) was the maid of honour, and the other bridesmaids were, Miss Vera McBeth (niece of the groom) and Miss Irene Prior. All three were quaintly dressed in pale grey satin veiled with pale grey ninon. The tunics were trimmed with three rows of ruching caught at each row with grey and pink ninon roses. and finished with dainty bead trimming. The bodices were finished with ninon fichus edged with ruching and caught with a large pink rose.

She wore large black pom hats, the crown swathed with ostrich feather, and caught with a single pink rose. Each maid had a black velvet neck band and pearl and turquoise neck slide, the gift of the groom, and carried little posies of pink roses and grey tulle.

Mr Arnold Shannon (cousin) supported the groom as best man, and the groomsmen were Messrs Cyril Blundell (Wellington) and Keith Smith (Marton).

The bride was given away her her uncle, Mr J. Bruce (Cheltenham).

This is the eighth marriage of Mr and Mrs G. V. Shannon's sons and daughters.
After the ceremony a reception was held at the residence of the bride's mother, where the customary expressions of goodwill were extended to mr and Mrs Shannon. The happy couple were to leave later by motor car for Wanganui, en route to Auckland and Sydney, where they will spend the honeymoon.

The bride's travelling dress was a saxe blue costume, with tagel straw hat of a lighter shade with grey and blue wings. A set of black fox furs complete a most becoming toilette.

Included in the very large collection of wedding presents were several from relatives in England and Ireland

NOTES
The father of the groom, G. V. Shannon was:
Major George Vance SHANNON (1842-1920) from Ulster, Ireland
who helped found Shannon, Horowhenua
The parents of George Vance Shannon were:
Graham SHANNON & Elizabeth 'Eliza' VANCE
NOTE
There is a headstone at Townland, Atrim for Grahan Shannon which reads:
Erected by George V Shannon, Wellington New Zealand, in memory of his father, Graham Shannon, who died 16th December 1892, age 76 years, his mother Elizabeth Shannon who died 7th February 1902 aged 88 years, and their children William Shannon who died at Nelson New Zealand 27th July 1880 aged 35 years, Mary Ann and Robert who died in infancy, Mary Jane Shannon who died 17th January 1930, Blessed are the dead who die in the lord, REV VXIV 13 eight generations of Shannons the last of the Antrim family rest here in 1907, Graham and Elizabeth Shannon had 4 sons, 26 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren residing in New Zealand, George Vance Shannon their eldest son, being the first to arrive in that Dominica in 1865

George Vance Shannon emigrated to New Zealand about 1865 and was in business in Nelson for 9 years. In 1874, he and Mr J.S.M. Thompson established a drapery business in Wellington with branches in Christchurch, Napier and Auckland. When he retired from this business in 1887, he moved with his family to the ?Totara?s Estate? at Waituna West, Rangitikei district.
He always took an active part in public matters. He was Captain of the Wellington Rifles and was made a Major in the N.Z. Militia, commanding the First Battalion in 1887. He was a member of the Wellington Education Board; Commander of the Wellington Fire Salvage Board; and a customs expert.
But perhaps his most important work was with the Wellington-Manawatu railway. He was a member of the first committee appointed to report on the practicability of the railway; and was vice-president of the London Board; and a director, during his seven years service to the company.
He became one of the best known settlers in the Rangitikei district and died at his Totara's home on June 4th, 1920, leaving six daughters and two sons

George & Emily Jane HEWITT arrived together early 1865 and married in Nelson, 23 Nov 1865
Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, 24 November 1865 SHANNON-HEWITT - November 23, at Christ Church, by the Rev G. H. Johnston, Mr G. V. Shannon, to Emily, eldest daughter of the late Lieutenant J. T. Hewitt, R.N., of Sydney Lodge, County Wicklow
* 1866, 23 Aug at her residence, Manuka-st Nelson, a daughter
- Georgina Emily Shannon married Steven Williamson 17 Aug 1885 in Wellington
* 1867 - 1954 a daughter
- Florence Elizabeth Shannon married Robert McBeth in July 1887
* 1868, 22 Dec at her residence, Mount Graham, a daughter
- Margaret Vance Shannon married Dr John Carmichael Smith in `896
* 1870 - 1928, 1 Nov, at her residence Bronti-street, a son
- Graham Hugh Shannon married Evelyn Mary Lodder in 1911. He was accidentally shot
* 1871 - 1953 at Nelson, a son
- William James Shannon married Jean Bruce in 1912
* 1873, 29 June at Bronti-street, a daughter
- Minnie Shannon married Harold Redmmayne in 1902
* 1875 - 1876 Aug a daughter
- Mary Eva Shannon died Wellington aged 6 months
* 1877, 2 Jan at Wellington, a daughter
- Eileen Shannon
* 1879 - 1880 a son
- George Vance Hewitt Shannon died aged 9 months
* 1881, 31 March at Wellington, a daughter
- Kathleen Shannon married Herbert Thornton Richardson in 1907
* 1885, 19 Nov, at Wellington, a son
- Trevor Shannon married Evelyn Mary Lodder 1911. Trevor died 1928 aged 43
EMILY JANE died 25 Feb 1914 at 'The Totaras" Feilding aged 73
GEORGE died 4 June 1920 in Feilding aged 77
- they are buried Plot 59/63, Public section at Bolton street cemetery Wellington

PHOTO
Major George Vance Shannon from NZETC

the known CUMMOCK in New Zealand
compiled for the query from ollie52 on 2014-01-13
* indicates see notes at end
• indicates person has own bio (in alphabetical order)

• AGNES CAMPBELL Cummock (1883-1918)
was born 30 June 1883 in Dunedin to William Smith Cummock (1845-1920) & Mary Saunders, a granddaughter of James Cummock (1811-1847) & Elizabeth Connell, a great granddaughter of John Cummock (1787-) & Agnes Campbell of Paisley
Agnes married John Henry THOMAS (1879-1934) in 1902
* John was born in Invercargill. He was a Poultry Farmer
... their known children
* 1902 - 1971 Matthew Edward Thomas
. +Dorothy Matilda Moffat +Frances Helen McKee
* 1903 - 1980 Mary Eliza Thomas
* 1905 - 1977 Violet Agnes Thomas
. + Cecil George Laurie in 1928
* 1906 - 1944 John Henry Thomas
* 1911 - 1971 William Allan Thomas
. + Janet Johnston Young
Agnes died 28 Feb 1918 aged 34, last address was 214 King street, Dunedin
Otago Daily Times, 1 March 1918 THOMAS - On February 28 1918, at her residence, 214 King street, Dunedin (after a long and painful illness), Agnes, the dearly-beloved wife of John Henry Thomas; in her thirty-fifth year. "At rest"
Otago Daily Times, 2 March 1918 FUNERAL NOTICE The Friends of John Henry Thomas are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral of his late wife, which will leave 214 King street, Dunedin, to-morrow (Sunday), the 3rd inst., at 2.30 o'clock, for the Southern cemetery
James Henry Thomas died 26 June 1934 aged 54 at Talboys Home, Dunedin
* they are buried Plot 9, Block 109 Southern cemetery, Dunedin
. buried with them is:
1876 - Margaret THOMAS aged 26 (born Scotland, married woman)
1892 - Mary Jane THOMAS aged 36 (born Cornwall)
1895 - Eliza THOMAS aged 30 (born Tuapeka)
1896 - Elizabeth Ann NELSON (nee THOMAS) aged 39
(Elizabeth was born in England, she married Andrew Nelson in 1894)
1908 - Maria THOMAS aged 77 (born Cornwall, arrived 1874)

• ALLAN Cummock (1881-1933)
was born 27 Sep 1881 in Dunedin to William Smith Cummock & Mary Saunders. He served in the South African Boer War, Serial number 5904
Allan married Isabella Mary Buckley (1885-1915) in 1906.
* Isabella was born in Port Chalmers to John Buckley & Mary Fletcher
... their known children
* 1908 - 1919 *Emily Isabel Cummock (aged 10)
* 1911 - 1956 William John Cummock (Christchurch)
* 1915 - 1915 Allan Gordon Cummock (aged 7 weeks at Papatupu)
Isabella died 27 May 1915 in Owaka, Caitlins aged 30, 7 weeks after her baby Allan Gordon Cummock
Otago Daily Times, 28 May 1917 CUMMOCK - In loving memory of Allan Gordon, dearly-beloved son of Allan Cummock, Clarendon, who departed this life at Tawanui on April 4, 1915
...And a little child shall lead them
Inserted by his loving father, sister and brother
. CUMMOCK - In loving memory of Isabella Mary (Ella), dearly-beloved wife of Allan Cummock, Clarendon, who departed this life at Owaka on May 27, 1915
...She bore her pain, she bore it well;
...What she suffered none can tell.
...Peacefully sleeping, resting at last,
...Life's weary trouble and sufferings past.
...The weary hours and days of pain,
...The troubled, sleepless nights are past.
...The ever-patient, worn-out frame
...Has gained sweet rest at last.
...Two years have gone. We love her still,
...And in our hearts none her place can ever fill.
Inserted by her loving husband and two children
Allan next married Ellen Jane Coleman (1895-1962) in 1927
* Ellen was a daughter of John William Coleman & Matilda Cooker
... their known children
* 1932 - Helen Cummock
* 1932 - 2015 Margaret Lorraine Cummock
. twins born 15 Jan 1932
Allan Cummock died 11 Sep 1933 in Christchurch aged 51
Ellen Jane Cummock died 15 June 1962 aged 67
* they are buried together Plot 64, Block 21A at Sydenham cemetery, Christchurch
. NOTE .
* Emily Isabel Cummock died suddenly aged 10.8 at the Dunedin Hospital (lived at Nottingham Crescent, Caversham). She is buried Block 41, Plot 118 Andersons Bay cemetery.
* Buried with her is:
1935 - William Alexander JOHNSTON aged 67 (born Scotland)
1942 - Jane Forrest JOHNSTON aged 46 (spinster born Dunedin)
1946 - Mary JOHNSTON aged 74 (nee Cummock, married William 1894)

• ANDREW WATSON Cummock (1853-1932)
was born in Glasgow, Scotland to John Cummock & Jane Watson
Andrew married Elizabeth Harrington in 1879
* Elizabeth was born 1858 in London, England
...their known children
*1879 - Elizabeth Harrington Cummock, was born 4 Nov 1879 at Andersons Bay, Dunedin, 4 months after her father started his 9 year prison term
Southland Times, 27 June 1879
ARREST OF ANDREW WATSON CUMMOCK . We hear that Andrew Watson Cummock, late sub-librarian of the Dunedin Athenaeum (and Mechanics' Institute), was arrested late last night at the Bluff by Constable Coffee. He was charged with incendiarism and removed to Dunedin . The circumstances
* Andrew received 12 months hard labour for larceny and 8 years penal servitude for arson, the sentences to be cumulative. He started the sentence in Dunedin Gaol on 7 July 1879, was transferred to Lyttelton in Dec 1882 and by 1883 he had been transferred to Wellington prison after evidence of harsh treatment and his complaints that "they are trying to kill me"...
Evening Post, 15 May 1880
. The reward of £300 is to be distributed among the witnesses who secured Cummock's conviction (Jan 2014 equivalent of $48,200)
Press, 23 June 1883
. The DUNEDIN GAOL ENQUIRY
Otago Daily Times, 17 July 1883
. Andrew gives evidence against the gaol and warders

• ELIZABETH CUMMOCK (nee Stafford) (1871-1944)
was born in Bulli, NSW. She 1st married John Cummock (1866-1901) in NSW in 1886, son of John Cummock & Jane Howie Waltson
... their known children (all born Hillwood, NSW)
* 1886 - 1953 John Stafford Cummock
* 1888 - Maxton Cummock
* 1891 - Ivy Dummock
* 1893 - George Cummock
* 1894 - Dorothy Cummock
* 1896 - Lynda Cummock
Elizabeth next married Robert Edward Spinks (1879-1956) in 1902 at the residence of Messrs Richards Bros., Waimangaroa
* Robert was born in Wollongong, NSW to Robert John Spinks (1823-1908) & Elizabeth Harrigan (1837-1915)
... their known children
* 1903 - 1982 Hilda May Spinks
. + Alfred Whitlow (1906-1941) in 1925)
* 1905 - 1990 Robert Edward 'Cecil' Spinks
* 1907 - 2001 Elizabeth Victoria 'Betty' Spinks
. + John Charles McCormick 1926)
* ? - John Spinks (see Elizabeth's death notice)
* 1912 - Laurel Spinks (born Burwood, NSW)
Elizabeth Spinks died in NSW
Evening Post, 4 Aug 1944
SPINKS - On July 13, 1944, At Newcastle. N.S.W., Elizabeth, loved wife of R. E. Spinks, of Petone, and mother of Hilda, Betty, Laurel, Cecil and John; aged 73 years

• ELIZABETH CHRISTINA SAUNDERS Cummock (1867-1941)
was born in Dunedin to William Smith Cummock & Mary Saumders
* Elizabeth Christina Saunders Cummock had 2 children:
* 1890 - •Walter Begg Cummock
* 1895 - 1895 Christina Cummock (aged 6 weeks)
* Christina died 2 March 1895 & buried Block 63, Plot 2 at Northern cemetery
* Buried with her is:
1873 - John McLEOD aged 44
1894 - John SPENCE aged 48
1897 - William McVIE aged 3 hours
Elizabeth Christina Saunders Cummock married 11 June 1902 to William George BEKER (1863-1934)
Otago Daily Times, 25 Aug 1902
. BAKER(sic) - CUMMOCK - On the 11th June, at Dunedin, George William Baker, miner, Blackstone Hill, late North Canterbury, to Elizabeth Christina, eldest daughter of William Smith Cummock, engineer. Alexandra Herald please copy
* William was born in England to Frederick Beker (1840-1916 born Hamburg, Germany-died Kaiapoi) & Bridget Stark (1840-1919 born Limerick, Ireland-died Kaiapoi)
. William had first married Jessie Christina Rice (1863-1899) in 1883 & had 7 children
... the known children of Christina & William
* 1906 - William George Beker
William George Beker died 23 Oct 1934 in Dunedin aged 71 & buried Plot 115, Block 133 Andersons Bay cemetery
Elizabeth Christina Beker died 24 Sep 1941 in Dunedin amd is buried Plot 6C, Block 43 Andersons Bay cemetery
* Buried with her is:
1938 - Donald McARTHUR aged 64 (born Scotland, died 20 Aug)
1938 - Ellen Mason MENZIES aged 74 (spinster born Glasgow, died 15 Nov)
1939 - John Stanley HARRIS aged 26 (born Australia)

• ELIZABETH CONNELL Cummock (1861-1912)
was born in Scotland to John Cummock & Jane Howie Watson
Elizabeth married Andrew Watson McLEAN (1853-1932) in Dunedin 28 July 1882
* Andrew was born in Glasgow, arrived in NZ c1878. He was a Carpenter
... their known children
* 1885 - 1885 *Jane Howie Watson McLean
* 1886 - 1891 *Alexander McLean
* 1888 - 1964 John Cummock McLean
. + Rose Lillian Hannah Beard 1917
* 1891 - 1960 Charles Andrew McLean
+ Lucy Barlow Collett 1914
* 1894 - 1971 *Pearl Margaret McLean
* 1896 - Ruby McLean
Elizabeth Connell McLean died 21 June 1912 in Dunedin aged 51
Andrew Watson McLean died 25 June 1932 aged 79
* they are buried *Plot 17, Block 33 at Northern Cemetery

• JAMES Cummock (1868-1947)
was a son of William Smith Cummock & Mary Saunders
James married Ellen Birnie (1878-1952) in 1903
... their known children
* 1904 - 1904 Mary Katherine Elizabeth Cummock (aged 7 months at Earnscleugh)
* 1906 - 1956 Leslie James Cummock (died Alexandra)
* 1907 - 1970 John Joseph Cummock
* buried Dannevirke with Dorothy (1910-1985)
* 1909 - 1991 Eileen Margaret Cummock
* 1911 - 1993 James Alexander Cummock
. + Vera Lillian Mathias (1911-2007)
* 1912 - 1981 Frances Cecelia Cummock
* 1914 - 1942 William Smith Anthony Cummock
... WILLIAM SERVED in WWII as Lance Bombardier 25538 with the 2nd NZEF. He was Killed In Action in the Western Desert Campaign 31 Oct 1942 aged 28. He is buried El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
* 1917 - 1942 Vincent Patrick Cummock
... VINCENT SERVED in WWII as Flight Sergeant NZ41574 with the Royal NZ Air Force. He was Killed In Action 3 June 1942 in Germany aged 25. He is buried 24 D, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
James Cummock died 29 Nov 1947 in Alexandra aged 78
Ellen Cummock died 31 Dec in Alexandra 1972 aged 75

• JAMES CUMMOCK (1811-1847)
was born 1811 in Paisley, Scotland to John Cummock & Agnes Campbell
* James married Elizabeth Connell (1811-1892) in Scotland 10 May 1830
... their known children
* 1831 - 1892 •John Cummock
* 1833 - 1928 •Margaret Cummock
* 1835 - Agnes Cummock, born in Renfrew
. Agnes married John Pender in Paisley, Renfrew in 1858 (not found in NZ)
* 1837 - Elizabeth Cummoc
. born in Glasgow (not found in NZ)
* 1841 - 1912 James Cummock
. born in Paisley and arrived in New Zealand about 1872. He was a Miner & the Caversham Electoral Rolls 1905-1911 list him as a Seaman of Alexandra St. James died 5 March 1912 in Caversham and is buried Block 20, Plot 158 at Andersons Bay cemetery
* 1843 - 1903 • Mary Cummock
. + Edward Downes
* 1843 - Janet Cummock
. not found in NZ
* 1845 - 1920 •William Smith Cummock
. + Annie Isabella Hunter River 1906 + Mary Saunders
* 1851 - 1933 •Allan Cummock
. + Isabella May Buckley 1906 + Ellen Jane Coleman 1927

• JANE Cummock (1864-)
born 5 April 1863 Paisley, Scotland to John CUMMOCK & Jane Howie WATSON
Jane married Henry GUY (1863-1897)? in Dunedin 15 April 1895
(Jane was recorded as 31 and Henry was 32)
- Henry was born in County Armagh, Ireland
no children found
. NOTE .
A number of Henry Guy were around at the same time as the one I am looking for, i.e., the husband of Jane Cummock. The following articles are possibilities only.
(Windsor is 125km north of Dunedin) As always your input is welcome
North Otago Times, 7 June 1880
INQUEST AT WINDSOR . On Saturday afternoon, before Mr George Sumpter, Acting-Coroner, an inquest was held in the Railway Hotel, Windsor, to inquire into the cause of the death of THOMAS GUY. Mr Alexander Copland was foreman of the jury. Inspector Thompson watched the progress of the case on behalf of the police, and Mr Hannay, Traffic Manager, attended on behalf of the railway authorities.
HENRY GUY, brother of the deceased, and horse-driver on the Livingstone line, deposed; Mr brother was 22 years of age in January last; was unmarried; was born in Armagh, Ireland. He was nine years in New Zealand. Friday was pay-day, and the men were, therefore, not at work. I last saw my brother alive at 6 o'clock on Friday evening in the Railway Hotel, Windsor. He was then a little under the influence of drink. There was a sort of row in the house, and a constable put deceased and others out. He went round to the back. Five minutes afterwards I went round. Seeing nothing of him, I went down to the platform and inquired for him from several persons, but heard nothing. On the train's arrival, I heard that a man had been killed on the line, and on my going there I found the body of my brother. It was then about 20 minutes to 7 o'clock. The evening was dark. A man named James Reid told me that my brother had quarrelled about a bottle of brandy and that my brother had been kicked ... more
* Thomas is buried Plot 17, Block 29 at Old Anglican cemetery Oamaru
Bay Of Plenty Times, 6 Oct 1897 FATAL ACCIDENT
. Dunedin, Tuesday - Henry Guy, aged 39, was killed at the Upper Junction through a dray capsizing and falling on him. The body was found on the Port Chalmers road on Sunday morning. He was on his way home to his father's farm at Mount Cargill on Saturday night, and he called at a hotel and procured some beer, being then apparently sober
Newspapers have 39, 38 & 37, BDM has 38, cemetery database has 37
. A man named Henry Guy, 38 years of age, residing on Dr Martin's farm, near the Upper Junction, met with his death under distressing circumstances some time during Saturday night or early on Sunday morning. On Saturday night he was driving a horse and cart along the Valley road, and called at the Botanical Gardens Hotel, where he purchased three bottles of beer. He left about 9 o'clock, and the licensee stated that he then appeared all right. The following morning he was found dead, lying underneath his cart on the Upper Port Chalmers road, by Mr J. E. Macky, a dairyman. Two boys traveled with him to within about a mile of where the body was found. One of them stated that Guy appeared to be drunk, and was rolling about in his seat. He said, however, he was all right and would find his way home. Deceased worked on Dr Martin's farm. He was married, and his parents live at Woodlands. An inquest will be held to-day.
- Henry is buried Plot 13, Block 160 at Northern cemetery, Dunedin
buried with him is:
1891 - William GUY, aged 26 (born 1865)
1909 - Margaret GUY, aged 75 (born 1836)
1910 - William GUY, aged 85 (born 1825)
1927 - Thomas Francis GUY, aged 50 (born 1877 Dunedin)
1935 - Elizabeth GLEESON, aged 73 (born 1862 Ireland)

• JANE HOWIE WATSON Cummock (1870-1926)
was a daughter of William Smith Cummock & Mary Saunders
Jane married John Joseph 'Jack' McConnell 17 June 1895 in Dunedin
Otago Daily Times, 23 July 1895 McCONNELL-CUMMOCK - On the 17th June, at St Joseph's Cathedral, by the Very Rec Father Lynch, John Joseph McConnell, to Jane, second daughter of William Cummock, Mosgiel. - Liverpool papers please copy
... their known children
(born in Dunedin they later moved to Australia))
* 1896 - Mary Catherine McConnell
* 1898 - Charles Blaney McConnell
. CHARLES BLANEY McCONNELL served in WWI with the AIF as Private 41903. He enlisted 2 Feb 1916 from Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. His parents signed the consent form. His medical exam of March 1916 stated he was: 18 years old, 5' 5?", 126lbs (57.15kg), dark complexion, grey eyes, brown hair. His permanent address was with his father at Tongala, Victoria. He was discharged 3 months later as medically unfit due to a weak back said to be strained about 1906 in New Zealand and made worse 9 months previously through lifting hay & heavy milk cans. He re-enlisted in Sep 1918. His parents then had the Marine Hotel at Port Melbourne. His parents signed the consent form which listed there were 5 sons in the family, none serving. Charles's medical exam of Oct 1918 stated he was: 20 years 6 months, 5' 6?", 177lbs (80.28kg), dark complexion, blue eyes & that he was a Farmer. His company was demobilised 24 Dec 1918. On 19 April 1945 he requested a copy of his discharge certificate stating the original had been lost. His address was then Old Fernshaw road Healesville Victoria (temporary address Kingston Hotel, Canberra)
* 1900 - John Rowe McConnell (born in Cromwell 26 May 1900)
. JOHN ROWE McCONNELL served in WWI as Private V81424. He enlisted Sept 1918. His medical exam on 31 Oct 1918 stated he was: 18 years 5 months, 5' 6", 120lbs (54.43kg), dark complexion, blue eyes, dark hair & that he was a Farm hand
* 1902 - Margaret Jean McConnell
* 1903 - Patrick McConnell
* 1905 - Bridge Blaney McConnell
. Bridge was in Melbourne electoral rolls 1931-1972, the last 23 years in Henty

• JESSIE BUCHANAN Cummock (1879-1934)
was born 30 June 1879 in Dunedin to William Smith Cummock & Mary Saunders
Jessie married Frederick Wallace CHAPMAN (1878-1946) in 1902
* Frederick was born 10 July 1878 in New Plymouth to Jabez & Emma Chapman
... their known children
* 1903 - 1934 Jabez Wallace Cummock Chapman
. + Inez Alene Roberts in 1929
* 1904 - 1952 Charles William Chapman
Jabez Wallace Cummock Chapman (Electrician) died 27 Feb 1934 in Oamaru
Jessie Buchanan Chapman died 5 March 1934 at 262 Kaikoura Valley Road, Dunedin
Frederick Wallace Chapman (Constable) died 7 Dec 1946 in Highcliff, Dunedin
Charles William Chapman (Labourer) died 12 Sep 1952 in Dunedin
* they are all buried together in Plot 1A, Block 8 at Andersons Bay cemetery

• JESSIE CAMPBELL Cummock (1883-1956)
was born in Dunedin to William Smith Cummock (1845-1920) & Mary Saunders, a granddaughter of James Cummock (1811-1847) & Elizabeth Connell, a great granddaughter of John Cummock (1787-) & Agnes Campbell of Paisley
Jessie married John Lockhart (1870-1938) in 1901
* John was born in New Zealand. He was a Corp Employee
... their known children
* 1904 - 1955 Charles Alexander Lockhart (buried with parents)
* 1906 - Jessie Florence Lockhart
John died 20 June 1938 in Dunedin aged 68
Jessie died 2 Feb 1956 at 74 King street, Taradale, Napier aged 73
* they are buried Plot 36, Block 146 at Andersons Bay cemetery, Dunedin

• JOHN Cummock (1831-1892)
born in Glasgow, Scotland to James Cummock & Elizabeth Connell
John married Jane Howie Watson(1832-) in Scotland c1854. They had 4 known children then arrived in NZ about 1864. He was an Engine Driver
... their known children born in Scotland
* 1855 - Jane Cummock, born Paisley, Scotland
* 1856 - Mary Dewar Cummock, born Renfrew, Scotland
* 1858 - •Andrew Watson Cummock, born Glasgow, Scotland
* 1861 - 1912 •Elizabeth Connell Cummock, born Scotland
They appear to have emigrated separately to New Zealand. Jane arrived into Port Chalmers 21 Sep 1864 on the 'Hamilla Mitchell'. She had been sponsored by John Cummock & Peter Lindsay (possibly the Peter Lindsay who was the Superintendent of the Province in 1860s)
... their known children born Dunedin
* 1866 - 1901 • John Cummock
. married Elizabeth Stafford in NSW 1886
* 1868 - 1948 George Gibson Cummock
* 1870 - 1898 Alexander Watson McLean Cummock (aged 27)
* 1876 - 1876 *William Smith Cummock (aged 9 months see notes above)

Southland Times, 29 October 1892 A GHASTLY DISCOVERY
Whilst climbing about on a rocky bank of Deep Stream today two young ladies discovered the remains of a man lying face downwards on a ledge about eight feet above the river. He had evidently met his death by falling over the cliff as the rock above had been stripped of grass, The body had evidently been in there for some months as hawks and rats had completely denuded the body of flesh. The body is supposed to be that of Cummock, an engineer who left the quartz reef in the locality some months ago and has not since been heard of. In the absence of the police the pockets were not examined. At the inquest on the body the relatives failed to identify it as Cummock, the engineer, who has been missing for some months

Otago Daily Times, 3 Nov 1892 FATALITY OTAGO CENTRAL
TO THE EDITOR. Sir, There are three reasons why we (my uncle and myself) failed to identify the body found at Deep Stream. In the first place John Cummock lost the first joint of the second finger of the right hand when he was eight years of age; secondly, he has been bald-headed these last 15 years; thirdly, the boots that Cummock wore when he went missing were watertights. Now the man that was found at Deep Stream, had all the fingers on the right hand. He also had brown hair on the crown of his head to the length of over two inches, and in the third place this man had Balmoral boots on. Now how a coroner's jury came to give such a verdict after knowning these facts we cannot understand. We are, &c., GEORGE CUMMOCK, JAMES CUMMOCK

Otago Daily Times, 7 Nov 1892
A JURY MEMBER REPLIES TO THE ABOVE LETTER - Sir, The Messrs Cummock gave three reasons why they failed to identify the body found on Excursion Day as that of their father ... more
* John Cummock is buried Block 3, Plot 1 at Middlemarch cemetery

• JOHN STAFFORD Cummock (1887-1953)
was born in Granville, New South Wales, 1st of 6 children of John Cummock (1866-1901) & Elizabeth Victoria Stafford (1868-1944), grandson of John Cummock (1831-1892) & Jane Howie Watson
John married Mary Ella Whiting (1886-) in 1918
* Mary was born 4 March 1896 in Richmond, Victoria, a daughter of Thomas Whiting (1851-1908) & Sarah Jane Membury (1855-1928)
Evening Post, 6 May 1929 WHITING - On the 5th May 1929, at 18 Fitzherbert street, Petone, Sarah Jane, relict of the late Thomas Whiting and beloved mother of Mrs J. Cummock and Thomas Whiting of Petone; aged 69 years. At rest
... their known children
* 1918 - 1987 • Maxton John Cummock, born Petone 22 July 1918 . named after John's brother, Maxton C. Cummock, (1888-1962) born in Burwood, NSW
* In Nov 1930 John Cummock received a decree nisi in the Wellington Supreme Court in an undefended adultery divorce case against Mary Ella Cummock. Mary next married James Burnett Knight in 1931 under her maiden name (they are buried Taita).
* John Stafford Cummock died 16 April 1953 in Lower Hutt & buried Taita Old cemetery

• MARGARET Cummock (1833-1928)
was born in Glasgow to James Cummock (1811-1947) & Elizabeth Connell
Margaret married William Downes(1833-1905) 9 Nov 1866, in Knox Church, Dunedin
* William was a son of Thomas Downes & Elizabeth Turner. His brother Edward (1846-1906) married Margaret's sister, Mary Cummock (1843-1903)
... their known children (born Silver Peaks, Otago)
* 1867 - 1942 Edward Downes
. Edward married Lucy Harriet Clark (1868-1937) in 1891 & died in Wellington
* 1869 - 1954 Jane Elizabeth 'Win' Downes
. Jane married Andrew Douglas Davys (1859-1938) in 1893. He was an engineer in Dunedin, they later moved to Gisborne)
* 1870 - 1957 William Downes
. + Dorothea Franklin in 1893, died Napier
* 1872 - 1929 Benjamin Downes
. + Elizabeth Mackie in 1897
* 1874 - 1934 Alice May Downes
. + John Morrison Rodger in 1903
* 1876 - 1876 Charles Downes (aged 18 days at The Kilmog, Otago)
William Downes died 4 Oct 1905 in Warrington, Otago
Margaret Downes died 29 Dec 1928 in Dunedin
* they are buried Plot 1, Block 91 at Northern cemetery, Dunedin
* buried with them is:
1905 - Joyce Morrison RODGER, their granddaughter, aged 2 months
1930 - John Morrison RODGER, their son-in-law aged 53
1824 - Alice May RODGER, their daughter, aged 59

• MARY Cummock (1843-1903)
was born in Rentfordshire to James Cummock (1811-1847) & Elizabeth Connell
Mary married Edward Downes (1846-1906) 21 Feb 1868 in Knox Church, Dunedin
* Edward was ason of Thomas Downes & Elizabeth Turner. His brother William (1844-1905) married Mary's sister, Margaret Cummock (1833-1928)
... their known children
* 1868 - 1957 Edward Henry Downes
. died 11 Sep 1957, 8 months after his twin & buried Anderson's Bay with wife Mary Grace Haigh (1868-1960)
* 1868 - 1957 James Thomas Downes
. died 11 Jan 1957, 8 months before his twin & buried Anderson's Bay with his wife Rachel Pollock Fogo (1869-1947)
* 1870 - 1957 William Downes
. 4 siblings died same year, within 9 months
* 1871 - John Downes
* 1873 - Elizabeth Jane Downes
* 1875 - 1965 Louis Downes
* 1878 - Levina Downes
* 1880 - 1957 Benjamin Downes
. died 24 June 1957, 3 weeks before brother William, 51 years to the day of his father
* 1882 - Margaret Downes
Mary Downes died 8 Oct 1903 in Warrington, Otago aged 60
Edward Downes died 3 June 1906 in Warrington, Otago aged 59

• MARY Cummock (1871-1946)
daughter of William Smith Cummock & Mary Saunders
Mary married William Alexander Johnston (1868-1935) in 1894
* William was born in Scotland
... their known children
* 1894 - 1976 Annie Johnston (died Awapuni Hospital)
* 1896 - 1942 Jane Forrest Johnston (didn't marry)
* 1897 - 1976 James Johnston
* 1904 - 1959 William Allan Johnston (died in Wellington)

• MAXTON JOHN Cummock (1918-1987)
was born in Petone, 22 July 1918 to John Stafford Cummock & Mary Ella Whiting. His father was a butcher/boner, possibly with Gear Meats.
* in Nov 1930 (aged 12) his parents divorced
* In Nov 1932 (aged 14) he was the junior boy champion at the Petone Technical High School sports day. He came 1st in the Junior 880 yards, 440yds, 220 yards, 100 yards. 2nd in the Junior High Jump of 4'5½" (134.62cm)
* In Dec 1933 (aged 15) Maxton was an evening student at the Petone Technical College. After the end of year examinations he was awarded a senior free place entitling him to further free education
* from 1934 he played Hutt Valley cricket for the Gear Company Cricket Club. In April 1934 (aged 16) he was awarded a trophy for the most improved batsman during the season
* In Oct 1935 (aged 17) the Hutt Valley Cricket Association said he was unavailable to play for Gear United as he had gone to Australia
* on 8 June 1936 (aged 17) he arrived into Wellington from Sydney on the 'Maunganui' after a 'fine trip across the Tasman'
* In Nov 1936 (aged 18) he played A grade cricket for Gear United taking 4 wickets for 18 runs, beating Meadows 126 - 117
* In Oct 1937 (aged 19) the teams to represent the Hutt Valley Cricket Association against the Hutt District Club at the Hutt Recreation Ground on Labour Day was announced. The B team was: A. C. Edwards (Y.M.C.A.), captain, F. Law (Gracefield), L. Searle (Taita), A. Jarvie (Central), B. Cottle (Taita), M. Cummock (Gear United). A. Bramley (Meadows), F. Fox (General Motors), G. Baylis (Gracefield), Jack McGurk (Metters United), T. Sherlock (Empire) & twelfth man was K. Bates (Y.M.C.A.)
* In 1940 (aged 22) He enlisted for war as a single lorry driver of 18 Cuba St., Petone. His next of kin was his father of 41 Palmerston North St., Petone. He served as Lance Bombardier 21011 with the 7th Anti-Tank Regiment, N.Z. Artillery, 2nd NZEF, Second Echelon
* In Aug 1942 (aged 24) he was listed as wounded, his father now at 34 Victoria St., Petone.
* Maxton John Cummock married Helen 'Nellie' Adam (1914-1986) in 1943.
* Helen was born in Scotland, a daughter of Robert Adam & Helen Neish
* Helen Cummock died 17 Jan 1986
* Maxton John Cummock died in Christchurch 19 Oct 1987
* they are buried Canterbury Memorial Gardens, Bromley, with Dante Jean De Medici (2001-2019)

• SARAH STEEL Cummock (1877-1962)
born 14 Dec 1877 in Dunedin to William Smith Cummock & Mary Saunders
Sarah married Thomas Hartley in 1903
Otago Witness, 21 Oct 1903 HARTLEY-CUMMOCK - On the 23rd September, at Alexandra South, by the Rev J. Mackie, Thomas Hartley, Oamaru, to Sarah Steel Cummock, Dunedin
... their known children
* 1903 - 1903 William Thomas Hartley (aged 3 weeks)
* 1905 - 1983 Allan Hartley
* 1906 - 1956 John Thomas Hartley

• SUSAN Cummock (1878-1956)
was a daughter of James McMechan-Cummock from Ireland & Susan Shedden/Shedon from Scotland
Susan married James Foster in 1922

• WALTER BEGG Cummock (1890-)
was baseborn 3 Aug 1890 in Dunedin to Elizabeth Christina Saunders Cummock (1 of 2 children). Elizabeth married in 1902 to William George Beker (1863-1934), see above
Otago Daily Times, 23 Dec 1909 . Breaches of Prohibition Orders - Walter Begg Cummock, who pleaded 'Guilty' to two charges of entering licensed premises and to a further charge of procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order against him, was fined 20s on each of the first two charges, and 40s and costs, in default 14 days, on the remaining charge
NZ Truth, 7 May 1910 . Ever since the end of January the names of Arthur Patrick McKay and Walter Begg Cummock have figured frequently on the Dunedin Police Court charge sheet, Cummock being charged with entering the law Courts Hotel while prohibited ... more
Timaru Herald, 26 June 1914 . William Begg Cummock pleaded guilty to the theft of an overcoat valued at ?2 from the hall of the Timaru hotel. He asked to give evidence on oath, and in doing so said he was only a young man, twenty-seven years of age, but had had very little chance in life. His home had broken by when he was a lad, and he had been handed about from pillar to post ever since. He admitted that he had a pretty bad record for drunkenness and obscene language but this, he said, was the first time he had been guilty of dishonesty. He was only discharged from prison the previous day, after "doing" a fortnight for obscene language, and his stomach was not in very good order after it. He met some people he knew, who "shouted" for him, but would do nothing more. He was absolutely destitute, and with the drink he did not know what he was doing. He had a job to go to if he got a chance. He had a letter to that effect. Sub-Inspector Cruickshank asked if it was not a friend, of much the same character as accused, who had written him. Accused said it was a friend of his, but he was not of the same character.
The Magistrate sentenced accused to one month's imprisonment and on a fine being asked for, fixed it at 40s. Time to pay was asked for, but refused.
Otago Daily Times, 16 March 1915 . Walter was fined 5s and witness's expenses of 6s for drunkenness in Filleul street, at the Dunedin City Police Court. In default, 48 hours imprisonment
13 June 1915 . Walter embarked from Wellington for WWI as Driver 2/1610 with the 5th Reinforcements, Otago District. He enlisted from Clinton listing his next of kin as his mother, Mrs William Cummock of Woodhaugh, Dunedin
. NOTE . William Begg Cummock married a Agnes May ?? possibly in Kent, England. The deaths of William & Agnes are not recorded in NZ. They had a son, Bernard George Cummock (1923-1942) who was Able Seaman in WWII on the British HMS Fidelity which was attached and sunk, (UK - Capetown - Colombo, India), by the U-435, Siegfried Strelow on 30 Dec 1942. The U-boat reported a surprising high number of survivors on overcrowded rafts and swimming in the water, none of them were rescued and all drowned in the worsening weather. 274 crew members, 51 Royal Marines and the 44 survivors were lost.
* Bernard George Cummmock was one of these. He was 19 years old. He is listed on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial

• WILLIAM SMITH Cummock (1845-1920)
was born Renfrew, Scotland to James Cummock (1811-) & Elizabeth Connell and arrived in New Zealand about 1864
William married Mary Saudners (1842-1886) in Dunedin 19 June 1868
* Mary was born in Scotland & also arrived in NZ about 1864
... their known children
* 1867 - 1941 Elizabeth Christina Saunders Cummock
* in 1878 aged 10, Elizabeth was employed by Mrs Smith as a nursegirl
* 1868 - 1947 •James Cummock
* 1870 - 1926 •Jane Howie Watson Cummock
* 1871 - 1946 •Mary Cummock
* 1873 - 1923 •William Smith Cummock
. hospital attendant at Seacliff
* 1875 - John Cummock
* 1877 - 1962 •Sarah Steel Cummock
* 1879 - 1935 •Jessie Buchanan Cummock
* 1881 - 1933 •Allan Cummock
* 1883 - 1956 •Agnes Campbell Cummock
May Cummock died 2 May 1886 in Queen Street, Dunedin
William Smith Cummock died 12 Aug 1920 in Alexandra
Otago Daily Times, 14 Aug 1920 CUMMOCK - On August 12, 1920, at Dunedin, William Smith, husband of the late Mary Cummock (late of Alexandra); aged 74 years. Deeply mourned. Private interment
* they are buried Block 42. Plot 9A at Northern Cemetery, Dunedin

• WILLIAM SMITH Cummock (1873-1923)
was a son of William Smith Cummock (1845-1920) & Mary Saunders
William married Annie Isabella Hunter Rovers (nee Sanderson 1866-1948) in 1906
* Annie had first married Peter Rivers (1863-1895) on 8 Nov 1888 at Andersons Bay & had 2 children
William & Annie married in St James Parish, South Dunedin
Otago Witness, 7 Nov 1906 CUMMOCK-RIVERS - On the 10th October, at Calder House, Musselburgh, by the Rev R. Mackie, William S. Cummock, to Annie I. H. Rivers, fourth daughter of the late William Sanderson, of Anderson's Bay
* In April 1908 William was eligible to Register as a mental Hospital nurse or attendant having undergone the three years and over of necessary training by attendance at lectures and clinical demonstrations
William Smith Cummock died 12 Nov 1923 aged 50 at Seacliff (attendant there)
Annie Isabella Hunter Cummock died 20 April 1948 aged 82 in Waitati
* they are buried Block 52, Plots 17 & 18 at Waitati cemetery

. NOTES .
Those buried together in Block 33, Plot 17 at Northern Cemetery, Dunedin:
1875 - William Smith Cummock, 4 Sep 1875 aged 9 months
1885 - Jane Howie Watson McLEAN aged 7 Weeks
1891 - Alexander MCLEAN aged 4 (born 1887)
1892 - Elizabeth CUMMOCK aged 81 (born 1811)
1893 - Jane CUMMOCK aged 61 (1832-1893 wife of John below)
1898 - Alexander Watson McLean CUMMOCK aged 28 (born 1870 to John & Jane)
1912 - Elizabeth Connell MCLEAN aged 51 (born 1861, wife of Andrew)
1918 - Stella MCLEAN aged 4 days
1932 - Andrew Watson MCLEAN aged 79 (born Glasgow 1853)
1936 - John FRASER aged 41 (lived with Andrew at 67 Maitland St)
1964 - John Cummock MCLEAN aged 76 (born 1888)
1971 - Pearl Margaret FRASER aged 77 (born 1894)

updated 11 Sep 2022

PHOTO
Flight Sergeant NZ41574, Vincent Patrick Cummock (1917-1942)
KILLED IN ACTION Germany
son of James CUMMOCK & Ellen BIRNIE

some of the HOFFMAN GROOMS in New Zealand 1875-1933
NOTE spelling of names is written as found but some may differ from your family spelling. If you let me know I will change on verification. Leave comment below
Hoffman is sometimes spelt HOFMAN, HOFMANN or HOFFMANN

Adam Hoffman (1884-1919)
- 10th of 12 children of John HOFFMAN & Anna ONASCH (see notes at end)
married Agnes Ellen RAMSAY (1899-1975) in 1906
- daughter of Charles RAMSAY (1862-1929) & Ellen BUCHOLZ (1868-)
their known children:
* 1907 - Nellie Annie Hoffman
* 1909 - Violet Marion Hoffman
* 1911 - Agnes Ellen Hoffman
* 1913 - 1941 Adam John Hoffman, Private 8361
ADAM died 14 Aug 1919 aged 34 & buried Plot 12, Block 67 at Gore cemetery with Agnes, daughter Nellie Annie & son in law Charles Edward Giles
- Agnes next married Adam's brother August Hoffman

Adam Hoffman (1903-1967)
- son of Joseph HOFFMAN & Frances DOVALOSKY
married Henrietta Elizabeth ABERNETHY (1899-1974) in 1926
- daughter of John James Laurensen ABERNETHY & Georgina RYDER

Albert Steinhouse Hoffman (1899-1976)
- son of Charles William HOFFMAN & Elizabeth Cecilia ANDREW
married Eva Rose GIDDY (1902-1967) in 1923
- 10th of 12 known children of Richard GIDDY & Eliza Hannah HOSKIN

Alfred Joseph Hoffman (1880-1959)
- 9th of 9 children of Carl Hoffman & Sophia Charlotte Elizabeth STEINHAUSER
married Mary Emma Valentina ANDRESEN (1887-1952) in Wellington in 1906
- daughter of Hans Beck ANDRESEN & Emma Frances BLY
their known children:
* 1906 - Joseph Reginald Hoffman
* 1908 - 1966 Alfred James Hoffman
* 1909 - 2001 Rhoda Muriel Hoffman
* 1911 - 1956 Vincent Harold Hoffman
* 1913 - 1991 Eric Ronald Keith Hoffman
* 1915 - 1997 Melvin Garnett Hoffman
* 1916 - 2008 Receider Emma Valentine Hoffman
* 1921 - 1998 Joyce Florence Beryl Hoffman
MARY EMMA VALENTINA died 17 June 1952 in Foxton aged 65
Alfred next married Elsie Rachel McKAY (1895-1966) in Palmerston North 1955
ALFRED died 4 March 1959 in Foxton
ELSIE died 21 Nov 1966 in Palmerston North
- they are buried together Plot 51, Block 5, Area m at Kelvin Grove cemetery

Alexander Paul Hoffman (1887-)
- 11th of 12 children of John HOFFMAN & Anna ONASCH
married Catherine COSTELLOE (1891-1970) in 1913
ALEXANDER died 12 Jan 1945 aged 57
CATHERINE died 23 Aug 1970 aged 79
- they are buried Plot 4, Block 70, Catholic area at Gore cemetery

August Hoffman (1875-1920)
- 5th of 12 known children of John HOFFMAN & Anna ONASCH
married Delia BOYLE (1875-1917) in 1898
their known children:
* 1898 - Eileen Nellie Hoffman
* 1900 - Thomas Patrick Hoffman
* 1902 - August John Hoffman
* 1903 - Frank ALlan Hoffman
* 1904 - Annie May Hoffman
* 1906 - Kathleen Mary Hoffman
* 1911 - George Frederick Hoffman
DELIA died 16 March 1917 aged 42 & buried Gore cemetery
August next married Agnes Ellen HOFFMAN (nee RAMSAY 1889-1975) in 1920
- Agnes first married August's brother, Adam Hoffman (see above)
AUGUST died 1 June 1920 in Gore, Southland. He is buried Plot 11, Block 65, Catholic Area at Gore cemetery with first wife Delia
AGNES ELLEN died 29 March 1975 aged 85 & is buried with her first husband Adam Hoffman and their daughter Nellie Annie & son in law Charles Edward Giles

August John 'Gus' Hoffman (1902-1986)
married Elizabeth O'HAGAN in 1933
married Lily ? (1910-1982)
AUGUST died 28 March 1986 aged 83
LILY died 23 Dec 1982 aged 72
- they are buried Plot 7, Block, Lawn area at Charlton cemetery with their son Michael Patrick Hoffman (1946-1978) who was accidentally killed aged 31

Benjamin Hoffman (1886-1951)
married Agnes Eveline Taylor ARTHUR (1889-1960) in 1916
- 5th of 10 known children of John ARTHUR & Mary Ann Josephine GOLLAR

Bernard Carl Hoffman (1891-1987)
- 2nd of 5 children of Charles William Diedrich HOFFMAN & Elizabeth Cecilia ANDREW
married Alice May BACK (1891-1978) in Wanganui 29 Nov 1913

Carl Melville Hoffman
married Emily Mary SPRATT (1907-) in 1930
- daughter of Leopold Ernest SPRATT & Jane Winifred PATTULLO
CARL was charged with MANSLAUGHTER in Auckland, August 1919

Charles William Diedrich 'Charlie' Hoffman (1867-1958)
- 4th of 9 children of Carl HOFFMAN (pdf file) (1830-1902) & Sophia Charlotte Elizabeth STEINHAUSER (1833-1920)
(that link has their story of immigration into Nelson, lots of photos & ancestors)
married Elizabeth Cecilia ANDREW (1869-1931) 8 April 1890 in Wellington
- daughter of Robert ANDREW & Ann SMITH who arrived into Nelson on the
Queen of the Avon in 1859
their known children: (born in Wanganui)
* 1891 - 1988 Elizabeth Cecilia Hoffman (born Feb)
* 1891 - 1987 Bernard Carl Hoffman (born Sep)
* 1895 - 1974 Norman Rodger Hoffman
* 1897 - 1928 Wilfred Conrad Hoffman (died of pneumonia)
* 1899 - 1976 Albert Steinhouse Hoffman
* 1905 - 1906 Horace Hoffman (died aged 13 days)
* 1907 - 1998 Gwendolyn Hoffman

Christian Carl Fredrick 'Chris' Hoffman (1873-1927)
married Jane Scott 'Jean' STEWART (1874-1946) in 1903
their known children:
* 1905 - 1977 Margery Annie Hoffman
* 1906 - 1976 Christian Alexander 'Alex' Hoffman (Waikumete)
* 1909 - 1972 Hubert Walter Hoffman
Auckland Star, 6 July 1928
HOFFMAN - In loving memory of my dear husband, Christian, who passed away July 6 1927. Sadly missed, Inserted by his loving wife, Jean Hoffman
HOFFMAN - In loving memory of my dear father, who passed away July 6 1927. Ever remembered by his daughter Margery
HOFFMAN - In loving memory of our dear dad, who left us July 6 1927. Sadly missed by his sons, Alex and Hubert
HOFFMAN - A tribute to the memory of Chris Hoffman, who passed away on July 6 1927. Ever remembered. Inserted by his friend, A. Towers

David Hoffman (1894-1957)
- 4th of 16 known children of John Onslow HOFFMAN & Rose Kahuwhariki MOORE
- served as Sapper 4/1620, enlisting from Thames
married Gladys MOYLE (or MORLEY) in 1923

Ernest Hoffman (1889-1949)
married Agnes Lillian KEILAR (1896-1969) in 1915
- 6 of 8 known children of James KEILAR & Kathleen CHAPMAN

Ernest Paul Hoffman
married May Ellen Jessie GEAR (1910-) in 1930
- 6th of 6 known children of David GEAR (1883-1917) & Ellen YOUNG

Ernest William Hoffman (1907-1976)
- 11th of 12 children of Maximilian John HOFFMAN & Ellen DOVALOSKY
(son of a well-known sporting family of Gore)
Ernest & Jessie Elizabeth Knight in 1928
(Jessie Knight (1913-1990) married Leslie Ravenscroft Elsey in 1931)
Ernest married Rosina STEVENS (1912-1997) in 1932
- daughter of George STEVENS & Esther Helen HUGHES

Francis 'Frank' Hoffman
married Georgina RICHARDSON (1882-1964) in 1900
their known children:
* 1901 - George Hoffman
* 1902 - Francis Hoffman
* 1904 - Georgina Hoffman
* 1907 - Mary Jane Hoffman
* 1909 - Myrtle Hoffman
* 1911 - Lylia Hoffman

Francis 'Frank' Hoffman (1902-1977)?
married Mary Magdalene SCHULTZ (1905-1993) in 1926
- daughter of Frank SCHULTZ & Mary YOUNG

Franz Hoffman (1854-)
- born Germany to Franz HOFFMAN & Franzziska HOFFMAN
married Augusta FEIERABEND (1854-) in 1884
- born Duseldorf, German to Gottfried FEIERABEND and Henrietta EISING
their known children: (born in Norsewood)
* 1885 - Franz Hoffman
* 1887 - 1975 Annie Hoffman
* 1888 - 1888 Augusta Elise Hoffman (aged 6 months)
NOTE Augusta had a brother, August Feierabend (1860-1923), who immigrated on the Fritz Reuter into Napier in 1875, married Louisa ADRIAN in 1885, had 7 children from 1886-1897 & is buried in Mangatera, Dannevirke. Their 7th son was Private 63847, Percy Harold Feierabend, who died of his wounds in France WWI

Frederick August Gottleib 'Fred' Hoffman (1874-1946)
- 2nd of 9 children of Carl Hoffman & Sophia Charlotte Elizabeth STEINHAUSER
married Emily Ann Isabell DIXON (1876-1940) 16 April 1900
Feilding Star, 18 April 1900 HOFMANN-DIXON - On April 16th, at the residence of the bride's parents, Marton, by the Rev G. W. J. Spence, Frederick August Gottleib Hofmann, second son of Carl Hofmann, Upper Moutere, Nelson, to Emily Ann Isabell Dixon, second daughter of the late William Francis Dixon, schoolmaster, Rangitikei
their known children: (born in Wanganui)
* 1901 - 1963 Frederick Charles Hoffman
* 1902 - 1988 Evelyn May Hoffman
* 1904 - 1981 William Francis Hoffman
* 1905 - 1968 Cyril Gifford Hoffman
* 1908 - 1916 Rita Maud Hoffman (drowned in the Wanganui River aged 8)
* 1914 - 2002 Celia Louise Hoffman
* 1921 - 1974 Joyce Isabel Hoffman

Frederick Victor Hoffman
married Mona Annie McKENZIE (1901-1994) in 1924

George Hoffman (1890-1954)
- son of John Onslow HOFFMAN & Rose Kahuwhariki MOORE
married Minnie Alice SCOTT in 1916
their known children:
* George Hoffman
* Jack Hoffman
* Gordon Hoffman
* Eva Jane Hoffman
* Amelia Hoffman

George Hoffman
married Myrtle HART 16 August 1926

George Fredrick Hoffman (1911-1987)
- 12th of 12 children of Maximilian John HOFFMAN & Ellen DOVALOSKY
married Margaret Ann McLEOD in 1921

James Hoffman (1882-1948)
- 9th of 12 children of John HOFFMAN & Anna ONASCH
married Mary EGAN (1888-1968) in 1911
their known children:
* 1912 - Doris Josephine Hoffman
* 1913 - 1913 Edward James Hoffman (aged 3 hours, buried Gore with parents)
JAMES died 2 Sep 1948 aged 66
MARY died 30 Oct 1968 aged 80
- they are buried Plot 23, Block 66 at Gore with son Edward & stillborn baby (1924)

James Hoffman (1897-1937)
- born Tralee, Ireland
married Eleanor Joyce SCHOLES (1898-1982) in 1926
- Eleanor was born 13 May 1898, 1 of 4 children and twin with Edith Gladys Scholes (1898-1906), of Alexander SCHOLES (1866-1929), born Upper Hutt, died Auckland and Kathleen Margaret FERGUSON (1869-1945), born Otago, died Hamilton
JAMES died 18 August 1937 aged 40 in Hamilton, Waikato
ELEANOR died 6 Oct 1982 aged 89 at Trevellyn Home Victoria St, Hamilton
- they are buried Hamilton East cemetery

James Edward 'Jim' Hoffman (1891-1958)
- son of Michael HOFFMAN & Margaret 'Maggie' BOYLE
married Charlotte Augusta OETTLI (1895-1999) in 1916
JIM died 13 Dec 1958 aged 66
CHARLOTTE died 11 Aug 1999 aged 104 (address 3 Mandalay Tce, Khandallah, Wellington)
- they are buried together CHRRY-03-45 at Hamilton Park cemetery, Waikato

John Hoffman
married Sarah Louisa BOYLE (1882-1962) in 1904
- 4th of 11 known children of Hugh BOYLE & Bridget RABBIT
their known children:
* 1909 - Irene Magdalene Hoffman
* 1913 - Mary Margarita Hoffman

John Hoffman
married Frances Mabel RUTTER (1902-) in 1923
- 5th of at least 13 children of Thomas Henry RUTTER & Marion SKEOCH

John Frank Theodore Hoffman
married Elizabeth DELABOUR in 1875
their known children:
* 1876 - Anna Elizabeth Hoffman
* 1877 - Louisa Clara Hoffman
* 1879 - John Peter Hoffman
* 1880 - Frank Dominicus Hoffman
* 1882 - Amelia Maud Hoffman
* 1883 - Horace Walter Theodore Hoffman
* 1884 - Arthur Giovanni Hoffman

John Michael Hoffman (1901-1957)
- son of Michael HOFFMAN & Margaret 'Maggie' BOYLE
married Ina Claire DUNNE (1901-1982) in 1930
- daughter of Edward Dowling DUNNE & Ada Winifred CUDBY

John Onslow Hoffman
- born Hudson, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. USA, a son of George HOFFMAN & Fanny CULLEN, Ireland - USA - Te Kuiti
- grandson of George HOFFMAN & Jane VANSTON of Gortagullane, Ballymacelligott, Kerry, Ireland
John married Rose Kahuwhariki MOORE (1876-1950) in Auckland 8 Nov 1887
- daughter of John MOORE and Ngaraka Miriam Te Whareputara HAUITI
their known children: (born mostly Rotorua, Mamaku districts)
* 1889 - 1954 George Hoffman
* 1891 - 1892 William Hoffman (aged 18 months)
* 1892 - 1976 John William Hoffman
* 1894 - 1957 David Hoffman
* 1896 - 1963 Sophia Hoffman
* 1898 - 1987 Alfred Hoffman (born Abraham Moore)
* 1900 - 1914 Amelia Hoffman (died Thames Hospital)
* 1902 - 1976 William James Hoffman
* 1904 - 1967 Mary Hoffman
* 1906 - 1908 Annie Hoffman (aged 22 months)
* 1908 - 1968 Robert Hoffman
* 1910 - 1985 Jane Evelyn 'Janie' Hoffman
* 1912 - 1993 Elias Onslow Hoffman
* 1914 - ? Millie Hoffman
* 1916 - 1964 James 'Jim' Hoffman
* 1918 - Philip Hoffman (died Sydney)

John William Hoffman (1892-1976)
- son of John Onslow HOFFMAN & Rose Kahuwhariki MOORE
John was a partner of Paerangi Florence Te Raatu HURIWAKA in Rotoiti 1914
their known children:
* 1916 - 1993 John Te Aramoana BRADY
(John married 3 times & had at least 18 children)
John William Hoffman married Thelma MOORBY in 1926
their known children numbered 8

Joseph Hoffman (1876-1937)
- 6th of 12 children of John HOFFMAN & Anna ONASCH
married Frances DOVALSKY (1878-1953) in 1899
their known children:
* 1900 - 1940 Mary Ann Hoffman
* 1902 - 1965 Joseph Corbett Hoffman
* 1903 - 1967 Adam Hoffman
* 1904 - 1972 John Hoffman
* 1905 - 1976 George Hoffman
* 1909 - Kathleen Mavis Hoffman
JOSEPH died 6 Sep 1937 aged 60
FRANCES died 10 June 1953 aged 75
- they are buried Plot 3, Block 68, Catholic area at Gore cemetery

Joseph Hoffman
married Agnes KILPATRICK in 1925

Joseph Hoffman
married Jean Gladys ALLISON in 1933

Maximilian John 'Max' Hoffman (1866-1936)
- 1st of 12 known children of John HOFFMAN & Anna ONASCH
married Ellen DOVALOSKY (1872-1939) in 1888
their known children:
* 1889 - 1889 *Mary Jane Hoffman (aged 11 months)
* 1890 - 1961 Margaret 'Maggie' Ann Hoffman
* 1892 - 1958 James Hoffman
* 1894 - 1968 Annie Ellen Hoffman
* 1898 - 1963 Sophie 'Sissy' Hoffman
* 1898 - 1899 *Maximillian Hoffman (aged 13 days)
* 1900 - 1901 *John Hoffman
* 1901 - Eileen Hoffman
* 1903 - 1976 Thomas Hoffman (died 2 Feb 1976)
* 1905 - 1976 Maxwell Hoffman (died 22 Sep 1976)
* 1907 - 1976 Ernest William Hoffman (died 29 June 1976)
* 1911 - 1987 George Frederick Hoffman
*buried Plot 8, Block 47 at Gore with grandparents
MAX died 10 Sep 1936 aged 70
ELLEN died 3 March 1939 aged 67
- they are buried Plot 7, Block 68, Catholic are at Gore cemetery

Maxwell Hoffman (1905-1976)
- 10th of 12 children of Maximilian John HOFFMAN & Ellen DOVALOSKY
married Lizzie Smith ALLISON (1906-1971) in 1927
LIZZIE died 16 Aug 1971 aged 65
MAXWELL died 22 Sep 1976 aged 71
- they are buried Plot 5, Block 127 at Gore cemetery

Michael Hoffman (1867-1946)
- 2nd of 12 children of John HOFFMAN & Anna ONASCH
married Margaret 'Maggie' BOYLE in 1890
- 10th of 11 known children of Hugh BOYLE & Bridget RABBIT
their known children:
* 1891 - 1960 James 'Jim' Hoffman
* 1892 - Mary Hoffman
* 1894 - 1984 Annie Theresa Hoffman
* 1897 - 1984 Margaret 'Maggie' Gertrude Hoffman
* 1901 - 1957 John Michael Hoffman

Ronald Stanley Hoffman (1911-1966)
married Ruby Evelyn READMAN (1908-1999) in 1931

Thomas Hoffman (1880-1949)
- 8th of 12 children of John HOFFMAN & Anna ONASCH
married Margaret RICHARDSON (1886-1948) in 1904
MARGARET died 3 June 1948 aged 62
THOMAS died 28 Nov 1949 aged 69
- they are buried Plot 30, Block 68, Catholic area at Gore cemetery

Thomas John Hoffman (1901-1979)
married Eva Florence ROBINSON (1910-2006) in 1929
THOMAS died 28 April 1979 31 Hinewai St Otorohanga aged 78
- he is buried GOM-A10-069 at Hamilton Park cemetery
EVA died 22 Sep 2006 Assisi Home, Matangi Rd, Hamilton aged 96
- her ashes are buried GOM-SUNKN-2007 at Hamilton Park cemetery

Thomas Paul Hoffman
married Ethel Maud PERRY (1910-2000) in 1933
- daughter of Fred PERRY & Ellen Frances FRYER (1881-1914)
- her father, Fred Perry, remarried in 1918 to Alice Johanna HIGGINS (1891-1949)

Wilfred Conrad Hoffman (1898-1928)
4th of 7 children of Charlie HOFFMAN & Elizabeth Cecilia ANDREW
married Edith Stella WARD (1902-) in 1924
- daughter of Joseph Thomas WARD & Ada Evelyn WRIGHT
WILFRED died 1928 of pnuemonia aged 30
- Edith next married Gordon McHardy KENYON (1900-1956) in 1929

William Francis Hoffman (1904-1980)
- born in Nelson to Friedrick August Gottleib HOFMANN & Emily Ann Isabell DIXON
married Freda Maude CUTTS (1904-1961) in 1932 in the Anglican Church, Bulls
- daughter of Frederick CUTTS (1874-1954) & Agnes ELLERY (1876-1941)

William James Hoffman (1869-1958)
- son of George HOFFMAN & Fanny CULLEN - USA to Te Kuiti
married Cecilia Rosina 'Cissy' LELIEVRE (1872-1945) in 1914
Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 1 September 1914 HOFFMAN-LELIEVRE - On August 25th at the residence of the bride's mother, Benolt Street, William Hoffman, of Te Kuiti, to Cecilia Rosian, second daughter of the late Mr E. L. LELIEVRE
- 2nd of 18 known children of Eugene Louis LELIEVRE & Virginie Elizabeth Rose LELIEVRE (they were cousins)
Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 June 1913 OBITUARY
EUGENE LOUIS LELIEVRE An old and respected settler of Banks Peninsula passed away early on Wednesday morning in the person of Mr E. L. Lelievre, of Benoit street, Akaroa, who has been ailing for some time. Mr Lelievre was born at Ville Dieu, Normandy, in 1836, and arrived in New Zealand in 1861, at the age of 25, having come out in the whaling ship 'Coulon Coeur' commanded by Captain Le Basse. On arrival he farmed for his cousin, the late Mr Francoist Lelievre. Later he was employed by the late Mr Waecherle to carry the mails to Pigeon Bay, where boats conveyed it on to Lyttelton. In the early days of the bush tracks his figure was a familiar one on the Pigeon Bay-Akaroa road. After leaving this work he again assisted the late Mr F. Lelievre in his farming, and then he bought the holding on the Long Bay road, where he farmed up to some ten years ago, when he retired, and lived in his residence in Benoit street. The late Mr Lelievre married his cousin, a daughter of the late Mr Francois Lelievre, and had a family of eighteen children, of whom thirteen are still living. He leaves a widow, three sons and ten daughters, eight of whom are married, and a very large number of grandchildren. He was of an industrious and kindly disposition, and made a good neighbour and friend, though he took little part in any public matters

William James Hoffman (1902-1976)
- son of John Onslow HOFFMAN & Rose Kahuwhariki MOORE
married Mary Rose FORSYTH (1896-1950) 27 Dec 1922
- daughter of Ivan Frederick & Mary Grace FORSYTH


NOTES
* John HOFFMAN (1841-1898) & Anna ONASCH (1839-1929)
John was born in Germany in 1841 & died in Gore, New Zealand in 1898
he married Anna ONASCH & had 12 children:
* 1865 - Maximilian Hoffman
* 1867 - Michael Hoffman
* 1869 - Franz Hoffman
* 1872 - Maria Hoffman
* 1875 - August Hoffman
* 1876 - Joseph Hoffman
* 1878 - John Hoffman
* 1880 - Thomas Hoffman
* 1882 - James Lucas Hoffman
* 1884 - Adam Hoffman
* 1887 - Alexander Paul Hoffman
* 1889 - George Hoffman
JOHN died 3 April 1898 aged 58 - ANNA died 17 Jan 1929 aged 89
they are buried Plot 8, Block 47, Catholic area at Gore cemetery
with 3 of their grandchildren (see their son Maximilian Hoffman above)


the HOFFMAN BRIDES

PHOTO
Plot 8, Block 47, Catholic Area at Gore cemetery
* John Hoffman 3 April 1898 aged 58
* 1889 - Mary Jane Hoffman aged 11 months, his granddaughter
* 1899 - Maxmilian Hoffman aged 13 days, his grandson
* 1901 - John Hoffman aged 13 months, his grandson
* 1929 - Anna Hoffman (nee Onasch) aged 89, his wife

some of the HOFFMAN BRIDES in New Zealand 1877-1933
NOTES spelling of names is written as found but some may differ from your family spelling. If you let me know I will change on verification. Leave comment below
Hoffman is sometimes spelt HOFMAN, HOFMANN or HOFFMANN

* see the Grooms which will have information for a number of these 'brides'

Ada Hoffman
married John Douglas NICOLSON (1882-1912) 28 Nov 1904 in Roslyn, Dunedin
their known children:
* 1905 - 1998 Una Marion Nicolson
* 1906 - Edith Myra Nicolson
Otago Witness, 12 May 1909 NICOLSON - On Sunday, May 9, at Matakanui, John Douglas Nicolson; in his thirtieth year

Adeline Bertha Hoffman (1883-1962)
- 1st of 11 children of Frederick William HOFFMAN & Mary Eliza BROOKES
- grandaughter of Wilhelm Paganini HOFFMAN (1828-1905) & Sophia JACKSON (1829-1907)
married David Ralston INGRAM (1878-1965) 23 Feb 1910 St Ninian's, Avondale ('The Whau')
- son of Christopher & Agnes INGRAM, County Tyrone to Avondale, Auckland
their known children:
* 1911 - 1999 Frederick Neilson Jackson Ingram
ADELINE & DAVID are buried St Ninian Presbyterian?s Church Cemetery

Agnes Ellen Hoffman (nee RAMSAY)
- daughter of Charles RAMSAY (1862-1929) & Ellen BUCHOLZ (1868-)
married August HOFFMAN in 1920
Agnes first married August's brother Adam Hoffman (1884-1919)
AUGUST died 1 June 1920 in Gore, Southland. He is buried Plot 11, Block 65, Catholic Area at Gore cemetery with first wife Delia (see Grooms link)
AGNES ELLEN died 29 March 1975 aged 85 & is buried with her first husband Adam Hoffman and their daughter Nellie Annie & son in law Charles Edward Giles

Alicia Adeline Hoffman (1863-)
- daughter of Wilhelm Paganini HOFFMAN (1828-1905) & Sophia JACKSON (1829-1907)
married George SMYTH in 1884

Annie Hoffman (1887- April 1975)
- daughter of Franz HOFFMAN & Augusta FEIERABEND
married William DEMLER (1881-Dec 1975) in 1906
their known children:
* 1909 - 1992 Lenard William Demler
* 1912 - 1975 Jocelyn Ruth Demler

Annie Ellen Hoffman (1894-1968)
- daughter of Maximilian HOFFMAN & Ellen DOVOLOSKY
married Lionel Mabiel WOOD (1894-1937) in 1915
- son of Mabille Louis WOOD & his first wife, Annie Elizabeth PRATT
their known children numbered 5

Annie May Hoffman
married Henry Ernest LAWRIE (1905-1993) in 1926

Augusta Elizabeth Hoffman (1879-1976)
- daughter of Johann Carl & Henrietta HOFFMAN
married Harold Mortimer O'GRADY (1875-1948) in 1909

Clara Hoffman
married Arthur SMITH in 1891
their known children:
* 1892 - William Arthur Smith
* 1893 - George Henry Smith
* 1895 - Valentine Leonard Smith
* 1896 - Edward John Smith
* 1898 - Ernest Joseph Smith
* 1900 - Amy Clara Barbara Smith
* 1902 - Walter Frederick Smith
* 1907 - Herbert Charles Smith
* 1909 - Richard Francis Smith

Dorah Blanche Hoffman
married Charles Thomas ARTHUR in 1913

Edith Stella Hoffman (nee WARD 1902-?)
daughter of Joseph Thomas WARD & Ada Evelyn WRIGHT
married Gordon McHardy KENYON (1900-1956) in 1929
- Edith had first married Wilfred Conrad Hoffman (1898-1928)

Eileen Hoffman
married Hugh Malachi George ALLEN (1903-1972) in 1923
- son of Hugh William ALLEN & Florence RICHARDSON

Eileen Hoffman
married William Andrew DAY (1889-1951) in 1920

Ellen Christine Hoffman
married Edward Joseph Cormac DOWNEY in 1877
their known children:
* 1878 - Mary Eveline Downey
* 1880 - Frederick William Downey
* 1881 - Bertha Downey
* 1883 - Ella Downey
* 1884 - unnamed baby Downey
* 1885 - Eva Hoffman Downey

Eva Jane Hoffman
married Claude Albert JOHNSON in 1933

Evelyn Jane Hoffman (1910-1985)
- 12th of 16 children of John Onslow HOFFMAN & Rose Kahuwhariki MOORE
married Noel Herbert WILKINSON (1910-1973) in 1933

Evelyn May Hoffman (1902-1988)
married William James Nigel McMECKING (1898-1967) in 1926

Frances 'Sissy' Hoffman (1898-1983)
married Oliver Cleave BADMAN (1898-1965) in 1924

Georgina Hoffman (1904-1990)
married James Sylvester Patrick CASEY ()1903-1973 in 1930

Gwendolyn Hoffman (1907-1998)
married Fredrick Francis NEVILLE (1905-1987) in 1930

Henrietta Emma Hoffman (1881-1938)
married Herbert Henry BARTLETT (1878-1956) in 1926

Irene Maude Hoffman (1892-1945)
married Charles Atherton ASHTON (1886-1964) in 1913

Josephine Agnes Hoffman (1879-1942)
married William Charles Robert HALL (1877-1964) in 1896
their known children:
* 1896 - 1967 William Valentine Hall
* 1897 - 1965 Frederick Francis Hall
* 1900 - 1995 Agnes Barbara Hall
* 1901 - 1901 Leonard Bernard Hall (aged 3 months)
* 1902 - Mary Amelia Hall
* 1904 - Amy Julie Hall
* 1906 - Margaret Emma Hall
* 1908 - 1999 Annie Veronica Hall
* 1911 - 2002 Frances Martha Hall
* 1913 - 1983 George Thomas Hall

Kathleen Mavis Hoffman (1909-)
- 6th of 6 known children of Joseph HOFFMAN & Frances DOVALOSKY
married John 'Jack' Allison MAYHEW (1908-1956) in 1931
- son of George MAYHEW (1878-1941) & Mary Douglas ALLISON (1877-1939)
JOHN died 3 May 1956 aged 48 is buried with his parents in Invercargill

Margaret Anne 'Maggie' Hoffman (1890-1961)
- 2nd of 12 children of Maximilian John 'Max' HOFFMAN & Ellen DOVALOSKY
married Frederick Thomas KUBALA in 1912
their known children:
* 1912 - Margaret Ellen Kubala

Margaret Gertrude 'Maggie' Hoffman (1897-1984)
- daughter of Michael HOFFMAN & Margaret 'Maggie' BOYLE
married John Gerald FORD (1899-1972) in 1927
- son of Martin FORD & Mary FITZGERALD

Margery Annie Hoffman (1905-1977)
- 1st born of Christian Carl Fredrick HOFFMAN & Jane Scott STEWART
married Arthur Eric WEBSTER in 1929

Mary Hoffman
married James LAMB in 1894

Mary Hoffman
- 9th of 16 children of John Onslow HOFFMAN & Rose Kahuwhariki MOORE
married Louis William Joseph Le LIEVRE in 1922

Mary Ann Hoffman (1900-1940)
- 1st of 6 known children of Joseph HOFFMAN & Frances DOVALOSKY
married Jack Corbett MELROSE (1895-1975) in 1918
- 1st of 4 known children of John David MELROSE & Eliza Blanche WATSON

Nellie Anne Hoffman
- daughter of Adam HOFFMAN & Agnes Ellen RAMSAY
married Charles Edward GILES in 1928
NELLIE & CHARLES are buried Plot 12, Block 67 at Gore cemetery with her parents

Sophie 'Sissy' Hoffman (1898-1963)
- 5th of 12 children of Maximilian John 'Max' HOFFMAN & Ellen DOVALOSKY
married John HARROD in 1921

Violet Marion Hoffman
- daughter of Adam HOFFMAN and Agnes Ellen RAMSAY
married Ronald Walter Adcock von TUNZELMAN (1907-1991) 29 Jan 1929 in Invercargill
- son of Alexander Francis Henry von TUNZELMAN & Elizabeth Catherine ADCOCK
their known children:
* 1930 - 2007 Charmian Viola von Tunzelman
VIOLET & RONALD later divorced
- Ronald next married Emily Mabel TOWNSHEND (1906-1998)
NOTE Ronald's father, Alexander von Tunzelman (1877-1957) was a member of the von Tunzelmann family, who migrated from Prussia to Estonia where they were members of the Baltic German Ritterschaft or nobility. Two brothers and a sister from the family settled in New Zealand. Alexander is credited as being the first person to set foot on the Antarctic mainland. He was a NZ crew member on the Norwegian whaling ship 'Antarctic', part of the first group known with certainty to have set foot on the mainland of Antarctica (at Cape Adare) on 24 Jan 1895

NOTES
* see also Our Hoffman Ancestors (pdf file)

the HOFFMAN GROOMS


PHOTO
Plot 12, Block 67, Catholic Area at Gore cemetery
* Adam Hoffman 14 Aug 1919 aged 34
* 1975 - Agnes Ellen Hoffman (nee Ramsay), his wife
* 1978 - Charles Edward Giles, his son in law
* 2004 - Nellie Anne Giles (nee Hoffman), his daughter

the known MOSELEY marriages in New Zealand 1863 - 1933

the MOSELEY GROOMS
Alfred John Moseley (1899-1972)
married Florence Furniss SHIPSTON (1901-1986) in 1923

Arthur John Walter Moseley (1874-1937)
married Ellen FOX (1875-1960) in 1904
their known children:
* 1905 - Harriet Ellen Moseley
* 1906 - 2002 Alice Bessie Moseley
* 1908 - 1998 Arthur James Ernest Moseley
* 1909 - Catherine Annie Moseley
* 1911 - 2008 Mavis Muriel Moseley
* 1912 - 1988 James Charles Moseley

Charles Allan Moseley (1894-1962)
married Aileen HENNESSY (1896-1966) in 1917

Edward Moseley (1889-1974)
married Violet NORFOLK (1898-1977) in 1932

Ernest William Moseley (1896-1967)
married Alice CASEY in 1933

George Alexander Moseley (1891-1938)
married Ella Maude PORTER in 1921

George Charles Moseley (1858-1939)
married Ellen Eliza KRUGER (nee Barrett 1861-1931) in 1922
Ellen was born in Portsea, Portsmouth. She first married Alexander William Kruger (1853-1920) 29 Sep 1883 in Hughenden, Queensland, Australia & had 9 children (the last one in New Zealand, 1904-1909 Erik Harold Barrett Kruger, buried Karori)

Harold Cooper Moseley (1866-1932)
son of Richard Shirtcliffe Moseley (1843-1914) of Holly Lodge, Vale of Health, Hampstead Heath, London
Harold married Alice Maud ACTON in 1892
their known children:
* 1892 - 1949 Clifford Cook Moseley
- Clifford served as Private 579 with the 12th Australian Light Horse Regiment, embarking from Sydney 13 June 1915. He was then living with his father at 15 Dulwich St., Dulwich Hill, Sydney. His mother was then Mrs C. F. Thomas of Girilambone, NSW. Clifford married Florence G. GILLAM in Bellingen, NSW in 1924, He was in New England, NSW by 1930. They were living at Point Lookout, via Armidale when he died in Royal North Shore Hospital 1949
* 1897 - Arthur Albert Moseley
Evening Post, 10 June 1898 - WELLINGTON DIVORCE COURT
Alice Maud Moseley v Harold C. Moseley, for dissolution of marriage from her husband at present residing in Taranaki. The object of the respondent defending the case was to retain the custody of the two children of the marriage, who had been, and were still, with him. The petitioner gave evidence of her marriage with the respondent before the Registrar at Wellington in March, 1892, and made general allegations of cruelty. She had been separated from her husband for nearly two years, and he was, she declared, now living with another woman. She did not intend to ask for the custody of the children as she was not in a position to maintain them. Therefore the suit might be regarded as practically undefended.
Hawera & Normanby Star, 27 September 1900 Aggravated Assault
Harold Cooper Moseley was indicted on two counts for wounding and causing actual bodily harm to Janet Forway at Hawera on August 7th. Janet Forway stated that she had lived with accused as his wife for two years ...
HAROLD COOPER MOSELEY next married Alma Australia SULLIVAN in Annandale, NSW 26 Oct 1910
Harold died in Marrickville 24 July 1932
The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 July 1932 MOSELEY - The Relatives and Friends of Mrs ALMA MOSELEY and SONS are invited to attend the Funeral of their dearly beloved HUSBAND and FATHER, Harold C. Moseley from his late residence, Te Whare, 25 Dulwich street Dulwich Hill for the Crematorium at 3.15 p.m. TO-DAY. No flowers by request.
Alma died in Marrickville in 1937

Idris Clifford Moseley
married Adelaide Sarah WALKER (1907-1977) in 1931
Adelaide was born in Westport, 2nd of 13 children of William Henry WALKER (1876-1947) & Mary Ann KITCHEN (1887-1959)

Thomas William Moseley (1887-1931)
married Ruby HYNDMAN (1899-1985) in 1922
daughter of John HYNDMAN & Charlotte PATCHETT

William Henry Moseley
married Dorothy Lillian Henrietta PAYNE (1912-1999) in 1928


the MOSELEY BRIDES
Alice Bessie Moseley (1906-2002)
married James McINTOSH in 1925

Annie Cathline Moseley
married Edward HAWKINS in 1933

Annie Eliza Moseley
married William Samuel ROBERTS in 1916

Bertha Moseley
married Michael SHERLOCK in 1914

Elizabeth Amelia Moseley (1901-1989)
married Victor Thomas GRIFFITHS (1897-1983) in 1920

Elizabeth May Moseley
married George Francis PAY (1888-1947) in 1924

Ella Maude Moseley (1880-1961)
married Charles Edward LAWLESS (1886-1955) in 1927

Emily Moseley (1866-`947)
married Thomas David Alexander MOFFETT (1867-1937) in 1901

Ethel Moseley (1887-1917)
married Percy George POINTON (1891-1943) in 1916
Percy next married Mary Elizabeth Spurgeon in 1924

Hannah Moseley
married Joseph Henry HANAHAN(?) in Invercargill? 1863
not sure this is the correct surname spelling for Joseph

Harriet Ellen Moseley (1905-1987)
married Walter READ in 1929

Harriet Susannah Moseley (1868-1938)
married Walter William STILES (1851-1927) in 1904
Walter's second marriage, possibly also Harriet
Walter was first married to Margaret ??
the known children of WALTER & MARGARET:
* 1885 - Rosanna Stiles
* 1887 - Margaret Maude Stiles
* 1889 - 1890 Adria Anna Stiles
* 1892 - 1918 Walter William Stiles
* 1894 - Peter James Stiles
the known children of WALTER * HARRIET:
* 1905 - Ernest Frederick Moseley Stiles
* 1906 - Albert Bernard Stiles
* 1907 - Grace Florence Hill Stiles
* 1909 - Edward Clarence Stiles

Hilda Moseley
married William George COOPER in 1920

Ivy Margaret Elizabeth Moseley
married Leonard Ernest GWILLIAM in 1923

Rhoda Moseley
married William Walter LOGAN (1887-1963) in 1927

the known SCOTLAND marriages New Zealand 1875 - 1927

the Scotland GROOMS
Andrew Alfred Scotland
married Eliza STEPHENSON in 1875
their known children:
* 1876 - Elizabeth Scotland
* 1877 - 1879 Alice Jane Scotland (aged 15 months)
* 1884 - Thomas Carr John Scotland
* 1886 - Mary Ann Carr Scotland
* 1888 - Alexander Scotland
* 1892 - William James Carr Scotland

Henry Scotland (1821-1910)
married Mary Ann SPRIGGS (1862-1896 nee Roberts) 17 June 1889 in Auckland
the Hon Henry Scotland Henry was a member of the Legislative Council of NZ. He was born in Middlesex, England to George Scotland, a Barrister at Law & of Sarah Humphrys. He and Mary were widowed at time of marriage
he next married Margaret VENNING (1847-1916) in 1898
Henry is buried in Purewa, Auckland with both wives

Henry 'Harry' Humphrys Scotland (1889-)
1st son of Henry SCOTLAND & Mary Ann SPRIGSS
married Louise Vernan VIALOUX (1889-1924) 1911 in Balclutha, Otago
Louise died in Sydney of appendicitis & is buried in Purewa, Auckland

James William 'Will' Humphrys Scotland (1891-1963)
born in Kaipara District
2nd son of Henry SCOTLAND & Mary Ann SPRIGSS was a pioneer aviator
married Ivy Isabel STEWART in 1917
he died in Melbourne


the Scotland BRIDES
Edith Mary Scotland
married Stephen Roy NEAL in 1927

Edna May Scotland
married William Thomas NICHOLLS in 1912

Eliza Scotland
married Charles ADAMS in 1900

Elizabeth Scotland
married Donald WALKER in 1884

Elizabeth Scotland
married John CARR in 1898

Grace Alexander Scotland
married William Redmund HONEY in 1914

Jessie Scotland
married Thomas ROTHWELL in 1916

Mary Christine Scotland
married Archibald Allan THOMSON in 1899
their known children:
* 1901 - Mary Christine Scotland Thomson

Carl 'Charles' Theodor Krieg (1842-1928)
was born 1842 in Prussia, the first of 9 children (all died in Australia). His father was Johann Gottlieb KRIEG (1810-1901) born Punitz, Prussia, died Manoora, South Australia. His mother was Friedericke Adelheid Caroline SCHRADER (1822-1874). They emigrated to Australia on the Australia, leaving Hamburg 2 May 1849, via Rio de Janeiro, arriving Port Adelaide, South Australia 10 Sep 1849

Johanna Dorothea HENTSCHKE (1847-1921)
was born 31 Dec 1847 in Krondorf, South Australia, the first of 11 children (all died in Australia). Her father was John Christian HENTSCHKE (1824-1891) born Prittag, Silesia, died New Mecklenburg, South Australia. Her mother was Maria Rosina HEIDER (1823-1844) born Liegnitz, Silesia, died Schoenborn, South Australia

NOTES
* Johanna had a sister Hulda Auguste Hentschke (1867-1867)
* Krondorf (4km south of Tanunda) was first settled in 1847 by Germans from nearby Bethany (see link at photo below)

CARL & JOHANNA married 27 July 1866 in Bethlehem Lutheran Church Schoenborn, Barossa Valley, South Australia and moved to New Zealand the following year.
Their first child was born in Wellington, others in Havelock, Marlborough.

their known children
* 1867 - 1968 Annie Caroline Krieg
Annie married George Frederick JORDAN in 1890
their known children
* 1891 - 1971 Dorothy Emma Jordan
* 1893 - 1937 Arthur James Jordan
* 1894 - 1951 Albert Norman Jordan
* 1896 - 1958 Herbert Charles Jordan
ANNIE died aged 101

* 1870 - 1943 Bertha Maria Elizabeth Krieg
Bertha married Frederick George BUCK 1891 in NZ
- they had a son:
* 1892 - Frederick Charles Buck
Bertha married Corentin Augustin Le TACON 1913 in Sydney
BERTHA died in North Sydney in 1943 aged 73

* 1872 - 1940 Augusta Hulda Pauline 'Mary' Krieg
Augusta married Thomas William COOPER (1866-1940) in 1888
their known children
* 1890 - 1955 Edward Charles William Cooper
* 1892 - 1919 Edith Marion Cooper
* 1894 - 1895 Thomas Havelock Cooper (aged 5 months)
* 1896 - 1936 Archie Sinclair Cooper
* 1897 - 1991 Dorothy Recorda Cooper
* 1899 - 1978 Albert Francis Cooper
* 1901 - 1980 David Jack Cooper
* 1902 - 1991 Arthur Stanley Cooper
* 1907 - 1990 May Victoria Cooper
* 1909 - 1945 Keith Allan Cooper
AUGUSTA died in Upper Hutt 29 Nov 1919 aged 46
THOMAS died in Akatarawa, Upper Hutt 2 April 1940 aged 74
- they are buried Plot 4 & 6, Block C at Wallaceville Cemetery

* 1874 - 1958 Charles Edward Krieg
Charles married Emily FLOYD (1873-1964) in 1899
* Emily was born in Napier. She first had a daughter on Xmas Day 1896 in the Alexandra Home for unwed mothers, Newtown, Wellington
* 1896 - 1981 Mary Olive Beatrice Floyd
- Mary had a son, Harold 'Dick' Conroy 18 Aug 1917-1999. Mary married George Conroy on 22 Sep 1919
the known children of Charles & Emily
* 1899 - Charles Theodor Krieg
* 1901 - Arthur James Krieg
* 1902 - Albert Edward Krieg
* 1903 - Donald Ross Krieg
* 1906 - Dorothy Ila Krieg
* 1908 - Robina Joyce Krieg
* 1910 - Richard Kenneth Havelock Krieg
* 1913 - Phyllis Olga Krieg
* 1916 - Jack Krieg

* 1878 - Louisa Charlotta 'Lottie' Krieg
Louisa married David SHARP 1913 in Glebe, NSW & died Sydney

* 1881 - 1883 Arthur James Krieg
Arthur died aged 20 months

* 1882 - ? Adolph Henry Krieg
Adolf possibly died as an infant

* 1885 - 1915 Auguste Christina Krieg
Auguste married Frank Robertson in 1910
their known children
* 1911 - Elsie Sophia Robertson
* 1913 - George Athol Robertson
AUGUSTA died in 1915 aged 30

CARL & JOHANNA & their GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Evening Post, 23 August 1916 - Mr and Mrs Krieg who are very old residents of Havelock, Marlborough, recently celebrated their golden wedding at their residence, when a large number of family members and friends were present. Mr and Mrs Krieg were married in 1866 and arrived at Wellington in 1867, and finally settled in Havelock, early in the 'seventies, where they have resided ever since. Mr and Mrs Krieg's family consisted of five daughters and one son, all married, there being twenty-four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
The old couple are in excellent health.
The weather was beautiful for the occasion of the celebration and there were about thirty guests present, all old friends of the family.
The rooms were decorated with red, white, and blue, and the tables with golden-coloured flowers, the flags of the Allies holding a prominent position in the centre of the table. There were two wedding cakes; one was given by their grandson, Archie Cooper, and the other was brought from Australia.
The Rev Mr Heron kindly officiated, giving a short address, and making reference to the high esteem in which Mr and Mrs Krieg were held by the community. Then he made the presentations, which were in the form of two beautifully bound combined church prayer-books and a silver cake dish, suitably inscribed, form the parishioners, and a purse of sovereigns from the family, also many other gifts.
Mr Gorrie proposed the health of the happy couple and family, the Rev Mr Heron proposed the health of the King, and Mrs Sharp (youngest daughter) responded on behalf of the parents and family.
The occasion ended with the singing of the doxology and the National Anthem.
The surviving children are:
Mrs Jordan, Wellington
Mrs Le Tacon, Sydney
Mrs Cooper, Upper Hutt
Mr Krieg, Wellington
Mrs Sharp, Sydney

JOHANNA DOROTHEA Krieg died 9 May 1921 in Havelock, Marlborough
CARL THEODOR Krieg died in 1928 in Lakemba, New South Wales

PHOTO
BETHANY, South Australia
Bethanien and later Bethany, 2km from Tanunda in the Barossa Valley, was established by a group of Lutheran migrants who arrived with Pastor Gotthard Daniel Frietzsche in 1841. Most of these 270 immigrants had come from Posen and Silesia. In 1842 nearly a hundred of this group of migrants were joined by other Lutherans, already living at Hahndorf, to establish the first village in the Barossa Valley on land the local Aborigines referred to as Taninda. About 2080 acres were leased, and later bought, from George Fife Angas to start their new venture, Bethany

the CORBOY buried Otorohanga cemetery to 1990

? Anne Theresa Corbooy aged 1
born: 1967
died: 24 December 1968
buried: Plot 5, Section OCPIV, Childrens area

? Bridget Monica Corbooy (nee DONOVAN) aged 54
born: 1910 in Tauranga
parents: 7th of 8 known children of Patrick DONOVAN & Elizabeth WILLIAMS
married: William Donovan Corboy in 1935 in Bay of Plenty
died: 9 February 1965 in Otorohanga
buried: Plot 3, Section B01, Berm Area with Nora

? John Francis Daniel CORBOY aged 64
born: 1875 in Kihikihi
parents: William CORBOY & Mary DONOVAN
married: Nora Mary COLLINS in 1905
died: 8 August 1939 in Otorohanga
buried: Plot 67, Block 1, Section OBLIII

? Nora Mary Corbooy (nee COLLINS) aged 79
born: 1876 in Kihikihi
married: John Francis Daniel Corboy in 1905
- they had a son:
* 1910 - 1990 William Donovan Corboy
died: 3 January 1955 in Waikato Hospital
buried: Plot 3, Section OB01, Berm Area with daughter-in-law Bridget

? William Donovan CORBOY aged 80
born: 12 February 1910 in Hamilton
parents: John Francis Daniel CORBOY & Nora Mary COLLINS
married: Bridge Monica DONOVAN in 1935 in Te Puke
died: 19 July 1990 in Te Awamutu
buried: Plot 1, Section OB01, Berm Area

PHOTO
Otorohanga Cemetery
taken from the database site Otorohanga District Council

Friedrich Wilhelm Christian 'Kohingarara' STURM (1810-1896)
(aka Frederick William Sturm) - Naturalist, Interpreter, Botanist, Nursery Owner
was born in Germany the son of an army officer. His mother's name was Eliza Kuhne. According to family tradition Sturm received his education at court and became an apprentice gardener. In the 1830s he was a member of a botanical expedition to England, South Africa, India, China and Australia. After visiting the Swan River in Western Australia, Sturm left the expedition in Sydney in 1838. He came to New Zealand on the Harlequin in 1839, calling at Nelson and Wellington before landing at Ahuriri (Napier) on 2 August ... (read more at photo link)

FRIEDRICH settled with ANI HINETAI
FRIEDRICH & ANI had a daughter:
... 1
* 1842 - Elizabeth Sturm
born 20 June 1842 in Mahia Peninsula

FRIEDRICH settled with Hinerakau 'Henriette' Pakapuka TAIRERE (1829-1859)
daughter of Pekapeka TE HARAWIRA & Amiria POHUKUARE
FRIEDRICH & HENRIETTE had 5 children:
... 1
1848 - 1939 Rudolph Charles Sturm
RUDOLPH married Jane BOSHER in 1875
they had 9 known children:
* 1876 - 1962 William Frederick Henry Sturm (+Elizabeth Matilda LIGHT in 1903)
* 1877 - 1877 Esther Anne Mary Sturm (died at Napier aged 21 hours)
* 1878 - 1964 Rudolph Charles Sturm (+Ethel DAVIDSON in 1906)
* 1880 - 1881 Irene Ellen Filkins Sturm (at Hastings aged 22 months)
* 1882 - 1947 Olive Sybil Sturm (+Charles Murdock McKENZIE in 1911)
* 1884 - 1885 Edmund Edward Sturm (died Hawkes Bay Nurseries 12 months)
* 1885 - 1952 Cyril Raffles Sturm (+ Mabel ASHWORTH in 1911)
* 1889 - Winifred Constance Sturm (+Murray MacKENZIE in 1910)
* 1891 - 1891 Roy Sturm (aged 2? days)


... 2
1849 - Thomas William Sturm
born 25 June 1849 in Papmoa, Mahia Peninsula
nothing else known


... 3
1853 - John Edward Sturm
born 18 May 1853 in Nuhaka, Hawkes Bay
nothing else known


... 4
1856 - 1930 James Frederick Sturm
born 2 December 1856 in Nuhaka, Hawkes Bay
JAMES married Emily Jane MORGAN (1861-1955 ) in 1878
the known children of FREDERICK & EMILY:
* 1880 - 1965 Alice Maud Sturm (+Richard HEWETSON in 1897)
* 1882 - 1883 Mabel Grace Sturm (at Hastings street, Napier aged 8 months)
* 1884 - 1923 Arthur George Sturm (killed in an explosion, see notes below)
* 1885 - 1973 Harriett Grace Sturm (+Joseph Henry BRYANT in 1908)
* 1891 - Edward William Sturm
* 1893 - 1920 Ivy May 'Queenie' Sturm (+Albert Bernard CONGDON 1914)
* 1901 - 1982 Leslie James Sturm
* 1904 - 1966 Mabel Sturm (+Arthur William BENNETT in 1926)


... 5
1858 - Mari 'Maria' Sturm
born 15 April 1858 in Nuhaka, Hawkes Bay
MAIRA married Benjamin GLASS (1850-1913) in Wairoa in 1881
Daily Telegraph, 3 February 1881 GLASS-STURM - At Clyde, on the 22nd January 1881, Benjamin Glass, Esq., of Frasertown, to Marie, daughter of F. W. C. Strum, Esq., of West Clive
the known children of MARI & BENJAMIN:
* 1881 - Violet Henrietta Glass (+James Fraser SMYTH 1902)
* 1883 - 1908 Ivy Christina Glass
* 1884 - 1968 Myrtle Rosina Glass (+George BOYD 1906 & 11 children)
* 1886 - 1952 Mary Jessamine Glass (+Daniel COGHLAN 1908)


Frederick William Christian 'Kohingarara' Sturm died 23 May 1897 aged 85
he is buried Plot 15, Block SW at Mangateretere, Hawkes Bay

NOTES
Daily Telegraph, 1 March 1888 - son RUDOLPH CHARLES STURM
R. C. Sturm will open a greengrocer's shop next to the Carlton Hotel, Hastings, on Saturday morning

New Zealand Herald, 26 May 1896 - DEATH OF AN OLD COLONIST
One of Hawke's Bay's oldest settlers passed away on Saturday in the person of Mr F. W. C. Sturm, aged 85. He came to New Zealand before it was a British colony, forming one of a scientific expeditions under Baron Hochstetter, sent out by the Australian Government, and he was so enamoured of the country that he decided to remain behind when the expedition returned

Press, 1 June 1896 - A PRUSSIAN BOTANIST
With reference to the late Mr F. W. C. Sturm, Mr A. Koch, of Wellington, informs the New Zealand Times that the statement that the deceased came out to New Zealand as a member of the scientific expedition under Baron Hochstetter is incorrect. Mr Koch says that Mr Sturn was sent out to Australia in 1838 by the Prussian Government to search for botanical specimens. later on Mr Sturm came over to New Zealand, and after botanising in the Rimutaka and other district, went on to Hawke's Bay and Poverty Bay, finally settling at Wairoa, where he married a Maori wife

Marlborough Express, 17 July 1920 - death of GRANDDAUGHTER
The death occurred at Napier Hospital on July 2nd, of a well-known and highly respected resident of Hastings, in the person of Mrs Ivy May (Queenie) Congdon, (daughter of James & Emily Jane) wife of Mr A. B. Congdon, formerly of Blenheim and third daughter of Mr and Mrs J. F. Sturm, of Hastings, The deceased lady had been suffering from some time past, but she bore up patiently through her illness, and endeared herself to all with whom she came in contact. Much sincere sympathy will be expressed towards her husband and young child, and relatives

Hawera & Normanby Star, 21 December 1923 - son's INQUEST AT NAPIER
The inquest on Arthur Sturm, a waterside worker, and Archiblad Sporle, who were fatally injured in the explosion at Port Ahuriri on November 1, was held before Mr R. W. Dyer, S.M., to-day. While loading cylinders containing acetylene gas one exploded, fatally burning Sturm and Sporle and severely injuring a number of others. The inquiry was opened this norming, and concluded at 11 o'clock tonight. The evidence of experts went to show that cylinders containing acetylene gas were generally considered quite safe, and that in the case of the one which exploded there was a defect in the welding

Evening Post, 10 December 1928 - GRANDSON marries
A wedding of much local interest was that of Miss Ivy May Clough, second daughter of Mr and Mrs L. Clough, to Mr J. R. Sturm (John Rudolph James) eldest son of Mr and Mrs Sturm of Nuhaka, the ceremony taking place at the Presbyterian Church at Nuhaka, when the Rec Mr Porter officiated, and the wedding music was played ny Mr Smith. The bride wore a charming frock of apricot crepe de chine embroidered in gold and green, with a green crinoline straw hat trimmed with apricot. Two little flowere girls attended her, Connie Sturm and Doreen Hall, the best man being Mr Hori MacKenzie, and the groomsman Mr N. Thornton, of Napier. A guard of honour outside the church was formed of members of the Wanderers Football Club, of which the bridegroom was a member. They formed an arch of wands decorated with the club colours and under this the newly-married couple passed. The wedding breakfast was held at the Unity Hall, and was a very bright and cheerful function, cheers and musical honours being the order of the party. Later the hall was cleared and dancing took place, Mr C. Booten being M.C., and the music was supplied by Mrs Kirk and Messrs A. and F. Perry, and master Herbert. Among many wedding presents was a handsome clock from the suppliers of the Nuhaka Dairy Factory, and an oval table from the Wanderers Football Club.

15 January 1943 - GRANDSON killed in WWII
William Christian Sturm (son of William Frederick Henry STURM & Elizabeth Matilda LIGHT, served as Corporal 12052 with the Divisional Cavalry. He enlisted from 432 Marine Parade, Wairoa, listing his wife Margaret of Napier as next of kin. William was killed in action on the Western Desert aged 34 when a parcel of hedavy shells landed amongst Divisional Cavalry Headquarters & he is buried at Tripoli War Cemetery, Libya



PHOTO
Friedrich Wilhelm Christian STURM
taken from the site Te Ara