Of the 15 Smith children only the two that we are researching emigrated to NZ. While most of the rest stayed local William and Henry Smith emigrated to Canada .
I had help here before researching two other people.
Elizabeth Webster Wicklow to NZ
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=594790.0Henry Webster Roberts, Wicklow Ireland to NZ
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=554689.0John Smith and Thomas Webster Smith are first cousins to Elizabeth Webster and Henry Webster Roberts.
The question of who Frank Webster might be. There is the possibility he is also a first cousin. While we have always had it verbally that the family of Websters i come down from and another local Webster family are one in the same we have not found connection on paper. DNA is again proving very helpful here in that my mother and a member of other family are proving close connections.
Where does this bring Frank in. Three members of other Webster Family also emigrated to NZ. A John , a Francis and a George Webster.They were all sons of a Robert Webster and Sarah Smyth of Ballyknockan , Glenealy, Co Wicklow.
John Webster 1855-1942 married an Ann Robertson 10 June 1885 at Waitahuna West. They went on to have 11 children
George Webster born 1849 as far as we know didn't marry in NZ but was killed in a mining accident 25 Nov 1886 at Otago. Cemetery records say he had been in the country 8 years.
Francis Webster born 17 June 1853, Ballyknockan. I have a Marriage for Francis to a Jane Higgins 27 Sept 1887 at Lawrence. One child know of here. A daughter Minnie. Francis passed away 11 Aug 1942 at Dunedin. No idea at the moment when Francis arrived in NZ but he may be the witness at marriage.
John