Hello Bellbird. Thanks for your pm. As I understand, being new to this site, I cannot send pm's until I have done 3 or more posts.
Yes I am a descendant of Halfyard / Ackerman and Chic Chic is my sister. So, our paternal grandmother was Vera HALFYARD; her parents being Henry and Elizabeth Susan (nee. Ackerman). Elizabeth's parents were Henry Jolliffe and Susan Elizabeth (nee.Taylor) Ackerman.
One of the Ackerman's homes, a small cottage, still exists and has some acreage with it I believe; located on SH2. just north of Carterton in Clareville. A property once occupied by Henry Halfyard and family in Masterton, located at 23 Albert Street, still exists also and is a residential home.
There is a Thompson family tie to Ackerman's here in the Wairarapa, which I haven't looked into the "how" as yet. I just recall my late father mentioning Clive Thompson being a cousin and Clive's sister (her name I can't recall) mentioning to me about them being descended from Ackerman's. This was some time ago, well before I started a nosing into my family history. You have to bear with me, my research is very much in its infancy and a lot of what I have has been gleaned via others and the internet. I have all good intentions of visiting our local archives but there seems to be always other domestic matters requiring attention first.
I can only sympathise with your plight in Christchurch. A few jolts we could get over, but to have the number & magnitude that you have had to endure and still do, is just so hard to imagine and comprehend. I wish you all a speedy recovery from this mayhem.
I may have some info that might help you. I have photos of people, unfortunately unlabelled, but there may be images of Ackerman's amongst them???
All the best, Kind regards, zephyr64
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