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« on: Tuesday 01 May 12 07:31 BST (UK) »
Hullo Whenu,
I am the grandaughter of Robert Sutherland and Margaret Coull Reid and I too am starting to find out more about my Father's family so was excited to find your message. My grandparents came to NZ via the USA-Detroit, where grandad and my father had gone to find work- they settled in Gisborne, NZ with their family of three. Violet, George and Peggy, not sure of exact date but suspect mid-late 1920's-my father was involved in the Napier earthquake in 1931. Violet married Douglas Grayson Menzies, Peggy(Margaret) and my father George Sutherland better known as Ernie Reid were at working age on arrival in NZ. My grandparents-Robert and Margaret are buried in Gisborne and died in 1950 and 1951 respectively. Their children-George(Ernie) died in 1983 Violet died in 1984 and nowam unsure of Peggys date of bereavment.
The family came to NZ at the bequest of Doug who was part Maori and met Violet in Scotland while recovering from war wounds. My father- George Sutherland married Rhoda Smith in Napier in 1936 a :)nd they had two daughters-, both daughters have families and live overseas.
Great to get news of my great grandparents- thank you all