Martin Casey and wife Rewa Hairini

[Echovalley]

     Martin was born in Ireland in 1836, and came out to NZ with his parents as his father became a Fencible soldier in Howick.  Martin fought in the Land Wars and was granted land near Te Awamutu, Rangiaohia, where he met his wife.
     They moved from this area, probably to a bigger farm in the ?king country and I havent been able to find them.  Has anyone heard of this family?

[Janette]

Hi Lindemann

He was still in Rangiaohia when his mother died in 1881

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0lpm/


Cheers Janette

[Janette]

Hmmmm,I am unsure of that death as it has the name Murphy for his mother.

Here is the marriage for a date to start with

1872/4482 Rewa  Hairiui to Martin  Casey 

Cheers Janette

[Janette]

This may be his death

1921/7245 Casey  Martin  84Y  maybe someone with a burial locator can tell you where this person is buried and with whom.

Cheers Janette

[Echovalley]

Hi,  Yes, his mother's surname would have been Murphy by then as she remarried after the death of her first husband.  i will try and locate the burial of Martin, thank you

[kiwihalfpint]

Martin is buried at Omaka Cemetery, Blenheim, no Rewa buried with him.


Cheers
KHP

[Janette]

Thanks KHP,I don't see a Rewa Casey death,I wonder if she anglicised her name,


Cheers Janette

[kiwihalfpint]

No, I don't see anything for her either.

Just speculation, wonder if she is on the Maori E/R's?


Cheers
KHP

[kiwihalfpint]

There is a Riwa Casey in the 1908 & 1919 Maori Voter and E/R for Gisborne.


Cheers
KHP