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Offline CJL1985

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Tracing Dad's family
« on: Saturday 10 September 22 05:25 BST (UK) »
Hi

We are trying to track down Dad's family, specifically his maternal grandmother and great grandmother.

His grandfather was Ross Webby, who was born in Nelson in around 1890, and died in Hastings in 1934. His death notice only lists his second wife, Rosann/Rosina Gleeson Webby, who died in 1948. However it never mentions his five children he had with his first wife

Her name was Rina Teakahau or Rina Teakahau Hohipuha. She was born in there;last 1890s I think and died around 1924./ The story is that she died from childbirth giving birth to her fifth child Eric Webby. Ross left to look for work in the Hawkes Bay area and one way or another left his children int he care of his Ex mother whose name was as far as we can guess Ruria Hohiupuha. Both women should have been buried in Otaki somewhere.

If anyone is familer with these names in the Wider Otaki region or the Hawkes Bay region, please get n touch or guide me in another diredctuin

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Re: Tracing Dad's family
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 10 September 22 23:33 BST (UK) »
According to his WW1 service record:  Ross WEBBY was born 29 Oct 1889 in Nelson
Father Charles WEBBY and mother Mary CASTLE (both born in NZ)

Charles WEBBY born 1849 and died 1930
Mary CASTLE born 1851 and died 1925
Charles and Mary were married in 1867 (what information does the marriage record give about Mary’s parents?)

This site might give you more information about the Webby family
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124547549/charles-webby


According to a public tree on Ancestry .......
Mary CASTLE was the daughter of George CASTLE and Hannah KITE, who arrived with their first 2 children in NZ on the ship “Thomas Harrison” in 1842

George CASTLE (born 1803 Warwickshire England – died 1894 Nelson)
Hannah KITE (born 1808 Warwickshire – died 1869 Nelson)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174781709/george-castle
Milligan - Jardine – Glencross – Dinwoodie - Brown: (Dumfriesshire & Kirkcudbrightshire)
Clark – Faulds – Cuthbertson – Bryson – Wilson: (Ayrshire & Renfrewshire)
Neale – Cater – Kinder - Harrison: (Warwickshire & Queensland)
Roberts - Spry: (Cornwall, Middlesex & Queensland)
Munster: (Schleswig-Holstein & Queensland) and Plate: (Braunschweig, Neubruck & Queensland & New York)

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Re: Tracing Dad's family
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 11 September 22 00:31 BST (UK) »
Riria Hohipuha
Claim for maintenance  Sept 1924
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OTMAIL19240905.2.8?end_date=31-12-1924&items_per_page=10&query=%22Riria+Hohipuha%22&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA&start_date=01-09-1924

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Again from a public tree on Ancestry – so not sure how accurate …….

Rina (Riria) Teakau Hohipuha  born 1896 Otaki

Father: Joe Karionui Maika Hohipuha – died 1918 Otaki
Mother: Riria Te Irikau - born 1862 Otaki, died 1929 Otaki

Milligan - Jardine – Glencross – Dinwoodie - Brown: (Dumfriesshire & Kirkcudbrightshire)
Clark – Faulds – Cuthbertson – Bryson – Wilson: (Ayrshire & Renfrewshire)
Neale – Cater – Kinder - Harrison: (Warwickshire & Queensland)
Roberts - Spry: (Cornwall, Middlesex & Queensland)
Munster: (Schleswig-Holstein & Queensland) and Plate: (Braunschweig, Neubruck & Queensland & New York)


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Re: Tracing Dad's family
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 11 September 22 02:06 BST (UK) »
i might be wrong but I had always understood that the Webby family et al had a connection with the part of Kapiti Island that is still in private ownership.