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Hi Kat

Any information that you could send would be great, (am not sure how to share personal info so if you could advise that would be great).  Also I have just found out that my Pastor's wife is related to a Dorothy Doak nee Ayers who lived in Rangiora (I would assume born in the early 1900's), do you have any information related to her, I could find out her husbands name but as it seems there were several Doak families and it may be no relation.

Thanks very much for your reply I really appreciate it, where abouts do you fit in on the family tree?

Happy New Year!  We still have about 3 hours to go. 

Reading from the booklet "Job Doak of Fernside"  by Helen Halliwell of Christchurch, Robert Doak went to Lyttlelton in 1883.  3 years later he married Mary Glassie at Belfast and died there Mar 13, 1949.  He was a soap maker and milkman at different times. 

Ann Jane Doak m. Boyd McCleary and received at least 2 pictures from her brother of his family.  The originals are held by her grandson in Ireland along with many unidentified pictures.  The picture of the medical soldier may be from the grandson's wife's family collection.  I'd be glad to send the 2, several of Ann jane Doak,  or send all the pictures with as much ID as I can guess at.  Perhaps someone there can recognize folks. 

John Doak (emig 1863)of Wakanui is also closely related to my family through the Christchurch Wilsons.  He was said to be a cousin of Job and had brothers in Amsterdam, NY where my McCLearys went.  We also had other Doak marriages.  I'm not sure whose reunion you go to.  The booklet is very helpful for separating out the Co. Down Doaks from others.  There is also a booklet on John.

I'd be glad to help out with the Irish tree, but Doak lines are tough as several families named children the same names. As they didn't keep track of birth years as we do, separating families is very hard.  I can send Newmills and Knocknamuckley records that will help you see the original data and you can join in the best guessing.

Hi there,

I was just researching my Mum's cousin who is Eric Roger Doak from Kirwee, Christchurch, New Zealand, who has just died (30.12.2011 aged 89) and found this website and, I am both on the Doak and Dunlop family trees.

I am from Christchurch, NZ and have been going to the Doak family picnics for most of my life and am keen to know more of my family tree.

Jeanette