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Hi, saw the Newson/Lewis name and believe it to be the name of my great great grandfather.  The young Alfred (Tom) on the La Hogue is my great grandfather. From what my dad said Alfred Newson left the family after Sarah, his wife, died. Not entirely sure about the children, Richard, Susannah, Robert, as Tom was a baby when all this happened but he was taken in, not legally adopted, as a Blinkhorne. Known as Thomas Blinkhorne, born i believe late 1873, he married Nellie Gray 1900. They then had my grandfather Archie Thomas (Bay), prior to his birth were Elsie, Evelyn, Len, Ivy, Lorna and the youngest being doris. My Dad, quite a few years ago, made efforts to establish that his grandfather (Tom) was born in England. The rational at the time was patrial rights. Any info on the Newson family before leaving Engand and where they were dispersed upon arrival in New Zealand would be greatly appreciated.