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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Edward Douglas LANDELLS - his Maori wife Isabella
« on: Sunday 24 September 17 01:36 BST (UK)  »
Hi there!

I know this thread is over 6 months old, but thought I would reply.

Edward and his wife Isabella are my Great Grand Parents. Their son Wiremu (William) is my mother's father.

You have his wife's name right, Te Korowhiti Tuataka. The naming convention with many early Maori families was to take the name of your father as your surname, as surnames were unknown to Maori before European settlement of New Zealand.

Isabella's father was Te Rangi Tuataka (although 3 separate words, its equivalnet to one first name). So she took a part of his name as her surname.

Edward's and Isabella's descendants are large in number, with our family base being located at Tangata Marae, near the small township of Matamata.

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Australia / Re: Reginald Richard GURNEY
« on: Sunday 05 January 14 00:33 GMT (UK)  »
Hi again,

I am by no means an expert on the Gurney family, so any info is greatly appreciated. I do know a bit about my Great grandfather though and so I'll put some links etc below for anyone who may be interested.

My Great Grandfather was in the NZ Army and saw action in Galipoli, his number was 12/2718. He died in 1958 and is buried in the RSA section of Papakura Cemetery, Auckland. When I lived in Auckland I used to visit his grave every year on ANZAC day. I have attempted to attach a picture of his grave stone, but I don't know if I have done it right.

Here is a link to his Service Record: http://muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/Cenotaph/44834.detail?Ordinal=6&c_surname_search=gurney

And here is a link to an article I wrote where I mention him. I am an Anglican Priest here in New Zealand and the site this areticle is written on is run by myself and a couple other priests. I add this link because on the article there is a picture of him, and also a picture of one of his medals he recieved for services during WW1, I am unsure if it will interest anyone, but here it is nonetheless: http://revtalk.co.nz/2012/08/too-high-a-price/

I do hope to connect with more family, and look forward to especially hearing from Alan.


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Australia / Re: Reginald Richard GURNEY
« on: Saturday 04 January 14 12:00 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for the welcome, it's great to be here.

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Australia / Re: Reginald Richard GURNEY
« on: Saturday 04 January 14 08:02 GMT (UK)  »
Hi there,

My name is Christopher, but my middle names are William Owen Gurney, I was named after my great grandfather, son of William and Alice.

Just thought I would say hello!

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