Hi

William Hose was my grandfather - My mother was Nancy Muriel - There were 6 children to William and Thurza - William, Rita, Avice, Brian, Nancy and Dick. - All passed away now! I met your Grandfather Brian and Francis years ago - in TeKuiti. My mother - Nancy - lived in Christchurch from when she was about 14 years old - Dick also lived down here.

Brain Geroge Hose is my Father, Wiki (olive Victoria) is my half sister, dad died 3/6/1992, mum still going strong and said she does have some papers from dads past, mum would like to know your name please. my email; robin.helen@xtra.co.nz,

Hi, Rita Lavinia Phillips nee Hose was my grandmother. Alex Phillips is my father, Penelope was my mother. I remember meeting Nancy when I was a child in Otahuhu while visiting nana Phillips. I also remember as a teenager visiting my fathers cousins in Amberly, Sth Island and an Aunt and Uncle of my Dads down that way too, 1979-80, if I recall correctly. I would like to know more about my nana and her family surname Hose. I only know bits and pieces but I would welcome any information of the family, her parents, grandparents etc and how they came to be in New Zealand and from where they came. She had 13-15 children not sure exactly on the correct number, over half have passed away now, my Dad is still alive and living in Sydney, Australia and he is not too good with his history! Mum passed away January 1995. my email; carolynzmail5@gmail.com Thankyou, Carolyn Matila nee Phillips.

Hi Rita Phillips nee Hose was my grandmother - she had 16 children and was Rita Hose before she married poppa. My mother Valerie was her eldest daughter - second eldest child. Nan died in Hamilton in the 1990s while mum died in Rotorua in 2008.
Nan was an amazing woman who taught the women in this family about strength and survival.
I do have some info if you would like to get on touch. I am a journalist and have doen some research on the family.
cherie.taylor@age.co.nz.

Brian George Hose is my Grandfather my name is Vicky Harvey my maiden name is Hose. My dad is Grant Hose. I have a book that my father gave me of the Tynan and Gilbert family. Hose is also there but not a lot. I'm doing the same thing and looking for more information as there is a lot missing from what I have. I may be of some help?

Hello Carolyn and Cherie,

I knew your 'Nan' and her husband, I think we called him 'Horrie' but please don't quote that, I may be wrong. I knew Penelope, and really liked her a lot. She used to live I Devonport I believe, Val was lovely, though I didn't meet her very often. I remember Alex, Billy and Winnie, they lived at Horotiu, Billy drove the 'Blue Buses', Elizabeth (Liz) Dorothy (Dot) and ? Cobb. Visited them often, they lived at Melville, Hamilton, there was Lenny as well and Graeme/Graham, and probably others but the passage of time and I cannot remember all their names, oh yes and Alfie, Alfred Ronald. He and I married in 1964 and our marriage ended the same year.

Your Nan lived in Tonar Street, Northcote in 1964, and probably for longer. I last saw her when she was working at the Waikato Hospital, gosh in the 70's, and I saw Alfie then as well.

I am our family historian so can appreciate the work required to find ones ancestors. I wish you every success as you delve into the past. I guess I'm fortunate that as I came from Wales, I have a reasonably good knowledge of things back home and with family still there have the necessary contacts that are so important.

God bless you both, my condolences on the passing of Penelope, and Val and my regards to Alex.

Phyllis Pearson, formerly Phillips née Robinson.

My father was dick hose and I'm trying to find out more about the family tree I remember all my aunties and uncles one of my cousins Lenny was close 2 my dad and aunty Nancy he lived in Christchurch and would like to here from other members of the hose family