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Alfred Henry Saywell Tarrant was killed in Belgium on the 12th October 1917
His brother Leonard Albert Brant Tarrant was killed on the 15th December 1917 in UK

Their parents were Alfred and Eleanor (nee Botham) Tarrant and the family can be viewed here:
TARRANT FAMILY

Mary Ann Tarrant was born in Lower Hutt in 1852

She married twice, first to William Read - I have nothing on him
and then to Andrew Diamon 11 years later

Do you know of children, parents etc and any other information on both these husbands

Also when and where did Mary Ann die

Seagreet Elizabeth Berg was born in Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand in 1877 - she died in Pahiatua in 1955 and is buried in Mangatainoka Cemetery.
She married Roland Henry Russell in 1905 - he was born in 1883 in Taita, New Zealand son of Robert Russell, second husband of Esher Daysh - Ester's first husband was David Mabeyb who died in 1878

I would like to know more about Seagreet - her parents, where they were from and any siblings and how she got that name

Job MABEY was born in Dorset, England in 1812
- he married Rachel MOCKERIDGE in Sidbury, East Devon in 1835
- she was also born in 1812

They had 2 children before they emigrated to New Zealand on the OLYMPUS in 1841
They were:

1836 - Mary Jane Mabey
- born in Sidbury
- she married James HARRIS who was born in Broomfield, Essex in 1833
- he arrived on the BOLTON in 1839 aged 6

Mary Jane and James were they first couple to be married in the Christ Church Taita Church in 1854

1838 - Sarah Albania Mabey
- born in Sidbury
- died on the voyage to New Zealand on the Olympus

In New Zealand Job and Rachel had another 8 children:

1841 - Elizabeth Mabey in Taita
- married John HARRISON in 1861
- married Thomas Samuel WARD in 1871

1843 - David James Mabey
- married Esther DAYSH
- he was killed in a ploughing accident when he was 35

1845 - Robert Thomad Mabey in Taita
- married Mary WINTERINGHAM

1846 - Anna Mabey
- nothing else known

1848 - Mary Ann Mabey
- married Edward BENGE

1849 - George Mabey
- born in Taita
- died suddenly in Willis Street aged 35

1851 - John Mabey
- died aged 14 months

1856 - Harriett Mabey
- died aged 4 months

1858 Job Charles Mabey
- married Elizabeth BENGE
- he died aged 93

If you can help with more information on these people please leave a comment

Robert Thomas Mabey was born in Taita, New Zealand in 1845
He was the 5th of 11 children of Job Mabey b.1812 in Dorset, England and Rachel Mockeridge b.1812 in Devon, England - they are both buried in the Christ Church Taita Cemetery

Robert married Mary Winteringham (1844-1919) in 1865
- I have no other information on Mary, does anyone know of her?


The children I have were:
1875 - Robert George Mabey
- he married Ada Philadelphia Edwards - she was born in 1880, daughter of Thomas Edwards of Taita and Philadelphia Benge of Upper Hutt
- he died 1948 in Trentham, 33 km north east of Wellington


1877 - David James Mabey
- he drowned in the Hutt River when he was 11


1878 - Charles Henry Mabey


1880 - Job Henry Mabey


1881 - Minnie Mabey


Do you know of other children?

Carl MALDERSEN Amundsen emigrated to New Zealand with his parents and siblings on the Frtiz Reuter which left Germany in 1874, arriving in Napier in 1875

He married Margaret Theresa Lorigan in 1893 - she was born in Napier in 1877 and died in 1921.
They were divorced some years later
Carl's second wife was Sarah Dalzell who married him in 1907 in Taihape, New Zealand

I know nothing of Sarah and I have no children for Carl from either marriage

Would appreciate your help

Adolph Adwin Amindsen was born in Ormondville, in the Manawatu, New Zealand
His father was Amind Amindsen MALDERSEN Amundsen from Grue, in Norway
His mother was Elise LARSDATTER Waalberget also from Norway

Adolph married Anna Maria Southee in Taihape, New Zealand in 1919

Anna Southee's parents were George Southee b.1864 in Lowry Bay, Wellington and her mother was Emma Hedges from Chakrata, India

I believe that Adolph and Anna had at least 10 children
I would like to know who they were

Can you help please

Maisy Edna Minnie KEMPTON
was born 1907 to Frank Valentine KEMPTON & Minnie SULLIVAN
her father was 1 of 16 children of Thomas KEMPTON & Elizabeth Mary HODDER

DEATH of her grandfather Thomas KEMPTON
Dominion, 2 May 1910 A PIONEER SETTLER
Another pioneer settler has passed away in the person of Mr Thomas Kempton, of Elm Grove, Greytown, who died on Friday night. The deceased came to this Dominion in the ship Adelaide, with his parents, in 1840. This is the same boat as Mr T. W. McKenzie, of Wellington, came out in. Mr Kempton lived in Wellington from that date till 1854, when he travelled to the Wairarapa district, which was but little known in those days. He arrived there on march 23, 1854, and one of his first actions was to get a spade and turn what he claims to be the first sod in the Wairarapa. Recently, in going over his experiences, he said the road at that time was formed to the summit of the old Rimutaka Road, and from thence it was only a bridle track to Featherston, from whence it was a poor track to Greytown.
The communication between the Wairarapa and Wellington was abruptly ended for some time by the heavy earthquakes of 1855, which brought down the hillsides and blocked the road. He drove the first four-bullock dray over the road on July 7, 1856, with one tom of merchandise on board and three weeks later the second load was driven over. Regarding the old Queen's Wharf, he claimed cutting the first pule for that contract in 1862, but owing to the difficulty of haulage the piles had to be obtained nearer to Wellington. Among his other experiences he owned for a time the old "Rising Sun" at the south end of Greytown, but in 1860 he left that and took up the homestead bow owned by him, the "Elm Grove," and practically lived there ever since.
As a horticulturalist he was for many years a leading light in the Wairarapa, and kept the association going by his large number of exhibits. He was the first to traverse the Tararuas, and the Natives said he would never come back again. He used to tell of his experience with the Maori, and how he gained their confidence, and could go out and work where no other pakeha dared go. When Dr Featherston came up to the Wairarapa to form a defence corps, he first consulted the deceased, and there was great excitement when the first lot of rifles and ammunition reached Greytown. Mr Kempton was called on to store and protect them till proper arrangements were made.
He married the eldest daughter of Mr W. Hodder, who had the Golden Fleece Hotel at the Pakaratahi (sic, Pakuratahi) in the early days. He was married in June 1859, and the issue of the marriage was eight boys and eight girls, twelve of whom are still living. There are fifty-six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. At the time of his death he was 74 years of age, and his wife had predeceased him some three years.
The deceased had been in bad health for some time. and passed away as stated at a nursing home at Carterton, but will be buried from "Elm Grove," Greytown, in the local cemetery

MAISIE EDNA MINNINE Kempton married Ralph Oswald RAYNER (probably in Carterton) in 1926
I would like to know if she had any siblings and names of any of her children

Ralph Oswald Rayner (1906-1962 )was born & died in Carterton
His parents were:
* 1865 - 1943 Richard Benjamin RAYNER, born in Carterton
* 1871 - 1921 Maria Elizabeth COMPTON, also born in Carterton
- they are Archer Street Cemetery, Masterton