This family history was compiled and posted in preparation for the 2013 - 2014 reunion of the descendants of John and Ruth ENRIGHT, to help us all get our heads around how we are connected.
These descent lines start from the arrival of our first Pākehā tūpuna in Aotearoa, and finish with the 86 grandhcildren of Ruth and John.
If there are errors in this family history, I apologise in advance and am happy to make any corrections.
These descent lines start from the arrival of our first Pākehā tūpuna in Aotearoa, and finish with the 86 grandhcildren of Ruth and John.
If there are errors in this family history, I apologise in advance and am happy to make any corrections.
Michael ENRIGHT (b. Limerick, County Limerick, IRE in1841 or 1842. d. NZ on 18/01/1873) married Ellen HICKEY (b. County Clare, IRE around 1845, d. NZ on 28/02/1921) and begat:
1. John Joseph ENRIGHT married Ruth Anne WILLIAMS
2. Michael ENRIGHT marriedAlice Elizabeth CLARKE
3. Matthew ENRIGHT marriedAlice UNDERWOOD
4. Mary Jane ENRIGHT married Andrew COSGRAVE
5. James William ENRIGHT marriedGertrude ANSON
We will now trace the genealogy only from John Joseph ENRIGHT and Ruth Anne WILLIAMS because they are the tūpuna under whom the reunion was called.
1. John Joseph ENRIGHT (b. SA on 06/05.1863, d. Kaikohe NZ on 11/09/1956) married Ruth Anne WILLIAMS (b. NZ on24/06/1869, d. Pawarenga, NZ on 08/09/1931) and begat:
1a. Albert Edward ENRIGHT (b. NZ on 13/11/1887) married Jean Laird MARQUIS (b. SCOT) and begat:
1a/i. Douglas Albert ENRIGHT marriedElizabeth Patricia ENRIGHT
1a/ii. Barbara ENRIGHT married Ray MUNCE
1a/iii. Joan ENRIGHT
1b. Mary Jane ENRIGHT (b. NZ on 05/12/1889, d. NZ on 23/02/1923) marriedEdwin Reginald SEYMOUR (b. NZ on 11/03/1889, d. NZ on 22/09/1957) and begat:
1b/i. Beatrice SEYMOUR married Albert Edward SMITH (1) John Leaf MATTHEWS (2) Allan Dunstan BELL (3)
1b/ii. Bertha Daphne SEYMOUR married Clarence John WILLIAMS
1b/iii. Bert SEYMOUR married Millicent THORBURN
1c. May Emileen ENRIGHT (b. NZ on 10/12/1891, d. NZ on 01/08/1972) married Ole Christian HANSEN (b. NZ 24/12/1884, d. NZ) and begat:
1c/i. Muriel Winifred HANSEN marriedCyril Victor WEBSTER
1c/ii. Dorothy Christine HANSEN married George Henry DAVIES
1c/iii. Opal May (Molly) HANSEN marriedWyatt William GURNEY
1c/iv. Elsie Josephine HANSEN married Francis GRBIC (1) Samuel Garnett SMITH (2)
1c/v. Albert James (Toby) HANSEN marriedMarie Mary Margaret CAMPBELL
1c/vi. Olga Joan HANSEN married Harry Montgomery SALMON
1c/vii. John Joseph HANSEN marriedJoan BARR-COLROW (nee WATSON)
1c/viii. Anita (Nita) Mary Rosalind HANSEN marriedHarry Percy KING
1c/ix. Marjorie Christabel HANSEN married James Leslie STAFFORD-BUSH
1c/x. Shirley HANSEN
1d. Florence Amelia ENRIGHT (b. NZ on 10/03/1894, d. NZ 04/1963) marriedAxel Juel Waldemard HANSEN (b. NZ on 27/11/1880, d. NZ on 23/12/1949) and begat:
1d/i. Lena HANSEN married Alfred George BENNETT
1d/ii. Laura Florence HANSEN married George STRAWBRIDGE
1d/iii. Nancy Jean HANSEN married Ivor HAWKER
1d/iv. Alexander Lawrence HANSEN married Maude Olive BAYER
1d/v. Ernest Francis HANSEN married Margaret FLAY
1d/vi. William John HANSEN married Maureen GUNDRY
1d/vii. Jeffrey Thorval HANSEN married Beverly STEVENS
1d/viii. Kenneth Berthal HANSEN married Beverly McKENZIE
1d/ix. Mervyn HANSEN married Betty HARPER
1d/x. Sylvia HANSEN
1e. Michael James (Jim) ENRIGHT (b. NZ on 10/02 on 21/06 1896, d. NZ on 29/07/1980) married Susan HUNIA (b. Pawarenga, NZ in 1904, d. NZ on 18/09/1981) and begat:
1e/i. Elizabeth Patricia ENRIGHT marriedDouglas Albert ENRIGHT
1e/ii. William (Bill) John ENRIGHT married Joan STEVENSON
1e/iii. Monty James ENRIGHT marriedHilda JOB
1e/iv. Queenie Christine ENRIGHT marriedDonald SHELDON
1e/v. Florence Teresa ENRIGHT married Timothy LENAHAN
1e/vi. Juanita Margaret Dawn ENRIGHT marriedJames ROSEWARIN
1e/vii. Cyril Sylvester ENRIGHT
1e/viii. Michael James ENRIGHT
1f. Margaret Emily ENRIGHT (b. NZ on 15/11/1897, d. NZ) marriedHenry Septemus SHOEBRIDGE (b. in 1887, d. NZ on 29/12/1950) and begat:
1f/i. Doreen SHOEBRIDGE
1f/ii. Edward SHOEBRIDGE married Frances Eileen WILSON
1g. Ruth Agnes ENRIGHT (b. NZ on 05/05/1900, d. NZ on 21/07/1984) marriedHenry Christian HANSEN (b. NZ on 16/04/1892, d. NZ on 19/04/1968) and begat:
1g/i. Keith HANSEN
1g/ii. Colleen HANSEN marriedRoy NELSON
1g/iii. Avery Dorothea (Cis) HANSEN
1g/iv. Cecil HANSEN
1g/v. Elwin HANSEN
1g/vi. Mary HANSEN marriedDerek COX
1g/vii. Joseph HANSEN
1g/viii. Eileen HANSEN married Duncan STUART
1g/ix. Francis HANSEN
1g/x. Maurice HANSEN
1g/xi. Rose HANSEN married Joseph Calver STURCH
1h. John Clarence ENRIGHT (b. NZ 16/07/1902, d. NZ) married Madge TASKA and begat:
1h/i. Clarence Samuel ENRIGH married Ruth BARCLAY
1i. Bertha Kathleen ENRIGHT (b. NZ on 14/11/1904, d. Kaitaia, NZ on 09/11/1974) married Hone WIKITERA (b. NZ in 1907, d. NZ on 25/05/1975) and begat:
1i/i. Eugene WIKITERA marriedCarol ANDERSON
1i/ii. Oswald WIKITERA
1i/iii. Cecilia (Cis) WIKITERA married Waewae DAVIS
1i/iv. Cecil John WIKITERA married Mary PUKEROA
1i/v. Walter WIKITERA married Joslyn CAMERON (1) Velmai BLEAKELEY (2)
1i/vi. Clive WIKITERA marriedDolly WIREPA
1i/vii. Irene WIKITERA marriedKingi NEHO
1i/viii. Simon WIKITERA marriedJudy WITTLE
1i/ix. Donald WIKITERA
1i/x. Rose WIKITERA married Neil PILCHER
1i/xi. Patrick WIKITERA married Mary
1i/xii. Imelda WIKITERA married Steven HALFORD
1i/xiii. John (Charlie) WIKITERA marriedHelen WEST
1j. Alma Grace ENRIGHT (b. NZ on 25/10/1906, d. Kaitaia, NZ 07/07.1997) married Raymond Matiu HERBER(b. Waikeri, NZ in 1908, d. Broadwood, NZ on 14/02/1986) and begat:
1j/i. Susan Maude HERBERT married Sylvester (Sydney) WAIPOURI
1j/ii. Joseph James HERBERT married Te Kororia Areruia (Gloria) ROLLO
1j/iii. Mildred Sophie HERBERT marriedCharlie CAMPBELL (1) Tutanekai (Buck) ROGERS (2)
1j/iv. Allan Maurice HERBERT married Kere POPATA
1j/v. Anthony Seaton HERBERT married Bernadette WAIPOURI
1j/vi. Lawrence Raymond HERBERT
ij/vii. Stephen John HERBERT marriedRita MOYLE
1j/viii. George Albert HERBERT marriedBeverley CONNETT (1) Shirley LEAF (2)
1j/ix. Edith Cecily HERBERTmarried Robert MASTERS
1j/x. Francis Michael (Frank) HERBERT marriedRoha MATAHIKI (1)Charlotte RUDOLPH (2)
1j/xi. Elizabeth Joan (Bet) HERBERT marriedAtarea (Eddie) WAIPOURI
1j/xii. Marie Cecilia HERBERT marriedJack (Huck) KITE
1j/xiii. Veronica Maureen HERBERT marriedJoseph TAMATI
1j/xiv. Jean Carmel HERBERT marriedWarren (Boy) BEAZLEY
1j/xv. Margaret Teresa HERBERT married James KAY
1k. Ethel Juanita ENRIGHT (b. NZ on 14/09/1909, d. NZ) married Edward DRAKE and begat:
1k/i. Patricia ENRIGHT
1k/ii. Zena ENRIGHT
1k/iii. Elizabeth DRAKE
1k/iv. Dorothy DRAKE
1k/vi. Edward DRAKE
1l. Joseph George ENRIGHT (b. NZ on 24/03/1912, d. Cambridge, NZ on 21/04/1997) married Cecily Renee VENNER (b. ENGLAND on 09/02/1919, d. Cambridge, NZ on 01/05/2002) and begat:
1l/i. Pamela Ruth ENRIGHT marriedGraeme LEGAT
1l/ii. Brenda Gail ENRIGHT married Derrick ROBINSON
1l/iii. Ronald George ENRIGHT married Susan STONE
1liv. Janice Mary ENRIGHT married Richard CLARK (1) Frederick Stephen Henry MARSH (2)
1lvi. Patricia ENRIGHT marriedPhillip ADLAM
That's it for the descendants of John and Ruth ENRIGHT. Although I also have the same level of details for the descendants of John's siblings, I have not included them in this post because, as far as I know, they do not have direct links into Pawarenga. Again, if it turns out I'm wrong on that - apologies in advance. This is just what I was told and know.
But before I end this post it feels right to share just a little on one further whakapapa line - that of Ruth Anne WILLIAMS who married John Joseph ENRIGHT. Here goes:
Guiseppe FARELLI or TRIPONI or CONSTANZO aka John WILLIAMS (b. possibly in ITALY) married Mary HOLLAND (b. possibly IRELAND) and begat:
1. Charlotte WILLIAMS
2. Jane WILLIAMS
3. Ruth Anne WILLIAMS marriedJohn Joseph ENRIGHT
Finally, Ruth and John are buried outside Our Lady of Lourdes church in Pawarenga, along with a number of our ENRIGHT, HERBERT, HANSEN, DRAKE and WIKITERA whānau. As whānau whanui, we are so very blessed to still have a number of John and Ruth's grandchildren around. They have living memories of Ruth and John ENRIGHTand of life in Pawarenga through the years. People like Toby HANSEN, Jim HERBERT, Maude MATTHEWS, Monty ENRIGHT, Sis ROSEWARNE, Queenie SHELDON, Zena JAMIESON, Dorothy CHERRINGTON and Edward DRAKE are all in their 70s, 80s AND 90s. They are living treasures of information for us all. We are also blessed to have a number of connections with the more scattered branches of the ENRIGHT whānau. Long may these last and strong may they grow.
Kānui tēnā mo te wa nei. Kai te pahurihuri tōnu te mekameka aroha