RUTH AND JOHN ENRIGHT FAMILY HISTORY – FOUR GENERATIONS

 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.

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