Margaet Hughes was born in 1892
to English school teacher David Hughes, and his wife Annette.
Her parents moved to North Canterbury in 1912.
She lived at home until she married Raniera Brennan in 1910.
They had 2 children:
Rawiri b. 1911
Susan b. 1913.
There was no conscription for Maori until 1917.
Raniera was eager to enlist so he joined a provincial contingent in 1914.
(The target for recruiters was 150 recruits every 4 weeks.)
He died at Gallipoli less than a year later.
Margaret was devastated.
She left Rawiri with her parents-in-law,
and took Susan with her to live with her parents in North Canterbury.
There she met a high country shepherd, Harry McKenzie.
They married in 1918.
Margaret had 2 more children:
Charlotte b. 1920
Georgia b. 1922.
to English school teacher David Hughes, and his wife Annette.
Her parents moved to North Canterbury in 1912.
She lived at home until she married Raniera Brennan in 1910.
They had 2 children:
Rawiri b. 1911
Susan b. 1913.
There was no conscription for Maori until 1917.
Raniera was eager to enlist so he joined a provincial contingent in 1914.
(The target for recruiters was 150 recruits every 4 weeks.)
He died at Gallipoli less than a year later.
Margaret was devastated.
She left Rawiri with her parents-in-law,
and took Susan with her to live with her parents in North Canterbury.
There she met a high country shepherd, Harry McKenzie.
They married in 1918.
Margaret had 2 more children:
Charlotte b. 1920
Georgia b. 1922.
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For reflection ...
Throughout history,
children have been raised by people who are not their biological parents.
Think of the Polish children who were evacuated to New Zealand,
or Jewish children smuggled out of the ghettos in Warsaw,
or British children who were shipped to Canada by Barnados during World War 2.
How important is it for these children
to be made aware of their roots?
Throughout history,
children have been raised by people who are not their biological parents.
Think of the Polish children who were evacuated to New Zealand,
or Jewish children smuggled out of the ghettos in Warsaw,
or British children who were shipped to Canada by Barnados during World War 2.
How important is it for these children
to be made aware of their roots?
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