Etahi Taputai

Death of William Geary his Will & he loved Ata

William Geary

1800 - 21 November 1866

Your Memory Lives On

Papers Past | Newspapers | Otago Witness | 24 November 1866 | News of the Week. (natlib.govt.nz)

Will of William Geary

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Matters of the Heart a history a history of Interracial Marriages in New Zealand

by angela wanhalla

There is a book that has been written that talks of loving relationships between Maori & Pakeha marriages

William and Etahi known as Ata are mentioned in this book

Art Works of Etahi Taputai

we do not actually know what kuia (grandmother) etahi looks like ,so we painted and drew pictures of what she might have looked like

Geary Farmhouses

Annie Emily Geary(brownie) (aged 19)with her sister Peggy Geary(aged 17yrs) and little Brother Stan Geary outside Geary Farmhouse approx 1916( assuming Stan is 5 in this picture)

Annie Geary, daughter of John (Hone Kere ) Geary pictured with husband William McCartney and James McCartney (Williams father)
They farmed and lived at the top of Weir Rd, Portobello.
Known to be self suffecient with a milking cow, pigs and an amazing vegetable garden.

site of old homestead

view out to papanui inlet

Land Farmed by The Geary Family

William Geary senior plot 173, 103 acres

William Geary junior plot 207, 64 acres

John Geary plot 158, 81 acres

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all the land I have marked to the left of the screen is listed under William Geary..personally i think this is William snr older english born son as it is well known he farmed thru Wickliffe bay..they are 10 and 20 acre blocks