I am new to this, " newbie", and will try my best to get it right. I am trying to find information on my grandfather, his name: George John Whyte B/place New Zealand died : Australia 1925 to 1940? spouse: Beatrice Laking/Larking 6 children, Gordon,Rupert(died at Tobruk,1941), Joy, Ian,Pete and Hector. My grandfather was a ships engineer, and so was my father. My grandmother's family may have been french. Grandfather scottish.