I have just returned from New Zealand where I found my Dixon cousins - separated by 160 years, we share the same great great grandfather. They aren't Maori but do have a lot of Maori contacts in high places - I'll pass your letter on to them Cheers Chris Dixon Katherine, NT, Australia On Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at 01:46AM, <jjupar@aol.com> wrote: > >Hi, > >I am looking for all Elkingtons in New Zealand, there are quite a few, as I > would like to make contact with them. Those of you on the list I would >be very pleased to hear from you. > >Arthur Elkington came to New Zealand with the British Army. In 1865 he >met a Maori girl, called Marara Horomona and they were married in >Wellington in 1865. This precluded Arthur from serving further in the British Army >and he was moved to serve in the Commissary General's Department as a >Deputy. Marara and Arthur had two children; John Ratapu Arthur and Terewai Grace >born in 1866 and 1867 respectively. I do have two lovely portraits of >Terewai Grace and Wetekia which I could forward to you. > >I am now looking for their descendants. Whilst looking on the internet >I found this website run by _http://turiandnuielkington.com/_ >(http://turiandnuielkington.com/) But they do not give an email contact just an >Admin address but they have not replied.. > >I wondered if any one could put me in touch with them or any Elkingtons in >New Zealand. > >The story of Arthur's arrival in New Zealand can be found at >_http://www.elkingtonfamily.com/arthurelkingtonnewzealand.htm_ >(http://www.elkingtonfamily.com/arthurelkingtonnewzealand.htm) > >I do hope someone will reply. Thanking you in advance. > > > > >Regards, > >JUDY ELKINGTON >www.elkingtonfamily.com >www.elkingtonfamily.com >http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/ELKINGTON >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ELKINGTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >