For years have wondered about this surname, where was it from, apparently its from Sweden, Fritz Wackrow married a Carterton person. I knew that but finally hit the jackpot the other day finding someone researching the names, Wackrow with Bowles, I said that is a Carterton name, Caroline Bowles married Fritz. my memory is not so bad after all then. taken two years working on it to remember names, was determined to get better. now over the weekend, I emailed the enquirer, and a contact in Marton, put them both together as they both share some of the names in the family. Then opened up my photograph file and founded TAWA old Cemetery.. to show her where some of the ancestors are buried, now waiting to hear from Tawa Historical Society about the name.. My enquirer is up north, said when she next comes down, I will take her around Carterton show her where the Bowles family lived, and schooled then down to Tawa to see where the ancestors land was.. plus of course show her the relevant graves at Clareville and the War Memorial. Fritz is buried at Ohariu Valley, so will visit the church and church yard there.. Its lovely to be able to share information. Even managed to give a headstone photograph of Percival Bowles taken overseas, as he died WW1. Happy St Patricks day. boy he died 400 AD. and still celebrated! Adele Clareville Cemetery researcher