More Richards, Long and Redward pics

Maurice Richards with son Francis Brian, Alan Long and Frank Long








Grandfather Tom Redward of Napier, New Zealand










Alan Long and (wife)
13/01/1934





below: Emily Redward, Joyce and Winifred Richards

First family car

Frank and Edith Long in foreground, behind them Alan Long - also in photo Brian Richards with his father Maurice and baby Joyce with mother Winnie.
Probably on the Thames Coast.

The 1939 photo - missing in post below

Richards family collection

Frank and Edith (nee Redward) Long
Centre: Joyce Richards
Bottom: Keith, Joyce and Brian Richards

Winnie (nee Long) and Maurice Richards

Winnie Long and Nell Thorburn

circa 1920s

Richards family in 1928

Baby Joyce in the family christening gown, Winifred Marjorie (nee Long), Frances Brian and Maurice Augustine Richards; Kopu (Thames) 1928

Kopu School 1940

Girls: Phyllis Moore, Norma Phillips, Florence Watene, Doreen Phillips, Joyce Richards, Maree Watene, Elaine Bookes, Celia Luke, Mabel Gregory, Betty Dynes, Barbara Woolmok
Joycelen Moore, Mary Luke, Florence Monkley, Joan Ryan, Maggie Neale, Noeline Savage, Tilly Ake, Marine Watene, Alice Monkley, Shirley Savage
Teacher: Miss L Scrivin
Boys: Joe Davis, Charlie Cox, Ian Thomas, Brian Gregory, Desmond Hall, Richard Murray, Ron Woolmore, Ernie Heberley, Ralph Hudson, John Hudson, Eric Gregory
Gordon Hudson, Albert Ake, George Moore, Mita Watene, Keith Richards, Ian Moore
Collin Ryan, Allen Ryan, Billy Savage, Vivian Hudson, Herbert Luke, Bobby Jobe, Owen Heberley
Head teacher - Mr Morgan

Kopu School 1937

Back row - l to r: A. Thomas, N. Dynes, K. Gregory, F. Heagney, J. McCormick, I. Clark, R. Murray, P. Hair, B.Gregory
Middle: Joyce Richards, B. Price, N. Dufty, B. Fisher, J. Trotter, J. Collins, June Collins, J. Moore, Mr Morgan
Front row: J.Gregory, E.Collins, I. Thomas, P. Moore, D. Hall, Pat Dufty, E. Heberly, F.Watene, J. Hudson, E. Gregory, B.Collins, R.Hudson

Kopu School 1936

Girls: Pat Dufty, N(orma?) Phillips, Joan Moore, Ann Tizard, Joy Trotter, June Collins, Betty Fisher,
Phylllis Moore, Irene Benfell?, Elaine Boates, Joyce Richards, Joan Collins, Marie Watene, Gloria Heagney, Mabel Gregory, Florence Watene
Boys: Ian Collins, Ian Clark, Errol Morgan, Ian Hair, Brian Richards, Sam McCormick, Frank Williams, Dick McGregor, Robin Nichols, Richard Murray
Allen Thomas, V.Hudson, John Hudson, Ralph Hudson, Jim Heagney, Ray Hudson, Noel Dynes, Brian Gregory, ? Harden, Martin Heagney, Grenville Gregory, Kahoe Gregory
Headteacher Mr Morgan

Kopu School 1939

Girls l to r: F. Monkley, E. Boakes, C. Luke, K. Houghton, M. Watene, Pat Dufty, Joyce Richards, D. Phillips, F.Watene
S.Savage, M.Watene, M. Luke, N. Savage, B. Dynes, M. Gregory, N. Phillips, T. Ake, A. Monkley
J. Watson, J. Ryan, P. Moore - Teacher Miss Buchan
Boys - l to r: H. Luke, C. Cox, R. Hudson, E. Gregory, A, Ryan, Blakeborough, P. Gregory
E. Heberly, I. Thomas, A. Thomas, N. Dynes, R. Murray, D. Hall, B. Gregory, L. Thomas, D. Gage
G. Moore, S. Heberly, R. Gregory, V. Hudson, C. Ryan, A. Blakeborough, B. Savage, G. Hudson
Headteacher Mr Morgan

End of an era

A sad chapter in our family history occurred last week with the passing of Nita Dawne Murphy (nee Tibby). Dawne was married to Fred Murphy and loved mother of Mike, Steve, Coralie, Kerry and Megan - and grandmother and great grandmother to many more loved ones. Although Dawne suffered from dementia for the past several years she will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her many descendants.

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Women of northern Wairoa

Names in this book by Jane Wordsworth include Mary Mills, Annie Anson, Helena Bassett, Lothee Diamond, Rose Simpkin, Alice Savident, Charlotte Spragg, Elizabeth Corkill, Antonia Orsulich, Evelyn Wordsworth, Rosamund McCarthy, Marian Cole, Zealandia Warmington, Ellen Melville, Margaret Roper, Laura Powell, Mary Brown, Elsie Burrow, Ellen Walters, Issia McIntosh, Frances Bick, Elsie Guy, Jean Forrester, Jean Massey, Dalice Olsen, Gwen McInness, Rachael Kena, Elsie Moorhead, Dinah Clark, Wilhelmina Clark, Norah Clark, Emma Morley Rope, Te Tuhi Black, Dorothy White, Alice Goulding, Ethel Biddles, Annie Dargaville, Amy Hoskings, Annie Wright.
Email the blogger for further information on any of these - shazzandrob@gmail.com

Descendants

Malcolm Stewart; Mal, Joyce (nee Richards) and Glen Murphy; Sharon Harper (nee Murphy) and Jordan Stewart
March 2007

Jan Loney, Glen Murphy and Sharon Harper

Last spotted together at the Murphy family reunion in March 2007; Glen and Sharon are definitely Richards descendants courtesy of Joyce (nee Richards) daughter of Winnie and Maurice Augustine Richards.

wedding photo

 
Shazz and Rob's wedding 

Abby Stewart in Un Waikato prospectus

 
 

Wedding anniversary

Pic of my parents - Joyce (nee Richards) and Mal Murphy with us - Sharon, Joanne and Glen standing behind. 17 March c.1977/78; celebration was held at the Junction Hotel in Thames.

Dolly (Dorothy Evelyn Cole) Murphy

Today my parents and I attended the funeral in Hamilton of our lovely Aunty Dolly, along with many other friends and rellies from both sides of my family. Dolly was married to my father (Mal Murphy's) brother Neville who passed away a long time ago. Dolly will be sadly missed by many friends and whanau. Because many of my cousins expressed an interest in the family history I have decided this blog is worth maintaining so I will endeavour to do so. I hope too that you will feel free to contribute either via comments, and/or emailing me anything you would like to have included. I'm posting another pic here as I think they bring things 'to life' more. The pic is of my mum and her little brother Maurice Keith Richards, with their grandfather Frank Long. He was married to Edith (nee Redward).
Their parents were Maurice Augustine and Winifred Marjorie LONG. Moss's parents were Richard Richards (I know, it's highly original!) and Mary Ann Cusack. They had a hotel in the early days of Thames called The George and there are records of a devastating fire when Richard and Mary Ann lived in Karangahake in which they lost two very young sons.