Brief Life History of Kahu Wi
When Kahu Wi Matiu was born in 1911, in Hokianga, New Zealand, his father, Wi (Mutu) Matiu, was 32 and his mother, Teaomarama Iroriana Ngakaraihe Or Takaore Ngawhau, was 38. He married Iritana Puru in 1938, in Hokianga, New Zealand. They were the parents of at least 7 daughters. He died on 25 November 1977, in Motukiore, Northland, New Zealand, at the age of 66, and was buried in Motukiore, Northland, New Zealand.
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Sources (3)
- Legacy NFS Source: Kahu (Major) Ngahau Matiu - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Kahu Wi Matiu
- Kahu Major Ngahau Matiu - FamilySearch Family Tree - MyHeritage
- Legacy NFS Source: Kahu (Major) Ngahau Matiu - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Kahu (Major) Ngahau Matiu
Spouse and Children
1911–1977 Male
1917–1989 Female
Children (7)
1939–2018 Female
1941–2021 Female
1942–2021 Female
1943–2014 Female
1944–2013 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1879– Male
Siblings (3)
1906–1966 Female
1909–1989 Male
1911–1977 Male
World Events (8)
1914
Age 3
1923 · New Zealand's Claim to Antartica
Age 12
1939
Age 28
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Croatian or Serbian Dusan, Miodrag, Bosko, Branko, Davor, Goran, Gordana, Jure, Ljubisa, Milan, Milos, Natasa, Nenad, Pero, Petar.
Croatian and Serbian (Matić): patronymic from the personal name Matija (from Latin Matthias; see Matthew ), or from Mate (Croatian only) and Mato, short forms of Matija and of its cognate Matej .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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