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Post by Raymond on Aug 16, 2005 16:39:03 GMT
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Post by Natasha on Aug 16, 2005 17:00:28 GMT
I believe that is true. I know she definately has Welsh in her but I'm not 100% sure about the Irish.
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Post by Dave on Aug 16, 2005 17:12:12 GMT
Hayley appears in the family tree of the Buxton family(from Staffordshire, England... near the town of Buxton Derbyshire, where I once worked!). The link is - if it's correct - on her father's side. If it's correct, it does not, of course, rule out an Irish and Welsh connection, too! Homepage: www.buxtonfamilies.com/index.asp Hayley: www.buxtonfamilies.com/ghtout/gp133.htmlThe Origins page says that John Buxton and his family emigrated from England to Christchurch NZ between 1857 and 1862. It's fascinating to follow it through on the Family Tree pages. The line goes: John Buxton; Joseph Buxton; Eva Buxton (who married William Wardell); Dorothy Wardell (who married Henry Menzies); Patricia Menzies (who married Aylmer Westenra); Gerald Westenra; Hayley. How's about that, then? |
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Post by emmettb on Aug 16, 2005 17:13:17 GMT
Hi,
I remember reading Hayley had Dutch and Irish ancestry. The name Westenra is Dutch I think. Also there is a castle in Ireland called Westenra so they might have some links back to that.
But I did'nt know about the Welsh part, interesting.
Emmett
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Post by gareth on Aug 16, 2005 22:38:09 GMT
I can vouch for the part that Westenra (though not a very common name here in Holland) has Dutch roots as well. I haven't really gone into this. Still, with all these multinational links, this is well and truley... HW International  Cheers, Gerrit |
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Post by Joe on Aug 17, 2005 0:37:45 GMT
Hi all, I remember finding that family tree...that was a VERY interesting topic back in January. Read some more info from our posts here and learn what Hayley's great-grandmother accomplished! |
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Post by Raymond on Aug 17, 2005 1:01:11 GMT
Thank you.
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Post by Dave on Aug 17, 2005 1:40:49 GMT
Hi all, I remember finding that family tree...that was a VERY interesting topic back in January. Read some more info from our posts here and learn what Hayley's great-grandmother accomplished! Yay! Thanks Joe, all I had was a bookmark for the site, I'd completely forgotten about the earlier thread! It makes fascinating reading again... and saves everyone going over the same ground again. I think your find was one of the earliest examples of ferreting  in the forum! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifCheers, Dave |
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Post by roger on Aug 17, 2005 14:48:20 GMT
I have just been reading the mini bio in the A4 book that came with Odyssey. Funnily enough, it acknowledges the fact that Hayley has Welsh and Irish ancestors.
How clever of them to pre-empt our question that was only asked yesterday!
Roger
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Post by Raymond on Aug 17, 2005 16:07:04 GMT
How clever of them to pre-empt our question that was only asked yesterday! Roger Yes, they are clever.  |
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Post by bunnykins on Feb 21, 2006 13:05:15 GMT
When she emailed me years ago she said that her grandmother or great grandmother (I can't remember exactly!) was from Cork, which is a beautiful place in the south of Ireland!  |
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Post by chungchungxavier on Jul 2, 2006 19:55:36 GMT
 Oh then where is Hayley's link with the Marois ??
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Post by Richard on Jul 3, 2006 8:10:23 GMT
Hello Chungchungxavier! I believe Hayley has a great great grandparent on her mother's side of the family who was a Maori. Best Wishes from London, Richard  |
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Post by I-H-F on May 8, 2008 22:51:05 GMT
The Westenra name must have been an important name in County Monaghan, Ireland, as there is still a hotel named The Westenra Arms in Monaghan Town. The fact that the Irish songs has been passed down to Hayley from her grandmother may suggest Irish ancestry too. Also, isn't Hayley's grandmother's surname, Ireland? Surely, that proves Hayley has Irish ancestry! |
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Post by Libby on May 12, 2008 2:50:43 GMT
Hayley tells about her ancestry in her book. Her father's family apparently emigrated from Holland to Ireland.
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