Helena Grace Blomfield, Greatgrand daughter, of Caroline Rosina Wilhelmine and (Gottfried ) August Godfrey Lang Lange Laing ( your webmistress) & James Lobet of Nimes Farnce, and Noel Ford of Waihi Nth Is., New Zealand- WAIHI Xmas Parade 2004 |
CLARA HELENA HEDWIG LANGE, left, who was aged only 4 yrs old when her parents CAROLINE ROSINA HELENA WILHELMINE AND AUGUST GODFREY LANGE, and one younger sister Martha Olga 2yrs , left their homeland of GERMANY via LONDON in the year 1879, on the vessel HEREFORD, and took that long dangerous sea journey with thousands of other brave souls, seeking their fortune on the faraway wild shores of NEW ZEALAND. The LANGE ( LAING ) family landed at the LYTTLETON HARBOUR, SOUTH ISLAND NEW ZEALAND and the family settled at MARSHLANDS , with other GERMAN and POLISH MIGRANT FAMILIES. Right CLARA LANGE'S ( BRYANT) youngest daughter, NELLIE ROSANNA BRYANT |
Above are my GREAT GRAND PARENTS, CAROLINE ROSINA HELENA WILHELMINE 30 yrs and AUGUST GODFREY LANG ( LANGE) 34yrs of BERLIN they arrived in LYTTLETON SOUTH ISLAND NEW ZEALAND with their 2 daughters, CLARA HELENA HEDWIG LANGE 4yrs, and MARTHA OLGA, 2yrs IN 1879 ON THE VESSEL HEREFORD FROM LONDON to LYTTLETON. As far as my mother can remember, her Mother CLARA told her they were on the deck of the ship mostly which would mean that they were GOVT. assisted immigrants, but, other information has been found to be incorrect so I am not 100% sure of this detail. My Mother always insisted the name was LANGE, and as Christian names were altered from the GERMAN to ENGLISH, it is highly probable that the original name was the GERMAN spelling of LANG LANGE which was changed to LAING in some cases as there was anti german feeling during the time of the second world war..... Caroline Rosina remarried after Godfreys Langes death to CLAUS DIEDRICH MEIRS 1886 |
Hello and welcome to my genealogy quest, my name is HELENA GRACE BLOMFIELD, and I live in the NORTH ISLAND of beautiful NEW ZEALAND. This is my search for my Maternal GERMAN , FRENCH, ENGLISH, & SCOTTISH ANCESTORS "LANGE,MEIRES, BRYANT & SUDDENS etc.," ,who took that long perilous sea journey to the the wild unknown shores of a then strange and frightening country, the two ISLANDS OF NEW ZEALAND, beautiful NEW ZEALAND but at the time of our ancestors , those hardy brave souls who set out from EUROPE by the thousands to AMERICA, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND, it was also a savage land. That very long and sometimes perilous sea journey, with their families , children, babes, to the other side of the world, was an amazing act of courage. For it was a wild but beautiful savage land, they came to and a formidable task lay ahead for the early settlers to tame, this land of AO TEA ROA, LAND OF THE LONG WHITE CLOUD, NEW ZEALAND, ( NEW ZEELAND ) so named by ABEL TASMAN. This is my search for my maternal roots, the information I have is from my Mother NELLIE ROSANNA BRYANT, which I shall put online for other reseachers. THIS INFORMATION IS NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE. |
Hello and welcome to my genealogy quest, my name is HELENA GRACE BLOMFIELD, and I live in the NORTH ISLAND of beautiful NEW ZEALAND. This is my search for my Maternal GERMAN , FRENCH, ENGLISH, & SCOTTISH ANCESTORS "LANGE,MEIRES, BRYANT & SUDDENS etc.," ,who took that long perilous sea journey to the the wild unknown shores of a then strange and frightening country, the two ISLANDS OF NEW ZEALAND, beautiful NEW ZEALAND but at the time of our ancestors , those hardy brave souls who set out from EUROPE by the thousands to AMERICA, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND, it was also a savage land. That very long and sometimes perilous sea journey, with their families , children, babes, to the other side of the world, was an amazing act of courage. For it was a wild but beautiful savage land, they came to and a formidable task lay ahead for the early settlers to tame, this land of AO TEA ROA, LAND OF THE LONG WHITE CLOUD, NEW ZEALAND, ( NEW ZEELAND ) so named by ABEL TASMAN. This is my search for my maternal roots, the information I have is from my Mother NELLIE ROSANNA BRYANT, which I shall put online for other reseachers. THIS INFORMATION IS NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE. |
Above are my GREAT GRAND PARENTS, CAROLINE ROSINA HELENA WILHELMINE 30 yrs and AUGUST GODFREY LANG ( LANGE) 34yrs of BERLIN they arrived in LYTTLETON SOUTH ISLAND NEW ZEALAND with their 2 daughters, CLARA HELENA HEDWIG LANGE 4yrs, and MARTHA OLGA, 2yrs IN 1879 ON THE VESSEL HEREFORD FROM LONDON to LYTTLETON. As far as my mother can remember, her Mother CLARA told her they were on the deck of the ship mostly which would mean that they were GOVT. assisted immigrants, but, other information has been found to be incorrect so I am not 100% sure of this detail. My Mother always insisted the name was LANGE, and as Christian names were altered from the GERMAN to ENGLISH, it is highly probable that the original name was the GERMAN spelling of LANG LANGE which was changed to LAING in some cases as there was anti german feeling during the time of the second world war..... Caroline Rosina remarried after Godfreys Langes death to CLAUS DIEDRICH MEIRS 1886 |
CLARA HELENA HEDWIG LANGE, left, who was aged only 4 yrs old when her parents CAROLINE ROSINA HELENA WILHELMINE AND AUGUST GODFREY LANGE, and one younger sister Martha Olga 2yrs , left their homeland of GERMANY via LONDON in the year 1879, on the vessel HEREFORD, and took that long dangerous sea journey with thousands of other brave souls, seeking their fortune on the faraway wild shores of NEW ZEALAND. The LANGE ( LAING ) family landed at the LYTTLETON HARBOUR, SOUTH ISLAND NEW ZEALAND and the family settled at MARSHLANDS , with other GERMAN and POLISH MIGRANT FAMILIES. Right CLARA LANGE'S ( BRYANT) youngest daughter, NELLIE ROSANNA BRYANT |
THIS IS A NEW ZEALAND SITE, CHECK THE GUEST BOOKS YOU MAY FIND A RELATION, PLEASE SIGN GUEST BOOKS AND TELL US WHERE YOU ARE FROM, ANY FAMILY PHOTOS WOULD BE APPRECIATED, LETS MAKE THIS THE VERY BEST LANGE - BRYANT SITE......ENJOY |
NEW ZEALAND BOUND... |
HISTORY AND MYSTERY. |
FROM BERLIN |
This site updated on: March 4, 2008
.TURN YOUR SOUND UP |
VIA LONDON ON THE VESSEL HEREFORD 1879, TO LYTTLETON STH IS., NEW ZEALAND. |
CAROLINE ROSINA HELENA WILHELMINA LANGE nee Kraenzlin died 1917 buried at St Pauls Anglican Church PAPANUI . |
AUGUST GODFREY( GOTTFRIED) LANGE No 300 St Pauls Papanui |
Helena Grace Blomfield, Greatgrand daughter, of Caroline Rosina Wilhelmine and (Gottfried ) August Godfrey Lang Lange Laing ( your webmistress) & James Lobet of Nimes Farnce, and Noel Ford of Waihi Nth Is., New Zealand- WAIHI Xmas Parade 2004 |
CLARA HELENA (HEDWIG ) LANGE |
NELLIE ROSANNA MAUDE BRYANT.-BLOMFIELD. |
