- William & Catherine QUALTROUGH desc. 1979. (198 KB)
This photograph was taken at the QUALTROUGH FAMILY REUNION held in Pakuranga, Auckland, NZ in October 1979. Present were 350 descendants and Qualtrough guests. This photograph shows one branch of the family present - descendants of William and Catherine Mary (LOVIE)QUALTROUGH. For a more indepth coverage of this QUALTROUGH FAMILY REUNION visit THE QUALTROUGH FAMILY website at RELATED LINKS below.
- Elizabeth Anne Feisst born 30 Jun 1947, N.Z. (12 KB)
This photo was taken in 1991 during the time I lived in Benalla, Victoria.
- Elizabeth, Jean and Dwayne, Bundaberg, Australia (14 KB)
In 1998, Dwayne Barlow and his partner, Jean Thornton, both from Matamata, New Zealand, visited Bundaberg Qld, Australia and stayed with Elizabeth Feisst and John Routledge. Dwayne (bn 1972) is Elizabeth's son. Both are Qualtrough descendants, via Margaret (Maggie) Qualtrough and Henry Feisst. This photo was taken at the home of Bundaberg Rum. It shows l to r... Elizabeth, Jean and Dwayne.
- Joe Frazer FEISST - 1979 (22 KB)
This photo is of my father Joe Frazer FEISST 1915 - 1986. Dad is youngest son of Margaret Qualtrough and Henry Feisst. This photo was taken at the NZ QUALTROUGH Family Reunion in Auckland, NZ in October 1979.
- Margaret (Maggie) Qualtrough 1876 - 1941 NZ (11 KB)
Maggie Qualtrough, my grandmother, was born at Orakau, NZ in 1876. She married Henry Feisst in 1908 and had five children, four surviving to adulthood. She spent her married life supporting Henry in his farming activities and bringing up her children. Maggie died at 65 years of age, in 1941, at Te Awamutu, New Zealand.
- The INGRAM family at the NZ Reunion in 1979. (164 KB)
This gathering of the family of Kate and the late Ron INGRAM at the NZ Reunion in 1979 descends from Amy Fraser QUALTROUGH (6th daughter of William & Catherine Qualtrough) and Charles Angus SHAW who were married in 1907. Most of the names of those in this photos are not known, however, Kate (nee SHAW) INGRAM can be seen on the right. She is Amy & Charles Shaw's eldest of 6 children. She is still alive, aged 93 years and living in Auckland, New Zealand. If anyone is able to identify those in this photo, please kindly send details to the contact address at this website. Thank you.
- Graham, Neil & Elizabeth FEISST - February 1994 (32 KB)
This photo of siblings, Graham, Neil and Elizabeth FEISST was taken in February 1994 when they were together for the funeral of their mother, Elva Annie (Nan) FEISST,(wife of the late Joe Frazer Feisst), who had died on 20 January 1994 in Hamilton, New Zealand. Graham lives with his family in Perth, West Australia, Neil lives in Auckland, New Zealand and Elizabeth lived (at the time) in Benalla, Victoria, Australia, but has since moved to Bundaberg, Queensland,Australia.
- MARY GAVIN (nee SCHWARZ) - 1908 - 2001 (13 KB)
This picture was taken of Mary at the Qualtrough Family Reunion in Auckland, New Zealand in 1979. It is placed here as a tribute to a wonderful friend and family member who enthused about her family connections, especially those of the Qualtrough family. Please see the written tribute to her life.
- William and Catherine Mary (LOVIE) QUALTROUGH (39 KB)
William and Catherine QUALTROUGH, parents of 8 girls (see LINK below) were married in Pakuranga, NZ in 1872 and moved to Orakau,in the Waikato area, opening up after Maori Wars of the 1860's. In the 1890's they moved their family to Fencourt, near Cambridge and retired nearer Cambridge in the early 1900's where they lived out their lives.
- Catherine Mary Qualtrough as a young woman (29 KB)
This lovely photo of Catherine Mary (Lovie) QUALTROUGH was taken when she was a young married woman, probably in the 1870s. She lived with her husband, William Qualtrough, at the time at Orakau, near Te Awamutu, New Zealand where they farmed. Catherine was born in Fraserburgh, Scotland, in 1848, daughter of James Lovie and Catherine Mary Fraser, who had emigrated to Auckland, New Zealand where they had land at Panmure. It is known that Catherine had one sibling, a brother James Lovie, who lived in Auckland, New Zealand. Catherine died in Cambridge, New Zealand in June 1919, 6 months prior to her husband William. (Photo supplied by Margaret Macky, Ohaupo, New Zealand.)
- Mary Gavin, Kate Qualtrough and Ida Feisst - 1979 (106 KB)
This photo of Qualtrough descendants was taken at Trevellyan Home for the Elderly, Hamilton, New Zealand in October 1979. On the left is Mary GAVIN, whose mother was Mary Lovie (Qualtrough) Schwarz, centre is Katie Sarah (Aunt Kate) Qualtrough, second youngest daughter of William and Catherine Mary (Lovie) Qualtrough, and Ida Feisst, only daughter of Margaret-Maggie- (Qualtrough) Feisst. Mary Lovie Schwarz, Katie Sarah Qualtrough and Maggie Feisst were 3 of the 8 daughters of William & Catherine. Mary Gavin died in June 2001, Kate Qualtrough died in 1984 and at the time of writing (June 2001) Ida Feisst is still living in Hamilton, New Zealand.
- CATHERINE ALICE McGHIE 1873 - 1963 (53 KB)
Catherine Alice McGhie (nee QUALTROUGH) was born in Orakau, Waikato, New Zealand on 22 February 1873 and died in Auckland, New Zealand on 25 August, 1963. She was the eldest daughter of William and Catherine Mary (nee LOVIE) QUALTROUGH. Alice, as she was known, married George Robert McGhie in 1900 and they settled on land, called The Bent, on McGhie Road, Kihikihi, near Te Awamutu, New Zealand.
- William QUALTROUGH as a young man. (35 KB)
William QUALTROUGH, born in 1840, Arbory, Isle of Man. He went to New Zealand as a young man with his parents and siblings in 1859. This photograph would have been taken in the late 1860s approximately, when William would have been nearing 30 and just a few years before his marriage to Catherine Mary LOVIE.
- MARY (NEE SCHWARZ)GAVIN as a young lady (41 KB)
This photograph appeared on the funeral sheet given out at Mary Gavin's funeral on 13 June 2001. It shows her as a beautiful young woman, probably taken in the 1920s in Matamata, New Zealand. Mary is eldest daughter of Mary Lovie Qualtrough and Bruno Schwarz.
- A Feisst group at the 1979 NZ Qualtrough Reunion (133 KB)
This group of Feisst Qualtrough descendants was taken at the Qualtrough family reunion in Auckland, New Zealand in October 1979. At the back, left to right: Tot Feisst,Ida Feisst, Geoff Feisst, Nan Feisst, Keith Feisst, Joe Feisst. In the foreground are Brad (left) and Dwayne Barlow, sons of Elizabeth Feisst,formerly Barlow. All pictured are descendants and spouses of descendants of Maggie (Qualtrough) and Henry Feisst.
- GEORGE ROBERT McGHIE 1870 - 1959 (36 KB)
George Robert McGHIE married Catherine Alice QUALTROUGH in 1900 and together they settled on land called The Bent in McGhie Road, Kihikihi, Waikato, New Zealand. They raised a family of four children - George, William, Jessie and Gordon.
- Keith Herman FEISST & Joe Frazer FEISST (65 KB)
My father, Joe Frazer FEISST (1915-1986) on the right and his older brother, Keith Herman FEISST (1912-1988)on the left. Both served in the Middle East and Italy during WWII. Both are sons of Margaret (Maggie) QUALTROUGH and Henry FEISST and lived their lives in New Zealand
- Dick, Laurie, Jim, Christine,Adam & Karen Schwarz. (157 KB)
This photo of the Dick Schwarz family was taken at the NZ Qualtrough family reunion in Auckland, New Zealand, October 1979. From left to right: Karen Schwarz, Adam Schwarz (children of Jim and Christine), Dick Schwarz, his wife Laurie, Christine Schwarz (wife of Jim) and Jim Schwarz (son of Dick and Laurie). Dick Schwarz was the fourth child of Mary Lovie-Bunny- (Qualtrough) and Bruno Schwarz who lived their lives in Matamata, New Zealand.
- Catherine Alice (nee Qualtrough) McGhie - The Bent (60 KB)
Alice (Qualtrough) McGhie on the verandah of the family home on the farm she and her husband owned called The Bent, McGhie Road, Kihikihi, near Te Awamutu, New Zealand.
- Alice (Qualtrough) McGhie with her 3 children (63 KB)
Alice (Qualtrough)McGhie with her three children, George, Bill and Jessie, dressed ready for a trip to town perhaps? Behind the dray is the family home, The Bent, McGhie Road, Kihikihi, Waikato, New Zealand
- Elizabeth Anne FEISST aged 4 yrs., (39 KB)
This photo was taken on the front lawn of our home at Walton, Waikato, New Zealand in 1951.
- Bill Schwarz's mini-gathering, November 1979 (132 KB)
Following the NZ Qualtrough Reunion in October 1979, Violet Corlett, who had come to New Zealand from the Isle of Man for the Reunion, stayed on for several more weeks and on a couple of occasions, small gatherings were held. This was a get-together of a few of William & Catherine's descendants in Matamata, NZ in November 1979.
At back, L to R: Bill Schwarz, Mary Gavin, Ida Feisst, Sue Schwarz, Dick Schwarz. In front L to R: Laurie Schwarz (Dick's wife), Violet Corlet (from IOM) and John Connor (Violet's Uncle who lives in New Zealand). Bill, Mary & Dick are siblings and children of Mary Lovie Qualtrough (William & Catherine's 5th daughter) who married Bruno Schwarz. Sue Schwarz is daughter of Jock Schwarz who is the late brother of Bill, Mary & Dick. Ida Feisst is daughter Of Maggie Qualtrough, 3rd daughter of William & Catherine, who married Henry Feisst.
- IDA ELIZABETH FEISST 1910-2003 (14 KB)
Ida Elizabeth FEISST is the only daughter of Margaret (Maggie) QUALTROUGH and Henry FEISST. Ida died in February 2003 aged 92 years. She had three brothers, Eric, Keith and Joe. She never married.
- Elizabeth, Neil and Graham FEISST, 1958 (119 KB)
This delightful family photo was taken at out home in Walton, Waikato New Zealand. Left to right: Elizabeth FEISST aged 10 yrs, Neil FEISST aged 7 mths, Graham FEISST aged 5 yrs.
- McGhie mini-gathering, Kihikihi, NZ, November 1979 (163 KB)
This gathering was another of those occasions organised following the main NZ Qualtrough reunion held in October 1979 in Auckland. This one was held at Edith & Bill McGhie's home in Kihikihi, Waikato, NZ in November, 1979, again the impetus being Violet's visit from the Isle of Man. At the back, L to R: Noeline McGhie (Warwick's wife), Mary Gavin, Edith McGhie (Bill McGhie's wife), Warwick McGhie, Phyllis McGhie (George McGhie's wife), Margaret Macky, Ida Feisst. In front, L to R: Bill McGhie, Violet Corlett, holding the Manx emblem, and George McGhie. George & Bill McGhie are brothers, sons of Catherine Alice Qualtrough (William & Catherine's eldest daughter)who married George Robert McGhie; Warwick McGhie is son of Bill & Edith McGhie; Margaret Macky is daughter of George & Phyllis McGhie. Mary Gavin's and Ida Feisst's relationship to William & Catherine have been explained under other photos on this site. Interestingly, as this is being written, in June 2001, five of those in this picture have now passed on.
- Geoff & Teresa Feisst and family, New Zealand (201 KB)
This photo of Geoff & Teresa Feisst and their three boys was taken Christmas 2000. The boys are: back Thomas (left) aged 10, David (right)aged 14. In front between his parents is Matthew, aged 6.They live at Howick, Auckland, New Zealand. Geoff Feisst is son of Keith and Tot Feisst and grandson of Margaret (Maggie) Qualtrough and Henry Feisst.
- Brad and Dwayne BARLOW,. 1992, in Rotorua, NZ (82 KB)
Bradley Elton BARLOW (born 1974)left, and Dwayne Neville BARLOW (born 1972) right, of Matamata, New Zealand. Both are sons of Elizabeth FEISST, and as such are Qualtrough descendants. The photos was taken in Rotorua, New Zealand, in 1992 during a visit Elizabeth was making with her husband, John ROUTLEDGE, who both live in Australia.
- Family of Bob & Jean Schwarz, NZ Reunion, 1979 (148 KB)
This family grouping is that of the family of Bob & Jean Schwarz, Bob being the eldest son of Mary Lovie (Qualtrough) and Bruno Schwarz. From L to R: Bob Schwarz (facing nr two young chn), Mike Schwarz (facing, left of centre), Robert Schwarz, Anne-Maree Schwarz (Robert & Anne-Maree are children of Mike & Jan - Mike's wife, not in photo) Schwarz), Madeline (Schwarz) Rogers with back to camera, Susan Stephens (partially hidden by Madeline), Helen (Schwarz) Stephens, John Stephens. Two young children on left of photo in front of Bob Schwarz are Kathryn Stephens and Ian Wilson.(Susan, John & Kathryn Stephens are children of Helen; Ian Wilson is son of Elizabeth (nee Schwarz) Wilson, not in photo.) Mike, Madeline, Helen and Elizabeth are children of Bob & Jean Schwarz.
- The COWIE family at the NZ .Reunion in 1979 (114 KB)
Freda COWIE has gathered around her,some of her family 7 children and many grandchildren who attended the NZ Qualtrough reunion in Auckland, October, 1979. Douglas Cowie, her husband was deceased. Most of those in this photo cannot be named, so it would be appreciated if members of the family who can identify people, please send names to the contact email at this website. Thank you. Freda (nee Schwarz) Cowie was one of the large family of Annie Emily Qualtrough (4th daughter of William and Catherine Qualtrough) and Ernest Schwarz. She is now deceased.
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