The Pukekohe East Girl

The Pukekohe East Girl

A Story by Evan Algie It was a long trek to Pukekohe East from down town Auckland in the year of 1855. To the nine year old Jemima Deerness, the journey by bullock wagon seemed to take forever, she probably asked her mother and father a hundred times “Are we there...
The Families

The Families

Alexander & Jemima Alexander & Jemima had 6 children, Jemima or Mina and always known as Ma to all the boarders. William James Algie, born 1868 April. He married Annie Jane …. Born 1879 (?) They had 2 children. Doris who married Harold Edwards. 2 children....
The Beginning

The Beginning

This is an account of our family history as best as I know it. It is not in chronological order necessarily, but it will give future generations a pretty fair idea. Alexander Algie (known as Alec) was born in Renview, Scotland, on 28th March 1838 (100 years to the...