Kate and Vinzent Frank Ofsoske
Kate Prosser was b: Abt. 1873 in Wellington d: 29 Dec 1950 in Palmerston North and was Bur: 30 Dec 1951 Kelvin Grove Cemetery. She mar: 13 Mar 1893 in Newman, Wairarapa aged 21 to Franciszek (Frank) Vinzent Ofsoske (b: Apr 1871 in Gdansk, Poland - Father: Martin Ofsoske Mother: Anna Berta; d: 17 Feb 1950 in Palmerston North Bur: 20 Feb 1950 Kelvin Grove Cemetery) Kate voted 1893: Egmont Electorate First Womans Electoral roll - living Stratford; Married lady Research below by Hayden Ofsoski who is writing the history of his family: The Ofsoski name has a number of spelling variations. The name was listed as OSIOWSKI on the Hamburg passenger lists when they came over in 1875. Head of family, Martin Ossowski was a farm labourer and born in 1824 in Prussia and died on 7 November 1892 at Carterton Wairarapa, aged about 68. There were wars against Denmark in 1864, Austria in 1866, and France 1870-1871 until unification of the German Empire in 1871 under Prussian Rule. During this period of the Franco/Prussian War life for Poles under the Prussian/German rule was difficult. He immigrated on the ship "Shakespeare" leaving 7 Oct 1875 and arrived January 1876 at Wellington with his wife Marrianne (Anna or Annie) nee Krakowska born 1826 in Prussia (she died in 1893, aged about 67, in Carterton) and their 5 children 1 Berta Ofsoske b: 1863 d ? 2 Juliana Johanna Ofsoske (b: 1864, d 1937 Wellington) Mar: 1879 to Michele Foradori-Forrest (b: 1857, d: 3 Feb 1914) 3 Johan (John Harry) Ofsoske (b: 1869 d: 06 May 1948 in Auckland) Mar: 1889 to Frances Spora (b: 1871 d: 06 May 1948 Auckland) 4 Franciszek (Frank) Vinzent Ofsoske (b: Apr 1871 in Gdansk, Poland d: 17 Feb 1950 in Palmerston North;) 5 Rosalie (Rose) Ofsosky (b: 1867 Died: 1902) Mar: 14 May 1884 in St Mary's Catholic Church, Carterton to Hans Wilde (b: 1861 in Denmark NZ d: 11 Jun 1937 in Welllngton) There had been one case of Typhoid fever during the voyage so the immigrants were inspected and cleansed on Somes Island quarantine station on the 31st January and released on the 1 February. The Polish/German settlers then were taken on the ship Waipara to Jackson Bay on the remote South Westland Coast, as such immigrants were not well liked or treated well. They refused to leave the ship at Jackson Bay and were brought back to Hokitika (5 Feb 1876), where they settled. Force was used in trying to get the immigrants to settle in Jackson Bay, a remote and inhospitable place with mosquitos and poor unproductive land. Some did settle there but they eventually left to settle in Taranaki and elsewhere. There was a government enquiry into the treatment of these settlers as they were classed as German convicts.Martin settled in the Wairarapa and here son Frank attended first the Greytown School in 1883 and then the family moved to Carterton in 1886. He mar: 13 Mar 1893 Kate Prosser. 1893 District Court— ln Bankruptcy. Hawera & Normanby Star,THURSDAY, October 26th. (Before Mr Distriot Judge Kettle.) The public examination of John Prosser, of Stratford, hotelkeeper, bankrupt, was held. Mr Welsh appeared for the D.0.A., and Mr Scott- Smith for the bankrupt. The debtor gave particulars of his dealings with his son-in-law Ofsofke. He said : "I have not a sixpence, and can't make my creditors any offer." Frank Ofsofke, son-in-law of bankrupt, stated that he lent bankrupt £347 of his own money. The bankrupt still owes him the money, but he would give up all his claim against Mr Prosser and the estate for the money he lent him. 1894 Hawera & Normanby Star, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31st. Caplen v. Ofsofke. NOLAN AND TONKS CO. have received instructions from Bailiff of S.M, Court to sell by public auction at their rooms, as above Tables, chairs, Loo table, washstand, Iron bedsteads, sofa Spring mattresses, kitchenware Crockery, etc., etc. The Ofsoskes in 1900 lived at Greytown, in 1906 at Weraroa; 1908 Levin and 1914 at WoodvilleFrank Ofsofke d. Feb 17,
1950 aged 77-78 , his Occ: DEALER Address: 574 MAIN ST,
Palmerston North Denom: Catholic; Date of Interment: 20/02/1950 Cemetery:
Kelvin Grove Block 003 Plot No: 040 Kate and Frank's children: 1 Leonard Ofsoske b: 13 Mar 1893
in Newman, Wairarapa. Newman railway station was a station on the
Wairarapa Line in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand’s North Island. It
served the small rural community of Newman, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of
Eketahuna. He d: 27 Jul 1897 in Carterton 2 Ethel Queenie Ofsoske (b: 27 Aug 1894, d: 18 Dec 1969 in Palmerston North; Bur: 20 Dec 1969 Kelvin Grove Cemetery) Mar: 1922 to Bernard Robert Ramsay (b: 01 Sep 1900, Father: Robert Nicoll Ramsay, Mother: Eleanor Florence) Div: )
3 John Herbert* (Bert) Ofsoske (b: 13 Sep 1895 in Carterton, d: 19 Nov 1957 in Palmerston North; Bur: 22 Nov 1957 Kelvin Grove Cem) Mar: 1932 to Elsie Bywater (b: 17 Jan 1898 Father: Arthur Bywater, Mother: Elsie Died: 09 Aug 1985)
4 Fredrick Ofsoske (b: 02 Feb 1897 in Hawera, WW1 51062; Occ Metal buyer; d: 30 Aug 1960 in Auckland) Mar: 1925 to Hilda May Wylie (b: 1903 d: 26 Aug 1959 in Hamilton; Bur: 27 Aug 1959 Purewa Cemetery, Auckland) Children are:
5 Ernest Ofsoske (b: 04 Mar 1898; d: 16 Dec 1898 in Palmerston North; Bur: 19 Dec 1898 Terrace End Cemetery, Palmerston Nth) 6 Robert Vernon Ofsoske b: 04 Mar 1898 mar Gwendoline Mary Reeves. (Div) Their family:
*2nd Wife of Robert Vernon Ofsoske: Mar: to Norma O'Loughlin
7 Myrtle Ann Ofsoske (b: 05 Jan 1900 in Greytown Wairarapa, d: 1985 in Auckland) Mar: 1927 to Daniel (Dan) Richard Francis Glennon (b: 1903 Father: Daniel Richard Francis Glennon; Mother: Sarah; d: 1964) Their son
8 Bertha Madeline Ofsoske (b: 02 Feb 1902 d: 03 Nov 1969 in Palmerston North Bur: 5 Nov Kelvin Grove Cem. Palmerston Nth) Mar: 1931 to Eric Reginald Bodell (b: 19 Mar 1906 Died: 1996 )
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