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Christoph Freiderich Johan Schwass and family emigrated to New Zealand from Germany in 1844. They settled in Ranzau (now called Hope) in Nelson. Christoph's great grandson, David William Schwass married Elizabeth Ferguson. Her parents, James and Mary Ferguson had emigrated from Scotland in 1875 and settled in Milton, Otago.

Schwass memorial at Ranzau Church, Hope.

Schwass home in Bruchusan, Germany 1844

Christoph, Friederic Johann Schwass, Emigrated from Germany to NZ 1844

Bucholz Church, Germany

Sophia Dorothea Amelia Sigglekow, nee Schwass

Sophia Elizabeth Catherina Schwass nee Ziems 1875

Frederika Sophia Borch (nee Schwass)

Fintry Church, Scotland

James & Mary Ferguson

old Milton

Presbyterian Church, Milton

Ferguson home, Table Hill, Milton

Arnold & Dulcie Schwass wedding 1928, including Olive & Dick Paul, & Mort Schwass

Bill & Ann, with Eddie, Frankie & Annie 1910

Christina Finch & Raymond Finch wedding 1912 in Milton

Alfred (Mick) Ferguson

David Ferguson snr. born 1890

Schwass family. B: David, Ethel, Chris, Ralph. F: Arnols, Christopher, Emma & Henry. Mort in front

Christopher Schwass with Schwass cousins

Emma Elizabeth Schwass

Ferguson family Ann, Elizabeth, William, Jean & Jess. Parents James & Mary in front

Jess Ferguson

Elizabeth on left, Jess on right

Ann & Harry Christesen 1913

Elizabeth Ferguson

David William Schwass

Gladys, Ngaire, Nola and James Albert Christesen 1943

Elizabeth Ferguson

James, Mary & Bill Ferguson

Albyn House, Dunedin, Ann Christesen's boarding house.

Ann Christesen (nee Ferguson)

Bruce & Joyce Schwass

Molly & Jim Rockliffe

Daphne, Jim & Molly Rockliffe

Ngaire, Albert & Nola Christesen

Schwass children. Joyce, Bruce, Jim, Army & June in front

Back: Roy, Eric Dave & Liz. Fr: Jim, Bruce & Joyce Schwass

Jim Schwass

Nola & Ngaire Christesen

Schwass family 1940. Joyce, James, Armorel, David, Bruce, Elizabeth & June

Pat Goile, David & Ralph Schwass at back, Mort Schwass & Uncle Dickie

Ann, Eddie, Albert, Harry & Annie Christesen

Bruce Schwass, Tom Goodwin & Jim Schwass

Pat Goile

Nell Ferguson

Nell (Helen) Ferguson

Ngaire, Ann & Nola Christesen

Dave & Bruce Schwass

F: Nola, Anne, Ngaire B: Eddie, Tom Kilgariff, Millee Walker, Gladys, Violet, Joy Kilgariff 1953

Liz, Annie, Dave, June & Les

Dave Schwass & Jack Kilgariff

Albert & Gladys Christesen 1965

Edie Goile & Merv Hill wedding 1945

Christopher David Bruce Schwass

Christopher Schwass

Jim Schwass 1941

Jim Schwass 1940

Schwass family Nuhaka 1951. B: Chris, Royden, Eric, Clarry, Henry, F: Unice, Rose, Betty

Joyce McCarrol (nee Schwass)

Schwass gathering, Nuhaka 1951

Desmond Arnold Schwass, born 1929

Four generations of Schwass: Henry Frederch, Henry Gottleib & Christopher Frederich with Derek Henry in front

Chris Schwass family. Lesley, Chris, Irene & Ron

Frances Mary Gorton (nee Ferguson)

David Ferguson snr

Molly & Daphne Rockliff

Christopher & Emma gravestone, Hawera cemetery

Joe McIsaac & Armorel Schwass wedding 1949

Joe & Army McIsaac wedding 1949

Joyce, Dave & June at Joyce's wedding 1948

Tom Kilgariff & Ngaire on Hastie, Palmerston North 1955

Noel Schwass

Joyce & Jack McCarrol wedding 1948

Royden Schwass

Elizabeth & Dave schwass

Joyce & Jack McCarrol Wedding 1948

Joyce & Jack McCarrol

Frank Urlich & June Schwass wedding 1952, Joyce on right.

Moll & Tom Kilgariff

Elizabeth

Jim Schwass, Zoe Lippingwell & Shorty Parker

June & Frank Urlich

Dave & Elizabeth Schwass

Jim & Zoe Schwass wedding 1949

Jim & Zoe Schwass wedding 1949

Jim & Zoe Schwass wedding 1949

Jim & Zoe Schwass 1949

Bill Rockliffe, Jess, ?, Joyce & Jim Rockliffe

Jim & Zoe Schwass home, 50 Denby Rd, Hawera

Jess with grandkids

Ralph Schwass family. Noel, Ralph, Kevin, Myrtle & Stan

Hospital Store, Hawera

Annie Gailbraith

Les Galbraith, Zoe, Jim & Dave Schwass. Liz Schwass in front

Dave & Jim Schwass

Ross Hayward & Shirley Schwass wedding

Dave & Elizabeth Schwass home, Denby Rd, Hawera

Dave & Elizabeth Schwass

Bruce, Janice & Dyane McIsaac

Marion, Les & Ngaire Schwass

Pat Goile

Marion, Les & Ngaire Schwass

Urlich family. Paul, Kathryn, Susan & Mark

Frank & Kathryn Urlich, Les Schwass, June Urlich

Annie Galbraith, Frank & June Urlich & Zoe Schwass

Jim & Zoe Schwass home, 419 Devon St East, New Plymouth

Joe, with June & Army

Dave & Elizabeth Schwass gravestone, Hawera Cemetery

Joe & Army McIsaac

Molly Wade (nee Rockliffe) gravestone

Alan, Jason & El Camino Wade

Crossstitch by Dave Schwass of Hawera Park Bowling Club, still hanging there

Marion, Jim, Les, Zoe & Ngaire Schwass 1973