Descendants of James Laracy Generation No. 1 1. JAMES3 LARACY (THOMAS2, LARACY1) was born Abt. 1834 in Kilkenny Ireland, and died November 23, 1887 in Ballarat. He married ANNIE O`HAIRE August 30, 1864 in Ireland, daughter of DANIEL O`HAIRE and ANNE GEARON. She was born Abt. 1847 in County Claire Ireland, and died Abt. 1874. Notes for JAMES LARACY: Arrived in Sydney on the Araminta 29 July 1854 More About JAMES LARACY: Burial: November 25, 1887, Ballarat Australia Children of JAMES LARACY and ANNIE O`HAIRE are: 2. i. MICHAEL JAMES4 LARACY, b. October 20, 1871, Avoca Australia; d. April 25, 1952, Petone NZ. ii. THOMAS LARACY, b. July 09, 1865, Ballarat Austrlia; d. in infancy. iii. MARY ANNE LARACY, b. Abt. 1867; d. Abt. 1869. iv. ELLEN LARACY, b. September 20, 1869, Avoca Australia; m. GEORGE COOKE BUNTON, July 02, 1892, Avoca Victoria Australia; b. Dublin Ireland. v. THOMAS LARACY, b. July 01, 1873, Avoca Australia. Generation No. 2 2. MICHAEL JAMES4 LARACY (JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) was born October 20, 1871 in Avoca Australia, and died April 25, 1952 in Petone NZ. He married BRIDGET ANNIE O`KEEFFE January 30, 1907 in Timaru NZ, daughter of JEREMIAH O`KEEFFE and MARY O`CONNOR. She was born December 27, 1879 in Oamura Sth Island NZ, and died August 08, 1954 in Lower Hutt NZ. Notes for MICHAEL JAMES LARACY: Laracy, Michael James 1871 - 1952 Shearer, trade unionist Michael (Mick) James Larescey was born on 20 October 1871 in Avoca near Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, the fourth child of Irish Catholic parents James Larescey and his wife, Anne Haire. James had come to Victoria as a goldminer in the 1850s and seems to have abandoned the family while Mick was still young. At some time Mick Larescey altered the spelling of his surname to 'Laracy'. By 1890 he had become an itinerant shearer; his tallies of up to 150 per day by blade put him up amongst the 'guns'. He was soon active in the Amalgamated Shearers' Union of Australasia and was involved in the fierce strike of 1894 over reduced shearing rates. A few years later he became an organiser. Laracy was slight of build with an elf-like face and in later years wore a handlebar moustache. He worked all over Australia and frequently crossed the Tasman to shear in New Zealand from the mid 1890s onwards. In 1904 he moved to New Zealand permanently. He became an itinerant about the South Island countryside, working as a shearer and also at harvesting, threshing, fencing and general farm and town work. He was also active in the Otago Shearers' Union. Laracy married Annie O'Keeffe, the daughter of an Irish labourer, in Timaru on 30 January 1907. They were to have nine children: six sons and three daughters. He rapidly became involved in the very active Christchurch labour circle that included Jack McCullough and James Thorn, and he assisted in the organisation of Canterbury farm workers leading up to their celebrated, but unsuccessful, application for an award from the Court of Arbitration in 1907. Laracy attended the conference of the regional unions in Christchurch in 1909 that led to the creation of the New Zealand Shearers' Union, and was elected to its executive. In 1910 he became its secretary when the previous secretary, Pat Darcy, disappeared in mysterious circumstances. He remained in this post until 1915, central at a time when the shearers' union was a vigorous, growing and increasingly radical organisation. Laracy was plunged straight into the protracted struggle for the payment of a rate of £1 per hundred sheep. The sheep owners offered only 17s. 6d., and after many months of dispute the Court of Arbitration awarded £1 for blades but only 19s. 6d. for machines. Shearers, however, achieved the full £1 by direct action in the shearing sheds and created a platform on which to build improved rates in following years. With Frank Waddell and Ettie Rout, Laracy set up the Maoriland Worker in 1910. From its first issue in September the paper became a key means for the union to keep in touch with its widely scattered membership; Laracy contributed a regular column. When the shearers' union proved unable to sustain the costs of production, the paper was taken over by the New Zealand Federation of Labour in 1911. As a condition of financial backing being given to the Maoriland Worker, the shearers' union was required to join the federation. In 1912 it shifted its head office from Christchurch to Wellington, and Laracy and his family moved to Petone. The experience of the struggle of 1910 had begun to turn the shearers away from arbitration. Laracy's conviction that the union should stay within the arbitration system and work for broad unity was increasingly a minority view with the spread of the Australian philosophy of One Big Union. He argued the merits of arbitration in a well-publicised debate with the union's president, A. J. King, in the pages of the Maoriland Worker. The refusal of the New Zealand Shearers' Union to join the strike of 1913 led to conflict between the executive and the membership, who became increasingly influenced by 'Red Fed' (FOL) militants who had been dispersed into the countryside with the collapse of the strike. While Laracy participated in 1914 in the amalgamation of all rural workers in the New Zealand Agricultural and Pastoral Workers' Union (later the New Zealand Workers' Union), men of a more radical temper - such as King, Charles Grayndler and Arthur Cook - increasingly took control. Laracy was the only moderate officer from 1913 who retained his position in the elections for the executive in 1915. Within a few months, however, he was forced to resign and Grayndler became secretary. Laracy never returned to office. He once again took up shearing for a living and while he made a number of attempts to become secretary again he was unsuccessful, being defeated by Grayndler in 1918 and by Cook in 1932 and 1933. He was also defeated for president in 1938 by Dick Eddy. He thus retained very little formal involvement in the union (apart from being a part-time organiser for one season in 1922--23) but retained his enthusiasm for enrolling members. After a final unsuccessful attempt to be elected as president in 1940, Laracy finally gave away the shearing life at almost 70 years of age and settled permanently into retirement at Petone. In these later years he recorded the early history of the shearers' union. He also published reminiscences of the early days and a number of ballads in the style of Henry Lawson that celebrated the mateship of the old shearing fraternity. One of these, 'Off the track', alluded to how he had lost his way in Australia as a result of horse-racing and gambling; in 'bonny Maoriland' he hoped to 'find that path again' and help others who were drifting 'Off the track'. Mick Laracy found the path as a union organiser. An energetic and enthusiastic advocate, he participated in one of the most exciting periods in the history of the shearers' union. His involvement was unfortunately cut short by internal politics. One trade unionist said of him: 'poor impulsive impetuous Laracy, his earnestness & enthusiasm deserves a better reward'. He died on 25 April 1952 at Lower Hutt, survived by Annie Laracy and eight of their children. More About MICHAEL JAMES LARACY: Burial: April 28, 1952, Taita Lower Hutt More About BRIDGET ANNIE O`KEEFFE: Burial: Taita Lower Hutt Children of MICHAEL LARACY and BRIDGET O`KEEFFE are: 3. i. EDWARD EDDIE5 LARACY, d. December 08, 1981, Dunedin NZ. 4. ii. HUGH SONNY LARACY, d. September 08, 1969. 5. iii. MARY MOLLY LARACY, d. December 22, 1980, Lower Hutt NZ. 6. iv. EILEEN O`KEEFFE, b. Abt. 1904; d. February 08, 1987, Wellington. v. JAMES JIM LARACY, b. Abt. 1908; d. Abt. 1932. 7. vi. JOHN MICHAEL LARACY, b. January 17, 1909, Kaiopoi Sth Island NZ; d. January 18, 1989, Lower Hutt NZ. 8. vii. WILLIAM WAL JOSEPH LARACY, b. December 25, 1910, Kaiopoi Sth Island NZ; d. July 18, 1990, Hastings. 9. viii. MARGARET BRIDGET LARACY, b. Abt. 1918; d. June 15, 1984. 10. ix. NORA NONIE LARACY, b. Abt. 1921. 11. x. DENIS PATRICK KYTE LARACY, b. July 18, 1924; d. February 14, 1990, Paraparaumu. Generation No. 3 3. EDWARD EDDIE5 LARACY (MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) died December 08, 1981 in Dunedin NZ. He married JOYCE PHILLIPS. More About EDWARD EDDIE LARACY: Burial: Dunedin NZ Children of EDWARD LARACY and JOYCE PHILLIPS are: i. KEITH6 LARACY. ii. MURRAY LARACY. iii. LOUISE LARACY. iv. DIANNE LARACY. v. ELAINE LARACY. vi. CHRISTINE LARACY. 4. HUGH SONNY5 LARACY (MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) died September 08, 1969. He married MARY NIHILL. Children of HUGH LARACY and MARY NIHILL are: i. DENNIS6 LARACY. ii. LYNNE LARACY. 5. MARY MOLLY5 LARACY (MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) died December 22, 1980 in Lower Hutt NZ. She married GEORGE HALLAM. More About MARY MOLLY LARACY: Burial: Taita Lower Hutt Children of MARY LARACY and GEORGE HALLAM are: 12. i. ANNE6 HALLAM. 13. ii. JUDITH HALLAM. 14. iii. PATRICIA HALLAM. 15. iv. MARGARET HALLAM. 6. EILEEN5 O`KEEFFE (MICHAEL JAMES4 LARACY, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) was born Abt. 1904, and died February 08, 1987 in Wellington. She married DAVID CHRISTIE. Notes for EILEEN O`KEEFFE: Eileen was the daughter of Delia O`Keeffe who was unmarried Children of EILEEN O`KEEFFE and DAVID CHRISTIE are: i. HELEN6 CHRISTIE, m. PETER TRAPSKI. ii. DAVID CHRISTIE, m. CYNTHIA HOSKINGS. 7. JOHN MICHAEL5 LARACY (MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) was born January 17, 1909 in Kaiopoi Sth Island NZ, and died January 18, 1989 in Lower Hutt NZ. He married LORNA (DOONE) DOUSLIN PICKERING October 29, 1938 in Wellington NZ, daughter of ORLANDO PICKERING and MARJIORIE HODGMAN. She was born August 22, 1917 in Clutha Sth Island NZ, and died March 10, 1986 in Lower Hutt NZ. More About JOHN MICHAEL LARACY: Burial: January 21, 1989, Taita Lower Hutt More About LORNA (DOONE) DOUSLIN PICKERING: Burial: March 12, 1986, Taita Lower Hutt Children of JOHN LARACY and LORNA PICKERING are: 16. i. MAUREEN TERESA6 LARACY, b. August 28, 1939. 17. ii. MICHAEL JOHN LARACY, b. December 16, 1942, Lower Hutt NZ. 18. iii. ANNE MARIA LARACY, b. July 31, 1956, Lower Hutt NZ. 8. WILLIAM WAL JOSEPH5 LARACY (MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) was born December 25, 1910 in Kaiopoi Sth Island NZ, and died July 18, 1990 in Hastings. He married NOREEN BUTLER Abt. 1936 in Lower Hutt NZ. She was born Abt. 1913. More About WILLIAM WAL JOSEPH LARACY: Burial: July 21, 1990, Hastings Children of WILLIAM LARACY and NOREEN BUTLER are: i. BERNARD6 LARACY. ii. JOAN LARACY. iii. KEVIN LARACY. 19. iv. HUGH MICHAEL LARACY, b. July 05, 1937, Lower Hutt NZ. 20. v. FANCIS PAUL LARACY, b. October 15, 1944, Lower Hutt NZ; d. November 19, 1995, Palmerston North NZ. 21. vi. STEPHEN WILLIAM LARACY. 9. MARGARET BRIDGET5 LARACY (MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) was born Abt. 1918, and died June 15, 1984. She married WILLIAM FARR. Children of MARGARET LARACY and WILLIAM FARR are: 22. i. MICHAEL6 FARR. 23. ii. CHRISTOPHER FARR. 24. iii. MARGARET MARY FARR. 10. NORA NONIE5 LARACY (MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) was born Abt. 1921. She married MAURICE PROVOST June 09, 1945 in Wanganui NZ. He was born June 23, 1916 in Wanganui, and died June 02, 2001 in Wanganui. More About MAURICE PROVOST: Burial: June 05, 2001, Aramoho Lawn Cemetery Wanganui Children of NORA LARACY and MAURICE PROVOST are: 25. i. ELIZABETH6 PROVOST. ii. SUSAN PROVOST, m. ANTHONY F TONY RUNDLE. iii. ANNE PROVOST, m. NEIL DARCY BRAIN. 26. iv. PAUL PROVOST. 27. v. MICHAEL PROVOST. 11. DENIS PATRICK KYTE5 LARACY (MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) was born July 18, 1924, and died February 14, 1990 in Paraparaumu. He married KATHLEEN MAHAR April 28, 1945 in Lower Hutt NZ. More About DENIS PATRICK KYTE LARACY: Burial: February 16, 1990, Paraparaumu Children of DENIS LARACY and KATHLEEN MAHAR are: 28. i. PATRICK6 LARACY. 29. ii. KATHRINE LARACY. 30. iii. PAUL LARACY. iv. TERRY LARACY. Generation No. 4 12. ANNE6 HALLAM (MARY MOLLY5 LARACY, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) She married DONALD REID Abt. 1967 in Lower Hutt NZ. Children of ANNE HALLAM and DONALD REID are: i. BERNARD7 REID. ii. MICHAEL REID. iii. KATHRINE REID. iv. PAUL REID. 13. JUDITH6 HALLAM (MARY MOLLY5 LARACY, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) She married TONY DATE. Child of JUDITH HALLAM and TONY DATE is: i. CRAIG7 DATE. 14. PATRICIA6 HALLAM (MARY MOLLY5 LARACY, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) She married OWEN BROWN. Children of PATRICIA HALLAM and OWEN BROWN are: 31. i. DAVID7 BROWN. ii. PHILIP BROWN, m. MORAG. iii. CAROLINE BROWN. 15. MARGARET6 HALLAM (MARY MOLLY5 LARACY, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) She married RHYS DAUBE Abt. 1972. Children of MARGARET HALLAM and RHYS DAUBE are: i. ELLIOTT7 DAUBE. ii. MEGAN DAUBE. 16. MAUREEN TERESA6 LARACY (JOHN MICHAEL5, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) was born August 28, 1939. She married WILLIAM MATTHEW CONROY COFFEY March 10, 1962 in St Bernardettes Naenae Lower Hutt. He was born September 01, 1939 in Nusing Home on the Hutt Rd Petone. Children of MAUREEN LARACY and WILLIAM COFFEY are: 32. i. JOHN WILLIAM7 COFFEY, b. December 27, 1962, Featherston NZ. 33. ii. ELIZABETH MARY COFFEY, b. March 27, 1964, Featherston NZ. iii. MARIA MAJELLA COFFEY, b. December 18, 1965, Lower Hutt NZ. Notes for MARIA MAJELLA COFFEY: Maria was the daughter of Kathrine Fitzgerald of Timaru,adopted by Maureen & Bill 34. iv. DELIA ANNE COFFEY, b. March 08, 1967, Levin. 35. v. MATTHEW JAMES COFFEY, b. August 12, 1969, Palmerston North NZ. 17. MICHAEL JOHN6 LARACY (JOHN MICHAEL5, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) was born December 16, 1942 in Lower Hutt NZ. He married (1) PATRICIA IRENE JAGO March 21, 1967 in Fielding. He married (2) ROZEL PHARAZAN February 08, 1986 in Paekakariki. Children of MICHAEL LARACY and PATRICIA JAGO are: 36. i. SIMON TODD7 LARACY, b. June 30, 1968, Turangi. ii. GERARD DAMIAN LARACY, b. April 21, 1971, Fielding. iii. BEDE JOHN ALPHONSUS LARACY, b. January 18, 1973, Fielding. Children of MICHAEL LARACY and ROZEL PHARAZAN are: 37. iv. MARY ROSE7 LARACY, b. May 25, 1979. v. WILLIAM NORTON WOOD, b. Abt. 1974; d. December 31, 1998, Forestry accident Waipawa. More About WILLIAM NORTON WOOD: Burial: January 02, 1999, Waipawa Cemetery vi. GILES WOOD. vii. DAISY WOOD. 18. ANNE MARIA6 LARACY (JOHN MICHAEL5, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) was born July 31, 1956 in Lower Hutt NZ. She married STEVEN CONROY February 07, 1986 in Lower Hutt NZ. Children of ANNE LARACY and STEVEN CONROY are: i. SAMUEL7 CONROY, b. May 31, 1986. ii. GREGORY CONROY, b. March 14, 1989. 19. HUGH MICHAEL6 LARACY (WILLIAM WAL JOSEPH5, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) was born July 05, 1937 in Lower Hutt NZ. He married EUGENIE FRANCES CARMODY May 08, 1965 in Masterton. She was born March 07, 1940 in Wellington. Children of HUGH LARACY and EUGENIE CARMODY are: i. DAMIEN AQUINAS7 LARACY, b. June 19, 1967, Rome. ii. LAURENTIA BERNADETTE LARACY, b. December 10, 1968, Auckland. iii. MADELEINE FRANCES LARACY, b. June 22, 1970, Auckland. iv. GERMAINE EUGENIE LARACY, b. October 14, 1971, Auckland. 20. FANCIS PAUL6 LARACY (WILLIAM WAL JOSEPH5, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) was born October 15, 1944 in Lower Hutt NZ, and died November 19, 1995 in Palmerston North NZ. He married LOUANA DAWN NEPIA. She died November 08, 1992 in Palmerston North NZ. More About FANCIS PAUL LARACY: Burial: November 22, 1995, Shannon Potu Marae Maori Urupa More About LOUANA DAWN NEPIA: Burial: November 12, 1992, Shannon Potu Marae Maori Urupa Children of FANCIS LARACY and LOUANA NEPIA are: 38. i. NOREEN7 LARACY, b. Abt. 1971. 39. ii. KATRINA LARACY, b. Abt. 1973. iii. MAURICE LARACY, b. Abt. 1975. 21. STEPHEN WILLIAM6 LARACY (WILLIAM WAL JOSEPH5, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) He married BARBARA JOYCE NISBETT November 25, 1989 in Havelock North. Child of STEPHEN LARACY and BARBARA NISBETT is: i. LORNA7 LARACY. 22. MICHAEL6 FARR (MARGARET BRIDGET5 LARACY, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) He married (1) BARBARA FOLEY. He married (2) LINDA GLEASON. Children of MICHAEL FARR and BARBARA FOLEY are: i. SIMON7 FARR. ii. JANE FARR. 23. CHRISTOPHER6 FARR (MARGARET BRIDGET5 LARACY, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) He married SHERYL SALTER. Children of CHRISTOPHER FARR and SHERYL SALTER are: i. MICHAEL7 FARR. ii. LUKE FARR. 24. MARGARET MARY6 FARR (MARGARET BRIDGET5 LARACY, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) She married ERIC DE VRIES Abt. 1981. Child of MARGARET FARR and ERIC DE VRIES is: i. BART7 DE VRIES. 25. ELIZABETH6 PROVOST (NORA NONIE5 LARACY, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) She married TONY FOLEY. Children of ELIZABETH PROVOST and TONY FOLEY are: i. BRIDGET7 FOLEY. ii. JOHN FOLEY. iii. CLAIRE FOLEY. 26. PAUL6 PROVOST (NORA NONIE5 LARACY, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) He married LYNNE WEBBER Abt. 1979. Children of PAUL PROVOST and LYNNE WEBBER are: i. NICOL7 PROVOST. ii. JEREMY PROVOST. 27. MICHAEL6 PROVOST (NORA NONIE5 LARACY, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) He married LYNNE ?. Children of MICHAEL PROVOST and LYNNE ? are: i. DANIELLE7 PROVOST. ii. ANTHONY PROVOST. 28. PATRICK6 LARACY (DENIS PATRICK KYTE5, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) He married SHIRLEY ?. Children of PATRICK LARACY and SHIRLEY ? are: i. HARLEN7 LARACY. ii. CHRISTABEL LARACY. 29. KATHRINE6 LARACY (DENIS PATRICK KYTE5, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) She married JOHN GELLATLY. Children of KATHRINE LARACY and JOHN GELLATLY are: i. MICHAEL7 GELLATLY. ii. ALICE GELLATLY. iii. STEVEN GELLATLY. 30. PAUL6 LARACY (DENIS PATRICK KYTE5, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) He married LINDA. Children of PAUL LARACY and LINDA are: i. SUSIE7 LARACY. ii. CHARMAINE LARACY. Generation No. 5 31. DAVID7 BROWN (PATRICIA6 HALLAM, MARY MOLLY5 LARACY, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) Children of DAVID BROWN are: i. DANIELLE8 BROWN, b. Abt. 1993. ii. ROCHELLE BROWN, b. Abt. 1993. iii. GABRIELLE BROWN, b. Abt. 1993. 32. JOHN WILLIAM7 COFFEY (MAUREEN TERESA6 LARACY, JOHN MICHAEL5, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) was born December 27, 1962 in Featherston NZ. He married LEE ANN LINTON August 08, 1987 in Gear Homestead Porirua. Child of JOHN COFFEY and LEE LINTON is: i. ERIN MARIE8 COFFEY, b. April 14, 1988. 33. ELIZABETH MARY7 COFFEY (MAUREEN TERESA6 LARACY, JOHN MICHAEL5, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) was born March 27, 1964 in Featherston NZ. She married SIMON COX October 05, 1981 in Porirua Reg Office. Children of ELIZABETH COFFEY and SIMON COX are: i. ROBERT CHRISTIAN WILLIAM8 COX, b. September 07, 1981, Wellington. ii. DANIEL PETER COX, b. March 05, 1983, Porirua. iii. JAMES MATTHEW COX, b. June 05, 1992, New Plymouth Base Hospital. 34. DELIA ANNE7 COFFEY (MAUREEN TERESA6 LARACY, JOHN MICHAEL5, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) was born March 08, 1967 in Levin. She married JASON NOEL HAYWOOD March 02, 1991 in St Teresas Karori Wgtn. Children of DELIA COFFEY and JASON HAYWOOD are: i. TESSA DOUSLIN8 HAYWOOD, b. November 04, 1993, Wellington. ii. CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL HAYWOOD, b. April 23, 1995, Wellington. iii. GEMMA NOELINE HAYWOOD, b. December 23, 1998, Lower Hutt NZ. iv. WILLIAM ALLEN HAYWOOD, b. April 01, 2000, Lower Hutt NZ. 35. MATTHEW JAMES7 COFFEY (MAUREEN TERESA6 LARACY, JOHN MICHAEL5, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) was born August 12, 1969 in Palmerston North NZ. He met TAMMY BARBER. Notes for MATTHEW JAMES COFFEY: Matthew was the son of Stephen & A Galloway Palmerston North,adopted by Maureen & Bill Children of MATTHEW COFFEY and TAMMY BARBER are: i. JESSICA ANN8 COFFEY, b. Stratford Taranaki. ii. STEPHEN JAMES MARTIN COFFEY, b. New Plymouth Base Hospital. iii. JALLAH ORA MARIA BARBER COFFEY, b. New Plymouth Base Hospital. 36. SIMON TODD7 LARACY (MICHAEL JOHN6, JOHN MICHAEL5, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) was born June 30, 1968 in Turangi. He married KATRINA MCMILLAN. Children of SIMON LARACY and KATRINA MCMILLAN are: i. JOSIAH LEE8 LARACY, b. November 07, 1992. ii. JORDON ELIOT LARACY, b. October 13, 2001. 37. MARY ROSE7 LARACY (MICHAEL JOHN6, JOHN MICHAEL5, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) was born May 25, 1979. Child of MARY ROSE LARACY is: i. KYRA ROSE8 LARACY, b. Abt. 1998. 38. NOREEN7 LARACY (FANCIS PAUL6, WILLIAM WAL JOSEPH5, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) was born Abt. 1971. She married PHILLIP PAKINGA. Notes for NOREEN LARACY: Hi, Well my sister Katrina, and bro Maurice and I have been busy since Dad died. I moved to Blenheim for three years as I was in the Air Force but got out in 1998 and then moved to Sydney for two years and have been living in Auckland now for a year. My husband, Phillip, is still in the Air Force and we're at Whenuapai where we'll hopefully stay. We've got two kids, my boy Rawiri is 10yrs and my girl Areta has just turned 4months. I'm still working as a Air Force civilian employee for recruting. Katrina is still living in Shannon and bought the family home in Stafford St. She now has three kids Kristian 8yrs, Natalie 5yrs & Isaac 6mths. Mum never got to see any of Katrina's kids but my son was 1yr when she died and Dad got to see Kristian for a few years though. Maurice has been living in Sydney (Hornsby) for 5yrs now and has no plans to return to NZ although he came back for visit at Christmas. He doesn't have any kids only a girlfriend and he'll be 27yrs next week so hopefully he'll get a move on. He works for a Sydney Council contractor. Nanna Laracy is still alive and well in Hastings (tough old girl) and she'll be 90yrs next year so we're planning/hoping for a bit of reunion. I've caught up with Uncle Hugh Laracy and Aunty Veronica Ryan while I've up here and they're we'll. When I see Uncle Hugh next I'll tell him about your website. I'll have to have a hunt through the photo albums for some pictures. I think dad had some old one's. I know Uncle Bernie Laracy has got some good ones. Is your wife Maureen, Uncle Pat and Paul's sister? We'll that's been a bit of a novel so I'll give it a rest for now and let you get a word in. Talk to ya later, Noreen Children of NOREEN LARACY and PHILLIP PAKINGA are: i. RAWIRI8 PAKINGA, b. Abt. 1991. ii. ARETA PAKINGA, b. Abt. 2002. 39. KATRINA7 LARACY (FANCIS PAUL6, WILLIAM WAL JOSEPH5, MICHAEL JAMES4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, LARACY1) was born Abt. 1973. Children of KATRINA LARACY are: i. KRISTEN8 LARACY, b. Abt. 1994. ii. NATALIE LARACY, b. Abt. 1997. iii. ISAAC LARACY, b. Abt. 2001.