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Albert James Hansen was born in Whangamarino, Waikato, in 1888.²

He took a dental course at Otago University and was one of the first two men in New Zealand to obtain a degree in dentistry, but after injuring his hip was unable to practise.³

Albert died in 1942 in New Zealand.^4,5

Catherine (Kit) Hansen was born in Whangamarino, Waikato, on 9 December 1890.²

Catherine died in 1982 in New Zealand.³

David Ernest Hansen CMG was born in Whangamarino, Waikato, on 9 May 1884. He was the fifth child of Lars and Mary Ann.³

After attending Thames High and Auckland Grammar schools, he went to Auckland University College as a Gillies Scholar, graduating MSc. with first class honours in physical chemistry in 1907.
In 1908 he was Junior Science Master at the Christchurch Technical College and attended Canterbury University College part-time, graduating with an MA.
He was the first New Zealander to qualify as a selected student for a free passage to Europe (given by the Orient Steam Ship Company and the Union Steam Ship Company). He studied at Berlin University for six months and then at the Technical University at Karlsruhe, where he gained a doctorate in electro-chemistry before returning to New Zealand at the end of 1911. He had studied under Prof. Fritz Haber, who won the Nobel Prize for research in nitrogen fixation from the atmosphere, but who was also later responsible for poison gases used during WWI and the invention of the poison Zyklon B (originally intended as an insecticide).⁴

He married Ethel May Hampson, daughter of William Spencer Hampson and Emma Louisa Heywood, at Nelson Cathedral in Nelson on 22 January 1912.^5,6,7

He was widowed at age 28 on the death of his wife Ethel on 31 December 1912.⁸

David's second marriage was to Margaret Emma (Daisy) Hampson, daughter of William Spencer Hampson and Emma Louisa Heywood, on 30 August 1916 in Christchurch, Canterbury.^9,10,11

David, as the father of the bride, attended Ivall Moira (Mollie) Hansen and Morris Morell Macdonald's wedding at St Marks Church in Opawa, Christchurch, Canterbury, on 20 October 1934.^12,13

After serving as the first principal of the Southland Technical College when it became a day school in 1912, he returned as principal of the Christchurch Technical College in 1919.

The family lived at 136 Opawa Rd, Christchurch, then at 30 Locarno St after his retirement in 1949, when he was awarded the CMG for services to technical education. He was also Vice President of the NZ Football Assn. and Vice President of the NZ Bible in School League.^14,15,1

David died on 30 December 1972 in Christchurch, Canterbury, at age 88.^16,17,18,19 He was buried on 3 January 1973 at the St Paul's Churchyard in Papanui.^17,20

Douglas William Heywood Hansen was born in Invercargill, Southland, on 23 July 1918.¹

Douglas died on 8 May 1934 in Christchurch, Canterbury, at age 15.² He was buried in May 1934 at the St Paul's Churchyard in Papanui.²

Ivall Moira (Mollie) Hansen was born in Invercargill, Southland, on 2 December 1912.¹ She was also known in the family as Heffalump, as all the family carried nicknames from the Winnie-the-Pooh books.²

As her mother died shortly after her birth, she was initially looked after by her aunt Margaret Emma (Daisy) Hampson, who later married her father David. Thus Mollie's siblings were actually only half-brothers. Mollie suppressed this information from her family until an inquiry from her second daughter as to when her grand-parents were holding their Golden Wedding anniversary required the full story to be told.

She was also proud of a claim to be descended from John of Gaunt, which was not generally accepted by the wider family. However it has since been proven that the claim does stand up to scrutiny (for the proof see the page 'A Royal Connection?').²

She married Morris Morell Macdonald, son of Arnold Morell (Dick) Macdonald and Ella Mary Morris, at St Marks Church in Opawa, Christchurch, Canterbury, on 20 October 1934.^3,4

She was widowed at age 67 on the death of her husband Morris on 19 November 1980.^5,6,7

Ivall died on 23 August 1988 in Wellington at age 75.^8,9 She was cremated at the Karori Crematorium on 26 August 1988.⁹ Her ashes were buried on 7 May 1989 at Invercargill Eastern Cemetery in Invercargill.¹⁰

John George Hansen was born in Whangamarino, Waikato, on 13 February 1886.²

John died in 1982 in New Zealand.³

John Martin Hansen was born at 18 Gloucester St in Christchurch, Canterbury, on 23 October 1919.¹

He married Careen Yvonne Black at 'Birchanger', 544 Featherston St in Palmerston North in October 1942.^2,3,4

He was widowed at age 81 on the death of his wife Careen on 12 December 2000.⁵

John died in 2001 in Vashon Island, Washington, of intestinal cancer.⁶ His ashes were buried in 2001 at the village cemetery in Lutry.⁶

Lars Hansen was born in Denmark circa 1840.^2,3

He married Mary Ann Hastie in Onehunga on 9 May 1877. Lars had been running the general store at Thames with his brother Johan, after 15 years of prospecting, and Mary Ann lived nearby on a small farm, which sold surplus supplies through the store. After their marriage, her father gave them a Crown Grant block of land at Whangamarino as a wedding present.^1,3,4

He was widowed on the death of his wife Mary on 18 December 1917.⁵

Lars died on 25 March 1922 in Waikato.^6,7 He was buried at the Rangariri Cemetery, Te Wheoro Rd in Rangariri.⁶

Laurie Joseph Hansen was born in Whangamarino, Waikato, circa 1881.²

Laurie died on 6 March 1904 in Whangamarino, Waikato.¹

Louise Margaret Hansen was born in Whangamarino, Waikato, in 1878.¹

She married Howard Mays in New Zealand in 1909.²

She was widowed on the death of her husband Howard in 1954.³

Louise died in 1961 in New Zealand.⁴