Family of Gregorius Johannes Wenzlick
including SCHOTT, BATTEN, WILDISH & REITMANN
Small numbers by a name refer to personal number in listing eg MARIA THERESA 2 WENZLICK
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Family of Gregorius Johannes Wenzlick including SCHOTT, BATTEN, WILDISH & REITMANN Small numbers by a name refer to personal number in listing eg MARIA THERESA 2 WENZLICK |
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GENERATION ONE:
1. ~ ~ ~ GREGORIUS JOHANNES (aka GREGORY JOHN) WENZLICK (MATTHAUS > VITUS > LAURENZ > MATTHIAS > SIMON > MIKAL) was born on 26 October 1839 in Littitz 71, Bohemia. Gregory married MARIA THERESA SCHOTT on 31 March 1869 at the Catholic Church in Thames. Maria was the daughter of MATTHIAS and ANNA SCHOTT and was born in 1847 in Pilsen, Bohemia.
Gregory had arrived in New Zealand on 05 March 1866 on the “Liverpool” with his brother John, his wife and family. Gregory was a Carpenter, Miner and a Farmer and was a signatory to the First Hotel Licence in Puhoi dated 10 May 1879. He was Naturalized in 1904 and soon after settled at Kereta on the Thames Coast.
Children of GREGORY WENZLICK and MARIA SCHOTT were:
JOHANNES (John)
GREGORY WENZLICK, born 1870; died 08 November 1930.
MARIA
THERESA 2
WENZLICK,
born 1872, Thames, NZ; died 1957 Thames, NZ.
FRANCIS BOWDEN (Frank)
WENZLICK, born 1876 Puhoi, North Auckland.
FREDERICK
WILLIAM 3
WENZLICK,
born 1874; died 14 December 1962.
GREGOR(Y)
JOSEPH 4
WENZLICK,
born 19 August 1880, Puhoi, North Auckland, NZ; died 3 March 1961.
DOROTHEA MARIA (Daisy)
WENZLICK, born 29 August 1881, Auckland, NZ. She married MATTHEW
DALY.
Their children were Clorine, Joe, Connie, Eric, Albert, Mollie and Dorothy.
GEORGE
MICHAEL WENZLICK, born 16 November 1883, Auckland; died 03 September
191 Calais
(Private
56494, 1st Battalion, Canterbury Regiment, NZEF)8, France. George
was killed in action during World War I and was buried at Beaumetz
Cross Roads Cemetery, Beaumetz-Les-Cambrai, Pas de Calais
(Private
56494, 1st Battalion, Canterbury Regiment, NZEF) A
Memorial Plaque was unveiled on 23 April 2000 at Tapu Memorial Hall,
Tapu, Thames
Coast, NZ. (Also see Roll of Honour)
WALTER FRANCIS (Fusty)
WENZLICK, born 25 October 1885, Auckland; died 08 August 1952.
HENRY
PATRICK 5
WENZLICK,
born 15 October 1886; died 1 March 1971.
ANNA
WENZLICK, born 1888, Auckland; died 05 March 1918. Anna married
HARRY DANSEY. Anna was a bridesmaid at the
wedding of her brother Gregor to Emma Batten on 23 December 1907.
Child of Anna Wenzlick and Harry Dansey was Francis Dansey
MICHAEL JAMES (Mick)
WENZLICK, born 13 December 1889; died 22 April 1981.
Gregory died on 26 April 1914 in Tapu, Thames, NZ and Maria on 11 December 1934 in Grey Lynn, Auckland. Gregory and Maria were both buried at Tapu Cemetery, Thames Coast. A Memorial has now been erected there by great-grandsons Shayle and Gregory (sons of Gregory Alexander)
Refer
to the
Schott
family
for
more information about Maria's family
 Maria & Gregory c1880 |
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At rear (standing) Harry Next row (standing) Michael, Gregor(y) and Albert Same row (sitting) George and Jack Second row (sitting) Francis and Fred Second row (standing) Walter Front row (sitting) Gregory and Maria (Not photographed Maria, Daisy and Annie) |
GENERATION TWO:
2. ~ ~ ~ MARIA THERESA WENZLICK (MIKAL > GREGORIUS) was born on 12 March 1872 in Thames and died on 31 May 1953 at her home in Grey Lynn, Auckland. Maria married (1) BENJAMINO SEBASTIAN CASEROTTI and they lived in Puhoi. He was born in Lombardy (Italy) and was a Miner and later a Boarding-house Keeper in 1902. Benjamin changed his surname by Deed Poll to MORRIS on 4 March 1902 at the Registry Office in Auckland.
Maria later married (2) CHARLES CAMPBELL. He was born 1869 in Glasgow, Scotland and worked at Wilson Portland Cement Works, Warkworth from 1907-1922. Charles died on 05 October 1922 at Auckland Hospital as the result of accident at the Cement Works. Maria and Charles were both buried at Waikaraka Cemetery, Auckland.
ROSE
KATHERINA (Rosie) 7
WENZLICK
born 1895, died 1913.
LUCY
8
CASEROTTI-MORRIS,
born 1899, and died in 1932.
MARGARET
URSULA (Rita) CASEROTTI-MORRIS, born 12 February 1902 in Auckland;
died 2 May 1969.
It is assumed that Lucy and Rita took the name of Mary’s husbands at the time of occurrences. Lucy and Rita were known as ‘Campbells’ to some of the Wenzlick family.
3.~ ~ ~ FREDERICK WILLIAM WENZLICK (MIKAL > GREGORIUS) was born 1874 and died 14 December 1962. He married (1) ANNA ELIZABETH SCHISCHKA. She was born 1884 and died 17 March 1953. Frederick married (2) ANNA FLORA HELLIER SCHISCH on 14 February 1905 in Puhoi, North Auckland, New Zealand.
Children of FREDERICK WENZLICK and ANNA SCHISCHKA are :
LOUIS
9
WENZLICK
IRENE WENZLICK, born
1905 in Puhoi, North Auckland and died 5 July 1910 at Tapu, Thames
Coast.
FREDERICK
10
WENZLICK,
born 1908.
GRACE
MAY WENZLICK, born 1912 and died 13
November 1984. Grace married JOSEPH RUSSEK.
FLORENCE JEANNIE
WENZLICK, born 18 December 1913 and died 15 April 1992. Florence
married FRANCIS SMITH.
Children of Florence Wenzlick and Francis Smith are Robert, Leslie, Patricia and Glenys
NORA WENZLICK, born
1914 and married ROY DARWALL.
ALAN
ARTHUR 11
WENZLICK
born 31 May 1915.
RUBY ANN WENZLICK,
born 1922 and married LES CARTER.
Un-named female child
buried at Tapu Cemetery aged 1-2 days old.
4. ~ ~ ~ GREGOR(Y) JOSEPH WENZLICK (MIKAL > GREGORIUS) was born 19 August 1880 in Puhoi, North Auckland, NZ and was the fourth son of Gregory and Emma. He married EMMA SELINA BATTEN on 23 December 1907 at St-Matthews-in-the-City, Auckland. Emma was born on 15 October 1884 in Huntly, NZ and was the daughter of ROBERT BATTEN and EMMA BROWN.
Notes from Beverley Wenzlick (youngest daughter) : Gregor had to leave home at age eleven to stay and work at Ohaupo. Learnt all about farming, horses, orchard work and bee-keeping. Gregor became a bullock driver and bushman later. He tried to go to the Boer War but was too short, although he had a 17 hand horse. He survived many accidents and illnesses including typhoid fever and blood poisoning. Gregor was a very good dancer and won many competitions.
We loved our Dad, he had such a fun personality, strong, kind and understanding. Greg was a devoted husband and doting father. We couldn't play up - not because he'd growl at us but it would just be letting him down.
Gregor's sister Annie was Emma's great friend and introduced her to the Wenzlick family. Emma had "gone out" with Frank - his sandshoes put her off she said! Greg noticed her rich auburn hair and neat ankles (naughty boy!) He told her he had no money but she said "You are not afraid of work and neither am I" or words to that effect.
Emma was Methodist and Gregory was Catholic so they decided to marry in the Anglican Church and bring up any children as Anglicans. They had a big wedding - bridesmaids dressed in pastel rainbow colours, white horses to pull their carriage etc. Emma's brother Robert was her groomsman.
After they married they lived at Manganai where Greg worked in the bush bullocking - a big change for a fashionable lady. Their first born, Gregory Alexander, was born in Auckland. Lived at Raurima and shifted to Kakahi in April 1911. They settled on the Thames Coast at Kerata in 1919.
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 Emma & Gregor(y) (sitting) with family 1957 Left to right – Audrey, Gladys, Gregory, Edna, Violet (Minnie) and Beverley |
Gregor(y)’s funeral service was held at St Francis Catholic Church, Thames and he was buried 06 March 1961 at Totara Cemetery, Thames. Emma died on 21 December 1974, was cremated and her ashes were buried with Greg at Totara Cemetery.
Children of GREGOR(Y) WENZLICK and EMMA BATTEN are :
GREGORY
ALEXANDER
12
WENZLICK,
born 29 October 1908, Auckland; died 28 March 1988 Auckland.
EDNA
GRACE 13
WENZLICK,
born 17 January 1911, Auckland; died 24 November 2004 in Thames.
GLADYS
MARIE 14
WENZLICK,
born 22 November 1913, Kakahi, Thames; died 20 December 1991.
VIOLET
EMMA (Minnie) 15
WENZLICK,
born 08 May 1918, Kakahi, Thames; died 29 March 1992.
AUDREY JUNE WENZLICK,
(still living)
MAVIS ERICA WENZLICK,
born 31 January 1925, Thames; died July 1932, Thames.
Notes from sister, Beverley : Mavis was a lovely child with dark hair and eyes. She was fond of Sunday School. Even when she was dying of diphtheria and double pneumonia at age seven years, she told her Dad not to be sad - the angels would look after her. She was buried at the old Shortland Cemetery (hills behind Thames)
BEVERLEY
FAYE 16
WENZLICK,
born 31 October 1932, Thames; died 03 February in Thames.
Refer
to the Batten
family
for
more information about Emma's family.
5.~ ~ ~ HENRY PATRICK WENZLICK (MIKAL > GREGORIUS) was born 15 October 1886 and died 01 March 1971. He married ELINOR MARGARET NOVERA WATT in 1923. She was born 10 June 1890; died 24 February 1970.
Children of HENRY WENZLICK and ELINOR WATT are :
MARGARET WENZLICK,
married REX MAIR on 29 April 1972 in Lower Hutt, NZ and they had 4
children.
SHIRLEY
ELAINE WENZLICK, married (1) BRODIE RATTRAY in 1983; and married
(2)
LAWRENCE CLARK.
BETH
WENZLICK,
married HAROLD OLIVER WILLS on 31 January 1948 and they had 2
children.
BRYAN
17
WENZLICK,
born 25 January 1929, Te Aroha, NZ; and married DOREEN EMILY LITTLE
on 21 March 1953 in Mangere East and they had 2 daughters. Bryan
died 14 September 2000 in Manukau City, Auckland.
6.~ ~ ~ ALBERT ARTHUR WENZLICK (MIKAL > GREGORIUS) was born 03 September in Thames, NZ and died on 24 June 1965 in Thames. He married ANNIE ELIZABETH RUSSEK, the daughter of WENZL RUSSEK and MARGARET SCHISCHKA. Annie was born in 1894 and died 12 November 1976 in Thames.
Children of ALBERT WENZLICK and ANNIE RUSSEK are:
LINTON
ALBERT 18
WENZLICK,
born 21 May 1917 in Thames; died 22 July 2003 in Thames. Linton
married NANCY FREDA SARJANT and they had two sons David and Bernard.
Nancy was born in Paeroa, New Zealand.
GEORGE
HENRY WENZLICK, born 1920 and married NOLA HOWARD. After the end of
World War 2 in
1945 George was a Taxi-Driver and had a maroon Oldsmobile.
GENERATION THREE:
7. ~ ~ ~ ROSE KATHERINA (Rosie) WENZLICK (MIKAL > GREGORIUS > MARIA) was born on 13 January 1895 in Puhoi, North Auckland, and was probably raised by her maternal grandparents at Puhoi, and later on the farm at Kerata.
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Rosie married FREDERICK HAROLD GOODIN at All Saints Anglican Church in Kakahi on 21 October 1914 and they had a son and a daughter. Her marriage certificate lists her father as Gregor (who was in fact her grandfather) Rose died on 12 December 1926 in Hamilton. Wedding portrait of Rose Wenzlick & Fred Goodin >> (Standing L-R) Lucy Morris-Campbell, Walter & Gregor Wenzlick (Sitting) Edna Wenzlick, Fred and Rosie, Clorine Daly
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8. ~ ~ ~ LUCY CASEROTTI-MORRIS (MIKAL > GREGORIUS > MARIA) was born 1899, died 23 July 1932 Herne Bay. Lucy married (1) JOHN ADSETT, and (2) DANIEL STEVENSON. Lucy died in 1932 leaving a daughter, Jessie, aged 7 years. She was buried at Waikaraka Cemetery with Charles and Mary Campbell. (Ben Caserotti was her father, but not legitimised until his marriage to Mary in 1902)
9.~ ~ ~ LOUIS WENZLICK (MIKAL > GREGORIUS > FREDERICK) married LORIS GREGORY and they had a son and two daughters.
10.~ ~ ~ FREDERICK WENZLICK (MIKAL > GREGORIUS > FREDERICK) was born 1908. He married MAVIS LADNER and they had two daughters.
11.~ ~ ~ ALAN ARTHUR WENZLICK (MIKAL > GREGORIUS > FREDERICK) was born 31 May 1915 and died 1984. He married JOYCE HOWLETT and had two sons and a daughter. Joyce died in February 2007 aged 94 years.
12. ~ ~ ~ GREGORY ALEXANDER WENZLICK (MIKAL > GREGORIUS > GREGORY) was born 29 October 1908 in Auckland, New Zealand and was baptized at St-Mathews-in-the-City, Auckland where Gregory and Emma were married the previous year. Greg married JOYCE YVONNE WILDISH on 02 March 1932 at the home of Mrs Reitmann, Thames. Joyce was born 23 November 1914 in Thames, the daughter of GEORGE WILDISH and BERTHA REITMANN. Gregory and Joyce (Vonnie) had five children (all still living)
Greg was healthy all his life and had not been in hospital before his stroke. He still drove regularly to Thames and enjoyed playing the harmonica and piano. He was in the NZ Army in his early working life, and later worked at the NZ Post and Telegraph.
Greg died on 28 March 1988 in Middlemore Hospital, Otahuhu after suffering a stroke. Joyce died of suspected bowel cancer on 17 June 1999 at the Booms Rest Home in Thames. She had been diabetic for many years. Greg's ashes were interred at Totara Cemetery, Thames and later transferred to the Memorial Rose Garden with those of Joyce (Vonnie)
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Refer
to the WILDISH
and REITMANN families for
more information about Joyce's family
13. ~ ~ ~ EDNA GRACE WENZLICK (MIKAL > GREGORIUS > GREGORY) was born 17 January 1911 in Auckland and was christened at St Matthews-in-the-City in Auckland. She married RAYMOND EDWARD GRAHAM on 18 December 1937 at St George’s Anglican Church, Thames and they had two children, a son and a daughter. Ray was born 18 March 1900 in Thames.
Notes from sister Beverley :Edna was a natural musician - after only 1 quarter played piano and read music very well. Edna won dancing competitions as well as a child in Kakahi. She was fond of horses. Edna was a very neat needlewoman. She did beautiful fancywork and knitting and worked as forewoman at the Thames Clothing Factory.
Ray died on 2 April 1975 in Thames, and Edna died 24 November 2004 also in Thames.
14.~ ~ ~ GLADYS MARIE WENZLICK (MIKAL > GREGORIUS > GREGORY) was born on 22 November 1913 in Kakahi, Thames. She married JOHN ROBERT (Jack) KERR on 04 July 1936 in St George’s Anglican Church in Thames and they had two children, a son and a daughter. John was born June 1913 in Te Kuiti.
Notes from sister Beverley :Gladys was a natural blonde with china blue eyes - Grandfather Wenzlick's colouring. She also worked at Thames Clothing Factory (same as sister Edna) and was an excellent sewer and knitter. Gladys had a gentle personality and seemed to "get along" with everyone. After their marriage Gladys and Jack lived in Pukemiro where Jack worked in the coal mines until World War 2.
John died on 4 March 1985 in Huntly. Gladys died 29 December 1991 in Waikato Hospital, Hamilton.
15. ~ ~ ~ VIOLET EMMA (Minnie) WENZLICK (MIKAL > GREGORIUS > GREGORY) was born on 8 May 1918 in Kaikahi, Thames. She married RONALD LEO CAMPBELL on 21 August 1939 at Te Mata, Thames Coast and they had two children, a son and a daughter. Ron was born 26 March 1914 in Coromandel.
Notes from sister Beverley :Minnie had a "happy go lucky" nature. She and Ron built their own home at Tapu Creek, after living in Coromandel, in Auckland during World War 2 and at Waiomu, Thames. Minnie was never happier than when working with Ron. She was a beautiful singer and guitar player.
Ron died on 31 May 1990 and Minnie died 29 March 1992 in Waikato Hospital, Hamilton.
16.~ ~ ~ BEVERLY FAYE WENZLICK (MIKAL > GREGORIUS > GREGORY) was born on 31 October 1932, in Thames and was baptised at St George's Church in Thames. She married DONALD EDWIN CAMPBELL on 20 February 1954 in St George's Anglican Church, Thames and they had three sons and a daughter.
Notes from Beverley about herself : Beverley loved school, and became a legal secretary. When the children were older she became a school secretary until retiring at age 55. A great animal lover she owned and looked after many over the years. She loved drawing, painting, knitting and needlework and enjoyed writing poems and stories for her grandchildren.
Beverley died on 3 February 2004 in Thames.
17.~ ~ ~ BRIAN WENZLICK (MIKAL > GREGORIUS > GREGOR > HENRY) was born on 25 January 1929 in Te Aroha, NZ. He married DOREEN EMILY LITTLE on 21 March 1953 in Mangere East and they had two daughters. Brian died on 14 September 2000 in Manukau City.
Please note that in keeping with genealogy protocol I have not included information about later generations which may include living persons. If you have a family connection please contact me for further information.
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