Hi Sue
frederick Whitfield RALFE m Susanna JOHNSON 1863 - do not know when she died, but their were 6 children.
Catherine Hester RALFE, never married, and spent most of her life in NZ helping to look after the children and wife of John Henry Ralfe as he died aged 33 years and their were 9 children. Catherine wrote a diary of her trip and life in NZ and this is used to this day for teaching in schools about the life of our early pioneers and the hardships they endured.
At the beginning of her diary (1866)she states that for 3 years she has been keeping house for Uncle Hawthorne. So thanks to you Sue I now have more info on that.
John Henry Ralfe married Anna Maria GRANT dau of George James GRANT & Elizabeth Sugden EVANS. Found the Grant family 1851 census IOM. 2 of Anna's brothers came to NZ and one Thomas was killed in the Maori Wars 1868.
Do appreciate the info, and will be of great help when we visit IOM sometime in the next couple of years.
Regards Dawn