Re: Hey if you guys are Tye's are u my ances
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Hey if you guys are Tye's are u my ances
1/07/00
Who Knows - maybe we're also related ! My Great grandfather was called Joseph, he was from Canton China. Died in 1930. Lived at least 20 years in New Zealand, married a Scotish woman called Catherine Robertson and may have even had a Chinese wife at the same time.My search is very hard as alot of the Chinese names were bastardised into English when they arrived in New Zealand (Taai / Tai / Tye / Tie ). As we are led to believe Joseph was actually called "Chau Chu Taai". The New Zealanders at the time had real problems with names other than those from England ! The only link of any possible substance iswith the Presbiterian church missionaries that set up shop in Canton in the 1800's. I haven't had much luck there yet either.So maybe there is no link at all !!
Keep searching
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