Hohipaea Sophia McGregor (Ngapuhi) - @Hohipaea Sophia McGregor (Ngapuhi) Parents

Matarena was her whangai mama/ foster mother

Thanks Erueti. That makes sense. Is it possible to put that note in. It seem to upset the People I contacted at the Tribal database that it said that she is half-sister to Ngahiraka. :-)

I will add a curator note to her profile

Thanks Jason and Erueti. :-)

Hi this is so awesome. Do you know who her real mother is?/

I don't know. If you are her family you might be able to get some information from the Whakatōhea Maori Trust Board.

Kia Ora,

Hohipaea is my 3rd Great Grandmother.

Last year I made contact with Lesley McLean from the Whakatohea Tribal Database.
She confirmed that Matarena was not Hohipaea's mother.
She was kind enough to send me a copy of a Land Claim Hohipaea had lodged on April 1, 1867, for her lands in Opotiki, through her mother.
In the notes she named her ancestors as Patu Makarini, Hinenena, Kaka and Puata.
This and other references in the notes, have led me to believe that Puata is her mother.
She also states her father is Tuterangikawhia (probable mis-spelling).

I hope this helps

Thanks Nick. This is great information. :-)

Nick Balle thanks for that information regarding Hohipaea. In your notes received from Te Whakatohea does she go into any detail about her father Tuterangi Kawha? As that is the name of my brother.

Hi,
Hohipaea is my husband's [maternal] 2nd Gt Grandmother. A few years ago, we made contact with Ken Read, whose wife is also a descendant of Hohipaea.
He was very helpful in filling in missing details from our family tree.
He has compiled a very extensive family tree and has a huge amount of knowledge of the history of Sophia's struggles with land claims.
My understanding is that he has helped the Whakatohea Tribal Database hugely, to compile her history, in order for them to pursue settlement claims with the Government.

I am the great grand daughter of Hohipaia (Ngapuhi) and alexander. Mc Gregor. im 84. Yes Ken has done lots of reserch.
Hohipaia's mother is Puata. Father Tutirangi. My grandmother was Elizabeth (Waller) My Father was Alfred Waller.

My name is kanarahi kohiti and I come across the name ngapuhi my grandmothers sir name is ngapuhi she is makarina

Kia ora Sophia it's kanarahi kohiti once again I just like to confirm that my grandmother's name is makarina houdson nee ngapuhi and I live in rotorua my grandmother's first husband was Joe hatata she then married a bill houdson she has passed for many many years and is buried in tewhaiti in waikotokoti