Ethel was a daughter of Albert Thwaites (1885-1947) & Sedwell Oates James (1881-1948) who married in Cumbria in 1907.
Her father Albert emigrated into Auckland in 1920 on the Ionic. Ethel, her mother & siblings emigrated to NZ in 1923 on the Ruahine
. her parents divorced in 1942 & her mother Sedwell next married James Edward Finch (1900-1968) in NZ 1943
* Ethel married Jonas William Pratt (1908-1962) on 19 Dec 1934 & had 2 sons at Huntly. They were living at Renown, Waikokowai.
. Jonas arrived in Wellington from Durham with his mother & brother on 26 Nov 1910 on the Tainui. He petitioned for a divorce from Ethel in the Hamilton Court, on 26 Oct 1938, on the grounds of adultery, Edward Cocker was named as the co-respondent and admitted that they were then living as man & wife.
Jonas next married Anna Beckmann in 1954
* Ethel next married Edwin Stanley Cocker (1900-1977) on 13 March 1940 in Auckland & had a son.
. Edwin was born in Tonga. He obtained a divorce from Ethel in 1949 & in 1950 was a slipper-maker in Auckland when he was charged with assaulting a taxi driver and sent to gaol for 14 days. He next married Ethel May 'Molly' Griffin (nee Cleave 1916-1970) in 1954
* Ethel next married William Alfred 'Bill' Taylor (1886-1969) in 1950 & had a son
. Bill was born in Christchurch to John Taylor & Sophia Thomas. He 1st married Edith may Hogan Wade in 1915. They divorced in hawks Bay in 1926, Edith getting custody of their son. William applied for a divorce from Ethel in 1955 & again in 1959. Their son John was adopted/fostered out.
* Ethel next married Leslie George Remnant (1913-1985) in 1973
. Leslie had 1st married Mary Clancy (nee McLaughlin 1904-1971) in 1949.
Her father Albert emigrated into Auckland in 1920 on the Ionic. Ethel, her mother & siblings emigrated to NZ in 1923 on the Ruahine
. her parents divorced in 1942 & her mother Sedwell next married James Edward Finch (1900-1968) in NZ 1943
* Ethel married Jonas William Pratt (1908-1962) on 19 Dec 1934 & had 2 sons at Huntly. They were living at Renown, Waikokowai.
. Jonas arrived in Wellington from Durham with his mother & brother on 26 Nov 1910 on the Tainui. He petitioned for a divorce from Ethel in the Hamilton Court, on 26 Oct 1938, on the grounds of adultery, Edward Cocker was named as the co-respondent and admitted that they were then living as man & wife.
Jonas next married Anna Beckmann in 1954
* Ethel next married Edwin Stanley Cocker (1900-1977) on 13 March 1940 in Auckland & had a son.
. Edwin was born in Tonga. He obtained a divorce from Ethel in 1949 & in 1950 was a slipper-maker in Auckland when he was charged with assaulting a taxi driver and sent to gaol for 14 days. He next married Ethel May 'Molly' Griffin (nee Cleave 1916-1970) in 1954
* Ethel next married William Alfred 'Bill' Taylor (1886-1969) in 1950 & had a son
. Bill was born in Christchurch to John Taylor & Sophia Thomas. He 1st married Edith may Hogan Wade in 1915. They divorced in hawks Bay in 1926, Edith getting custody of their son. William applied for a divorce from Ethel in 1955 & again in 1959. Their son John was adopted/fostered out.
* Ethel next married Leslie George Remnant (1913-1985) in 1973
. Leslie had 1st married Mary Clancy (nee McLaughlin 1904-1971) in 1949.
Ethel was a daughter of Albert Thwaites (1885-1947) & Sedwell Oates James (1881-1948) who married in Cumbria in 1907.
Her father Albert emigrated into Auckland in 1920 on the Ionic. Ethel, her mother & siblings emigrated to NZ in 1923 on the Ruahine
. her parents divorced in 1942 & her mother Sedwell next married James Edward Finch (1900-1968) in NZ 1943
* Ethel married Jonas William Pratt (1908-1962) on 19 Dec 1934 & had 2 sons at Huntly. They were living at Renown, Waikokowai.
. Jonas arrived in Wellington from Durham with his mother & brother on 26 Nov 1910 on the Tainui. He petitioned for a divorce from Ethel in the Hamilton Court, on 26 Oct 1938, on the grounds of adultery, Edward Cocker was named as the co-respondent and admitted that they were then living as man & wife.
Jonas next married Anna Beckmann in 1954
* Ethel next married Edwin Stanley Cocker (1900-1977) on 13 March 1940 in Auckland & had a son.
. Edwin was born in Tonga. He obtained a divorce from Ethel in 1949 & in 1950 was a slipper-maker in Auckland when he was charged with assaulting a taxi driver and sent to gaol for 14 days. He next married Ethel May 'Molly' Griffin (nee Cleave 1916-1970) in 1954
* Ethel next married William Alfred 'Bill' Taylor (1886-1969) in 1950 & had a son
. Bill was born in Christchurch to John Taylor & Sophia Thomas. He 1st married Edith may Hogan Wade in 1915. They divorced in hawks Bay in 1926, Edith getting custody of their son. William applied for a divorce from Ethel in 1955 & again in 1959. Their son John was adopted/fostered out.
* Ethel next married Leslie George Remnant (1913-1985) in 1973
. Leslie had 1st married Mary Clancy (nee McLaughlin 1904-1971) in 1949.
Her father Albert emigrated into Auckland in 1920 on the Ionic. Ethel, her mother & siblings emigrated to NZ in 1923 on the Ruahine
. her parents divorced in 1942 & her mother Sedwell next married James Edward Finch (1900-1968) in NZ 1943
* Ethel married Jonas William Pratt (1908-1962) on 19 Dec 1934 & had 2 sons at Huntly. They were living at Renown, Waikokowai.
. Jonas arrived in Wellington from Durham with his mother & brother on 26 Nov 1910 on the Tainui. He petitioned for a divorce from Ethel in the Hamilton Court, on 26 Oct 1938, on the grounds of adultery, Edward Cocker was named as the co-respondent and admitted that they were then living as man & wife.
Jonas next married Anna Beckmann in 1954
* Ethel next married Edwin Stanley Cocker (1900-1977) on 13 March 1940 in Auckland & had a son.
. Edwin was born in Tonga. He obtained a divorce from Ethel in 1949 & in 1950 was a slipper-maker in Auckland when he was charged with assaulting a taxi driver and sent to gaol for 14 days. He next married Ethel May 'Molly' Griffin (nee Cleave 1916-1970) in 1954
* Ethel next married William Alfred 'Bill' Taylor (1886-1969) in 1950 & had a son
. Bill was born in Christchurch to John Taylor & Sophia Thomas. He 1st married Edith may Hogan Wade in 1915. They divorced in hawks Bay in 1926, Edith getting custody of their son. William applied for a divorce from Ethel in 1955 & again in 1959. Their son John was adopted/fostered out.
* Ethel next married Leslie George Remnant (1913-1985) in 1973
. Leslie had 1st married Mary Clancy (nee McLaughlin 1904-1971) in 1949.
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