Born in Bath Morriston. District of Llangefelach, Counties of Swansea and Glamorgan. (I have a copy of his birth certificate.) Emigrated to New Zealand where he married Mary Emily Anderson in Dargaville. Died when 70 odd, according to Pop. Died before his wife.

According to ship records in NZ, A. Sneyd arrived in Auckland on Feb 20th, 1886, on the ship Lady Jocelyn, that left London on Nov 11th, 1885, under Captain Watt. There was (apparently) a report on this arrival in the New Zealand Herald, Feb 22nd, 1886, although I have not seen it.

According to Pop (his son, Alfred) he was an Engineer.

Raised in Dargaville (I think), her brother, Harold Anderson, owned the sawmill there. Wedding details in family Bible. Suffered from rheumatoid arthritis? Buried at the Mangere Cemetery. Pop always said that she was born in Dargaville, but her birth certificate shows Christchurch. But her parents were married in Auckland, so I guess they moved around a bit.

A quote from a web page about Dargaville (http://www.kauricoast.co.nz)
“Built many years prior to the First World War, this mill continued to operate up until the 1950's. The greater part of its life span was catering for local needs rather than export. The mill was established by Anderson and Sundberg, and was known as Anderson's Mill for many years. In the latter part of its life it was owned by the Rope Family. In 1954 a new company was formed by Morse and Ramsey which continued until 1970, when the mill was dismantled and re-erected at Parore, a little North of Dargaville. The original mill site was upgraded and now forms part of the waterfront area of Dargaville. The extent of the site was from the Northern Wairoa Boating Club to that land now occupied by Woolworths supermarket. “

Details in family Bible, but name Tokariko isn’t clear.