TAHUI/TEHUI
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TAHUI/TEHUI
| manaiaalofa (View posts) | Posted: 20 Jan 2005 8:19AM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: Tahui, Tehui
Can SKS tell me if the surname "TAHUI" or "TEHUI" is a familiar or common one for the Tahitian area.
Our 'oral' family history says "a young man was shipwrecked on the island of Savaii."
That first sentence alone is the first "brick" [one of many] to my familys' "wall".
Where is 'the young man' from? Tahiti? Tonga? Fiji? Southeast Asia? South America? Now, do you understand the gist of my "brick wall"?
The 'young man' remained on Savaii; married a woman from the island Manu'a; given a matai title, "SAVEA"; has 3 daughters, all having big families.
Why do I bother with asking you?
A family clue that may be a connection. The 'young man' had one son [past away as a child, but his name continues on to this day]
- Ta'iti = Tahiti. Samoan word for Tahiti = Ta'iti.
The 'young man' -TAHUI- is my GGG-Grandfather, c.1830. No, I have no knowledge of the name of the ship - there's a thought, I've never tried immigration records.
Can 'some kind soul' help?
--manaia
(USA)
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Our 'oral' family history says "a young man was shipwrecked on the island of Savaii."
That first sentence alone is the first "brick" [one of many] to my familys' "wall".
Where is 'the young man' from? Tahiti? Tonga? Fiji? Southeast Asia? South America? Now, do you understand the gist of my "brick wall"?
The 'young man' remained on Savaii; married a woman from the island Manu'a; given a matai title, "SAVEA"; has 3 daughters, all having big families.
Why do I bother with asking you?
A family clue that may be a connection. The 'young man' had one son [past away as a child, but his name continues on to this day]
- Ta'iti = Tahiti. Samoan word for Tahiti = Ta'iti.
The 'young man' -TAHUI- is my GGG-Grandfather, c.1830. No, I have no knowledge of the name of the ship - there's a thought, I've never tried immigration records.
Can 'some kind soul' help?
--manaia
(USA)
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