HONEYBONE DAY

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29844, 9 June 1962, Page 13

HONEYBONE DAY

Reunion Today

In seven countries. members of the Honeybone family will gather today in a demonstration of family unity that has become known in many parts of the world Honeybones, whose snce*tors originated in Europe and migrated to England during the Norman invasion, have been traced in the United States, Canada. England. Australia. New Zealand, India, and Turkey during the last eight or nine years by Mr W. H Honeybone, a retired civil servant in London. He initiated the reunions in all these countries. In the South Island of New Zealand the Honeybones ace as numerous as anywhere in the world and more than 100 are expected to attend the reunion in the Selwyn street lodge hall this afternoon. These persons, who will be coming from as far north as Nelson and from Dunedin in the south, are descendants, or merried to descendants, of Mr Peter Honeybone, who came to thia country In the Crusader In 1870.

A granddaughter of his, Mirs Myrtle Tullett, of 126 Hamilton avenue, has organised the five reunions held in New Zealand The functions have always been held in Canterbury as most members of the family are in this area.

At the reunion today a special guest will be Mr George Hcneybone, of Waikari Aged 83. he is a son of Mr Peter Honeybone, and will be the oldest member of the family present The youngest will be a four-week-old great-great-grand-daughter, Diane Honeybone The taking of group photographs will be the first activity at the reunion. A special tea. films for younger members and dancing, interspersed with items, will comprise the programme for the evening.