MOTHER OF 24 CHILDREN
4 Aged Maori Woman’s Death By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, May 10. A mother of 24 children, Mrs. Neha Matatuku, a member of. the Ngatimaru tribe, whose home is at Thames, died at the home of her son, Mr. Peter Grace, in Auckland. It is believed that Mrs. Matatuku was at least 105 years of age. She had three husbands, the last of whom, Mr. Neha Honana, died four years ago, aged 103. Of her 24 children, Mr. Grace is the only survivor, but there are many other descendants, including great-great-grandchildren.
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Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 192, 11 May 1937, Page 11
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