Lives remembered
Our family stories.
The lives, places and memories of the Willetts–McAven family, in Gillian’s own words.
The McAven family
Huia’s story
A life at sea, two years in Chile, and a home in New Zealand.
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Mavis’s story
Music, family, and a lifetime on Auckland’s North Shore.
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John & Annie
The family behind Mavis’s Whanganui childhood.
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Joseph & Beatrice
From England to a new life in New Zealand.
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