I have been exhaustingly researching my family via the internet and have not had much luck so now I am hitting widly:I have only one or two confirmed facts:My grandfather was Charles Edward Cuff who was born and died in New Zealand:His father was David Henry Septimus Cuff who was born ( I thought) in Roscommon county Cavan ireland and died in N.Z.He married Catherine Vogan also of County Cavan.His father was also David Henry and here it gets hazy as I clearly remember rumours 1,that the E was dropped from the name, that the family came from Tipperary( and yet facts seem to point to Cavan), that they were minor nobility.I KNOW that the first David came to N.Z.on the ship "Carrisbrook Castle" which sailed from London 29 May 1874 and arrrived Lyttleton N.Z. 2 Sep.I KNOW that his mother was Mary Moore.I KNOW that he was born in 1858.I KNOW that his mother and father were school teachers, I THINK presbeterian church.I have put up messages on a number of boards and I have had one or two promising results but nothing concrete so as I said I am randomly hitting.When I began I thought that it would be easy as I have always thought of my maiden name as a lttle unusual, but when I started researching it blew my mind to realize that Cuff and/or Cuffe is almost as common as Smith particularly in Ireland! I would welcome almost anything that confers with the given dates, KNOWN facts, possible facts.My email address is
english@ihug.co.nz. Thank You :Theresa