First Things First

"They" say you should start with what you know. When I came to think about it, I don't know much about my grandfather's family. I know that my Grandfather's name was Donald Gordon Sutherland and he was born in Nukalofa, Tonga on 14 February 1909, the youngest of six children. I found this in a bible that had been presented to W M Sutherland (presumably my great grandfather) by Mrs B C Burt in 1894.

In the back of the bible is entered the marriage of W M Sutherland and Naomi Mahe 16 November 1897. On another page is a list of Births:

Christina Middlemas - 5 Jan 1899 - Namuka
Robert - 3 February 1901 - Namuka
William Morrison - 9 June 1902 - Lifuka? (I couldn't quite read this)
Walter Stringer - 10 July 1904 - Nuiafu'ou
Georgina Mary - 18 March 1906
Donald Gordon - 14 February 1909 - Nukalofa

Other things I know are:

Donald came to New Zealand and married Stella Matutinovich. They had my Dad - William Gordon Sutherland and they divorced. Grandpa married someone called Nana Ell (I never met her) but I don't think they stayed together. He died in 1986 in Tolaga Bay on the East Cape of New Zealand.

I remember Auntie Georgie being a very elegant lady. my brother boarded with her when he began his chef training in Auckland. She used to boil his underwear.

My GG's name was probably William Morrison and I believe he went by the name of Morrison.

William Morrison's brother, whose name, I believe, was Robert, was in Tonga at the same time.

They both married Tongan women and they may have been Traders.

That's all I know. It's not much is it?