Hermann's Family

H.M. LUND was born in Ulm am Weinhof an der Donau, Württemberg, Germany on 16 August, 1847.

His parents were Aaron Eisig MAIER (b.14.07.1813 Archshofen Jaxtthal, Württemberg d.19.04.1874 Ulm) and Sophie GUGENHEIM b.22.06.1822 Hechingen, Württemberg. d.10.10.1848 Ulm). They were married around 1842 in Ulm.

His paternal grandparents were: Eisig MAIER (b.22.01.1779 Archshofen, Württemberg. d.20.08.1817 Archshofen) and Edel LÖW (b.Germany d.05.11.1861 Ernsbach, Württemberg).

His maternal grandparents were: Seligmann GUGENHEIM (b.21.12.1789 Hechingen d.13.07.1857 Ulm) and Charlotte LÄMMLE (b.03.02.1789 Kriegshaber bei Augsburg d.26.12.1838 Laupheim).

His parents had one previous child before his mother died: Gustav MAIER (b.06.09.1844 Ulm, Württemberg d.10.03.1923 Zürich, CH). On 8 May 1872 in Bromberg, Posen, Germany, Gustav married Regina Johanna FRIEDLÄNDER (b.16.02.1853 Wollstein, Posen. d.30.03.1936 Zürich). They had three children: Johann Hans Wolfgang (b.26.07.1882) Johann Arthur (b.15.02.1875 Ulm) and Paul Ernst (b. 05.09.1873 Ulm).

Hermann and Gustav also had three half-siblings following the death of their mother and their father's subsequent marriage to Bertha RÖDER (b.22 May 1829 Ansbach, Bayern) in February, 1853. Therese, Julius and Julie were all born in Ulm.

On the 31 May 1874 in Berlin, Brandenberg, Königreich, Preußen, Hermann married Regina's younger sister, Goldine Wally Hedwig FRIEDLÄNDER (b.15.11.1854 Wollstein d.01.07.1923 Frankfurt). They had one child: Paula Mathilde Sophie (b.17.06.1875 Hamburg). In Frankfurt, on April 16, 1896 she married Carl CAHN (b.28.09.1864 Worms) and they had two boys Fritz (b.30.01.1897) and Hans (b.15.05.1900). The family is said to have changed their name to CARR in 1914 and possibly moved to America.

After immigrating to New Zealand in 1877, it is possible H.M. married Therese WAGENER (b.1862 Hamburg; arrived in NZ in 1883; d.04.05.1889 aged 27, Christchurch - daughter of Joseph and Bertha) with whom, in 1885, he had a daughter, Elsie. She was three years old when her mother died.

A year later, on 29 April, 1890, H.M. married Mary Ellen "Nellie" DIX (b.1865 Waltham, Christchurch, New Zealand d.31.10.1958 Christchurch - daughter of John Cooper DIX and Mary Ann WARNER) at St. Lukes Church in Christchurch.

Together they had six children: Margarethe "Margaret" (b.1892 m. William WRATHER), Katherine "Kitty" (b.07.09.1894 d. at sea February 1937), Eric (b.1896 m. Esme Linda GRIERSON), Dorothy (b.1899 m. Robert B. THOMPSON), Ernst Siegfried (b.1902 m. Lorna Mildred TAYLOR) and Gustav Reginald "Reg" (b.1909 m. Melva HAIGH).

H.M. Lund died in Christchurch, New Zealand on 5 March, 1932.