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Tejke Family (pronounced Tayka)

SURNAMES & THEIR ORIGINS

KLIMEK/KLIMKOWSKI (Pol) derived from (Eng) and (Dut) Clement. The name Clement achieved popularity firstly through having been borne by an early Saint who was a disciple of Saint Paul, and later because it was selected as a symbolic name by a number of Popes. Meaning: mild.

PAROBKIEWICZ (Pol) parobek. Meaning: Farmhand, hireling.

SMOLINSKI (Pol) smola. Meaning: tar, pitch, or smolic - to dirty.

TEIKE/TEJKE possibly from Teich (Ger,Jew). Meaning: topograhic name for someone who lived by a pond or lake or one who came from Teich (low ground) in Germany. It is believed the family is of Prussian descent.

• Right: Friederich Wilhelm Tejke:
  

Photo kindly provided by Cecily Robertson.

On the 11th of October 1868 Freiderich Wilhelm Teike married Mathilda Klimek, the daughter of Mathias Klimek & Anna Smolinska in Liebschau. In the village of Liniewken Frederick worked as a labourer and had the first of their family being; Franciszka, known as Mary in N.Z. (1869-1956), & Franz (1871-1919). During 1871 the family moved east to the village of Rokittken (Rokitki), in the Parish of Dirschau (Tczew).

The family left the village of Rokittken for Hamburg, via Gdansk, where they set aboard the ship "Palmerston" on the 29th of July 1872 arriving at Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand on the 6th of December 1872. The family aboard ship were Fred 26, Matilda 25, Francisca 3 & Franz nearly 1.

• Frederick William Tikey, of Nightcaps, with his Polish Grandfather Freiderich Wilhelm Tejke:
  Frederick & family were sent down to Greytown (Allanton) along with his countrymen, to work on the Southern Railways. While living on the Taieri they gave birth to John (1874-1874) & Anna (1876-1876). Frederick Teike was granted a Crown Grant at the payment of only three pounds on the 1st of June 1877 purchasing two lots in the settlement of Greytown. A year later the family decided to move from Greytown where Frederick sold the property, (opposite the intersection on the now main highway to the Dunedin Airport), to Jacob Kunkel in the month of August 1878.

From here the family moved to Waihola where two more children were born being; Joseph (1878-1954), being later cared for by the Annis family of Waihola & Martha (1880-1911). During the year 1882, Frederick Teike and family moved to Fairfield, south of Dunedin where Frederick worked first as a brick maker then as a coal miner. Here they gave birth to Janet (1882-1980). The Tikey family moved once again around 1884, this time to the East Taieri settlement then called Riccarton, (situated at the foot of Saddle Hill). Here Frederick worked as a coal miner and labourer. While residing in this district they had three more children being; Martin (1884-1970), Louis (1886-1887) & Catherina (1887-1888). From Riccarton, Fred and Mathilda moved back to Fairfield where they lived on the Main South Road just up from the brickworks. Here they had the last three of their children who were; Harriet Matilda (1889), Albert Felix (1892-1931) & Thomas Eric (1893-1970).

During the years from 1896 to 1898 Frederick Teike is noted in the directories as living at Shag Point and working in the coalmines. His father in law, Mathias Klimek, was residing with him at the time.

Photo kindly provided by Brian Tikey.

• Right: Mary (Franciszka) Tejke
  

Photo kindly provided by Carl McKenzie.

It has been said that sometime between the 1870's & 1890's when Frederick's father (Ludwig Teike) died in Poland, a letter was sent to the Tikey family in New Zealand. It gave Frederick complete entitlement to the family's property & possessions, as he was the oldest male surviving. Frederick however declined the offer, as it would require him to return home and possibly deal with the Germans. The letter unfortunately has not survived due to Frederick destroying the letter himself.

It has been said that Mathilda was a very strikingly attractive looking woman, and unfortunately no photo has survived. Over the years Frederick and Mathilda lived apart for a lot of the time as Frederick went looking for work around the region.

Mathilda Tikey (nee Klimek) died on the 20th of February 1921 at her residence in Fairfield and Frederick died on the 20th of August 1937 Grave in Ophir where his youngest son Thomas Eric had the Blacks Hotel. Both are buried at the Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin.

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