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Tykowski Family (pronounced Tikovskee)

SURNAMES & THEIR ORIGINS

KOSCHMIEDER probably Kosmider (Pol) Meaning: scatterbrain.

SCHOENROCK probably Szenroch (Pol) Szen most often a Polish phonetic spelling of German schön. Meaning: pretty.

TYKOWSKI possibly (Pol) tyka. Meaning: perch or stake.

• Franz Tykowski:
  Franz Tykowski (1850-1919), the son of Franz Tykowski & Marianna Narzynska, married Anna Shoenrock (1850-1921), the daughter of Mathias Schoenrock & Marianna Koschmieder, on the 14th of September 1873, at Liebschau (Lubiszewo Tczewskie), West Prussia, in the ethnic region of Kociewie, in the district of Gdansk, Poland. They settled in the village of Wentkau (Wetkowy) where they had their first child Johann (1874).

They left the village of Wentkau for Hamburg, via the city of Danzig (Gdansk). They left Hamburg on the 15th of November 1875 aboard the ship "Terpsichore", arriving at Wellington, New Zealand on the 18th of March 1876. On board were; Tykowski Franz 25, Anna 25, Johann 18 mths & male infant, born on board 4.12.1875. His sister, Franciszka, along with her husband Johann Klukowski were also on board. It is documented that when Franz and Anna left war torn Europe they brought with them to New Zealand a bag of gold, a bag of silver, and some of their precious church relics (holy pictures) and very little else.

Leaving Somes Island after about a month, they were sent to Carterton with other Polish settlers for a time clearing the land and helping to build the road to Masterton. Here camp was set up where they lived in tents but the family did not stay here for any length of time.

• Right: Anna Tykowski (nee Schoenrock):
  

In the list of '1882 Freeholders', Francis is listed as owning 4 acres to the value of Ł38 in the Gore area. Sometime between 1881 and 1884, the family moved south to the settlement of Dalmore (Pahia), which is on the rugged sea-coast some 60 kilometres west of Invercargill. Here they had the rest of the family being: Thomas (1884-1967), David (1885-1963), Joseph (1886), Alexander (1890-1927), & Mary Francisca (1892). The family name by this time was listed as 'Decopsy' or 'Tecofsky' and here most took up farming. The Tecofsky children were listed among the first pupils to attend the Pahia school when it opened in 1884. Frank is listed in the NZ Electoral Roll as a Freehold Farmer residing at Pahia. The family home they built and the orchard they planted are still visable today.

Frank Tecofsky died in Pahia and was buried on the 24th of August 1919 & Anna was buried on the 8th of May 1921. Both are buried in the Orepuki Cemetery.

• Tecofsky cottage, Pahia:
  

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