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Emma Robcke, died aged 34 during childbirth, in 1900.

Megan Ward (aged 34) and her fiancé Stephen Riddell at Emma's grave in Makaraka Cemetery, July 2025. Megan is a great great granddaughter of Emma Robcke,
Megan Ward (aged 34) and her fiancé Stephen Riddell at Emma's grave in Makaraka Cemetery, July 2025. Megan is a great great granddaughter of Emma Robcke,

Tragically, within just over a year, John Dierderich Robcke was faced with burying three immediate family members - a four year old son, his young wife, and a baby daughter.




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