TePaea was the fourth of five children born to Kotiro Hinerangi a Māori woman of the Ngāti Ruanui tribe and Scotsman Alexander Gray who arrived in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand in 1827.
In 1851 TePaea married Koroneho Tehakiroe and it is believed they had about 14 children. Her second marriage in 1870 was to Hori Taiawhio in 1870 and they had three children.
As she was bilingual she was able to act as a guide at the pink and white hydrothermal terraces in Rotorua, which was New Zealand's most famous tourist attraction, and she was known as 'Guide Sophia'. Very sadly the pink and white terraces were lost when Mount Tarawera erupted in 1886.
Sophia then moved to Whakarewarewa where she continued her guiding work, and guided several royal parties through the Whakarewarewa historic village and thermal reserve.
In 1896 she was appointed the caretaker of Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve and and it is there that she died on the 4th of December 1911 and where she is buried.Marriage (1): 1851, Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand to Neho Paratene (1810–1869).
Children:
Pehimena Paki Te Hakiroe Koroneho 1847–1915
Harata Waikauri Neho 1852–Deceased
Rawiri Koroneho Tehakiroi 1854–Deceased
Heni Kerei Koroneho or Colenso 1855–Deceased
Wikitoria Koroneho. Tehakiroi 1855–Deceased
Lucy Ruihi Colenso or Koroneho 1859–1934
Hera Kura Koroneho or Colenso 1862–1918
Piripi Haumu Koroneho 1862–1948
Haereata Koroneho Tehakiroi 1864–Deceased
Riki Koroneho or Colenso 1867–Deceased
Alexander Grey Koroneho or Colenso 1868–Deceased
Marriage (2): 1870, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand to Hori Taiawhio (1830–Deceased).
Children:
Miriama Kerei Taiawhio 1870–1932
Aporo Taiawhio 1872–1910
Hori George Kerei or Grey Taiawhio 1874–1949
In 1851 TePaea married Koroneho Tehakiroe and it is believed they had about 14 children. Her second marriage in 1870 was to Hori Taiawhio in 1870 and they had three children.
As she was bilingual she was able to act as a guide at the pink and white hydrothermal terraces in Rotorua, which was New Zealand's most famous tourist attraction, and she was known as 'Guide Sophia'. Very sadly the pink and white terraces were lost when Mount Tarawera erupted in 1886.
Sophia then moved to Whakarewarewa where she continued her guiding work, and guided several royal parties through the Whakarewarewa historic village and thermal reserve.
In 1896 she was appointed the caretaker of Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve and and it is there that she died on the 4th of December 1911 and where she is buried.Marriage (1): 1851, Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand to Neho Paratene (1810–1869).
Children:
Pehimena Paki Te Hakiroe Koroneho 1847–1915
Harata Waikauri Neho 1852–Deceased
Rawiri Koroneho Tehakiroi 1854–Deceased
Heni Kerei Koroneho or Colenso 1855–Deceased
Wikitoria Koroneho. Tehakiroi 1855–Deceased
Lucy Ruihi Colenso or Koroneho 1859–1934
Hera Kura Koroneho or Colenso 1862–1918
Piripi Haumu Koroneho 1862–1948
Haereata Koroneho Tehakiroi 1864–Deceased
Riki Koroneho or Colenso 1867–Deceased
Alexander Grey Koroneho or Colenso 1868–Deceased
Marriage (2): 1870, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand to Hori Taiawhio (1830–Deceased).
Children:
Miriama Kerei Taiawhio 1870–1932
Aporo Taiawhio 1872–1910
Hori George Kerei or Grey Taiawhio 1874–1949
TePaea was the fourth of five children born to Kotiro Hinerangi a Māori woman of the Ngāti Ruanui tribe and Scotsman Alexander Gray who arrived in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand in 1827.
In 1851 TePaea married Koroneho Tehakiroe and it is believed they had about 14 children. Her second marriage in 1870 was to Hori Taiawhio in 1870 and they had three children.
As she was bilingual she was able to act as a guide at the pink and white hydrothermal terraces in Rotorua, which was New Zealand's most famous tourist attraction, and she was known as 'Guide Sophia'. Very sadly the pink and white terraces were lost when Mount Tarawera erupted in 1886.
Sophia then moved to Whakarewarewa where she continued her guiding work, and guided several royal parties through the Whakarewarewa historic village and thermal reserve.
In 1896 she was appointed the caretaker of Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve and and it is there that she died on the 4th of December 1911 and where she is buried.Marriage (1): 1851, Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand to Neho Paratene (1810–1869).
Children:
Pehimena Paki Te Hakiroe Koroneho 1847–1915
Harata Waikauri Neho 1852–Deceased
Rawiri Koroneho Tehakiroi 1854–Deceased
Heni Kerei Koroneho or Colenso 1855–Deceased
Wikitoria Koroneho. Tehakiroi 1855–Deceased
Lucy Ruihi Colenso or Koroneho 1859–1934
Hera Kura Koroneho or Colenso 1862–1918
Piripi Haumu Koroneho 1862–1948
Haereata Koroneho Tehakiroi 1864–Deceased
Riki Koroneho or Colenso 1867–Deceased
Alexander Grey Koroneho or Colenso 1868–Deceased
Marriage (2): 1870, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand to Hori Taiawhio (1830–Deceased).
Children:
Miriama Kerei Taiawhio 1870–1932
Aporo Taiawhio 1872–1910
Hori George Kerei or Grey Taiawhio 1874–1949
In 1851 TePaea married Koroneho Tehakiroe and it is believed they had about 14 children. Her second marriage in 1870 was to Hori Taiawhio in 1870 and they had three children.
As she was bilingual she was able to act as a guide at the pink and white hydrothermal terraces in Rotorua, which was New Zealand's most famous tourist attraction, and she was known as 'Guide Sophia'. Very sadly the pink and white terraces were lost when Mount Tarawera erupted in 1886.
Sophia then moved to Whakarewarewa where she continued her guiding work, and guided several royal parties through the Whakarewarewa historic village and thermal reserve.
In 1896 she was appointed the caretaker of Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve and and it is there that she died on the 4th of December 1911 and where she is buried.Marriage (1): 1851, Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand to Neho Paratene (1810–1869).
Children:
Pehimena Paki Te Hakiroe Koroneho 1847–1915
Harata Waikauri Neho 1852–Deceased
Rawiri Koroneho Tehakiroi 1854–Deceased
Heni Kerei Koroneho or Colenso 1855–Deceased
Wikitoria Koroneho. Tehakiroi 1855–Deceased
Lucy Ruihi Colenso or Koroneho 1859–1934
Hera Kura Koroneho or Colenso 1862–1918
Piripi Haumu Koroneho 1862–1948
Haereata Koroneho Tehakiroi 1864–Deceased
Riki Koroneho or Colenso 1867–Deceased
Alexander Grey Koroneho or Colenso 1868–Deceased
Marriage (2): 1870, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand to Hori Taiawhio (1830–Deceased).
Children:
Miriama Kerei Taiawhio 1870–1932
Aporo Taiawhio 1872–1910
Hori George Kerei or Grey Taiawhio 1874–1949
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