Herman Rudolf (Harry) HASSE

Date of Birth: 
12 Jun 1879
Date of Death: 
12 Nov 1954

Harry was born at Halcombe.

He married Emily Howard (born at Wellington in 1883) at Levin in 1904.

They had three sons & two daughters. One son died at the age of 6.

The first child was born at Shannon and the rest in the Porirua area.

One son, Arthur, served in WW2 & one daughter, Hilda, served as a WAAC during WW2.

The family were based in Levin around 1904/05, where Harry was a labourer. He & the family were recorded on the 1905 unofficial census done at the time in relation to the 1905 Levin township petition.

Harry was also a surfaceman at Paekakariki before moving to Porirua where he worked as a laundryman & then became a motor mechanic.

Relatives mentioned in profile: 
Herman Rudolf (Harry) Hasse, August Edward Hasse, Louisa Henrietta Alvinia Hoffman, Emily Elizabeth Howard, Arthur John Howard, Harriet Lydia Bentley, Arthur John Rudolph Hasse, Jean Iva Hall, Charles Albert Biffen Hasse, Eileen Ellen Griffiths, Edward Herman Ferdinand (Little Eddie) Hasse, Hilda Emily Elizabeth Hasse, Norman Hewertson, Ivy Lillian Smith, Una Florence Jane Hasse, Leslie Winton Iggulden.