George Ebden and his siblings and mother, from Thorncombe, Devon, came out on the Tyne under their step-father's name, Rowe.
When in Petone, they took their family name back.
George married Susan Osborne who emigrated from Aveton-Gifford in Devon with her adopted parents, Prouse, who settled in Wainuiomata,N.Z.Their daughter, Susan, married John Eades.
