Sir George Grey Special Collections , Auckland Libraries . 31-58136 .
Reye Family Collection
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The four Betham daughters , Katherina , Margaretta , Mary and Mathilda were prominent young women in Apia colonial society around the turn of the century . It was therefore no surprise that they were all snapped up by single German men – Kurt Hufnagel , Ernst Reye , Fritz Stünzner , and Ernst von Heydebrand . The four daughters ( and six sons ) were the children of Englishman , Captain Montgomery Betham , and Portuguese-Samoan beauty , Miss Anna Betham , nee de Silva ( photo left ) The photo above shows two of the Betham girls in their married years , Margaretta , at back on right , and Katherina Hufnagel , at front left , with their aunty Louisa Kronfeld ( nee de Silva ) and their cousin Jennifer Kronfeld .
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