Background
Gar Neale's great grandfather and family migrated to New Zealand from Stroud, Gloucestershire, England in the 1840s, settling in Auckland. In the 1850s Gar Neale's grandfather, John William Neale, moved to Nelson. Gar Neale's father, Henry Neale, was born in Nelson and worked as a carpenter. Henry married Kate Bethwaite. Henry and Kate had two children; Gar (born in 1889 in Nelson) and Gladys (born in 1893).
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