Lettoof (Latouf) and Kallil (Khalil) Families

Halim Assaf Kallil Shem was brought to Ohura in the King Country,New Zealand from Lebanon with his sister Josephine, by his uncle Kinnon Kallil in 1925.His father and brother had been killed in the first world war and his sister Hasna Halhoul who was married, remained in Lebanon.His mother,Najibe LaHoude, had departed for Marrakech,Morrocco prior to the war, with cousins, to establish a business there, and unbeknown to her she was pregnant. She lost contact with all her family until the late 1950s.Her daughter Carmen was born in Morrocco and the only member of her family she knew was Halim who journeyed there with Latifie in 1971.Najibe never saw any of her Lebanese born children again.
Halim and Latifie’s children are Thomas,Kinnon,Zahee(deceased),Suzanne and Katrina. Thomas is married to Margaret Farry and they have three daughters,Lisa,Jamielle(Jami) and Tara. Lisa is the wife of John McCarthy and they have a son who is named Jackson.
Kinnon’s wife is Eleanor Smith and their five offspring are Simone, Danielle,Hallam, Dominic and Jared.
Suzanne was formerly married to David McPhee and they have one child, a son, Seth.
Katrina’s previous spouse was Robert McGuinn and the sons are Joel McGuinn and Daimon Brown.