Ruby Bock Dykes Family Investigation

RUBY FRANCES VICTORIA BOCK - FAMILY INVESTIGATION

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Investigation Date: December 26, 2024

Source: FamilySearch.org

SUBJECT: RUBY FRANCES VICTORIA BOCK

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Full Name: Ruby Frances Victoria Bock (also recorded as Ruby Francis Victoria Bock)

Birth: 1887

Death: 1971

Spouse: Judge Robert Preshaw Dykes

SPOUSE: JUDGE ROBERT PRESHAW DYKES

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Full Name: Robert Preshaw Dykes

Title: Judge

Birth: 1884 (some records show 1885)

Death: 1961

Occupation: Judge (New Zealand)

CHILDREN OF RUBY BOCK AND JUDGE ROBERT DYKES

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• Clarice Dykes

- Born: 27 March 1919, Wellington, New Zealand

- Died: 29 March 1919, Karori, Wellington, New Zealand (lived only 2 days)

- Burial: Karori, Wellington, New Zealand

- Sources: NZ Death Index 1848-1966, NZ Cemetery Records 1800-2007

• Marjorie Rogers (née Dykes) - ALSO KNOWN AS "Ruby Marjorie Dykes"

- Born: 1920

- Died: 2008

- Note: Married name "Rogers" - need to trace her descendants

FORENSIC SIGNIFICANCE

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• JUDGE ROBERT DYKES: Confirmed as a Judge in New Zealand

- This aligns with the Winikerei Case allegations (CJ 2016/26)

- The case alleges Judge Dykes and Ruby Bock were involved in 1947 land fraud

- Reference: "30 Mercer Minute Book 141"

• SURVIVING DESCENDANT: Marjorie Rogers (1920-2008)

- Ruby Bock had ONE surviving child who lived to adulthood

- Marjorie married someone named Rogers

- She lived until 2008 - potential for living grandchildren/great-grandchildren

• TIMELINE ANALYSIS:

- 1947 (alleged fraud): Ruby Bock would have been ~60 years old

- Judge Dykes died in 1961

- Ruby Bock died in 1971

- Marjorie (daughter) died in 2008

NEXT INVESTIGATION STEPS

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• Search for Marjorie Rogers' children and grandchildren
• Trace the Rogers family line for any connections to:

- Napier/Ahuriri entities - Langley Twigg Law

- Princess Alexandra Trust

- Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa Trust

• Search for any property holdings in the Dykes/Rogers family
• Check if any Rogers family members are connected to the identified network

BOCK FAMILY BACKGROUND

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From FamilySearch records, Ruby's father was Alexander William Bock (1852-1912).

Ruby's siblings included:

• Howard Bessell Bock (1877-1965)
• Lydia Pearson Cissie Bock (1879-1951)
• May Whitten Mary Bock (1881-1944)
• Kate Ella Tui Bock (1883-1961)
• Alison Gertrude Bock (1892-1894) - died young

CONNECTION TO WINIKEREI CASE

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The Winikerei Case (CJ 2016/26) alleges:

• Judge Robert Dykes and Ruby Bock were involved in fraudulent land dealings in 1947
• Reference to "30 Mercer Minute Book 141"
• This allegedly involved Māori land in the Wairoa/Mahia region
• The case suggests systematic theft of Māori land through legal manipulation

POTENTIAL LIVING DESCENDANTS

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Marjorie Rogers (1920-2008) likely had children who would now be in their 60s-80s.

These descendants could potentially be:

• Beneficiaries of any trusts established from the alleged 1947 fraud
• Connected to current Napier/Wairoa property holdings
• Linked to the identified network of entities

Sources:

• https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/G621-3W5/clarice-dykes-1919-1919
• https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/G6LV-5D5/alexander-william-bock-1852-1912
• New Zealand Death Index, 1848-1966
• New Zealand Cemetery Records, 1800-2007