William (Captain) Derby Brind was born in 1794 in Birmingham, ENG.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 He and
Moewaka were married in 1828 in Bay of Islands. He and
Eliza Anne Snoswell were married on 19 December 1835 in Gravesend, Kent, ENG., by sep 1839 living in Matauwhi Bay, Bay of Islands, NZ. DNZB p 40.
11 He died on 15 October 1850, at age ~56, in Bay of Islands, NZ, date of death on death cert = 15 oct 1850 DNZB p 40 liver disease.
11,1 Had relationship with POMARE's daughter from jun 1823, in Matauwhi Bay ( Russell) but this ended in late 1827 when he went to England. AMID
made donations to Christ Church building fund.living BOI 1834, 2pds and 4 pds JCDM
finally settled by discharging himself from the whaler Narwhal 15 nov 1840. JCDM
in court jul 1840 for violent treatment PP1840BOI
1830 'involved in the 'girls war' ? AMID
ESR has a Mrs BRIND arriving BOI 1827!
BSWF William Darby BRIND (1794?1850)
William Darby Brind was born in England, the eldest child of William Brind and his wife, Elizabeth. According to family information he was born in 1794. He was baptised on 28 July 1794 at St Philip's parish, Birmingham. He went to sea on whaling ships at an early age.
Between 1819 and 1843 Brind commanded a succession of whaling ships for London owners: the Cumberland; the Asp; the Emily; the Toward Castle for two voyages; and the Narwhal for two voyages. During his second cruise in command of the Narwhal Brind relinquished command of the vessel in New Zealand in what appears to have been a pre-determined arrangement with the owners, Green, Wigrams & Green. No log books or journals of the seven voyages have survived, but other captains recorded sightings of Brind's ships, noting whale catches made and assistance given at sea and in port. He was evidently held in high regard. Early charts of the Pacific Ocean show Brind Rock (L'Espérance Rock) in the Kermadec Islands and an island in the Gilbert Islands (Kiribati) that were once named after him. He came to New Zealand in his first command, the Cumberland, arriving in the Bay of Islands on 20 March 1820, and returned regularly.
Long periods spent on shore at the Bay of Islands repairing and provisioning their ships brought the whalers in contact with Maori and the missionaries. He carried mercantile goods for trade on his long voyages, including arms which he supplied to the Ngati Manu leader Pomare I in the 1820s in return for his protection. A daughter of Pomare accompanied Brind to sea on the Emily in the 1820s and lived with him for a time at Matauwhi Bay, which was known for many years as Brind's Bay. This liaison continued at least until Pomare's death in 1826. After Pomare's death there were shifts in tribal power at the Bay of Islands. Brind allied himself with Rewa (Manu), a chief of Ngai Tawake of Nga Puhi. From 1828 he lived with Rewa's daughter, Moewaka. Their daughter was baptised Eliza Isabella Brind by Octavius Hadfield in October 1839.
Brind also had an English wife. On 19 December 1835 he had married Eliza Anne Snoswell, at Gravesend, Kent. It is likely Eliza Brind accompanied Brind on his last whaling voyage as she was living in New Zealand by September 1839 at Matauwhi Bay. She and Brind had at least five children. Three sons and two daughters were baptised in New Zealand.
In the 1830s Brind purchased several areas of land in the Bay of Islands from Rewa and his brothers. These included 440 acres at Matauwhi Bay (bordered by what is now known as Brind Road), 4 acres adjacent to Matauwhi Bay, and 30 acres at Tapeka. Brind claim to have purchased the island of Urupukapuka was later disputed. He also claimed 300 acres 'at the River Thames'. By 1827 Brind had built a kauri house in European style at Matauwhi Bay. It was replaced in 1836 by a more substantial house. He suffered from ill health in the 1840s and this brought about a decline in his financial situation. In 1845 he lost his house and other buildings, which were over-run by Kawiti's forces while he was away in Sydney. His wife and family were evacuated to Auckland, where a son was born. In 1847 he mortgaged his land at Matauwhi Bay. He died at the Bay of Islands in 1850, probably on 15 October. Eliza Brind and her surviving children went to England, probably late in 1851. In 1874 she returned to New Zealand, joining a son and a daughter who had earlier settled in Nelson. She died in Nelson on 7 August 1885. [JC-NZ]
Sources:
William Darby Brind in Te Ara (the Encyclopedia of New Zealand ) ? Jocelyn Chisholm
William Darby Brind - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaSilhouette image of William Darby Brind. William (Captain) Derby Brind was baptized on 28 July 1794 in St Philip's, Birmingham, ENG.
11 He immigrated to arr Bay of Islands on the Cumberland 20 mar 1820 in 1820 ESR has 1827.
11,1 He was a Captain of Whaling ships from 1820 to 1840.
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