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Person Page 445

Bishop Broughton

M, #11101, b. about 1790

Biography

Bishop Broughton was born about 1790.1,2
Dr BROUGHTON first Bishop of Australia visited NZ in 1838 arriving BOI 20 dec and leaving 6 January. Probably travelled on HMS Pelorous both to and from Sydney.
He visited again in Jan 1839. AMID.

Citations

  1. [S198] Florence KEENE, by this we conquer
  2. [S1165] Roger EVANS, Truth and Obedience - life and letters of George Clarke 1798 - 1875

William (Captain) Hobson

M, #11102, b. 25 September 1792, d. 10 September 1842

Parents

Pedigree Link

Family: ELiza Ann Elliot (b. 1811, d. 1876)

DaughterEliza (Lila) Hobson (b. about 1830)
DaughterMary (Marnie) Esther Hobson (b. about 1832)
SonWilliam Hobson (b. about 1834)
DaughterEmma Hobson (b. December 1839)
DaughterMargaret Hobson (b. 21 December 1841)

Biography

William (Captain) Hobson was born on 25 September 1792 in Waterford, IRL.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13 He and ELiza Ann Elliot were married on 17 December 1827 in Nassau, Bahamas.1 He died on 10 September 1842, at age 49, in Auckland, NZ, died of a stroke. wrong medication??14,1,11 He was buried on 13 September 1842 in Grafton Street, Cemetery, Auckland, NZ, Symonds St Cemetery? JRI.1
4 daughters and one son
1837 to NZ as Captain of HMS Rattlesnake. JRI. William (Captain) Hobson was a Lieutenant Governer of NZ in 1840.15,3 He immigrated to on the HMS Herald to Russell.arrived 29 jan 1840. on 18 January 1840 ESR has the Buffalo.15,11,12,13

Citations

  1. [S1] Department of Internal Affairs, The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol 1
  2. [S194] Darry McCARTHY, The First Fleet of Auckland
  3. [S238] N Z Govt, List of Officers in NZ Government 1840 (from Blue Book)
  4. [S345] Marjorie APPLETON, They Came to New Zealand
  5. [S391] M W STANDISH, The Waimate Mission
  6. [S523] ROSS Ruth M, New Zealand's First Capital
  7. [S543] R BURROWS, Heke's War in the North 1845 extracts from Diary
  8. [S566] Adrienne PUCKEY, Trading Cultures a history of the far north
  9. [S569] Paers past, N Z Gazette & Wellington Spectator
  10. [S644] Marie KING, A Most Noble Anchorage
  11. [S743] Auckland Provincial Centennial Committee, Early Settlers Roll
  12. [S807] J J CRAIG, Jubilee Gathering of Old Colonists October 10 1892
  13. [S732] W A CHALMERS, Samuel Ironside in New Zealand 1839-1858
  14. [S44] Marie M KING, Port in the North
  15. [S50] Christ Church Kororareka, Russell, booklet available in Church 2004

Benjamin Davis

M, #11103, b. about 1815

Biography

Benjamin Davis was born about 1815.1
Benjamin Davis immigrated to to Auckland in 1842.1

Citations

  1. [S743] Auckland Provincial Centennial Committee, Early Settlers Roll

William Wilson

M, #11104, b. about 1810

Biography

William Wilson was born about 1810.1,2
Note there was a William WILSON who was a merchant in 1839 in Kororareka. (MMK)
also mentioned as selling land 1840 JL. William Wilson was a missionary, Russell, BOI in 1842.3

Citations

  1. [S9] Jack LEE, The Bay of Islands
  2. [S570] Papers Past 1840, N Z Gazette & Wellington Spectator
  3. [S50] Christ Church Kororareka, Russell, booklet available in Church 2004

Robert (Rev) Burrows

M, #11105, b. about 1812
Pedigree Link

Family: Charlotte Elizabeth (b. about 1810)

DaughterAnne Maria Burrows (b. 1840, d. 20 January 1841)
DaughterEmma Caroline Burrows (b. 1842)
DaughterHelena Harrison Burrows (b. 1845)
SonConstance Bevan Burrows (b. about 1848)

Biography

Robert (Rev) Burrows was born about 1812 age 80 in 1892 JGOC.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Appointed to the Waimate Misison station 1844 to replace Richard DAVIS FK
1839 Kororareka
1844 Waimate AMID
15 descendants in 1892 JGOC
ESR has BARROWS. Robert (Rev) Burrows immigrated to to Kororareka, Bay of Islands on the Westminster arriving 17 mar 1840, in 1840 AMID has 1839
JGOC has Orient to Sydney.2,9,11 He was a first resident clergyman, Christ Church, Russell. in 1841.7

Citations

  1. [S391] M W STANDISH, The Waimate Mission
  2. [S592] Angela MIDDLETON, Pewhairangi Bay of Islands 1814-1845
  3. [S198] Florence KEENE, by this we conquer
  4. [S206] editor Andrew GARRAN, Historical Sketch of NZ the first hundred years
  5. [S338] Lorraine Bell, email address;
  6. [S543] R BURROWS, Heke's War in the North 1845 extracts from Diary
  7. [S50] Christ Church Kororareka, Russell, booklet available in Church 2004
  8. [S644] Marie KING, A Most Noble Anchorage
  9. [S743] Auckland Provincial Centennial Committee, Early Settlers Roll
  10. [S813] ed Forbes EADIE annotations by APL Librarian P M FRENCH may 1973, Early Settler Roll Auckland Province with additional notes in pencil by Ak PL Librarian
  11. [S807] J J CRAIG, Jubilee Gathering of Old Colonists October 10 1892

B (Rev) T Dudley

M, #11106, b. about 1820
Pedigree Link

Biography

B (Rev) T Dudley was born about 1820.1 He and Marion Churton were married.1
Note also a rev William Charles DUDLEY. B (Rev) T Dudley immigrated to on Chelydra to Auckland? in 1841.1 He was a 2nd resident clergyman Christ Church Russell until town sacked 1845 in 1844.2

Citations

  1. [S743] Auckland Provincial Centennial Committee, Early Settlers Roll
  2. [S50] Christ Church Kororareka, Russell, booklet available in Church 2004

William Skinner

M, #11107, b. about 1793, d. 23 April 1836

Biography

William Skinner was born about 1793 in Eng? died aged 43.1 He died on 23 April 1836, at age ~43.2,3,1 He was buried in April 1836 in Christ Church, Russell, BOI, NZ, oldest existing tombstone.2,3,1
There was a William SKINNER, wife and 3 children evacuated from Russell to Auckland in 1845 on the St Louis. BRRA.

Citations

  1. [S947] Eric HANSEN, History Behind the Headstones . Christ Church Russell
  2. [S50] Christ Church Kororareka, Russell, booklet available in Church 2004
  3. [S52] Pamphlet, Russell, Christ Church Cemetery

Charlotte Elizabeth

F, #11108, b. about 1810
Pedigree Link

Family: Robert (Rev) Burrows (b. about 1812)

DaughterAnne Maria Burrows (b. 1840, d. 20 January 1841)
DaughterEmma Caroline Burrows (b. 1842)
DaughterHelena Harrison Burrows (b. 1845)
SonConstance Bevan Burrows (b. about 1848)

Biography

Charlotte Elizabeth was born about 1810.1
Charlotte Elizabeth emigrated from to Russell, BOI, NZ, in 1840.2

Citations

  1. [S592] Angela MIDDLETON, Pewhairangi Bay of Islands 1814-1845
  2. [S50] Christ Church Kororareka, Russell, booklet available in Church 2004

Anne Maria Burrows

F, #11109, b. 1840, d. 20 January 1841

Parents

FatherRobert (Rev) Burrows (b. about 1812)
MotherCharlotte Elizabeth (b. about 1810)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Anne Maria Burrows was born in 1840 in Waimate, BOI, NZ.1 She died on 20 January 1841, at age ~1, in Russell, BOI. NZ, died aged 9 months.1,2 She was buried in January 1841 in Christ Church, Russell, BOI, NZ.3,2
Anne Maria Burrows was baptized on 19 June 1840 in Waimate, BOI, NZ.4,5

Citations

  1. [S64] Russell Churchyard Burials
  2. [S947] Eric HANSEN, History Behind the Headstones . Christ Church Russell
  3. [S50] Christ Church Kororareka, Russell, booklet available in Church 2004
  4. [S627] Index to Anglican Baptisms, Burials & Marriages in the BOI
  5. [S1062] Register 1153 BOI Baptisms 1823 - 1840

George Lawson

M, #11110, b. about 1800

Biography

George Lawson was born about 1800 in Eng?1
Visited BOI april / may 1834. George Lawson was a Captain of Eliza Francis to Russell in 1834.2,1

Citations

  1. [S743] Auckland Provincial Centennial Committee, Early Settlers Roll
  2. [S50] Christ Church Kororareka, Russell, booklet available in Church 2004

Thomas Spicer

M, #11111, b. about 1800, d. 10 September 1847
Pedigree Link

Family: Ann (b. about 1815)

SonHenry William Spicer (b. 1835)
SonAlfred Stephen Spicer (b. 1837, d. 1839)
SonGeorge Thomas Spicer (b. 1840)
DaughterSarah Ann Spicer (b. 1842)

Biography

Thomas Spicer was born about 1800.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 He and Ann were married. He died on 10 September 1847, at age ~47, in General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, AUS.9,5
Donated equivalent of Pds 1 in planks for new Christ Church Russell, 1834/35
signed petition to King William IV 1837 JL
resident Russell 1830 JL
oct 1839 bought 400 acres Raparapa Block, BOI MW
1834 Kaeo LCF
1840 involved in establishing a bank in Russell PP1840
may 1840 building a hotel in Russell. PP1840
1844 involved in court case in Auckland PPA Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist 14 March 1844
sold land to John SCOTT see NZ government Gazette 1841 Listed under Land Claims NZGG
NZGG 20 oct 1841 Land Claim no 315 Pierre BONNEFIN for land purchased from Thomas SPICER and who had purchased from Mr GRAHAM
NZGG 20 oct 1841 Thomas SPICER purchased land 1837 / 38 and onsold to George Thomas CLAYTON who onsold to J BERNARD. Thomas Spicer immigrated to to Russell in 1837 probably before 1835.5 He was a trader, Russell in 1838.6 He was a p 262 DNZB in merchant, Kororareka, in 1839.11,12,1

Citations

  1. [S9] Jack LEE, The Bay of Islands
  2. [S421] Land Claim Files, Kaeo Museum
  3. [S570] Papers Past 1840, N Z Gazette & Wellington Spectator
  4. [S572] NZ Advertiser and Bay of Islands Gazette
  5. [S743] Auckland Provincial Centennial Committee, Early Settlers Roll
  6. [S627] Index to Anglican Baptisms, Burials & Marriages in the BOI
  7. [S871] Ormond WILSON, Kororareka & other essays
  8. [S898] Jack LEE, The Old Land Claims in NZ
  9. [S272] Newspapers Past, http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
  10. [S835] NZ Government Gazette
  11. [S44] Marie M KING, Port in the North
  12. [S1] Department of Internal Affairs, The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol 1

R Ritchie

M, #11112, b. about 1800

Biography

R Ritchie was born about 1800.1,2
Made donation to Christ Church building fund. living BOI 1834 JL
early 1840's living Auckland DMR
ESR has a John RITCHIE arriving Russell 1834.

Citations

  1. [S9] Jack LEE, The Bay of Islands
  2. [S194] Darry McCARTHY, The First Fleet of Auckland

Robert O'Connor

M, #11113, b. about 1800

Biography

Robert O'Connor was born about 1800.1,2
Made donation to Christ Church building fund. Possibly living BOI 1834
1834 along with others signed letter to BUSBY requesting strong action against Maori. JL
probably lived Wellington later? DHRN. Robert O'Connor was in trader BOI in 1834.1 He immigrated to to Russell in 1834.2

Citations

  1. [S9] Jack LEE, The Bay of Islands
  2. [S743] Auckland Provincial Centennial Committee, Early Settlers Roll

Charles Harris

M, #11114, b. about 1800

Biography

Charles Harris was born about 1800.1,2
Made donation to Christ Church building fund. living BOI 1834
resident Russell abt 1835 JL
not sure if Hokianga Charles HARRIS = HARRIS, Russell.
settles orira River Hokianga about 1835 and was in partnership with Thomas STYLES JLHK. Charles Harris was a sawyer, Motit, Hokianga in 1838.3

Citations

  1. [S9] Jack LEE, The Bay of Islands
  2. [S452] Jack LEE, Hokianga
  3. [S397] Hokianga Census 1838 by James BUSBY, Alexander Turnbull Library

James Harvey

M, #11115, b. about 1800

Biography

James Harvey was born about 1800.
Made donation to Christ Church building fund. Possibly living BOI 1834.

W Moore

M, #11116, b. about 1800

Biography

W Moore was born about 1800.1
Made donation to Christ Church building fund. Possibly living BOI 1834
resident Russell 1830 JL
NZGG 20 oct 1841 land claim no. 312 a,b,c,d with BATTERSBY land purchased 1831 and bounded by JOHNSON and Thomas bIRCH.

Citations

  1. [S9] Jack LEE, The Bay of Islands

Hugh McLIVER

M, #11118, b. about 1805

Parents

FatherJohn McLIVER (d. before 1840)
MotherElizabeth (b. about 1800)
Pedigree Link

Family: Jane (b. about 1810)

SonJohn McLIVER (b. 1844)

Biography

Hugh McLIVER was born about 1805.1,2,3,4,5,6 He and Jane were married.
Made donation to Christ Church building fund. living BOI 1834
Worked for Gilbert MAIR as a carpenter JCA
1837 Kaeo LCF. Hugh McLIVER was a carpenter in 1830.1,7 He immigrated to to the BOI in 1837.6

Citations

  1. [S209] J C ANDERSON & G C PETERSON, The MAIR Family
  2. [S293] Gay WILLIAMS, descendant
  3. [S421] Land Claim Files, Kaeo Museum
  4. [S497] R M PROKHOVNIK, A Reluctant Pioneer
  5. [S627] Index to Anglican Baptisms, Burials & Marriages in the BOI
  6. [S743] Auckland Provincial Centennial Committee, Early Settlers Roll
  7. [S66] pearl's Pad web site, Baptisms and Marriages in the Parish of Kerikeri

John (Captain) Wright

M, #11120, b. about 1791, d. July 1860
Pedigree Link

Biography

John (Captain) Wright was born about 1791 age 69 at death BDMBOI.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 He and Margaret were married. He died in July 1860, at age ~69, in Bay of Islands, NZ, drowned MKI.7,13 He was buried on 23 July 1860 in Russell, BOI, living Omata.13
Possibly crew on Adventure in 1828 with LOVE and BARRETT.
bought land and settled 1832 at Omata with wife and two step daughters JL
made donation to Christ Church building fund.
signed petition to King William IV 1837 JL
1837 robbed at gun point of about Pds100 of goods by FELL, Edward DOYLE and James GOULDING. Gave evidence at their trial in Sydney.
1857, Russell, signed letter to Captain McGREGOR 65th regt. MKI
had two step daughters FEATHERSTONE.
was master on the CMS mission ship Active from aug 1830 -feb 1833 with at least 9 visits to BOI over this period.RR2
house and grounds sacked by Hong HEKE 1845 but rebuilt and carried on. HFMC. John (Captain) Wright immigrated to to Paihia in 1834 ESR2 has arrived BOI 1831 as Captain of Active
settled Omata.8 He was in shopkeeper Russell. in 1835.14 He was a master mariner in 1860.13

Citations

  1. [S9] Jack LEE, The Bay of Islands
  2. [S21] Caroline FITZGERALD, Letters From the Bay of Islands The story of Marianne WILLIAMS.
  3. [S523] ROSS Ruth M, New Zealand's First Capital
  4. [S527] Dennis WRIGHT, descendant of John WRIGHT, Hokianga
  5. [S592] Angela MIDDLETON, Pewhairangi Bay of Islands 1814-1845
  6. [S633] Owen J CHERRETT, Without Fear or Favour
  7. [S644] Marie KING, A Most Noble Anchorage
  8. [S743] Auckland Provincial Centennial Committee, Early Settlers Roll
  9. [S813] ed Forbes EADIE annotations by APL Librarian P M FRENCH may 1973, Early Settler Roll Auckland Province with additional notes in pencil by Ak PL Librarian
  10. [S818] Rhys RICHARDS and Joselyn CHISHOLM, BOI Shipping Arrivals and Departures 1803 - 1840
  11. [S879] ed Rosalie-Ann NICHOLSON, Dairy of James HAMLIN1830-1834
  12. [S932] H F McKILLOP, Reminiscences of Twelve Months' Service in NZ
  13. [S627] Index to Anglican Baptisms, Burials & Marriages in the BOI
  14. [S44] Marie M KING, Port in the North

Stephen Lunn Moffitt

M, #11121, b. 1866

Parents

FatherCharles Henry Moffitt (b. 1840, d. 1866)
MotherAlice Muller (b. about 1840)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Stephen Lunn Moffitt was born in 1866 in NZ.1

Citations

  1. [S793] Mary Moffitt, descendant

Robert (Captain) Milne

M, #11123, b. about 1800

Biography

Robert (Captain) Milne was born about 1800.1
Made donation to Christ Church building fund, Russell.
'owned' land near Pahia 1845. In partnership with MAYHEW? Received Pds 400 annual rent from the military for use of land. JL. Robert (Captain) Milne was a Ships Captain, Columbine, trading between Sydney and BOI. in 1834.2 He was a Captain of British Sovereign in 1845.3

Citations

  1. [S9] Jack LEE, The Bay of Islands
  2. [S106] Rhys RICHARDS & Jocelyn CHISHOLM, Bay of Islands Shipping Arrivals and Departures 1803 - 1840
  3. [S664] NSW Gov records