Sarah Nichols
F, #12701, b. about 1795, d. 22 September 1873
Biography
Sarah Nichols was born about 1795 in Berkshire, ENG.
1 She and
William Mason were married on 1 June 1831 in St Pancras Old Church, LON, ENG.
1 She died on 22 September 1873, at age ~78, in Dunedin, NZ.
1 Possibly NICKLESS. Sarah Nichols immigrated to arrived Bay of Islands from Sydney 17 mar 1840 in 1840.
1 Citations
- [S1] Department of Internal Affairs, The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol 1
William Mason
M, #12702, b. about 1832, d. 11 September 1841
Parents
Biography
William Mason was born about 1832 in LON, ENG.
1 He died on 11 September 1841, at age ~9, in Auckland, NZ, drowned in a well at site of St Pauls church ... perhaps murdered by Joseph BURNS?
first gravestone in Symonds Street Cemetery ... now lost. William MASON aged 9 buried 13 sep 1841 JACR.
1,2 He was buried on 13 September 1841 in Sydmond's St. Cemetery, Auckland.
3 PPA New Zealand Herald and Auckland Gazette, Volume I, Issue 11, 18 September 1841, Page 3
CORONERS INQUESTS.
An Inquest was held on Monday last, at the Police Office, before John Johnson, Esq, M. D., (Coroner,) and a highly respectable jury to inquire into the cause of the death of William Mason, a youth about nine years of age, (son of our respected townsman Mr. Wm, Mason, who it appeared had left his home on Saturday afternoon, and was found drowned in a well of water near the site of the new Church, early on Sunday Morning. The Jury were duly sworn, and after viewing the body of the deceased, the following witnesses were called, Thomas Paton, deposed, that he saw the deceased alive on Saturday morning about 8 o'clock, the boy was missing on Saturday afternoon about 5 o'clock?at 9 o clock Mr. Mason and himself went in search, but without success. On Sunday morning they again resumed their search when he, witness, found the body in a hole about four feet deep full of water, near where the Church is to be erected * As the case was so clear to the jury, they immediately returned a verdict of? Found drowned. The jury after giving their verdict expressed their astonishment that the authorities should allow such dangerous holes to remain opened without beiug properly fenced round. William Mason immigrated to arrived Bay of Islands from Sydney 17 mar 1840 in 1840.
1 Citations
- [S1] Department of Internal Affairs, The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol 1
- [S272] Newspapers Past, http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
- [S1058] Janet CRAWFORD, The symonds Street Cemetery Auckland a guide to Anglican Graves
Catherine Allison
F, #12703
Joseph Masters
M, #12705, b. 1802, d. 21 December 1873
Biography
Joseph Masters was born in 1802 in Derby, Derbyshire, ENG.
1,2,3 He and
Sarah Bourton were married on 15 January 1826 in Lambton, LON, ENG.
4 He died on 21 December 1873, at age ~71, in Masterton, Wairarapa, NZ.
4 Joseph Masters was a cooper, farmer, politician, writer.
4 Emigrated with his family in 1832 to Tasmania
several chairs. He immigrated to from Tasmania via Sydney and BOI to Wellington on the Eleanor in 1841.
4,1 He was a brewer in 1842.
1 Citations
- [S314] Wellington Burgesses Roll 1842
- [S308] A H CARMAN, The Birth of a City Wellington 1840 - 1843
- [S399] Jenny Robin JONES, No Simple Passage
- [S1] Department of Internal Affairs, The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol 1
Sarah Bourton
F, #12706, d. 12 March 1859
Biography
Sarah Bourton and
Bowler were married. She and
Joseph Masters were married on 15 January 1826 in Lambton, LON, ENG.
1 She died on 12 March 1859 in Wellington, NZ.
1 Sarah Bourton immigrated to from Tasmania via Sydney and BOI to Wellington in 1841.
1 Citations
- [S1] Department of Internal Affairs, The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol 1
Louisa Barrow
F, #12707, b. about 1821
Biography
Louisa Barrow was born about 1821 in ENG.
1 She and
William Barnett were married on 16 June 1847 in Hutt Valley, Wellington, NZ, Robert COLE.
2,1 Could be the Louisa BARROW who immigrated on the Slains Castle see Louiza BARON.
note there are two marriage records for Louisa BARROW 1842 to William BARNET and 1847 to William BARNETT.
Citations
- [S921] St Paul's Cathedral Wellington registers
- [S227] N Z Government, BDM on line indices
John Moore
M, #12708, b. 1824, d. 1890
Biography
John Moore was born in 1824.
1 He and
Jane Major were married in 1855 in Wellington, NZ.
1 He died in 1890, at age ~66, in Wellington, NZ.
1 He was buried in 1890 in Bolton Street Cemetery, Wellington, NZ.
1 Citations
- [S703] Passenger List
George Stubbs
M, #12709, b. about 1810, d. about 1838
Biography
George Stubbs was born about 1810 in USA.
1,2 He died about 1838, at age ~28, in Kapiti, NZ, drowned.
1 George Stubbs was a whaler, trader, Waikanae 1830'S.
3,1 A Sydney whaler and trader. Stubbs married Metapere Te Waipunaahau to whom he had two children Wi Parata and Hemi Matenga. Stubbs died about 1838 while fasted to a whale off Pukerua (Kapiti) with a crew of 6 or 7. The bodies were later recovered and buried. National Library.
Citations
- [S1090] Rhys RICHARDS, The First Pakehas Around Wellington and Cook Strait 1803 - 1839
- [S1141] Angela WANHALLA, Matters of the Heart
- [S1] Department of Internal Affairs, The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol 1
Metapere Te Waipunahau
F, #12710
Biography
Metapere Te Waipunahau was born.
1 Citations
- [S1] Department of Internal Affairs, The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol 1
Hemi Matenga WAI Punahau
F, #12711
Parents
Sarah Louise Mathew
F, #12713, b. 19 November 1805, d. 14 December 1890
Biography
Sarah Louise Mathew was born on 19 November 1805 in LON, ENG.
1,2 She died on 14 December 1890, at age 85, in Tonbridge, Kent, ENG.
1 Sarah Louise Mathew was a governess, diarist.
1 Immigrated to Australia 1831 to marry her cousin (all her children were still born)
returned England 1847 - 1858
ESR has maiden name as MATTHEW. She immigrated to arrived Bay of Islands from Sydney on the 17 march 1840 on the Westminster in March 1840.
1,2 She emigrated from to England in 1861.
1 Citations
- [S1] Department of Internal Affairs, The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol 1
- [S743] Auckland Provincial Centennial Committee, Early Settlers Roll
Ann Constant Strange
F, #12714
Felton (George) Mathew
M, #12719, b. 1801, d. 25 November 1847
Parents
Biography
Felton (George) Mathew was born in 1801 in ENG.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24 He died on 25 November 1847, at age ~46, in Lima, Peru, died of illness enroute to England.
Was at signing of Treaty of Waitangi Was in Auckland 1840 when it was founded.stayed at TIBBEY's place Paihia. AMID
Bay of Islands to Auckland in 1840 on the Anna Watson.
PPA Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist 14 March 1844 Page 3
witness murder trial Auckland
NZGG 25 aug 1841 land claim no, 283, Auckland, with George COOPER. Felton (George) Mathew was a surveyor general in 1840.
6,5,4,25,16,17,26,23 He immigrated to from Sydney, arrived Bay of Islands jan 1840 on the Herald, on 19 January 1840.
1,14,21 He was a police magistrate between 1841 and 045.
19 He was an arrived Auckland from Sydney january 1842. on 7 July 1841.
23 Citations
- [S1] Department of Internal Affairs, The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol 1
- [S48] John GRAINGER, The Auckland Story
- [S17] LAWS C H, The Methodist Mission to NZ
- [S8] The Coming of the Pakeha to Auckland Province, John Horsman
- [S40] Cecil and Celia MANSON, Curtain Raiser to a Colony
- [S44] Marie M KING, Port in the North
- [S9] Jack LEE, The Bay of Islands
- [S194] Darry McCARTHY, The First Fleet of Auckland
- [S332] A M ISDALE, History of the River Thames
- [S354] Thomas MORLAND, series of lectures on Early NZ History to Otago Institute
- [S400] Donald KERR, The Smell of Powder - duelling in NZ
- [S452] Jack LEE, Hokianga
- [S515] Jeanette RICHARDSON, A Capital Story
- [S523] ROSS Ruth M, New Zealand's First Capital
- [S544] Peter TREMEWAN, French Akaroa
- [S570] Papers Past 1840, N Z Gazette & Wellington Spectator
- [S572] NZ Advertiser and Bay of Islands Gazette
- [S592] Angela MIDDLETON, Pewhairangi Bay of Islands 1814-1845
- [S633] Owen J CHERRETT, Without Fear or Favour
- [S644] Marie KING, A Most Noble Anchorage
- [S743] Auckland Provincial Centennial Committee, Early Settlers Roll
- [S877] Janice C MOGFORD, The Butler House Mangonui 1847-1990
- [S835] NZ Government Gazette
- [S1133] R C J STONE, Young Logan Campbell
- [S238] N Z Govt, List of Officers in NZ Government 1840 (from Blue Book)
- [S723] Arthur H CARMAN, Tawa Flat and the Old Porirua Road
George Maunsell
M, #12720
Frances Magrath Fitzgerald
F, #12721
Edward S Maunsell
M, #12723, b. 1837, d. 1907
Parents
Biography
Edward S Maunsell was born in 1837 in Paihia, BOI, NZ.
1,2 He died in 1907, at age ~70.
2 Citations
- [S1] Department of Internal Affairs, The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol 1
- [S743] Auckland Provincial Centennial Committee, Early Settlers Roll
George Maunsell
M, #12724, b. 1838, d. 1909
Parents
Biography
George Maunsell was born in 1838 in Maraetai, NZ.
1,2,3 He died in 1909, at age ~71.
2 George Maunsell was baptized on 30 December 1838 in Paihia, BOI, NZ.
3,4 Citations
- [S1] Department of Internal Affairs, The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol 1
- [S743] Auckland Provincial Centennial Committee, Early Settlers Roll
- [S627] Index to Anglican Baptisms, Burials & Marriages in the BOI
- [S1062] Register 1153 BOI Baptisms 1823 - 1840
Frances Maunsell
F, #12725, b. 7 December 1845, d. 1924
Parents
Biography
Frances Maunsell was born on 7 December 1845 in Waikato, NZ, ESR has Maretai.
1,2,3 She and
George Schwartz Kissling were married. She died in 1924, at age ~79.
3 Citations
- [S1] Department of Internal Affairs, The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol 1
- [S579] Shirley KENDALL, Early Auckland Biths and Deaths
- [S743] Auckland Provincial Centennial Committee, Early Settlers Roll