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Person Page 682

Elizabeth Drake

F, #17026, b. 26 April 1854, d. 23 August 1942

Parents

FatherThomas John Drake (b. 12 September 1814, d. 21 June 1889)
MotherCeres Selina Waters (b. 3 May 1813, d. 4 December 1889)
Pedigree Link

Family: William Naylor Jenkins (b. 19 April 1847, d. 3 May 1925)

SonJenkins
DaughterJenkins
SonJenkins

Biography

Elizabeth Drake was born on 26 April 1854.1,2 She and William Naylor Jenkins were married on 9 June 1886.1,3 She died on 23 August 1942, at age 88.1

Citations

  1. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists
  2. [S723] Arthur H CARMAN, Tawa Flat and the Old Porirua Road
  3. [S922] Dawn CHAMBERS

William Naylor Jenkins

M, #17027, b. 19 April 1847, d. 3 May 1925

Parents

FatherWilliam (Rev) Jenkins (b. 28 April 1813, d. 11 May 1867)
MotherCatherine Jane Mewis (b. 10 December 1820, d. 19 October 1883)
Pedigree Link

Family: Elizabeth Drake (b. 26 April 1854, d. 23 August 1942)

SonJenkins
DaughterJenkins
SonJenkins

Biography

William Naylor Jenkins was born on 19 April 1847 in Cloudy Bay, NZ.1 He and Elizabeth Drake were married on 9 June 1886.2,1 He died on 3 May 1925, at age 78, in Eltham, NZ.1

Citations

  1. [S922] Dawn CHAMBERS
  2. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists

Jenkins

M, #17028

Parents

FatherWilliam Naylor Jenkins (b. 19 April 1847, d. 3 May 1925)
MotherElizabeth Drake (b. 26 April 1854, d. 23 August 1942)
Pedigree Link

Jenkins

F, #17029

Parents

FatherWilliam Naylor Jenkins (b. 19 April 1847, d. 3 May 1925)
MotherElizabeth Drake (b. 26 April 1854, d. 23 August 1942)
Pedigree Link

Jenkins

M, #17030

Parents

FatherWilliam Naylor Jenkins (b. 19 April 1847, d. 3 May 1925)
MotherElizabeth Drake (b. 26 April 1854, d. 23 August 1942)
Pedigree Link

George Drake

M, #17031, b. 2 March 1856

Parents

FatherThomas John Drake (b. 12 September 1814, d. 21 June 1889)
MotherCeres Selina Waters (b. 3 May 1813, d. 4 December 1889)
Pedigree Link

Biography

George Drake was born on 2 March 1856.1
Went to Australia SL.

Citations

  1. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists

Captain Gardner

M, #17032, b. about 1770

Biography

Captain Gardner was born about 1770 in USA?
Visited Dusky Sound 1797 and picked up 35 remaining survivors of Endeavour RR2. Captain Gardner was a captain of US sealer Mercury in 1797.1

Citations

  1. [S218] Rhys RICHARDS, Muirhiku

William (Captain) Dagg

M, #17033, b. about 1770

Biography

William (Captain) Dagg was born about 1770.1,2,3
Sealing Fiordland 1804 NCB. William (Captain) Dagg was a Captain of English whaler scorpion in 1803.4,3

Citations

  1. [S615] N C BEGG, Port Preservation
  2. [S755] Harry MORTON, The Whale's Wake
  3. [S1162] John HALL-JONES, Early Fiordland
  4. [S218] Rhys RICHARDS, Muirhiku

Owen Folger Smith

M, #17034, b. about 1770

Biography

Owen Folger Smith was born about 1770 in USA.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Explored and charted Southland coastal area including Stewart island. RR2
probably first European to prove Stewart Island an island and not part of mainland ( as per COOK charts), copies of his sketch maps in Turnbull Library NCB. Owen Folger Smith was a Captain of US sealer, Independence in 1804.1,4

Citations

  1. [S218] Rhys RICHARDS, Muirhiku
  2. [S246] J C BEAGLEHOLE, The Discovery of New Zealand
  3. [S615] N C BEGG, Port Preservation
  4. [S196] journal of James COOK, Captain Cook in New Zealand
  5. [S636] A W REED, Before The Treaty of Waitangi
  6. [S755] Harry MORTON, The Whale's Wake
  7. [S944] Peter ENTWISLE, Behold the Moon the European Occupation of the Dunedin District 1770-1848
  8. [S1131] F G HALL- JONES, King of the Bluff
  9. [S1162] John HALL-JONES, Early Fiordland

William Stewart

M, #17035, b. about 1800

Biography

William Stewart was born about 1800.1
Settled on Stewart Island in 1826.
Not the same William (Captain) W STEWART of Pegasus that completed survey in 1809 and after whom the Island is named RR2
possibly settled Otago 1847 EOL STEWART, wife and 2 children EOL.

Citations

  1. [S536] Bob MATTHEWS, OASES database of early settlers to Otago.

Maori

F, #17036
Pedigree Link

Family: Thomas Fink (b. about 1770, d. about 1822)

DaughterRiaki (b. about 1806)

Biography

Maori and Thomas Fink were married.

Riaki

F, #17037, b. about 1806

Parents

FatherThomas Fink (b. about 1770, d. about 1822)
MotherMaori
Pedigree Link

Biography

Riaki was born about 1806 in Bluff, NZ.1

Citations

  1. [S218] Rhys RICHARDS, Muirhiku

Henry (Captain) Waterhouse

M, #17038, b. about 1760

Biography

Henry (Captain) Waterhouse was born about 1760 in Eng?1,2
Discovered Antipode Islands 26 mar 1800 RR2 PEEN. Henry (Captain) Waterhouse was a Captain of HMS Reliance in 1800.3

Citations

  1. [S218] Rhys RICHARDS, Muirhiku
  2. [S944] Peter ENTWISLE, Behold the Moon the European Occupation of the Dunedin District 1770-1848
  3. [S78] Don GRADY, Guards of the Sea

Captain Pendleton

M, #17039, b. about 1760

Biography

Captain Pendleton was born about 1760 in USA?1
Landed 12 sealers on Antipode Islands june 1804 RR2. Captain Pendleton was a Captain of US sealer Union in 1804.1

Citations

  1. [S218] Rhys RICHARDS, Muirhiku

Isaac (Captain) Percival

M, #17040, b. about 1790

Biography

Isaac (Captain) Percival was born about 1790.1
Visited Wellington in 1830 RHYR3. Isaac (Captain) Percival was a Captain of sealer Rob Roy in 1830.2,1

Citations

  1. [S1090] Rhys RICHARDS, The First Pakehas Around Wellington and Cook Strait 1803 - 1839
  2. [S218] Rhys RICHARDS, Muirhiku

John (Captain) Grono

M, #17041, b. 1 January 1763, d. 4 May 1847
Pedigree Link

Family: Elizabeth Bristow (d. 1848)

DaughterElizabeth Grono (b. 1791, d. 16 February 1871)
SonJohn Grono (b. 1793)
DaughterFrances Smith Grono (b. 1798, d. 10 December 1862)
DaughterMaria Grono (b. 1 December 1800, d. 19 November 1871)
DaughterJane Grono (b. about 1803, d. 9 August 1865)
DaughterMargaret Grono (b. about 1803, d. 16 May 1878)
SonWilliam Grono (b. about 1805, d. 19 June 1876)
DaughterAnn Grono (b. 1806, d. 7 December 1838)
SonJoel John Grono (b. 9 May 1809, d. 18 January 1876)
SonJames Alexander Grono (b. 28 December 1810, d. 2 December 1829)
DaughterMatilda Grono (b. 17 November 1815, d. 1847)
DaughterMargaret Grono (b. 1817, d. 28 May 1865)
SonThomas Grono (b. 7 September 1818, d. 14 September 1875)

Biography

John (Captain) Grono was born on 1 January 1763 in Trefdraeth, Newport, Pembrokeshire, WALES.1,2,3,4,5 He and Elizabeth Bristow were married on 20 July 1790 in St Mary, Rotherhithe, LON, SRRY, ENG.5 He died on 4 May 1847, at age 84, in NSW, AUS, died aged 84.4
Captain of 18t schooner sealer Speedwell 1805
Captain Governor Bligh 1809 -
Captain Elizabeth 1823 RR2
7 daughters HMO
from WIKI
John Grono (c. 1763?4 May 1847) was a settler, sailor, ship builder, ship captain, sealer, whaler and farmer who migrated to Australia in 1799 from Wales. Captaining the ship Governor Bligh, he would later go on to be the first European to fully explore and name parts of the southwestern coast of New Zealand's south island including Milford Sound, Bligh Sound and Elizabeth Island.
extensive details on family in WIKI tree. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Grono-13. John (Captain) Grono was a sealer and captain of Speedwell and Governor Bligh in 1808.1 He was a Captain of the Elizabeth in 1824.6

Citations

  1. [S218] Rhys RICHARDS, Muirhiku
  2. [S615] N C BEGG, Port Preservation
  3. [S755] Harry MORTON, The Whale's Wake
  4. [S1162] John HALL-JONES, Early Fiordland
  5. [S789] Wikipedia, on line WIKI trees
  6. [S1090] Rhys RICHARDS, The First Pakehas Around Wellington and Cook Strait 1803 - 1839

Elizabeth Bristow

F, #17042, d. 1848

Parents

FatherAbraham (Captain) Bristow (b. about 1760)
Pedigree Link

Family: John (Captain) Grono (b. 1 January 1763, d. 4 May 1847)

DaughterElizabeth Grono (b. 1791, d. 16 February 1871)
SonJohn Grono (b. 1793)
DaughterFrances Smith Grono (b. 1798, d. 10 December 1862)
DaughterMaria Grono (b. 1 December 1800, d. 19 November 1871)
DaughterJane Grono (b. about 1803, d. 9 August 1865)
DaughterMargaret Grono (b. about 1803, d. 16 May 1878)
SonWilliam Grono (b. about 1805, d. 19 June 1876)
DaughterAnn Grono (b. 1806, d. 7 December 1838)
SonJoel John Grono (b. 9 May 1809, d. 18 January 1876)
SonJames Alexander Grono (b. 28 December 1810, d. 2 December 1829)
DaughterMatilda Grono (b. 17 November 1815, d. 1847)
DaughterMargaret Grono (b. 1817, d. 28 May 1865)
SonThomas Grono (b. 7 September 1818, d. 14 September 1875)

Biography

Elizabeth Bristow was born.1 She and John (Captain) Grono were married on 20 July 1790 in St Mary, Rotherhithe, LON, SRRY, ENG.2 She died in 1848 in NSW, AUS.2

Citations

  1. [S218] Rhys RICHARDS, Muirhiku
  2. [S789] Wikipedia, on line WIKI trees

Abraham (Captain) Bristow

M, #17043, b. about 1760
Pedigree Link

Family:

DaughterElizabeth Bristow+ (d. 1848)

Biography

Abraham (Captain) Bristow was born about 1760.1,2
Discovered and named the Auckland Islands 18 aug 1806 RR2
1807 returned to Auckland Islands and anchored there.JODR. Abraham (Captain) Bristow was a Captain of Whaler Ocean in 1806.2 He was a Captain of Whaler Sarah in 1807.2

Citations

  1. [S218] Rhys RICHARDS, Muirhiku
  2. [S1094] Joan DRUETT, Island of the lost

William Grono

M, #17044, b. about 1805, d. 19 June 1876

Parents

FatherJohn (Captain) Grono (b. 1 January 1763, d. 4 May 1847)
MotherElizabeth Bristow (d. 1848)
Pedigree Link

Biography

William Grono was born about 1805 in Hawkesbury, NSW, AUS.1 He and Esther Maria Smallwood were married on 12 June 1826 in Pitt Town, NSW, AUS.1 He died on 19 June 1876, at age ~71, in Pitt Town, NSW, AUS.1
William Grono was a ship builder, NSW in 1830.1

Citations

  1. [S789] Wikipedia, on line WIKI trees

John Grono

M, #17045, b. 1793

Parents

FatherJohn (Captain) Grono (b. 1 January 1763, d. 4 May 1847)
MotherElizabeth Bristow (d. 1848)
Pedigree Link

Biography

John Grono was born in 1793 in LOM, ENG.1
John GRONO came to Australia with his wife Mary BIRKETT on the "Elizabeth" (possibly a ship involved in his father?s import business) 4 August 1827. Other record by Ron Arndell left Liverpool As steerage passengers on April 11 1827 on Laidy Elizabeth (427 Ton ship), which was chartered by Solomon Levey to transport mixed cargo to Australia for Cooper & Levey a business associate of John's father. The trip took 4 months arriving Port Jackson on August 4 1827. WIKI.

Citations

  1. [S789] Wikipedia, on line WIKI trees

Elizabeth Grono

F, #17046, b. 1791, d. 16 February 1871

Parents

FatherJohn (Captain) Grono (b. 1 January 1763, d. 4 May 1847)
MotherElizabeth Bristow (d. 1848)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Elizabeth Grono was born in 1791 in Lon, NG.1,2 She and David Loughton Hartley were married on 30 August 1811 in Windsor, NSW, AUS.2 She died on 16 February 1871, at age ~80, in Pitt Town, NSW, AUS.2
11 children see WIKI
Elizabeth Grono arrived free in Australia with her parents on 26 April 1799 on the "Buffalo". WIKI.

Citations

  1. [S1162] John HALL-JONES, Early Fiordland
  2. [S789] Wikipedia, on line WIKI trees

Frances Smith Grono

F, #17047, b. 1798, d. 10 December 1862

Parents

FatherJohn (Captain) Grono (b. 1 January 1763, d. 4 May 1847)
MotherElizabeth Bristow (d. 1848)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Frances Smith Grono was born in 1798 in on board HMS Buffalo, Cape of Good Hope.1 She and George Smith Hall were married. She died on 10 December 1862, at age ~64, in Windsor, NSW, AUS.1
10 children see WIKI.

Citations

  1. [S789] Wikipedia, on line WIKI trees

Maria Grono

F, #17048, b. 1 December 1800, d. 19 November 1871

Parents

FatherJohn (Captain) Grono (b. 1 January 1763, d. 4 May 1847)
MotherElizabeth Bristow (d. 1848)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Maria Grono was born on 1 December 1800 in Hawkesbury, NSW, AUS.1 She and William Mobbs were married on 14 December 1818 in Windsor, NSW, AUS.1 She and John Mills were married on 14 July 1852 in NSW, AUS. She died on 19 November 1871, at age 70, in Pennant Hills, NSW, AUS.1

Citations

  1. [S789] Wikipedia, on line WIKI trees

Jane Grono

F, #17049, b. about 1803, d. 9 August 1865

Parents

FatherJohn (Captain) Grono (b. 1 January 1763, d. 4 May 1847)
MotherElizabeth Bristow (d. 1848)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Jane Grono was born about 1803 in Hawkesbury, NSW, AUS.1 She and Robert John McKENZIE were married on 13 April 1818 in Windsor, NSW, AUS.1 She and Michael Malcolm Morgan Mitchell were married on 8 January 1827 in Windsor, NSW, AUS.1 She died on 9 August 1865, at age ~62, in NSW, AUS.1

Citations

  1. [S789] Wikipedia, on line WIKI trees

Margaret Grono

F, #17050, b. about 1803, d. 16 May 1878

Parents

FatherJohn (Captain) Grono (b. 1 January 1763, d. 4 May 1847)
MotherElizabeth Bristow (d. 1848)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Margaret Grono was born about 1803 in Hawkesbury River, NSW, AUS.1 She and Alexander (BOOKS) Brooks were married on 5 July 1819 in Windsor, NSW, AUS.1 She died on 16 May 1878, at age ~75, in NSW, AUS.1

Citations

  1. [S789] Wikipedia, on line WIKI trees