NZ pre 1846

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Ltnt Kemans

M, #19976, b. about 1810

Biography

Ltnt Kemans was born about 1810.
Ltnt Kemans was an officer on Duchess of Argyle in 1841.

Robert Faith

M, #19977, b. about 1810

Biography

Robert Faith was born about 1810.
Robert Faith was a Captain of Duchess of Argyle in 1841.

John Phillips

M, #19978, b. about 1810

Biography

John Phillips was born about 1810.
John Phillips was a first mate Duchess of Argyle in 1842.

John McLEAN

M, #19979, b. about 1810

Biography

John McLEAN was born about 1810.
John McLEAN was a second mate Duchess of Argyle in 1842.1

Citations

  1. [S135] Death Certificate

Richard Spurrier

M, #19980, b. about 1820

Biography

Richard Spurrier was born about 1820.
Richard Spurrier was a third mate Duchess of Argyle in 1842.

John Barr

M, #19981, b. 2 June 1850

Parents

FatherJohn Barr (b. 1825)
MotherIsabella Barr (b. 1833)
Pedigree Link

Biography

John Barr was born on 2 June 1850 in Auckland, NZ.1

Citations

  1. [S442] NZ Govt. Internal Affairs, index

Jane Champion

F, #19982, b. 16 June 1850

Parents

Pedigree Link

Biography

Jane Champion was born on 16 June 1850 in Auckland, NZ.

John Paddon Champion

M, #19983, b. 23 November 1852

Parents

Pedigree Link

Biography

John Paddon Champion was born on 23 November 1852 in Auckland, NZ.1

Citations

  1. [S298] Internal Affairs Department, website B D M s

Jospeh Anderson Champion

M, #19984, b. 20 March 1857

Parents

Pedigree Link

Biography

Jospeh Anderson Champion was born on 20 March 1857 in Auckland, NZ.

(Margaret) Pourewa

F, #19985, b. 1814, d. 13 November 1884
Pedigree Link

Family: Charles (COSELL) Cossill (b. about 1810)

DaughterMorella Cosil+
DaughterElla (Sarah) Cossill+ (b. 3 February 1836)
SonRichard (Dick) Cosil+ (b. 12 March 1837, d. 21 November 1931)
DaughterMary (COSELL) Cosil+ (b. 3 April 1840, d. 7 May 1916)
DaughterMargaret (Maggie) Cossill+ (b. 1844)

Biography

(Margaret) Pourewa was born in 1814 in Waikato, NZ.1 She and Charles (COSELL) Cossill were married on 26 October 1836 in Waimate, BOI, NZ, Bishop WILLIAMS.1,2 She died on 13 November 1884, at age ~70.1

Citations

  1. [S834] Nigel COOPER, Ngati Mahanga
  2. [S1063] Demographic History of BOI section 3 marriages 1814 - 1899

Mary (COSELL) Cosil

F, #19986, b. 3 April 1840, d. 7 May 1916

Parents

FatherCharles (COSELL) Cossill (b. about 1810)
Mother(Margaret) Pourewa (b. 1814, d. 13 November 1884)
Pedigree Link

Family: Michael Bushette

SonGeorge Bushette (b. 1862)
DaughterJane Bushette (b. 1866)

Biography

Mary (COSELL) Cosil was born on 3 April 1840 in Waimate, BOI, NZ.1 She and Michael Bushette were married in 1859 in Auckland, NZ.2 She died on 7 May 1916, at age 76, in Christchurch, NZ.2
2 children for details of descendants see NCO. Mary (COSELL) Cosil was baptized on 4 April 1840 in Waimate, BOI, NZ.1

Citations

  1. [S627] Index to Anglican Baptisms, Burials & Marriages in the BOI
  2. [S834] Nigel COOPER, Ngati Mahanga

Michael Bushette

M, #19987
Pedigree Link

Family: Mary (COSELL) Cosil (b. 3 April 1840, d. 7 May 1916)

SonGeorge Bushette (b. 1862)
DaughterJane Bushette (b. 1866)

Biography

Michael Bushette and Mary (COSELL) Cosil were married in 1859 in Auckland, NZ.1
Also BUSKETT, B USHET.

Citations

  1. [S834] Nigel COOPER, Ngati Mahanga

George Bushette

M, #19988, b. 1862

Parents

FatherMichael Bushette
MotherMary (COSELL) Cosil (b. 3 April 1840, d. 7 May 1916)
Pedigree Link

Biography

George Bushette was born in 1862.
George Bushette emigrated from to Australia.

Jane Bushette

F, #19989, b. 1866

Parents

FatherMichael Bushette
MotherMary (COSELL) Cosil (b. 3 April 1840, d. 7 May 1916)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Jane Bushette was born in 1866. She and Hill were married.

Hill

M, #19990
Pedigree Link

Biography

Hill and Jane Bushette were married.

Margaret (Maggie) Cossill

F, #19991, b. 1844

Parents

FatherCharles (COSELL) Cossill (b. about 1810)
Mother(Margaret) Pourewa (b. 1814, d. 13 November 1884)
Pedigree Link

Family: Henry Rosieur

DaughterElla Rosieur (b. about 1865)

Biography

Margaret (Maggie) Cossill was born in 1844 in Mangonui, Northland, NZ.1,2 She and Henry Rosieur were married.

Citations

  1. [S834] Nigel COOPER, Ngati Mahanga
  2. [S1080] Joan DRUETT and Kay VINCENT (descendant), article Butler House Museum summer 2023

Henry Rosieur

M, #19992
Pedigree Link

Family: Margaret (Maggie) Cossill (b. 1844)

DaughterElla Rosieur (b. about 1865)

Biography

Henry Rosieur was born.1 He and Margaret (Maggie) Cossill were married.
Settler Mangonui NCO
2 children one boy one girl NCO.

Citations

  1. [S834] Nigel COOPER, Ngati Mahanga

Ella (Sarah) Cossill

F, #19993, b. 3 February 1836

Parents

FatherCharles (COSELL) Cossill (b. about 1810)
Mother(Margaret) Pourewa (b. 1814, d. 13 November 1884)
Pedigree Link

Family: Charles A Evans (b. about 1830, d. 29 October 1856)

SonCharles H Evans (b. 1856)

Biography

Ella (Sarah) Cossill was born on 3 February 1836 in Mangonui, Northland, NZ.1,2 She and John G Heath were married. She and Charles A Evans were married on 12 March 1856 in at sea off Tasmania.2

Citations

  1. [S834] Nigel COOPER, Ngati Mahanga
  2. [S1080] Joan DRUETT and Kay VINCENT (descendant), article Butler House Museum summer 2023

Charles A Evans

M, #19994, b. about 1830, d. 29 October 1856
Pedigree Link

Family: Ella (Sarah) Cossill (b. 3 February 1836)

SonCharles H Evans (b. 1856)

Biography

Charles A Evans was born about 1830 in New Hampshire, USA.1 He and Ella (Sarah) Cossill were married on 12 March 1856 in at sea off Tasmania.1 He died on 29 October 1856, at age ~26, in at sea.1 He was buried in January 1857 in Paewhenua, Mangonui, NZ.1
Charles A Evans was a chief Mate then Captain of US whaler Arctic in 1856.1

Citations

  1. [S1080] Joan DRUETT and Kay VINCENT (descendant), article Butler House Museum summer 2023

Richard (Dick) Cosil

M, #19999, b. 12 March 1837, d. 21 November 1931

Parents

FatherCharles (COSELL) Cossill (b. about 1810)
Mother(Margaret) Pourewa (b. 1814, d. 13 November 1884)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Richard (Dick) Cosil was born on 12 March 1837 in Kaikohe, NZ.1,2 He and Sarah Wells were married. He died on 21 November 1931, at age 94, in Whangarei, NZ, age 94.1
8 children

PPA Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 276, 21 November 1931, Page 16
NONAGENARIAN PASSES WHANGAREI, Friday. The death took place at the Whangarei District Hospital to-day of Mr. Richard Cossill, who was in his-91st year. He was born at Kaikohe on March 12, 1837, his father, Mr. Chas. Cossill, of Suffolk, England, having come in a brig to load spars at Hokianga on behalf of the Imperial Government and married a native of high caste. This marriage, conducted by Bishop Williams, is said to have been the first to take place in New Zealand between the two rapes under European law and Christian ceremony. Mr. Richard Cossill spent a lengthy period of years at sea in various craft, including whalers, and paid visits to remote ports of the globe, including the Arctic regions, and obtaining the rank of captain. He was On two of the first boats which came to Whangarei?the schooners Isabella and Ivanhoe ?both of which wpre subsequently wrecked. He was also mate of 'both the Ruahine and the Clansman. The immediate cause of Mr. Cossill's death was blood poisoning, due to a cut from a, tomahawk in one of his feet. He is survived by a family of eight married children, comprisingly five sons and three daughters, numerous grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Richard (Dick) Cosil was baptized on 24 July 1842 in Waimate, BOI, NZ.3,4,1 He was a sailor in 1860.1

Citations

  1. [S834] Nigel COOPER, Ngati Mahanga
  2. [S272] Newspapers Past, http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
  3. [S627] Index to Anglican Baptisms, Burials & Marriages in the BOI
  4. [S66] pearl's Pad web site, Baptisms and Marriages in the Parish of Kerikeri

Sarah Wells

F, #20000
Pedigree Link

Family: Richard (Dick) Cosil (b. 12 March 1837, d. 21 November 1931)

SonCharles Cosil
SonWilliam Cosil
SonLouis Cosil
SonHenry Cosil
SonAndrew Cosil
DaughterCosil
DaughterCosil
DaughterCosil

Biography

Sarah Wells and Richard (Dick) Cosil were married.