Charles (ROGERS) Rodgers was born in 1811.
1 He and
Cecelia Eliza Herbert were married on 26 July 1838 in Essex, ENG.
1 He died on 25 August 1840, at age ~29, in Wellington Harbour, WGTN, NZ, drowned in boating accident.
1 Mass drowning, 9 settlers, Port Nicholson, 25th August 1840: (NZETC: Early Wellington):
Shortly after this (25th August, 1840), a fatal accident occurred at Pito-one, when a boat party of twelve persons were within a hundred yards of the beach. The boat was upset, and though they were in less than seven feet of water, only three survived the accident.
These were Mr. Francis Bradey, Mr. Fowler and the steersman. Those drowned were Messrs. J. Pierce; W. Elsdon; R. Hight; Lancaster; Josiah Tucker; Martin, a sailor belonging to the boat and lately of the ?Jewess?; Griffin, late steward of the ?Cuba; Rogers, a thatcher; and a person known as ?Colonial Bill.?
Other sources:
Complete story: http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZGWS18400829.2.6&srpos=2&e=-08-1840--08-1840--10--1----0drowning-all
robert.phillips@xtra.co.nz
1840 "late of Waltham Abbey" NP
PPA BURIED.
New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator, Volume I, Issue 21, 29 August 1840. Charles (ROGERS) Rodgers had person sources.
2 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Oriental arriving NZ 31/1/1840 on 15 September 1839.
3 He was in 1840.