Catherine Edith Park
F, #11676
Biography
Catherine Edith Park and
John Deans were married in 1879.
Hugh James Thompson
M, #11689, b. 1849
Parents
Biography
Hugh James Thompson was born in 1849 in Nelson, NZ.
1 Citations
- [S442] index
James Burn Green
M, #11690, b. about 1851, d. 1923
Parents
Biography
James Burn Green was born about 1851 in Nelson, NZ.
1 He and
Elizabeth Houlderness Hadfield were married on 13 August 1874 in Wesleyan Church, Nelson, NZ.
1 He died in 1923.
1 Citations
- [S685] descendant
Francis (Captain) Sinclair
M, #11691, b. about 1810, d. 1846
Biography
Francis (Captain) Sinclair was born about 1810 in SCT.
1,2,3,4 He died in 1846 in drowned off coast of South Island in shipwreck.
5,1 1843 had a part share in the 30t schooner Richmond. DNZB
settled at Pigeon Bay
built boats at Pigeon Bay JD. Francis (Captain) Sinclair immigrated to Glasgow to Wellington on the Blenheim arriving 27 dec 1840 on 25 August 1840.
5 Citations
- [S244] A History of New Zealand Life
- [S243] Pioneers of Canterbury DEANS family letters 1840 -1854
- [S400] The Smell of Powder - duelling in NZ
- [S116] Shipping Lists
- [S1] The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol 1
John Gebbie
M, #11692, b. about 1812, d. 16 March 1851
Biography
John Gebbie was born about 1812 in SCT?
1,2 He died on 16 March 1851 in Canterbury, NZ.
1,2 Emigrated from Scotland with their children.
went with the DEANS brothers to Canterbury from Wellington on the "Richmond"
possibly a 3rd child born Wellington abt 1841
TM has John, wife and three children travelling form Wellington to Canterbury. John Gebbie emigrated from arrived Wellington 22 jan 1840 on the Auroa. in September 1839.
3 He was a farmer in 1845.
1 Citations
- [S244] A History of New Zealand Life
- [S243] Pioneers of Canterbury DEANS family letters 1840 -1854
- [S1] The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol 1
Maria
F, #11693
Biography
Maria was born in SCT?
Maria emigrated from arrived Wellington 22 jan 1840 on the Auroa. in September 1839.
1 Citations
- [S1] The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol 1
Samuel Manson
M, #11694, b. about 1816
Biography
Samuel Manson was born about 1816.
1,2,3 Samuel Manson was a dairy farming, Governor's Bay, Canterbury.
4,2 Class: steerage
worked for William DEANS after Wellington shifted to Canterbury and eventually became a dairy farmer. JD.
went to Canterbury from Wellington feb 1843 on the "Richmond." with wife and 3 children TM
emigrated with their children DNZB
FSM descendant = Mr R F NIXON of Wanganui. He immigrated to arrived Nelson 25 oct 1842 on the Thomas Harrison. in 1842.
4 He was a carpenter, farm servant in 1842.
Citations
- [S56]
- [S76] FRC SHP.NZ.PAS.CBY
- [S243] Pioneers of Canterbury DEANS family letters 1840 -1854
- [S1] The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol 1
Jean (Jane) Smith
F, #11695, b. about 1819, d. 1899
Biography
Jean (Jane) Smith was born about 1819.
1 She died in 1899 in Governor's Bay, CBY.
2 Jean (Jane) Smith immigrated to arrived Nelson 25 oct 1842 on the Thomas Harrison. in 1842.
3 Citations
- [S1091] descendant
- [S76] FRC SHP.NZ.PAS.CBY
- [S1] The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol 1
Henry (Colonel) Despard
M, #11696, b. about 1784, d. 30 April 1859
Biography
Henry (Colonel) Despard was born about 1784.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7 He died on 30 April 1859 in Heavitree, Devon, ENG.
8 Henry (Colonel) Despard was a soldier and officer in British forces.
8 Arrived Auckland from Sydney 1 jun 1845 with two companies of soldiers after attacks in Kororareka by Hongi Heke. Involved in fighting in NZ up to jan 21 1846 when he left NZ for Sydney never returned to NZ MB.
Citations
- [S206] Historical Sketch of NZ the first hundred years
- [S354] series of lectures on Early NZ History to Otago Institute
- [S391] The Waimate Mission
- [S543] Heke's War in the North 1845 extracts from Diary
- [S592] Pewhairangi Bay of Islands 1814-1845
- [S644] A Most Noble Anchorage
- [S932] Reminiscences of Twelve Months' Service in NZ
- [S1] The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol 1
Johann (Dr) Karl Ernst Dieffenbach
M, #11697, b. 27 January 1811, d. 1 October 1855
Biography
Johann (Dr) Karl Ernst Dieffenbach was born on 27 January 1811 in Giessen, Grand Duchy of Hesse, Germany.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 He and
Katharine Emelie Reuning were married in April 1851 in Geissen, Germany.
1 He died on 1 October 1855, at age 44, in Giessen, Germany, died of typhus.
1 Visited Marlborough Sounds 1839 and counted the Europeans. Kakapo Bay 5 ( probably didn't include Mrs GUARD or her children), Ocean Bay 30 Europeans, two stations, Tom CANE's Bay Two Stations, Cutter's Bay one staion and near Robertson Point another Station.
first European to climb Taranaki.1840
returned to England october 1841.
visited Tauranga 1841 ES
stayed Paihia, BOI abt 1840 at TIBBEY's place. AMID
wrote " Travels in New Zealand"
went to Chatham Islands 1840 to "purchase" land. COMIS
visited Kaipara 1841 stated that about 40 Europeans living there. Johann (Dr) Karl Ernst Dieffenbach was a naturalist with NZ Company. in 1839.
1 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Tory arriving NZ 20/9/1839 on 5 June 1839.
1 Citations
- [S1] The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol 1
- [S78] Guards of the Sea
- [S201] Put Him in the Longboat
- [S241] the City of the Strait
- [S345] They Came to New Zealand
- [S355] A History of Tauranga County
- [S354] series of lectures on Early NZ History to Otago Institute
- [S513] A Centennial History of Tauranga
- [S566] Trading Cultures a history of the far north
- [S565] The Meeting Place
- [S645] The Voyagers
- [S755] The Whale's Wake
- [S732] Samuel Ironside in New Zealand 1839-1858
- [S840] The Chatham Islands
- [S994] Muriwhenua Land Claim (Wai-45) 1989
Katharine Emelie Reuning
F, #11698
Biography
Citations
- [S1] The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol 1
Klara Dieffenbach
F, #11699, b. about 1853
Parents
Biography
Klara Dieffenbach was born about 1853.
Anna Dieffenbach
F, #11700, b. about 1855
Parents
Biography
Anna Dieffenbach was born about 1855.