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Edward (Captain) Mein Chaffers

M, #11801, b. 30 August 1806, d. 10 August 1845

Parents

FatherRichard Chaffers (b. 1780, d. 1855)
MotherHonor (Honour) Main (b. 1786, d. 1849)
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Family: Dinah (Diana) Strickland (b. 30 April 1812, d. 4 May 1889)

SonEdward Alexander Main Chaffers+ (b. 15 February 1832, d. 1899)
SonWilliam Adolphus Chaffers (b. 24 July 1839)

Biography

Edward (Captain) Mein Chaffers was born on 30 August 1806 in Portsea Island, Portsmouth, HAMP, ENG.1,2,3,4,5 He and Dinah (Diana) Strickland were married on 16 October 1830 in St George's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.1 He died on 10 August 1845, at age 38, in on board HMS Warspite, in Beirut, committed suicide.1
Was master on the Beagle when Darwin visited NZ
Was the captain of the Tory.
surveyed Wellington Harbour 1839 EB
perhaps born North Yarmouth, Norfolk? DE
1840 on committee organizing Ball and Fete PP1840
subscriber to a fete may 1840 Wellington PP 23 may 1840. Edward (Captain) Mein Chaffers was baptized in 1818 in St Marys Church, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hamp, ENG.1 He was a seaman in Navy in 1830.1 He immigrated to to Wellington on the Tory in May 1839.6,7,1 He was a Ships Captain on 12 May 1839.6 He was a harbourmaster Port Nicholson. in 1840.6 He emigrated from in the Brougham from Wellington to ENG on 2 May 1841.1

Citations

  1. [S201] Put Him in the Longboat
  2. [S241] the City of the Strait
  3. [S308] The Birth of a City Wellington 1840 - 1843
  4. [S570] N Z Gazette & Wellington Spectator
  5. [S1120] Whaler by Providence
  6. [S40] Curtain Raiser to a Colony
  7. [S190] The Discovery and Re Discovery of Wellington Harbour.

Samuel Revans

M, #11804, b. 1808, d. 1888

Biography

Samuel Revans was born in 1808 in ENG.1,2,3,4,5,6,7 He died in 1888, at age ~80.5
Brought printing press and pre-fabricated office with him.
1863 fought duel with Henry HARRISON DK
subscriber to a fete may 1840 Wellington PP 23 may 1840. Samuel Revans immigrated to arrived Wellington 7 mar 1840 from London on the Adelaide on 18 September 1839.1 He was a publisher / editor Wellington, barrister in 1841.1,3 He was in farmer Wairarapa in 1847.1

Citations

  1. [S40] Curtain Raiser to a Colony
  2. [S241] the City of the Strait
  3. [S308] The Birth of a City Wellington 1840 - 1843
  4. [S354] series of lectures on Early NZ History to Otago Institute
  5. [S400] The Smell of Powder - duelling in NZ
  6. [S570] N Z Gazette & Wellington Spectator
  7. [S851] The Making of Wellington 1800-1914
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Francis Alexander Molesworth

M, #11805, b. 1818, d. 4 August 1846

Parents

FatherArscott (Sir) Ourry Molesworth
MotherMary Brown
Pedigree Link

Biography

Francis Alexander Molesworth was born in 1818 in ENG age 27 at death.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 He died on 4 August 1846, at age ~28, in LON, ENG, died from injuries received when a tree fell on him when clearing his land in the HUTT.12,5,6
Only short time in NZ due to injuries from falling tree and he died in London 1844. Had got engaged to Emily WAKEFIELD
1842 River Hutt
ejw2 has ship as 'Oriental"
another source has date of death as 1845 CRC
1840 on committee organizing Ball and Fete PP1840
subscriber to a fete may 1840 Wellington PP 23 may 1840
owned a section on Porirtua Rd ACHT. Francis Alexander Molesworth immigrated to arrived Wellington from London 31 jan 1840 on the Oriental in September 1839.12 He was a farmer Hutt Valley, alderman in 1841.12,4 He emigrated from left NZ in 1844.11

Citations

  1. [S189] New Zealand from Tasman to Massey
  2. [S217] Historic Throndon
  3. [S245] The New Zealand Portfolio
  4. [S314]
  5. [S308] The Birth of a City Wellington 1840 - 1843
  6. [S344] London Journal
  7. [S354] series of lectures on Early NZ History to Otago Institute
  8. [S569] N Z Gazette & Wellington Spectator
  9. [S570] N Z Gazette & Wellington Spectator
  10. [S723] Tawa Flat and the Old Porirua Road
  11. [S851] The Making of Wellington 1800-1914
  12. [S40] Curtain Raiser to a Colony

Richard Davies (David) Hanson

M, #11806, b. 1805, d. 2 March 1876

Biography

Richard Davies (David) Hanson was born in 1805 in London, ENG, DNZB p 349.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 He died on 2 March 1876, at age ~71, in Adelaide, SA, AUS.7
'purchased' the Chathams.
went to Adelaide, Australia 1846 AHC
left Wellington 28 april 1840 on the Cuba PP1840
established whaling station in the Chathams 1840. MKIN
NZGG 29 sep 1841. Richard Davies (David) Hanson immigrated to arrived 2 march 1840 From London to Wellington on the Cuba on 1 August 1839.13 He was a lawyer for NZ Coy. in 1840.13 He was a crown prosecutor for southern districts in 1841.14 He was a magistrate on 7 July 1841.14 He was a solicitor, editor N Z Colonist in 1842.6 He was a solicitor Wellington in 1843.11 He emigrated from to Australia in 1846.12

Citations

  1. [S41] Adventure in New Zealand.
  2. [S1] The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol 1
  3. [S189] New Zealand from Tasman to Massey
  4. [S245] The New Zealand Portfolio
  5. [S272] http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
  6. [S314]
  7. [S308] The Birth of a City Wellington 1840 - 1843
  8. [S570] N Z Gazette & Wellington Spectator
  9. [S581] Nelson a history of early settlement
  10. [S723] Tawa Flat and the Old Porirua Road
  11. [S325]
  12. [S851] The Making of Wellington 1800-1914
  13. [S40] Curtain Raiser to a Colony
  14. [S835]
Family Explorer

Arthur Cruickshank Elmslie

M, #11807, b. 23 August 1813, d. 13 December 1893
Pedigree Link

Biography

Arthur Cruickshank Elmslie was born on 23 August 1813 in ENG.1,2,3,4,5,6 He died on 13 December 1893, at age 80, in Anaru, French Pass, Nelson.1,4
Old boy of Christ's Hospital, London, ENG, ANF
1839 living Onahau RMA
travelled back to England 1847? to see parents and while away Erihapeti died. MDL. Arthur Cruickshank Elmslie immigrated to to Te Awaiti, Tory Channel, NZ, in May 1831.1,4 He was a whaler, Queen Charlotte Sound from 1833 to 1839.7,8,3,4,6

Citations

  1. [S567] Nelson Province 1642 -1842
  2. [S581] Nelson a history of early settlement
  3. [S732] Samuel Ironside in New Zealand 1839-1858
  4. [S857] Nelson Notables 1840-1940
  5. [S974] He ringatoi o nga tupuna Isaac Coates and his Maori portraits
  6. [S1090] The First Pakehas Around Wellington and Cook Strait 1803 - 1839
  7. [S40] Curtain Raiser to a Colony
  8. [S201] Put Him in the Longboat
Family Explorer

Erihapeti (Elizabeth) Pouakai

F, #11808, b. about 1820, d. 1847
Pedigree Link

Biography

Erihapeti (Elizabeth) Pouakai was born about 1820.1,2 She died in 1847 in Queen Charlotte Sound, NZ.1,2 She was buried in 1847 in Maori cemetery, Wakapuaka.1
Daughter of a chief of the Ngatikoata tribe. ANF
had name as "Nga Bouka" ? ANF?

Citations

  1. [S567] Nelson Province 1642 -1842
  2. [S857] Nelson Notables 1840-1940

Geordie Bolts

M, #11809, b. about 1800

Biography

Geordie Bolts was born about 1800.1
See George Joseph THOMS.

Citations

  1. [S732] Samuel Ironside in New Zealand 1839-1858
Family Explorer

Te Ua Turikiririki

F, #11810, b. about 1810
Pedigree Link

Family: George Joseph (Charley) (Geordie Bolts) (TOMS) Thoms (b. about 1799, d. 1854)

Son(Toms) Thoms (b. 1833)
SonGeorge Thoms (b. 1835)
SonJoseph (TOMS) Thoms (b. 25 March 1842, d. 11 June 1909)

Biography

Te Ua Turikiririki was born about 1810.1
Relative of Te Rauparaha HMO
daughter of Nohorua RHYR3
niece of Te RAPARAHA DOWI.

Citations

  1. [S1090] The First Pakehas Around Wellington and Cook Strait 1803 - 1839
Family Explorer

Joseph (Joe) Robinson

M, #11813, b. about 1811, d. 1879
Pedigree Link

Family: Harena Kawanu (b. about 1820)

SonJames Robinson (b. 28 July 1837)
DaughterEleanor (Harena) Robinson (b. 1841)
DaughterMary Ann Robinson (b. 1844)
DaughterRebecca Robinson (b. 1846)

Biography

Joseph (Joe) Robinson was born about 1811 in Eng? died age 68 RHYR3.1,2,3,4,5 He and Harena Kawanu were married. He died in 1879 in New Plymouth, NZ.5
Joseph (Joe) Robinson was a worked with whaling gang Moturoa, New Plymouth 1840'S.5 He built a ship "Venture" 8 tonnes. used as coastal trader.
note UK 1881 census has a Jane ROBINSON born Wellington about 1812. Who was Jane? did she marry? Joe? and if so did they go back to England before birth of a daughter Mary Ann in 1845 in Newcastle on Tyne.
possibly in court Wellington jul 1840 relating to an assault charge PP1840
From National Library
Robinson, Joseph Henry, -1879
Robinson, Joe, -1879

Shipwright, born in Kent. In 1821 Joseph sailed to Sydney on board the whaling ship 'Nordford' accompanied by his brother James. They arrived at Port Nicholson in 1822 or 1823. He married Harena Kawamu (see the Name record for Kauamo) and they had James b 1837, Eleanor (Harena) b 1841, Rebecca b 1846 and Maryann b 1844. The family lived at Petone, Queen Charlote Sound and later New Plymouth, where Joseph and Harena both died and are buried. Conflicting information has Joseph and James arriving in Sydney on 5 Jan 1823 on board the 'Thetis' and coming onto NZ five months later in a ship owned by Captain Thoms (see 77-124). For names and dates of birth of their issue see 77-124, and also `Nga Tupuna o Te Whanganui-a-Tara' Vol 3 (Wellington City Council & Wellington Tenths Trust, 2005)

note: National Library has a number of references to this family. He immigrated to ENG to AUS to NZ about 1836 other accounts have arrived abt 1822 or 1823.5 He was in boat building, Hutt Valley, in 1839.6,7,1

Citations

  1. [S120]
  2. [S241] the City of the Strait
  3. [S567] Nelson Province 1642 -1842
  4. [S570] N Z Gazette & Wellington Spectator
  5. [S1090] The First Pakehas Around Wellington and Cook Strait 1803 - 1839
  6. [S40] Curtain Raiser to a Colony
  7. [S41] Adventure in New Zealand.

William (Bill) (Captain) A Smith

M, #11814, b. about 1800

Biography

William (Bill) (Captain) A Smith was born about 1800 in Eng?1,2
Helped to pilot the Tory into Wellington in 1839. Probably a whaler. CRC
might have ben the SMITH who along with WALTERS bought Barrett's Hotel from Dicky BARRETT in 1841.
there was a Captain SMITH R A on the Cuba into Wellington 4 jan 1840 NP
probably the "SMITH" who shifted from Te Awaiti to Wellington 1839/1840 to be agent for NZ Coy? ANF
was only Englishman living in Wellington 1839 apart from ROBINSON who was with the Maori in the HUTT. AHCT. William (Bill) (Captain) A Smith was in whaler Queen Charlotte Sound in 1835.3 He was a Looked after the NZ Coys affairs in Port Nicholson while Tory went north in 1839.3

Citations

  1. [S567] Nelson Province 1642 -1842
  2. [S723] Tawa Flat and the Old Porirua Road
  3. [S40] Curtain Raiser to a Colony
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Willoughby (Lieutenant) J Shortland

M, #11815, b. 1804, d. 1849

Parents

FatherThomas (Captain) George Shortland (b. 10 May 1771, d. 23 November 1827)
MotherElizabeth Tonkin (b. 16 August 1771, d. 16 June 1858)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Willoughby (Lieutenant) J Shortland was born in 1804 in Plymouth, ENG, DNZB p 428.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19 He and Isabella Kate Johnston Fitzgerald were married in 1842 in Auckland, NZ.20 He died in 1849, at age ~45, in Devonshire, ENG.1,20
Was in Wellington to look after law and order in 1840.
dec 1842 in Tauranga with troops to quell fighting. ES
Isabella Kate Johnston Fitzgerald and Willoughby Shortland didn't have any children. They married in Auckland in 1842
Shortland Street in New Plymouth and Auckland named after him.probably passenger on Louisa Campbell arriving Auckland 18 aug 1845 ( from Wellington?) SL. Willoughby (Lieutenant) J Shortland was in Royal Navy in 1830.1 He was in Police magistrate then Colonial Secretary and keeper of records in 1840.1,21,14,19 He immigrated to Sydney to Bay of Islands with HOBSON on HMS Herald on 17 January 1840.1,10,17,18 He was a magistrate on 7 July 1841.19 He emigrated from left NZ in 1843.1

Citations

  1. [S40] Curtain Raiser to a Colony
  2. [S1] The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol 1
  3. [S189] New Zealand from Tasman to Massey
  4. [S241] the City of the Strait
  5. [S308] The Birth of a City Wellington 1840 - 1843
  6. [S345] They Came to New Zealand
  7. [S354] series of lectures on Early NZ History to Otago Institute
  8. [S400] The Smell of Powder - duelling in NZ
  9. [S513] A Centennial History of Tauranga
  10. [S523] New Zealand's First Capital
  11. [S544] French Akaroa
  12. [S566] Trading Cultures a history of the far north
  13. [S570] N Z Gazette & Wellington Spectator
  14. [S572]
  15. [S633] Without Fear or Favour
  16. [S645] The Voyagers
  17. [S743] Early Settlers Roll
  18. [S807] Jubilee Gathering of Old Colonists October 10 1892
  19. [S835]
  20. [S606] personal email
  21. [S238] List of Officers in NZ Government 1840 (from Blue Book)
Family Explorer

John (KNOCKS) Knox

M, #11816, b. about 1827

Parents

FatherJohn Knox (d. about 1835)
Pedigree Link

Biography

John (KNOCKS) Knox was born about 1827.1
Born England or Sydney. Mother died when he was an infant and then father who was a clerk with Bell and Moss ( or Mossman) in Sydney died when John was 8 or 9.
BELL brought him to Mana Island. BELL died so he went with John (Tommy) EVANS to Tokumapuna island near Kapiti. Then joined the Tory in 1839 as interpreter. Eventually went back to Tokumapuna. CRC?
note: CCBA has father alive 1842 and was a passenger on the "Wallaby" returning from Mana to Laucenston. CCBA. John (KNOCKS) Knox immigrated to to Mana Island from Sydney in 1836 aged nine. Was an orphan. Came with BELL.2 He was in interpreter for NZ Coy. in 1839.2

Citations

  1. [S613] Captain Charles BAYLEY
  2. [S40] Curtain Raiser to a Colony
Family Explorer

Bell

M, #11817, b. about 1800, d. about 1837
Pedigree Link

Biography

Bell was born about 1800.1 He died about 1837 in Mana Island, NZ.2,3,4
First white "owner" of Mana island.
probably the Sydney business man who owned a shore whaling station in Cloudy Bay 1830 HMO. Bell immigrated to from Sydney to Mana Island in 1836.2

Citations

  1. [S241] the City of the Strait
  2. [S40] Curtain Raiser to a Colony
  3. [S41] Adventure in New Zealand.
  4. [S18] WILLIMENT T M I
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Mary

F, #11818
Pedigree Link

Biography

Mary was born.1
After husband's death continued to live with the Maoris. Mary immigrated to to Mana Island from Sydney in 1836.2

Citations

  1. [S6] Captured by Maori
  2. [S40] Curtain Raiser to a Colony

Samuel Cobham

M, #11820, b. about 1810

Biography

Samuel Cobham was born about 1810.
Designed a city for the Hutt Valley .... totally unrealistic. CRC.
Family Explorer

Esther Hazelden

F, #11821, b. about 1792, d. 1869
Pedigree Link

Family: Thomas Bishop (b. about 1785, d. 1847)

DaughterElizabeth Bishop+ (b. 1811, d. 7 February 1887)

Biography

Esther Hazelden was born about 1792.1 She and Thomas Bishop were married. She died in 1869.1

Citations

  1. [S694] descendant
Family Explorer

Levi Lovelock

M, #11822, b. about 1772
Pedigree Link

Family: Charlotte Brisenden (b. about 1776, d. 1846)

SonIsaac Lovelock+ (b. 25 November 1804, d. 6 February 1870)
DaughterMary Lovelock+ (b. 20 November 1808, d. 24 February 1883)

Biography

Levi Lovelock was born about 1772.1 He and Charlotte Brisenden were married.

Citations

  1. [S694] descendant
Family Explorer

Charlotte Brisenden

F, #11823, b. about 1776, d. 1846
Pedigree Link

Family: Levi Lovelock (b. about 1772)

SonIsaac Lovelock+ (b. 25 November 1804, d. 6 February 1870)
DaughterMary Lovelock+ (b. 20 November 1808, d. 24 February 1883)

Biography

Charlotte Brisenden was born about 1776.1 She and Levi Lovelock were married. She died in 1846.1

Citations

  1. [S694] descendant
Family Explorer

Charlotte Lovelock

F, #11824, b. 11 September 1842, d. 29 April 1929

Parents

FatherIsaac Lovelock (b. 25 November 1804, d. 6 February 1870)
MotherElizabeth Bishop (b. 1811, d. 7 February 1887)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Charlotte Lovelock was born on 11 September 1842 in Cuba St., Wellington, NZ.1,2 She and William Tonks were married on 31 January 1859 in Wellington, NZ.3,2 She died on 29 April 1929, at age 86, in Wellington, NZ.1 She was buried on 1 May 1929 in Karori, Wellington, NZ.1

Citations

  1. [S694] descendant
  2. [S736]
  3. [S116] Shipping Lists
Family Explorer

Eliza Lovelock

F, #11825, b. 1845, d. 4 February 1932

Parents

FatherIsaac Lovelock (b. 25 November 1804, d. 6 February 1870)
MotherElizabeth Bishop (b. 1811, d. 7 February 1887)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Eliza Lovelock was born in 1845 in Wellington, NZ.1 She and David Thomas were married on 9 June 1879 in NZ.2 She died on 4 February 1932, at age ~87, in Wairarapa, NZ.2 She was buried in February 1932 in Clarieville Cemetery, Carterton, Wairarapa, NZ.2

Citations

  1. [S694] descendant
  2. [S116] Shipping Lists
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