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Charlie Wilkinson was born about 1811 in AYR, SCT.¹ He and Maori Maiden were married about 1840 in LON, ENG.¹

After being shipwrecked in NZ married Chief's daughter. Went to England with her an dmarried there and returned to Wellington 1840. Charlie Wilkinson immigrated to from Scotland on a whaler. shipwrecked in NZ in 1835.¹ He immigrated to arrived Wellington 5 sep 1840 on the Coromandel from London. in 1840.¹

Maori Maiden and Charlie Wilkinson were married about 1840 in LON, ENG.¹

Mary Ann Fergussen immigrated to Victoria, AUS to BOI, NZ, about 1840.¹

Alexander Brodie Spark was born about 1800.¹

NZ government Gazette 1841 Listed under Land Claims Thames large claims in partnership with Henry TAYLER NZGG. Alexander Brodie Spark was a Sydney Merchantm and land speculator in 1841.¹

Sarah Fergussen immigrated to Victoria to BOI about 1840.¹

Helen Souter was born about 1790 in ENG.¹ She died on 8 July 1848 in Wellington, NZ.² She was buried in July 1848 in Bolton Street Cemetery, Wellington, NZ.²

BOLCEM
Widowed wife of George HUNTER. George and Helen arrived in Wellington on the "Duke of Roxburgh" in 1840, with their family of 10 children. One of the original purchasers of a one-acre block in the city (in Dixon Street), George was very much involved in business and politics. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace, a Magistrate in 1842, and then elected as Wellington's first mayor in October 1842. He died unexpectedly while still in office. Helen Souter immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Duke of Roxburgh arriving NZ 8/2/1840 on 10 May 1839.³

Christopher Berry was born about 1775. He and Elisabeth Salmon were married.

Elisabeth Salmon was born about 1780. She and Christopher Berry were married.

Judith Berry was born about 1804.

Judith Berry was baptized on 23 October 1804 in St Margarets, Kings Lynn, ENG.¹

Christopher Berry was born on 8 December 1821 in NFK, ENG.¹

James Newdick Berry was born on 13 August 1823 in NFK, ENG.¹

Edmund Newdick Berry was born on 11 May 1825 in NFK, ENG.¹

Elisabeth Newdick Berry was born on 2 February 1827 in NFK, ENG.¹

William Newdick Berry was born on 5 August 1833 in NFK, ENG.¹

William Walters was born about 1812.¹ He died in 1842 in Wellington, NZ, diseased heart, 30 yrs.¹

William Walters immigrated to to Wellington 1839/1840.² With SMITH bought Barrett's Hotel from Dicky BARRETT in 1841. He was a publican, Barretts Hotel in 1841.

Thomas Paton was born in 1815 age 77 in 1892 JGOC.^1,2 He and Unknown were married.

In partnership with William MASON realestate and architecture in Auckland 1841-43
probably went from Wellington to BOI on the Patriot 28 dec 1840 NZ Gazette and Wellington Spectator 2 jan 1841
12 descendants in 1892 JGOC. Thomas Paton immigrated to arrived Russell 17 mar 1840 on the Westminster in 1840.^1,2 He was a DBNZ p 279 in postmaster Wellington then real estate Auckland., clerk in magistrate's office Port Nich, in 1840.^3,4,5,6 He was a postmaster in 1841.⁷

Thomas (Captain) George Shortland was born on 10 May 1771 in Portswea, Hampshire, ENG, ENG.^1,2 He and Elizabeth Tonkin were married on 16 December 1799 in Plymouth, DEVON, ENG.² He died on 23 November 1827, at age 56, in Port Royal Surrey, Jamaica, yellow fever.²

Thomas George Shortland b.10 May 1771 Portsea, Hampshire, England died 23 November 1827 Port Royal Surrey, Jamaica, Caribbean.
Of Yellow Fever and is buried in a tomb located under the floor of St Andrews Parish Church, Halfway Tree Road, Jamaica. The tomb is located partially under the bench seats inside and is covered by an 8 x 4 foot slab of white marble. The monument has the following inscription:


"Under This Slab Are Deposited The Bodies Of Thomas George Shortland Esquire Who Was A Post Captain In And The Commissioner of His Majesties Navy Resident At Port Royal And Died On The 23rd Day of November 1827
ALSO Of His Daughter Elizabeth Shortland And Who Died On The 25th Of The Same Month Age 25
Coat of Arms of SAVERY
Motto Nec Sorte Nec Fato (Neither by Chance Nor Fate)"


Thomas married Elizabeth Tonkin b.16 August 1771 Devonport, Devon, England died 16 June 1858 Plymouth, Devon, England on the 16 December 1799 Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 6 boys & 4 girls.
1. George Tonkin Shortland 1801 (m) Harriet Collins
2. Elizabeth Shortland 1802 (m) Allen
3. Willoughby J Shortland 1804 (m) Isabella Kate Johnston Fitzgerald daughter of Robert A Fitzgerald of of Geraldine, County Limerick
4. Charles Shortland 1808
5. Catherine Shortland 1811
6. Edward Shortland 1812 (m) Eugenia Ilardi b. 20 April 1831 Palermo, Italy daughter of Don Pietro Ilardi & Rosalia Spiticake Palermo, Italy (between you and me, there's talk of connections the Don Ilardi had to the Mafia)
7. John Rutherford Shortland 1814
8. Peter Fredrick Shortland 1815 (m) Emily Marion Jones b.1825 Saint Andrews, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada
9. Margaret Amelia Shortland 1817
10. Cordelia Augustine Shortland 1819
FCT.

Edward Newdick Berry was born about 1830 in NFK, ENG.¹ He died in 1832 in NFK, ENG.¹