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John Webber was born about 1740 in Eng?¹

Painting in TePapa Museum Wellington of Queen Charlotte Sound, Ship's Cove. John Webber was an artist on COOK's 3rd voyage in 1769.²

Stanfield Parkinson was born about 1740 in Eng?¹

Conrad Martens was born in 1811 in ENG.^1,2 He died in 1878, at age ~67, in Australia.¹

Visited Bay of Islands for 5 days in 1835 ( on the Beagle?) on his way from England to Australia painting in Te Papa. Conrad Martens was an artist, painter, draughtsman on the Beagle in 1835.^1,2

Andrew Brown was born on 14 February 1846. He and Ellen Wrigley were married on 8 October 1868 in St Marys of the Angels, Wellington, NZ.¹ He died on 4 June 1926, at age 80.

George Frederick Swainson was born about 1810 in ENG.^1,2,3 He died in 1870 in NZ.¹

Sketches in Te Papa museum
need to confirm birth year. George Frederick Swainson emigrated about 1840.² He was a painter and surveyor in 1840.¹ He was farming Porirua in 1841.³

Edith Swainson was born about 1830 in Eng?¹

Edith Swainson emigrated from ENG to NZ on the Jane arriving NZ 24/5/1841.

Mary Swainson was born about 1830 in Eng?¹

Mary Swainson emigrated from ENG to NZ on the Jane arriving NZ 24/5/1841.

Joseph Jenner Merrett was born on 18 December 1815 in Tewkesbury, ENG.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8} He and Rangitetaea (Maria) Kawauw (Koa) were married in 1845.⁸ He died on 22 December 1854, at age 39, in Wellington, NZ, dropsy.^1,7

Joseph Jenner Merrett was an artist, Auckland.^1,3 Arrived Kawhia abt 1835 with John EDWARDS and they set up trading operation.
came from Australia early 1840's TP paintings in Te Papa Museum. TP
perhaps mother Elizabeth MERRITT nee? Widow who came from Adelaide to Russell in 1839?
email from HEST 10 nov 2022
I have been researching Rangitetaea Kawauw or Koa, the wife of Joseph Jenner Merrett for a while, but have stepped up my hunt since finding so many people have erroneously recorded her name as Rangitetaea Te Mautaranui Koa or variations of that name, and they claim that Te Mautaranui and Hekeua are her parents.They are not.
My tupuna Te Mautaranui, a chief of Tuhoe and Ngatiawa, and his wife Hekeua were from the Urewera's and his whanau are well recorded. I have copies of some records of his family, none of whom were Rangitetaea.
There is a Ngati Koura in Tuhoe.
Others claim that her parents were Kawhia Te Ngohi and his wife Paraheke which would make her the sister of Rewi Maniapoto. I have found zero evidence so far to support that claim either, and neither do any of the claimants provide any evidence.
Rangitetaea was of Ngati Koura from Te Akau in the Raglan area. I am still awaiting some Maori Land Court records to get more evidence, but so far the information I have found is that her father is Poroaki of Ngati Koura and he had an interest in the Te Akau block. Maria was added to her name when she was baptised by the Rev Morgan.
the original Koura was the daughter of Paoa of Ngati Paoa, and some of her descendants live in the vicinity of Oparure Pa just outside of Te Kuiti in the King Country and I have their whakapapa back to Koura.
Koura's grandson is depicted as the tekoteko the wharenui Waipatoto tuarua. I have not yet managed to connect Rangitetaea to Koura.
I neglected to say that I am also of Ngati Kinohaku and Ngati Toa descent and have done a lot of reasearch in the King Country - Kawhia, Waikato areas - not that I am an expert, but I do have come knowledge.
Some of my information is from MLC minute books, and other publications including an item in The Manawatu Journal of History, Issue 15, 2019, pp
55-63 titled 'But, Who Was Rangi Kawauw? as well as an item in Footprints of History November 1992, 'First Pictorial Records of Waipa - J. J. Merrett, pp 193-198. and an item in Art New Zealand magazine, by Roger Blackley, Issue 56, Spring 1990, pp 82-84, 111. He immigrated to to Kawhia about 1835.⁴ He was a trader, Kawhia in 1835. He was an interpreter in 1845.²

T J Grant was born about 1810.

Painted Maori, Maketu who was tried and hanged for murder in Auckland 1842. TP. T J Grant was an artist in 1842.¹

Jane Russell was born about 1845.¹

Half caste who lived in Rotorua.

Foley was born.¹

Meech was born about 1800.¹

Worked with OXENHAM. Meech was in boat builder, Hutt Valley, in 1840.¹

Oxenham was born about 1810.¹

Worked with MEECH. Oxenham was in boat builder Hutt Valley in 1840.¹

William James Wright was born in 1809.^1,2,3 He and Caroline Brooks were married on 7 November 1841 in St Paul's, Wellington, NZ. He died on 24 November 1867, at age ~58.^2,4

Built schooner Royal George in 1840
note no mention of William in the book "The Uknown Kaipara 1250-1873" by Brian BYRNE which extensively researched. Not shown as an early settler or resident.
have one note that WRIGHT owned property at head of Otamatea River, (Kaipara) with GRAHAME. William James Wright immigrated to arrived in the Kaipara from Tasmania in 1837.^5,2 He was in boat builder, waterman, in 1840.¹

George Smith was born about 1810.¹

George Smith was in government clerk in charge of stores in 1840.²

Charles Hook Gordon Logie was born about 1810.^1,2,3

Settled Otago OASES
possible cabin passenger from Nelson to Sydney on the Star of China 1845 MAR. Charles Hook Gordon Logie immigrated to to Auckland in 1839 ESR has 1840 to BOI.¹ He was in government clerk in charge of stores in 1840.^4,2

Frances Mitchell was born about 1810.¹

Frances Mitchell was in public servant in 1840.¹

James Powell was born about 1810.^1,2

Possibly employed as tutor by PORTER for his son William PORTER in Auckland 1841. WP
possibly with Charles UPHAM in BOI 1837 helping COLENSO MKI. James Powell was a public servant in 1840.¹

T M Woolley was born about 1810.¹

Possibly had wife who gave music lessons in Paihia around 1840? AMID. T M Woolley was in public servant in 1840.¹

James Blanch was born about 1810.¹

James Blanch was in public servant in 1840.¹

W (Henry?) Clayton Hayes was born about 1810.^1,2

Acting Postmaster 1841, BOI RMR
sacked 1841? RMR. W (Henry?) Clayton Hayes was in public servant, clerk and acting postmaster, in 1840.¹

Thomas Cheeseman was born about 1810.¹

Assisted Governor by doing survey of schooner Ariel when government looking at purchase along with BARNABY and LASLETT
Thomas CHEESEMAN was on HMS Buffalo in 1837 as Supervisor when gathering spars. Wrote detailed accounts.