Person Page 839

Thomas Cassidy was born about 1810.^1,2,3,4

Possibly same as Thomas CASS ?
OLC plan no 271 CASSIDY T 1500ac at Mangataipa (or Waru) exchanged for Pds 1053 scrip 1000ac at Te Roorungha on the Waima River exchanged for Pds 1000 scrip JLHK. Thomas Cassidy immigrated to to Hokianga in 1836.⁴ He was a sawyer, Waima, Hokianga in 1838.¹

John Brooks was born about 1810.^1,2

John Brooks was a sawyer, Waima, Hokianga in 1838.¹

J N Inches was born about 1810.¹

Probably involved in court case in Auckland 1844 PPA Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist 14 March 1844. J N Inches was a trader, Waima, Hokianga in 1838.¹

John Turnbull was born about 1810.¹

John Turnbull was a sawyer, Rangiora, Hokianga in 1838.¹

Alexander McGREGOR was born about 1810.^1,2,3,4 He died in 1842.³

Involved in establishing a bank in Russell, PP1840. Alexander McGREGOR immigrated to to Russell in 1838.³ He was a sawyer, Rangiora, Hokianga in 1838.¹

Edward Chadwick was born about 1810.^1,2,3,4

Bought land Waima, Hokianga JLHK
OLC plan no 255 NICHOLAS and CHADWICK 1000 ac at Rangiwhakataka on the Waima River, Exchanged for Pdsd 457 scrip JLHK. Edward Chadwick was a Sawyer, Okuwao, Hokianga in 1838.^1,4

R H Smyth was born about 1810.^1,2

Possibly selling land with PARTRIDGE at Mangonui 1840 PP1840BOI. R H Smyth was a trader, Paheke, Hokianga in 1838.¹

William Newton was born about 1810.¹

William Newton was a trader, Paheke, Hokianga in 1838.¹

J Dryden was born about 1800.¹

J Dryden was a carpenter, Kohukphu, Hokianga in 1838.¹

I Ives was born about 1800.¹

I Ives was a servant, Kohukohu, Hokianga in 1838.¹

Alexander Chapman was born about 1800.^1,2,3,4,5

Bought land Waima, Hokianga JLHK
OLC plan no 276 and 258 300ac Te Tio on the mangamuka River exchanged for Pds 54 scrip and 900ac at papawhakahota on the Waima River exchanged for Pds 136.5 scrip JLHK
On panel to consider a land claim 23 aug 1834 deed 263 see Thomas MITCHELL
1st feb 1835 on the Fanny from Hokianga to Sydney. Alexander Chapman immigrated to to Hokianga before 1835.⁴ He was a shipwright, Motiti, Hokianga in 1838.¹ He was a carpenter, Hokianga in 1846.²

Margarethe Kirstine Hammer was born in 1798 in Denmark.¹ She and Peter Koefoed were married. She died on 3 February 1869, at age ~71, in Denmark.¹

8 children. Seperated.

James Hollingsworth was born about 1800.¹

OLCHK 266, 273 KELLY, NICHOLSON and others 2000ac at Pakahikatoa on the Waima River Scrip Pds 979 to KELLY Scrip Pds 489.5 to LLOYD, Scrip pds 244.75 to HOLLINGSWORTH Scrip Pds 244.75 to BAKER JLHK. James Hollingsworth was a sawyer, Motiti, Hokianga in 1838.¹

Thomas Hollingsworth was born about 1800.¹

OLCHK 266, 273 KELLY, NICHOLSON and others 2000ac at Pakahikatoa on the Waima River Scrip Pds 979 to KELLY Scrip Pds 489.5 to LLOYD, Scrip pds 244.75 to HOLLINGSWORTH Scrip Pds 244.75 to BAKER JLHK. Thomas Hollingsworth was a sawyer, Motiti, Hokianga in 1838.¹

John W Wright was born about 1800.^1,2,3,4,5 He and Unknown were married.¹

'purchased' 1000 acres Mangamuka, Hokianga, 1831 and later exchanged for Pds 1500 scrip. JLHK
While John WRIGHT of Hokianga was noted as married and with children in both 1838 and 1846 censuses, Joseph W WRIGHT appeared to be single without children in these censuses. Also, he was a witness to several Land Sales in the Hokianga and so appears to be more educated. There was also a Samuel WRIGHT in Hokianga in later censuses but he was single too.
I did not have the extract from Jack Lee's book that John WRIGHT purchased 25 acres at Mangamuka in 1831. As I believe the man known as John WRIGHT arrived some time after 1828 this looks OK too. ( I will explain this comment shortly). So thanks for that piece of information.
The land at Otarahiko was 10ơ acres which is on the Mangamuka and may be part of the 25 acres or a different piece of land.
I am so pleased that you were 'guessing' the dates of birth and sex of John WRIGHT's children as my Charles would have been born in 1832-3 if his age of 41 when he died in April 1874 was correct. So the child born in 1832 could still be my Charles.
I have gone through all the Death indices from 1860 until 1890 for all John WRIGHTs, and have purchased a dozen so far but have not located my John WRIGHT. As he was described as "a decrepit blacksmith' in 1872 and the land was up for sale in 1877, he may well have died, been drowned or simply disappeared and no record of his death exists.
Many years ago when I could not get my family out of NZ, I had my DNA tested hoping to find where in England, (WRIGHT is an English surname), my ancestors hailed from. Imagine my surprise when I found that my paternal DNA is Irish! Specificly it is the DNA of the O'Brien, Hogan, Kennedy, Casey and Crowe clans who all have a common ancestry before surnames were taken up in the 10th and 11th century. I now run a website for this haplotype at www.irishtype3dna.org/
As my DNA is that of the O'Brien, I have found that an Irish convict, John O'BRIEN, aged 19 in 1828, escaped from Sydney and was never recaptured. Could he be the man known as John WRIGHT, blacksmith of Hokianga? If Charles was his son, then this scenario is quite possible. It will be very difficult to prove but there were many escaped convicts and debtors who arrived in Northland in the 1830s. Many Irish there too. John WRIGHT may even have chosen that surname to 'appear' related to Joseph W WRIGHT. DWR
OLC 176 Hokianga: S EGERT paid Pds 107.25 to J WRIGHT for 350 acres at Warau.
OLCHK 263, 278 / 624-5 1100 ac on the Mangamuka River exchanged for pds 1600 scrip JLHK
OLCHK 437 / 836 ( same person?) 25 ac at Otonago on the Mangamuka River grant to J J MONTEFIORE of 10 ac JLHK. John W Wright immigrated to to Hokianga about 1830 ESR has 1837 but from MARKHAM would be before 1834.⁵ He was a blacksmith, Otarahiko, Hokianga in 1838.¹

Unknown was born about 1810.¹ She and John W Wright were married.²

Unknown immigrated to to Hokianga in 1837.¹

Louisa Felicite Prideaux Evelyn Wright was born about 1830.¹

Charles Wright was born about 1833 died age 41 DC.^1,2 He and Alice (Allacia) MacAVOY were married. He died on 8 April 1874 in Kaeo, Northland, NZ.²

Will Dated one day before death.
Stated that he was not married to partner Alice McAvoy so a Will was necessary to ensure she received the house and land.
Signed with 'His Mark' so he was not educated.
Denis WRIGHT descended from. Charles Wright was a settler, Kaeo in 1871.³

Maori was born.^1,2 She and Thomas Jones were married.

Henry (Harry) Pearson was born about 1800.^1,2,3 He and Atamira were married on 15 March 1839 in Mangamuka, Hokianga.⁴

Claimed 2080 acres Hokianga JLHK. Henry (Harry) Pearson immigrated to to Hokianga about 1825.² He was a sawyer, Tongataboo, Hokianga in 1838.¹

John Joseph Davis was born about 1810.¹ He and Esther Baker were married on 12 January 1843 in Mangonui, BOI, NZ, note in BDMBOI has "previously married."^2,3

BOIMAR1 has "previously married" for both of them. John Joseph Davis was a sawyer, Hokianga in 1838.¹

James Louden was born about 1800.¹

James Louden was a carpenter, Mata, Hokianga in 1838.¹