NZ pre 1846

early european contacts

Person Page 972

Samuel Signal

M, #24276, b. 1817, d. 20 June 1893
Pedigree Link

Biography

Samuel Signal was born in 1817 in ENG.1 He and Mary Ann Hayes were married on 5 September 1868 in NZ.1 He died on 20 June 1893, at age ~76, in NZ.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees

Susannah Bills

F, #24277, b. 11 June 1846, d. 18 November 1890

Parents

FatherFrederick Bills (b. 1814, d. 1 July 1865)
MotherMary Ann Hayes (b. 1818, d. 14 February 1885)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Susannah Bills was born on 11 June 1846 in Wellington, NZ.1 She and Allan John Carmont were married. She died on 18 November 1890, at age 44, in Otaki, NZ.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees

Allan John Carmont

M, #24278, b. 1842, d. 10 July 1922

Parents

FatherJohn Carmont (b. 1794, d. 1859)
MotherElizabeth Caven (b. 1805, d. 23 September 1874)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Allan John Carmont was born in 1842 in Dumfries, SCT.1 He and Susannah Bills were married. He died on 10 July 1922, at age ~80, in Otaki, NZ.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees

Agnes Carmont

F, #24281, b. 2 September 1829, d. 28 November 1906

Parents

FatherJohn Carmont (b. 1794, d. 1859)
MotherElizabeth Caven (b. 1805, d. 23 September 1874)
Pedigree Link

Family: Hector McDONALD (b. 1812, d. 7 August 1878)

SonHector Hugh McDONALD (b. 23 April 1856, d. 14 September 1902)
DaughterMary Agnes Jane McDONALD (b. 17 August 1857, d. 1934)

Biography

Agnes Carmont was born on 2 September 1829 in Castle Douglas, Dumfries, SCT.1 She and Hector McDONALD were married in 1854 in Wellington, NZ.1 She died on 28 November 1906, at age 77, in Opaki, Levin, NZ.1
Agnes, who was brought up by her uncle Dr McCartney in Glasgow, had been engaged as a ladies' companion by a Mr & Mrs Clifford who farmed the huge Flaxbourne estate in Marlborough, New Zealand. She sailed on the Phoebe Dunbar and arrived in Wellington in November 1850.
In 1954, in Wellington, she married a fellow Scot, probably from the Isle of Bute, who had gone to New Zealand with his parents around 1818 and had worked on whaling ships and carried on a coastal trade in New Zealand. After they were married they leased 12,000 acres of coastal land and ran cattle and sheep. PECK. Agnes Carmont immigrated to SCT to NZ on the Phoebe Dunbar in 1850.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees

Hector McDONALD

M, #24282, b. 1812, d. 7 August 1878
Pedigree Link

Family 1: Te Kopi (b. about 1820)

SonHugh McDONALD (b. 14 April 1848)

Family 2: Agnes Carmont (b. 2 September 1829, d. 28 November 1906)

SonHector Hugh McDONALD (b. 23 April 1856, d. 14 September 1902)
DaughterMary Agnes Jane McDONALD (b. 17 August 1857, d. 1934)

Biography

Hector McDONALD was born in 1812 in Rothesay Bay, Isle of Bute, SCT.1,2 He and Te Kopi were married. He and Agnes Carmont were married in 1854 in Wellington, NZ.1 He died on 7 August 1878, at age ~66, in Otaki, NZ.1
On 23 May 1854, at Wellington, Agnes Carmont married Hector McDonald, a trader. A native of Scotland, Hector McDonald was born probably in 1812, at Rothesay Bay, Isle of Bute. His parents' names are unknown, but his grandfather was Donald McColl, a Presbyterian minister, and maternal uncle of Donald McLean, the future native minister of New Zealand. At the age of six Hector emigrated with his family to Tasmania, Australia, where they settled at the River Derwent. At an early age he joined a whaling vessel, and in 1832 established a shore-whaling station at Kapiti Island, New Zealand. When the colonial settlement of Port Nicholson (Wellington) was established in 1840, he turned to trading. He ran two schooners between his store at Otaki and the new settlement, trading in Maori produce.
On his arrival in New Zealand Hector McDonald had met Te Rauparaha, and the two developed a mutual respect. At an unknown date he married Te Kopi, a niece of Te Rauparaha. Te Kopi is thought to have died giving birth to their only son, Hugh, who was born on 14 April 1848. He was raised by Hector and Agnes, who were to have five daughters and five sons of their own. Hector McDONALD immigrated to Australia to Kapiti Island whaling station about 1832.1,2 He was a ran shore whaling station Kapiti Island and farmed in 1832.1,2 He was a coastal trader with two schooners in 1840.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees
  2. [S1090] The First Pakehas Around Wellington and Cook Strait 1803 - 1839

Te Kopi

F, #24283, b. about 1820
Pedigree Link

Family: Hector McDONALD (b. 1812, d. 7 August 1878)

SonHugh McDONALD (b. 14 April 1848)

Biography

Te Kopi was born about 1820. She and Hector McDONALD were married.
Niece of Te Rauparaha.

Hugh McDONALD

M, #24284, b. 14 April 1848

Parents

FatherHector McDONALD (b. 1812, d. 7 August 1878)
MotherTe Kopi (b. about 1820)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Hugh McDONALD was born on 14 April 1848 in NZ.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees

Hector Hugh McDONALD

M, #24285, b. 23 April 1856, d. 14 September 1902

Parents

FatherHector McDONALD (b. 1812, d. 7 August 1878)
MotherAgnes Carmont (b. 2 September 1829, d. 28 November 1906)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Hector Hugh McDONALD was born on 23 April 1856 in Otaki, NZ.1 He and Mary Allen Rigg were married. He died on 14 September 1902, at age 46, in Otaki, NZ.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees

Mary Allen Rigg

F, #24286, b. 27 March 1860, d. 18 August 1942
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Biography

Mary Allen Rigg was born on 27 March 1860 in Melbourne?, VIC, AUS.1 She and Hector Hugh McDONALD were married. She died on 18 August 1942, at age 82.1
2 children see PECK.

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees

Mary Agnes Jane McDONALD

F, #24287, b. 17 August 1857, d. 1934

Parents

FatherHector McDONALD (b. 1812, d. 7 August 1878)
MotherAgnes Carmont (b. 2 September 1829, d. 28 November 1906)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Mary Agnes Jane McDONALD was born on 17 August 1857 in NZ.1 She and Allbyn Vincent Collins were married on 15 September 1892.1 She died in 1934, at age ~77, in NZ.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees

Allbyn Vincent Collins

M, #24288, b. 1871, d. 1934

Parents

FatherJames Collins
MotherSarah Russel (b. 1836, d. 4 August 1910)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Allbyn Vincent Collins was born in 1871.1 He and Mary Agnes Jane McDONALD were married on 15 September 1892.1 He died in 1934, at age ~63.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees

James Collins

M, #24289
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Family: Sarah Russel (b. 1836, d. 4 August 1910)

SonAllbyn Vincent Collins (b. 1871, d. 1934)

Biography

James Collins and Sarah Russel were married.

Sarah Russel

F, #24290, b. 1836, d. 4 August 1910
Pedigree Link

Family: James Collins

SonAllbyn Vincent Collins (b. 1871, d. 1934)

Biography

Sarah Russel was born in 1836 in ABD, SCT.1 She and William Mudgway were married. She and James Collins were married. She died on 4 August 1910, at age ~74, in Napier, NZ.1
Sarah's 1st husband, William died 6 years after marriage.
She remarried to James 11 months later and survived him by 19 months. PECK.

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees

Richard Muuckaway

M, #24291, b. 1748, d. 1798
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Family: Mary Poune (b. 1763, d. 17 April 1844)

SonRichard Mudgway+ (b. 5 February 1794, d. 11 January 1870)

Biography

Richard Muuckaway was born in 1748 in High Halden, Ashford, Maidstone, Kent, ENG.1 He and Mary Poune were married. He died in 1798, at age ~50, in ENG.1
Is surname correct or a typo?

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees

Mary Poune

F, #24292, b. 1763, d. 17 April 1844
Pedigree Link

Family: Richard Muuckaway (b. 1748, d. 1798)

SonRichard Mudgway+ (b. 5 February 1794, d. 11 January 1870)

Biography

Mary Poune was born in 1763 in ENG.1 She and Richard Muuckaway were married. She died on 17 April 1844, at age ~81, in ENG.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees

Edmund Mudgway

M, #24293, b. 18 December 1843

Parents

FatherGeorge Mudgway (b. 16 November 1816, d. 28 October 1903)
MotherElizabeth (Betty) Bunyard (b. 1823, d. 14 November 1878)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Edmund Mudgway was born on 18 December 1843 in Wellington, NZ.1 He and Mary Ann White were married.

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees

Mary Ann White

F, #24294, b. about 1845
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Biography

Mary Ann White was born about 1845.1 She and Edmund Mudgway were married.
Note there are a couple of other Mary WHITEs on the DB.

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees

Benjamin Mudgway

M, #24295, b. 7 December 1847, d. 30 July 1940

Parents

FatherGeorge Mudgway (b. 16 November 1816, d. 28 October 1903)
MotherElizabeth (Betty) Bunyard (b. 1823, d. 14 November 1878)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Benjamin Mudgway was born on 7 December 1847 in Wellington, NZ.1 He and Maria (Minnie) Louisa Hemmings were married. He and Mary Scott were married in 1916.1 He died on 30 July 1940, at age 92, in Lower Hutt, Welliongton, NZ.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees

Maria (Minnie) Louisa Hemmings

F, #24296, b. 1844, d. 15 August 1912
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Biography

Maria (Minnie) Louisa Hemmings was born in 1844 in Cornwall, ENG.1 She and Benjamin Mudgway were married. She died on 15 August 1912, at age ~68, in Lower Hutt, Wellington, NZ.1
5 children see PECK.

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees

Mary Scott

F, #24297, b. about 1880
Pedigree Link

Biography

Mary Scott was born about 1880. She and Benjamin Mudgway were married in 1916.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees

George Mudgway

M, #24298, b. 12 July 1849, d. 1 June 1921

Parents

FatherGeorge Mudgway (b. 16 November 1816, d. 28 October 1903)
MotherElizabeth (Betty) Bunyard (b. 1823, d. 14 November 1878)
Pedigree Link

Biography

George Mudgway was born on 12 July 1849 in Wellington, NZ.1 He and Mary Amelia McGRIVEN were married. He died on 1 June 1921, at age 71, in NZ.1
7 children see PECK.

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees

Mary Amelia McGRIVEN

F, #24299, b. 1851, d. 1 February 1922
Pedigree Link

Biography

Mary Amelia McGRIVEN was born in 1851 in Hawkes Bay, NZ.1 She and George Mudgway were married. She died on 1 February 1922, at age ~71, in NZ.1

Citations

  1. [S704] web site extensive trees

Captain Moody

M, #24300, b. about 1760

Biography

Captain Moody was born about 1760.
In 1808 deposited a 14 strong sealing gang on the Bounty Islands. Gang later rescued by the King Goerge. MVA. Captain Moody was a Captain of sealer Santa Anna in 1808.1

Citations

  1. [S708] Ocean Notorious