George (Captain) (CHARLTON) Charleton was born in 1801.
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Ann Robson were married. He died in 1863, at age ~62, in NZ?
1 Obtained a bush licence (sale of liqour) 18 apr 1845 at Kawhia for Pds 10. (to ferry postman and mails free?) BULI
bought 50 acres (Kawhia?) off Johnny COWELL RAMU
PPA
OBIT
MR JOHN CHARLETON. OLD SETTLER PASSES.
The death of Mr John Robson Charleton at Ruakiwi removes one of the rapidity diminishing band of early settlers of the Raglan district. It also brings hack to memory the fact that the family from which lie descended was connected with one of the most romantic periods of English history, the limes of the Derwenlwater rebellion. The father of the deceased was George Charleton, who was born at Toadhalls, England, in 1801, and with his wife left England in 1833 on the ship Clyde for Sydney, New South Wales. After two or three years in New South Wales they came to New Zealand and settled in Kawhia. (loorge Charleton went in extensively for farming, and at one time owned all of the Ruapuke district, besides leasing Mount Hanoi from the Government for a cattle run. He also owned a schooner trading on the coast, and vis drowned when the schooner was wrecked on the Kawhia bar.
John Robson Charleton was the youngest of the family, and the only son. There were five daughters. He was apprenticed on Iho Government steamer under Captain Fairchild. When he thought he had learned sufficient navigation he bought a schooner, and started trading on the coast. After running her ashore on the Wanganui bar he gave up sea life and settled down in Raglan, where he was well-known as a boat-builder. A few years ago he went to live with his daughter, Mrs Tapp, of Ruakiwi, where he passed away on Monday. It was rumoured that he was heir to a large sum of money in Chancery. In 188 i the Chancery Court advertised for the heir of one Robert Robson, who was said hi he a brother of the deceased?s mother. The story goes that at Ihc time or Ihe Pretender, James First of Feel land, their grandfather, who was folrlv wcnlßw. ????"?-v in his lot willi Ihc Earl of Dcrwenlwatcr on behalf of the Pretender. All their properties were confiscated by the Government, and the Earl of Derwentwater was beheaded. It is said that the Robsons? great-grandfather?s estate was placed in the hands of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and afterwards into the Chancery Court. The late Mr J. R. Charleton claimed to be able to trace his descent, and to he the heir lo the properly. He, however, was not successful, as the estate is said to be still in Chancery?. George (Captain) (CHARLTON) Charleton immigrated to to Kawhia in 1835.
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