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PPA Otago Daily Times, Issue 10631, 28 March 1896, Page 4
DEATH OF AN OLD COLONIST.
On Thursday last, at his son's.' residence at Carey's Bay, Fur!; Cittbners, there passed away one of the-very earliest settlers of Otago in the person of Mr David Carey, sea., late of BlussMn. Born at Hoe, near Battle Abbey, in Susssx, Mr Carey, together with.his wife, who w?s born at St. Leonards, in tk-a tame county, tet Bail intbe year 1533 in the good shjpCaromaudel for Aastra.H.l. After spanding two years in Sydney they le£tin th± barque Magnet, Captain Brace, for New Zealand, arriving at the Bluff early ia March 1840.- Their fellowp^isaengers on, that occasion were Mesdames T, Jonea, W. Colemon, B. Coleman, J. Bsal, Kennaid, Hawkins, Glover, Prior, Trotter, Ss&nlsy, Massrs T. Jones, W. Colemanj B. Colem&a, J. Beal, Kennard, Hawkins, (i. Gtovtr, F. Prior, W. Trotter, Stanley, ]?. Paaooe, and Foliar, together with 11 children- After the vessel had effected some repairs at tho Bluff she set sail on the 16th March 1840, and two days later cast anchor in Waikouaiti Bay, Mrs Carey being one of the first white women to land in that part of the colony. About this time she had the niisforfains to lose her little girl, who was accidentally drowned at Wa&ouaiti. In 18*1 Mr Caiey.'s wife gave birth to another daughter (now Mrs Taylor), who was the first European female child born in Otago. Daring the whole of his euresr in New Zealand Mr Corey has resided in Waikouaiia,' Port Chalmers, and Blueskin. For many yeora after his arrival in the. colony money was an unknown quantity smong the ±ettlera, who bartered produce.for such articles as taa, sugar, and so forth. Œ Mr and Mrs Carey celebrated their golden wedding on May 24-, 1888, in the presence of-"their, nuinarpua children, grandchildren, and friends. Some four months later, however, Mt Carey had the misfortune to lose his wife. She left ? family of 10 children. They were: Mrs Taylor and the eldest eon James (both of whom were bom at Waikoussiti), George, Edwin, and David (who were born at Otego Heads), William and Stephen (natives of Port Chalmers), and Emily and Henry (bom at Carey's Bay). Mr Carey passed away at th? aclvaneed ago of 83 years
PPA Otago Daily Times, Issue 8693, 4 January 1890, Page 5 (Supplement)
THE OLDEST SETTLER IN OTAGO.
DAVID CAREY.
On the commencement of a new year it may be of interest to give some particulars respecting the oldest settler In Otago, who is now a resident at Blueskin. Mr David Carey was born in Battle, Sussex, England, and was married to Miss Hannah Hutchison on the 24th May 1838. He sailed for Sydney on the ship Coromandel (Captain Neill) on the Ist June 1838, arriving there in Octobof the same year. He remained at Sydney until March 1830. when he sailed for New Zealand in the barque Magnet (Captain Bruce). The vessel reached the Bluff on the 16th March, and a chief named al whalers had by the instructions of 111- Wp 'Tr .Tr.hu io ST c ro^x,^^ s?? r ded it I David Carcv. wife irrl - yin ?. T i- and two children; W. C-h/maii and wife; B Co & n I mar, wile and child; Tom Hawkins and Wife ; Win ,:- Irotter (overseer), single; Stanley (eaiiicnt?i-i :e single. Mr Carey remained for two yea? at WM c kuuaiU and was engaged iv brtaking up with ~rubhne? the property that is now know!, an Cherry arm, such things as horsea and plou K h s bung then unknown. He purchased three tuns of Die i>6fcatoes called by the Native. ?? mangamanga," from in am-d Maori and gave in exchange an oldVhiebel topper, winch the recipient was afterward in tliu habit of , I wearing as his sole article of raiment. For s.ven i IZ^u'l 6'" T ,"ʿ """"ty <">r±Dcy. but business r m?±fi. tra"6aots d und" a system of barter. Three n . ! af ter Mr Carey's arrival, his daughter f Harriet who was born at Sydney, was drowned in a bottom of Mataaaka Beach. A daughter -Julia ' h m nOW^?" Ta3"ʿr' of Wttleb,,uruß)-was . ?h?e Mr Carey's son James was the first male child born in the settlement. Durinjr Mr Orw's i two year.' residence It Waikouaiti he encountered very hard times, a. for nine months there w? neither potatoes, (lout, tea, nor Bugar iv the rtttle- . meat, and the food consisted solely of pinis and Maori cabbages, the settlers having oven to make ' tbeirownsslt. The shoes that were worn at this mo were u,ad 3 by Mrs Carey out of flax, and were we rk 1.1,'n i"? 81 ? T>i ere w
lUves at mtV f i, !' Ul"i e iMe at Matanaka, when a disliin? iR i between the white men and the rahil.±V .rwi threatened to kill all the wi-rt "Œ? hRd " uot b±n for the iuflueiice of wL '?i*.i ?* 8> lhe 'na'iascer of tho settleraevt, who was (like his brother. Mr John Jo&es) much IZfZefotWf *.'!*Œ Mr Jo"njm ±? wiu the contidenceof " Jaeky" White and "Bloody Jack " t*o chiefs, who exe.ciaed a great ireaiiure oi control over the tribes, and had I many a,700 ffiS WaikmiiH Cʿm? laad- k In 1812 Mr Ci"ey 'eft 1,1 ?m J weilt t0 Ot '±ʿ Head - where he settled among the Maoris for aix yca.s mit 1 the arrival of the first emigrant vesse s i,,t f'n gT?dfrom the Maorla forpolatoKlowt h.IS? P£" ' S '" old clotlles' WankeU, and I triiiKets. bubiequently ho secured come doi;3 and j-oSy^f^rihTii^s^rs'r biit so far as Saddle Hill .md the Taieri PKiu The toihU'h' 8 'i SVV2. R eed "illtu^""^'""'"i thence'taken to the headi, where they were sold to the whalers ~??i, i' V*"'1 &,ʿ- At tlwt ')eriod thee wero "" , ,ʿ? te nor al, loeß ta i)e haa' but a substitute "Xnu^tS^*'^.? 1^ wnicu a serioua rupture whs narro*vlv aveited The vvlmlera used to kill the Maoris-pigsat night and tr ,Ti Vh eSI t'? Overi"B th "> turned out to slaughter all the whalers; but one of the crew, a dark?v inane them uuderaiand that they should not kill kill him' r" watcll,, aad cateli the thief and i,l at Tn ix± la hrt) Hao^ pi(f3 were kUUd mw r' i ? i 'Œ whea Mr Cllrey waa ʿut searching for his pig,-the pigs were branded then-a largo porker weigh.ng about Scvrt was found, which old John Bull volunteered to carry from Mount Watkins o Hawksbury Bush, and he did it. When the i hihp Lalng and John Wycllffe. the two first emigrant ships, arrived. Mr Carey and his mati-6?of Œ oSJ? y' Whi?'., U ? alled after'"'"- He also owiivid and namal the locality now known as St iff!"??' ? a"inK H after St- Leonards in dusscxtl ± birthplace of .hie wife, lie next darted lime barn ing tor Captain CarglU and Dr Hums, being the r.t lime burner in the colony. He also shewed the rom Svf, m he t ?lʿny- The sheep were brought train Sydney m the same vessel as Mr Catty, and they were shorn with proper shears =tnt from S-ydnev by Mr John Jones. Mr Carey E n. e/rs S .' ttV.ʿ beea a JHCk-of-all-trade?, for he /as also the 1.,3t lighterman and stevedore. The passeaf i , k g?ods from the lirst veEsels were ,"v 1 7, ŒMm,, in a ves6el mia^ aid built fciined from American whalers'wreckage. Mr Eo?----buck was the father of Mrs J. E. MoCson, of Port Chalmers, and his widow is Etill living. Mr Eiclnrd of Pnrakanui, was the first pilot, bat Jlr Lar±y was the first person to pilot a vessel to Duu£J; rtlm ceryice he received £3, but he was r,aej£6by Mr Logic, the customs hou-e officer fur joing so. The fine was at once paid by the captain f V f e!l elt but was alterwards reinuded ou iccouiit ol the vessel being the first to be brought to iTi ?ni I? eiir6t PuWichome in Otago wiis the Ad Port Chalmers Hotel, and the first l?i Duuedii; ".* 8 1- b1 ol r d Commerelal Motel, which was erected at ;ib foot of High street on the site new occupied by :"*" JJl?k, and was kept by the late Mr 'Vafcpn, father of Mrs Thorns Oalcutt, of Goodwood. Che first baker was Mr James Smith, of Greci.field itatiun; the first doctor was the late Dr Maniilnu: the irst chemist, Mrfiulton; the first brewers were the ...bjecc of this sketch, Mr Carey, and Mr David t ? Nm'l 0/ X? Œ t w oha' mv the late Mr W. btraohan; the first tanners were .lewrs Bridgman and M'Neil, of Caversh'm; the i rat Hour millers were the lato Mr Edward M' t. lueban .iid the late Mr George Duncan; and the first .(.islty was made by Mr Carey and Mr llcebnek. It ras made out of cabbage tree, which was obtained bout the place where the Grand Hotel now stands hey had seen the Maoris chewing the cabbace and ŒŒi tasting it they found that it contained sugar, hey then experimented with it by baking and boilig it in an old try pot and distilling it through the arrel of an old muskefc. After that theyß m a1,5