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Fuller

M, #2426, b. 1840

Parents

FatherJohn Fuller (b. about 1810)
MotherUnknown
Pedigree Link

Biography

Fuller was born in 1840.
Fuller immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Mandarin arriving NZ 21/12/1841 4/8/1841. Class: cabin. He had person sources.1 He was in 1841.

Citations

  1. [S145] Shipping Lists, various Personal Database
Family Explorer

John Alexander Gilfillan

M, #2427, b. 1793
Pedigree Link

Family: Mary Bridges (b. 1807, d. 18 April 1847)

DaughterGeorgiana Gilfillan+ (b. 1828, d. 1887)
DaughterMary (Margaret) Gilfillan (b. 1831, d. 1909)
DaughterElizabeth (Eliza) Gilfillan (b. 1833, d. 18 April 1847)
SonFrancis (Frank) L Gilfillan (b. 1835, d. 18 April 1847)
SonJohn Gordon Gilfillan (b. 1839, d. 27 May 1875)
DaughterSarah St Clair Gilfillan (b. 12 March 1841, d. 21 April 1924)
SonAdam Campbell Gilfillan (b. 1844, d. 18 April 1847)
DaughterAgnes Gilfillan (b. January 1847, d. June 1847)

Biography

John Alexander Gilfillan was born in 1793.1,2,3,4 He and Mary Bridges were married.
John Alexander Gilfillan was a farmer Wanganui 1843 ON.5 Class: cabin
arrived Wanganui on the Catherine Johnstone end 1842 MSAB
settled on farm on outskirts Wanganui. Attacked by Maori 18th April 1847, wife, 5 children and grandson murdered. APL
later in year the family moved to Australia APL

PPA THE GILFILLAN MASSACRE.
Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 182, 31 July 1909, Page 2

Artist. sketched various places. He had person sources.6 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Mandarin arriving NZ 21/12/1841 on 4 August 1841.7

Citations

  1. [S779] Adam Plover, Blood and Tears
  2. [S194] Darry McCARTHY, The First Fleet of Auckland
  3. [S1231] M J G SMART & A P BATES, The Wanganui Story
  4. [S1241] Chris Maclean, Kapiti
  5. [S1233] Marie WHITE, Lakes District of Wanganui
  6. [S145] Shipping Lists, various Personal Database
  7. [S431] various, Shipping Lists
Family Explorer

Mary Bridges

F, #2428, b. 1807, d. 18 April 1847
Pedigree Link

Family: John Alexander Gilfillan (b. 1793)

DaughterGeorgiana Gilfillan+ (b. 1828, d. 1887)
DaughterMary (Margaret) Gilfillan (b. 1831, d. 1909)
DaughterElizabeth (Eliza) Gilfillan (b. 1833, d. 18 April 1847)
SonFrancis (Frank) L Gilfillan (b. 1835, d. 18 April 1847)
SonJohn Gordon Gilfillan (b. 1839, d. 27 May 1875)
DaughterSarah St Clair Gilfillan (b. 12 March 1841, d. 21 April 1924)
SonAdam Campbell Gilfillan (b. 1844, d. 18 April 1847)
DaughterAgnes Gilfillan (b. January 1847, d. June 1847)

Biography

Mary Bridges was born in 1807.1 She and John Alexander Gilfillan were married. She died on 18 April 1847, at age ~40, in Wanganui, NZ.2,1,3
Class: cabin
arrived Wanganui on the Catherine Johnstone end 1842 MSAB
4 members of family killed by Maori. Mary Bridges had person sources.4 She was in 1841. She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Mandarin arriving NZ 21/12/1841 on 4 August 1841.5

Citations

  1. [S779] Adam Plover, Blood and Tears
  2. [S334] Michael BARTHORP, To Face the Daring Maoris
  3. [S1012] Diane WILSON, The Wilson Collection
  4. [S145] Shipping Lists, various Personal Database
  5. [S431] various, Shipping Lists
Family Explorer

Georgiana Gilfillan

F, #2429, b. 1828, d. 1887

Parents

FatherJohn Alexander Gilfillan (b. 1793)
MotherMary Bridges (b. 1807, d. 18 April 1847)
Pedigree Link

Family: James (Dr) Allison (b. 1816, d. 1867)

SonAlexander Allison (b. 1846, d. June 1847)
SonAlexander Allison (b. about 1850)
SonThomas Allison (b. about 1855)
SonJohn Allison (b. about 1860)
SonJames Allison (b. 1863, d. 1950)

Biography

Georgiana Gilfillan was born in 1828.1,2 She and James (Dr) Allison were married on 30 March 1844 in Wanganui Rev TAYLOR age 16.3,4,5 She died in 1887, at age ~59, in at sea in the Pacific Ocean returning from California after visiting her son.5
Class: cabin
arrived Wanganui on the Catherine Johnstone end 1842 MSAB. Georgiana Gilfillan had person sources.6 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Mandarin arriving NZ 21/12/1841 on 4 August 1841.7

Citations

  1. [S1231] M J G SMART & A P BATES, The Wanganui Story
  2. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists
  3. [S779] Adam Plover, Blood and Tears
  4. [S1012] Diane WILSON, The Wilson Collection
  5. [S1233] Marie WHITE, Lakes District of Wanganui
  6. [S145] Shipping Lists, various Personal Database
  7. [S431] various, Shipping Lists
Family Explorer

Elizabeth (Eliza) Gilfillan

F, #2430, b. 1833, d. 18 April 1847

Parents

FatherJohn Alexander Gilfillan (b. 1793)
MotherMary Bridges (b. 1807, d. 18 April 1847)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Elizabeth (Eliza) Gilfillan was born in 1833.1 She died on 18 April 1847, at age ~14, in Wanganui, NZ, murdered by Maori.2
Class: cabin
arrived Wanganui on the Catherine Johnstone end 1842 MSAB. Elizabeth (Eliza) Gilfillan had person sources.3 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Mandarin arriving NZ 21/12/1841 on 4 August 1841.4

Citations

  1. [S1231] M J G SMART & A P BATES, The Wanganui Story
  2. [S779] Adam Plover, Blood and Tears
  3. [S145] Shipping Lists, various Personal Database
  4. [S431] various, Shipping Lists
Family Explorer

Mary (Margaret) Gilfillan

F, #2431, b. 1831, d. 1909

Parents

FatherJohn Alexander Gilfillan (b. 1793)
MotherMary Bridges (b. 1807, d. 18 April 1847)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Mary (Margaret) Gilfillan was born in 1831.1 She died in 1909, at age ~78.2
Arrived Wanganui on the Catherine Johnstone end 1842 MSAB
class: cabin
wounded when family attacked by Maori 1847 but survived
PPA Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9558, 3 August 1909, Page 4
Miss Margaret Gilfillan, one of the oldest residents of the Wanganui district, is dead, at the age of 78. She was the sole survivor of the terrible "Gilfillan massacre" at Matarawa in 1847, the whole family, except Miss Gilfillan (and, her father, who wa9 absent) being murdered by'natives. Mary (Margaret) Gilfillan had person sources.3 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Mandarin arriving NZ 21/12/1841 on 4 August 1841.4

Citations

  1. [S779] Adam Plover, Blood and Tears
  2. [S272] Newspapers Past, http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
  3. [S145] Shipping Lists, various Personal Database
  4. [S431] various, Shipping Lists
Family Explorer

Francis (Frank) L Gilfillan

M, #2432, b. 1835, d. 18 April 1847

Parents

FatherJohn Alexander Gilfillan (b. 1793)
MotherMary Bridges (b. 1807, d. 18 April 1847)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Francis (Frank) L Gilfillan was born in 1835.1,2 He died on 18 April 1847, at age ~12, in Wanganui, NZ, 4 members of family killed by Maori.3,1
Class: cabin
arrived Wanganui on the Catherine Johnstone end 1842 MSAB. Francis (Frank) L Gilfillan had person sources.4 He was in 1841. He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Mandarin arriving NZ 21/12/1841 on 4 August 1841.5

Citations

  1. [S779] Adam Plover, Blood and Tears
  2. [S1231] M J G SMART & A P BATES, The Wanganui Story
  3. [S334] Michael BARTHORP, To Face the Daring Maoris
  4. [S145] Shipping Lists, various Personal Database
  5. [S431] various, Shipping Lists
Family Explorer

John Gordon Gilfillan

M, #2433, b. 1839, d. 27 May 1875

Parents

FatherJohn Alexander Gilfillan (b. 1793)
MotherMary Bridges (b. 1807, d. 18 April 1847)
Pedigree Link

Biography

John Gordon Gilfillan was born in 1839.1 He died on 27 May 1875, at age ~36, in Lake Rotorua drowned.2
Class: cabin
arrived Wanganui on the Catherine Johnstone end 1842 MSAB
4 members of family killed by Maori. John Gordon Gilfillan had person sources.3 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Mandarin arriving NZ 21/12/1841 on 4 August 1841.4

Citations

  1. [S779] Adam Plover, Blood and Tears
  2. [S955] New Plymouth Museum, Puke Ariki
  3. [S145] Shipping Lists, various Personal Database
  4. [S431] various, Shipping Lists
Family Explorer

Sarah St Clair Gilfillan

F, #2434, b. 12 March 1841, d. 21 April 1924

Parents

FatherJohn Alexander Gilfillan (b. 1793)
MotherMary Bridges (b. 1807, d. 18 April 1847)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Sarah St Clair Gilfillan was born on 12 March 1841 in Glasgow, SCT.1,2 She died on 21 April 1924, at age 83, in Whanganui, NZ.2
Class: cabin
arrived Wanganui on the Catherine Johnstone end 1842 MSAB
4 members of family killed by Maori
Sarah St. Clair Gilfillan was born in Whanganui to parents Mary and John Gilfillan. As a small child, she escaped a violent attack on her home at Matarawa with her brother John. The attack occurred on April 18th 1847, when a group of young Maori from the upper Whanganui River allegedly sought retribution for the shooting of their relative Hapurona Ngarangi. The Gilfillan family had settled in Matarawa in 1842 and were living in relative isolation. Years later, Sarah Gilfillan gave an account of the attack on her family, published in 1888.
After the attack at Matarawa, John Gilfillan and his three children Mary Jane, Sarah and John, moved to Sydney. They stayed there until some time in the 1870s when the three siblings moved back to Whanganui. John Gilfillan (junior) tragically drowned in Lake Rotorua on May 27th 1875 at 35 years of age. The sisters spent time at the Lambhill residence in Warrengate, with their nephew Alexander, who was the son of their elder sister Georgianna. Sarah Gilfillan died on April 21st 1924 at age 83, after a trapping accident. Sarah St Clair Gilfillan had person sources.3 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Mandarin arriving NZ 21/12/1841 on 4 August 1841.4

Citations

  1. [S779] Adam Plover, Blood and Tears
  2. [S955] New Plymouth Museum, Puke Ariki
  3. [S145] Shipping Lists, various Personal Database
  4. [S431] various, Shipping Lists

Hamble

M, #2435, b. about 1810

Biography

Hamble was born about 1810.1
Class: cabin. Hamble had person sources.2 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Mandarin arriving NZ 21/12/1841 on 4 August 1841.1

Citations

  1. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists
  2. [S145] Shipping Lists, various Personal Database
Family Explorer

Richard Callaghan

M, #2436, b. about 1830

Parents

FatherJames (Jas) Callaghan (b. about 1810, d. 20 September 1869)
MotherMary Ann (d. 2 July 1873)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Richard Callaghan was born about 1830.1

Citations

  1. [S644] Marie KING, A Most Noble Anchorage

John Jacobs

M, #2437, b. about 1815

Biography

John Jacobs was born about 1815.1
Class: cabin
possible marriage 25 aug 1848 to Mary COWLES in Kercoonda, SA, AUS South Australian newspaper. John Jacobs had person sources.2 He was in 1841. He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Mandarin arriving NZ 21/12/1841 on 4 August 1841.1

Citations

  1. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists
  2. [S145] Shipping Lists, various Personal Database
Family Explorer

John Kebbell

M, #2441, b. about 1810

Parents

FatherKebbel
Pedigree Link

Biography

John Kebbell was born about 1810.1,2
Class: cabin
with brother Thomas established a flour mill on the banks of the manawatu .. but wasn't a success DHRN. John Kebbell had person sources.3 He was in 1841. He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Mandarin arriving NZ 21/12/1841 on 4 August 1841.1

Citations

  1. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists
  2. [S851] David HAMER & Roberta NICHOLLS, The Making of Wellington 1800-1914
  3. [S145] Shipping Lists, various Personal Database
Family Explorer

Thomas (KEBBLE) Kebbell

M, #2442, b. about 1818, d. 1890

Parents

FatherKebbel
Pedigree Link

Family: Flora McDonald (b. 1828, d. 1919)

SonWilliam McDonald Kebbell+ (b. 1849)
ChildKebbell (b. 1850)
DaughterAnn Kebbell (b. 31 January 1852, d. 1854)
ChildKebbell (b. 1854)
DaughterLouisa Kebbell (b. 1858)
DaughterEdith Kebbell (b. 1861)
SonCecil Kebbell (b. 1866)
SonRichard Cummins Kebbell (b. 1868)

Biography

Thomas (KEBBLE) Kebbell was born about 1818.1,2 He and Flora McDonald were married in 1848 in Old St Pauls, Wellington.3,4 He died in 1890, at age ~72, in Wellington, NZ.4
Class: cabin. Thomas (KEBBLE) Kebbell had person sources.5 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Mandarin arriving NZ 21/12/1841 on 4 August 1841.2 He was an Esquire, JP, Manawatu in 1858.4

Citations

  1. [S851] David HAMER & Roberta NICHOLLS, The Making of Wellington 1800-1914
  2. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists
  3. [S272] Newspapers Past, http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
  4. [S1012] Diane WILSON, The Wilson Collection
  5. [S145] Shipping Lists, various Personal Database
Compiler: Anthony Christiansen
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