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Rangatira

M, #36876, b. about 1825
Pedigree Link

Family: Maria Paparinga (b. about 1830)

SonThomas Rangatira? (b. 1851)

Biography

Rangatira was born about 1825 in Ruapuke?1 He and Maria Paparinga were married.

Citations

  1. [S1038] register of baptisms 1850-1885 Ruapuke Mission
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Thomas Rangatira?

M, #36877, b. 1851

Parents

FatherRangatira (b. about 1825)
MotherMaria Paparinga (b. about 1830)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Thomas Rangatira? was born in 1851 in Ruapuke.1
1/4 caste.

Citations

  1. [S1038] register of baptisms 1850-1885 Ruapuke Mission
Family Explorer

Betsey Friday

F, #36878, b. about 1842
Pedigree Link

Family: Isaiah Waitiri (b. about 1820)

DaughterAlice Waitiri (b. 13 September 1851)
DaughterIsabella Waitiri (b. 13 April 1853)
DaughterLouisa Ann Waitiri (b. 24 June 1855)
SonAlbert Waitiri (b. 12 July 1856)

Biography

Betsey Friday was born about 1842 in Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, NZ.1 She and Isaiah Waitiri were married. She and Thomas Gray were married on 14 August 1859 in Mission House, Ruapuke.1
Half caste
need to check ... maybe Isaiah is the father of Betsey (Elizabeth) ?? Betsey Friday was baptized on 15 February 1852 in Ruapuke.1

Citations

  1. [S1038] register of baptisms 1850-1885 Ruapuke Mission
Family Explorer

Isaiah Waitiri

M, #36879, b. about 1820
Pedigree Link

Family: Betsey Friday (b. about 1842)

DaughterAlice Waitiri (b. 13 September 1851)
DaughterIsabella Waitiri (b. 13 April 1853)
DaughterLouisa Ann Waitiri (b. 24 June 1855)
SonAlbert Waitiri (b. 12 July 1856)

Biography

Isaiah Waitiri was born about 1820.1 He and Betsey Friday were married. He and Elizabeth Ballantine were married on 8 January 1878 in Ruapuke.2
Maori of rank.

Citations

  1. [S1038] register of baptisms 1850-1885 Ruapuke Mission
  2. [S1216] Kate STEVENS, "Gathering Places"
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Alice Waitiri

F, #36880, b. 13 September 1851

Parents

FatherIsaiah Waitiri (b. about 1820)
MotherBetsey Friday (b. about 1842)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Alice Waitiri was born on 13 September 1851 in Waiootokoriri, Ruapuke.1
Alice Waitiri was baptized on 13 February 1852 in Ruapuke.1

Citations

  1. [S1038] register of baptisms 1850-1885 Ruapuke Mission
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Isabella Waitiri

F, #36881, b. 13 April 1853

Parents

FatherIsaiah Waitiri (b. about 1820)
MotherBetsey Friday (b. about 1842)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Isabella Waitiri was born on 13 April 1853 in Ruapuke.1
Isabella Waitiri was baptized on 26 June 1853 in Ruapuke.1

Citations

  1. [S1038] register of baptisms 1850-1885 Ruapuke Mission
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James Leader

M, #36882, b. about 1852

Parents

FatherJames (Jimmy) Leader (b. about 1800, d. 5 January 1852)
Mother(Mary) Wehikore (b. about 1810)
Pedigree Link

Biography

James Leader was born about 1852.1,2
James Leader was baptized on 18 February 1855 in Jacob's River.1

Citations

  1. [S1038] register of baptisms 1850-1885 Ruapuke Mission
  2. [S1216] Kate STEVENS, "Gathering Places"
Family Explorer

Elizabeth Charlot Stevens

F, #36883, b. 1 November 1854

Parents

FatherWilliam (Captain) Stevens (b. 17 June 1825, d. 2 August 1897)
MotherElizabeth (IRAHAPETI) Hatipapa (b. 1832, d. 22 December 1864)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Elizabeth Charlot Stevens was born on 1 November 1854 in Jacob's River.1
Elizabeth Charlot Stevens was baptized on 18 February 1855 in Ruapuke.1

Citations

  1. [S1038] register of baptisms 1850-1885 Ruapuke Mission
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Eliza Thomas

F, #36884, b. about 1844

Parents

FatherWilliam Thomas (b. 22 July 1809)
MotherMary Tukiwaha (b. about 1816, d. 1861)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Eliza Thomas was born about 1844 in The Neck, Stewart Island, NZ.1

Citations

  1. [S1038] register of baptisms 1850-1885 Ruapuke Mission
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William Paulin

M, #36885, b. 29 August 1851

Parents

FatherJohn Paulin (b. 1816, d. 10 November 1860)
MotherAnn Stevens (b. 17 March 1823, d. September 1853)
Pedigree Link

Biography

William Paulin was born on 29 August 1851 in Jacobs River, Southland.1
William Paulin was baptized on 18 February 1855 in Ruapuke.1

Citations

  1. [S1038] register of baptisms 1850-1885 Ruapuke Mission
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Richard Bates

M, #36886, b. 8 January 1855, d. 1910

Parents

FatherNathaniel Bates (b. 24 November 1819, d. 13 July 1887)
MotherHarriet (Kuihi) Watson (b. about 1832, d. 11 May 1922)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Richard Bates was born on 8 January 1855 in Jacob's River, Southland.1,2 He died in 1910, at age ~55.2
Richard Bates was baptized on 18 February 1855.1

Citations

  1. [S1038] register of baptisms 1850-1885 Ruapuke Mission
  2. [S1056] Alexandra KING, The Weller's whaling station : the social and economic formation of an Otakou community, 1817-1850
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Andrew Davis

M, #36887, b. about 1825
Pedigree Link

Family: Susannah Kori (b. about 1830)

SonJames Davis (b. June 1851)

Biography

Andrew Davis was born about 1825.1 He and Susannah Kori were married.

Citations

  1. [S1038] register of baptisms 1850-1885 Ruapuke Mission
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Susannah Kori

F, #36888, b. about 1830
Pedigree Link

Family: Andrew Davis (b. about 1825)

SonJames Davis (b. June 1851)

Biography

Susannah Kori was born about 1830.1 She and Andrew Davis were married.

Citations

  1. [S1038] register of baptisms 1850-1885 Ruapuke Mission
Family Explorer

James Davis

M, #36889, b. June 1851

Parents

FatherAndrew Davis (b. about 1825)
MotherSusannah Kori (b. about 1830)
Pedigree Link

Biography

James Davis was born in June 1851 in Bluff, Southland.1
James Davis was baptized on 21 February 1855.1

Citations

  1. [S1038] register of baptisms 1850-1885 Ruapuke Mission
Family Explorer

William Shepherd

M, #36890, b. about 1815, d. 9 June 1906
Pedigree Link

Family 1: Jane Pi (b. about 1815)

SonWilliam Shepherd (b. June 1851)

Family 2: Jane Rawaho

SonThomas Shepherd (b. 2 April 1860)

Biography

William Shepherd was born about 1815.1,2 He and Jane Pi were married. He and Jane Rawaho were married. He and Mere Kauri were married. He died on 9 June 1906, at age ~91.2
Wohlers writes of Pi "She has been living with William Shepherd for many years. He will not be married."
Little detail is otherwise known of William Shephard and his other relationships, though he appears to have
been a friend and advisor to Mere Kauri, the wife of James Spencer. KAST. William Shepherd was a Captain of whaling vessel in 1851.1

Citations

  1. [S1038] register of baptisms 1850-1885 Ruapuke Mission
  2. [S1216] Kate STEVENS, "Gathering Places"
Family Explorer

Jane Pi

F, #36891, b. about 1815
Pedigree Link

Family: William Shepherd (b. about 1815, d. 9 June 1906)

SonWilliam Shepherd (b. June 1851)

Biography

Jane Pi was born about 1815.1 She and William Shepherd were married.
"not married living with William SHEPHERD many years ... he will not be married"
is same person as Meri Kauri ? who was wife of James SPENCER and who died 1847 LLES. Jane Pi was baptized on 21 February 1855.1

Citations

  1. [S1038] register of baptisms 1850-1885 Ruapuke Mission
Family Explorer

William Shepherd

M, #36892, b. June 1851

Parents

FatherWilliam Shepherd (b. about 1815, d. 9 June 1906)
MotherJane Pi (b. about 1815)
Pedigree Link

Biography

William Shepherd was born in June 1851 in Bluff, Southland.1,2
William Shepherd was baptized on 21 February 1855.1

Citations

  1. [S1038] register of baptisms 1850-1885 Ruapuke Mission
  2. [S1216] Kate STEVENS, "Gathering Places"
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Richard Newton

M, #36893, b. June 1852

Parents

FatherJohn Newton (b. about 1805)
MotherMary (PIHI) Pi
Pedigree Link

Biography

Richard Newton was born in June 1852 in Stewart Island, NZ.1,2
Richard Newton was baptized on 11 May 1855.1

Citations

  1. [S1038] register of baptisms 1850-1885 Ruapuke Mission
  2. [S1216] Kate STEVENS, "Gathering Places"
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William Newton

M, #36894, b. February 1855

Parents

FatherJohn Newton (b. about 1805)
MotherMary (PIHI) Pi
Pedigree Link

Biography

William Newton was born in February 1855 in Stewart Island, NZ.1,2 He and Caroline (Kararaina) Chaseland were married on 6 November 1876 in Ruapuke.2
William Newton was baptized on 11 May 1855.1

Citations

  1. [S1038] register of baptisms 1850-1885 Ruapuke Mission
  2. [S1216] Kate STEVENS, "Gathering Places"
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Elizabeth Wybrow

F, #36895, b. 14 March 1855

Parents

FatherJames (Captain) Wybrow (b. 1814, d. 18 June 1878)
MotherElizabeth Ann Newton (b. 28 September 1839)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Elizabeth Wybrow was born on 14 March 1855 in Otara Point, Stewart Island.1
Elizabeth Wybrow was baptized on 11 May 1855.1

Citations

  1. [S1038] register of baptisms 1850-1885 Ruapuke Mission
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Louisa Ann Waitiri

F, #36896, b. 24 June 1855

Parents

FatherIsaiah Waitiri (b. about 1820)
MotherBetsey Friday (b. about 1842)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Louisa Ann Waitiri was born on 24 June 1855 in Ruapuke.1
Louisa Ann Waitiri was baptized on 12 August 1855 in Ruapuke.1

Citations

  1. [S1038] register of baptisms 1850-1885 Ruapuke Mission
Family Explorer

Hannah

F, #36897, b. about 1830
Pedigree Link

Family: Moses Hamiro (b. about 1830)

DaughterEllen Hamiro (b. September 1855)

Biography

Hannah was born about 1830. She and Moses Hamiro were married.
Halfcaste.
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Moses Hamiro

M, #36898, b. about 1830
Pedigree Link

Family: Hannah (b. about 1830)

DaughterEllen Hamiro (b. September 1855)

Biography

Moses Hamiro was born about 1830.1 He and Hannah were married.

Citations

  1. [S1038] register of baptisms 1850-1885 Ruapuke Mission
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Ellen Hamiro

F, #36899, b. September 1855

Parents

FatherMoses Hamiro (b. about 1830)
MotherHannah (b. about 1830)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Ellen Hamiro was born in September 1855 in Ruapuke.1
Ellen Hamiro was baptized on 24 February 1856 in Ruapuke.1

Citations

  1. [S1038] register of baptisms 1850-1885 Ruapuke Mission
Family Explorer

Albert Waitiri

M, #36900, b. 12 July 1856

Parents

FatherIsaiah Waitiri (b. about 1820)
MotherBetsey Friday (b. about 1842)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Albert Waitiri was born on 12 July 1856 in Ruapuke.1
Albert Waitiri was baptized on 3 August 1856 in Ruapuke.1

Citations

  1. [S1038] register of baptisms 1850-1885 Ruapuke Mission
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