A Most Noble Anchorage - Russell & the Bay Of Islands (NEW ZEALANDS FIRST CAPITAL) ============================================================================================= RESOURCE: ©King, Marie., (1992)., "A Most Noble Anchorage - The Story of Russell & The Bay of Islands"., The Northland Publications Society, Inc., © The Northlander No 14 (1974) Sacred To The Memory OF Col Sgt J McCarthy RMLI Age 33 Private Alex May - --- --- 22 W Lovell Seaman--- 24 W Love - --- --- 26 Whitkr Denby - --- --- 34 Fredrick Geo Minikin- --- --- 23 Late of H.M.S. HAZARD WHO FELL IN THE DEFENCE OF KORORAREKA 11TH MARCH 1845 The Warlike of the Isles The Men of Field & Wave Are not the rocks their funeral piles The Seas & Shore their grave? So Stranger, track the Deep, Free, free the white sails spread, Wave may not foam, nor wild wind beat, Where rest not Englands dead. (RMLI = Royal Marine Light Infantry) Poem = Felicia Hemans: "England's Dead" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Battles covered : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 11 Mar 1845 Hone Heke's attack on Kororareka: killed 11 96th Regt, svrl wounded buried: near St Pauls churchyard, Paihia & ? * The Battle Of The Sticks Apr 1845 BRIT's attack Heke: Brits 13 killed, 39 wounded reinterred: St Catherine's Churchyard, Okaihau; Hone Heke's maori interred: Puketutu burial caves; * Attack on Kapotai pa 14 May 1845 BRITS attack: 'Friendly's': 2 killed, several wounded * Battle at Ohaeawai pa 1 Jul 1845 BRITS attack: Brits 1/3 killed or wounded incl. 2 officers, another officer dies from wounds. Officers buried Te Waimate churchyard * Pakaraka pa Raid 16 Jul 1845 BRITS attack: no casualties * Battle Ruarekareka pa Jan 1845 BRITS attack: Brits killed 7 seamen, 2 marines; 58th 2 men; 99th 1 man, 30 wounded buried Ruarekareka pa hilltop, position forgotten ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newspapers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Star Weekly News 1870s+ Weekly Register Northern Advocate 1920s? Whangarei The Northern Luminary Apr 1879-1951, Kawakawa Northern News 1919, Kaikohe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Churches ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- St James Church, Kerikeri 1844 St John the Baptist Chapel, Russell St Pauls Churchyard, Paihia 1844-80s Anglican Parsonage 1835 Anglican Church 1844-79 Anglican School 1844 Catholic Mission, mission house, printing house, Pompallier's house ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last Name, First Name Year ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adamson, L 1857 Adamson, Miss 1860s Admiral Pocock Agassiz, Alfred 1877 Alderton, George Ed 1914 Alma Baker, Mr Archer, Henry T 1877 Arlidge, Francis 1926 Arlidge, Peter 1926 Ashworth, Edward Austin, William 1857 Bailey, Mr 1885 Baker, Alma 1920s Baker, Charles F 1820s Baker, CF 1892 Baker, John Grey Baker, Jonathon Baker, W 1890 Barber, John 1857 Barclay, Lt E 1845 HMS HAZARD Barker, Capt JAPAN Bartholomew, Goswold Bateman, Capt Thomas 1830s Bean family 1819 Beattie, Lt d1845 Beckham, Thomas 1844 Bedggood, John T 1849 Bedggood, Miss Bell, Col Allen 1917 Bell, DWR 1919 Best, Capt 1890 Bevan, John 1830s Bland, gunner 1845 Bledisloe, Gov Gen 1932 Boese, Kay Boler, Rev Mr Bolger, Edward 1857 Bolt, George 1920 Bourke, Gov 1837 Bowen, Sir George 1866 Boyle, James 1819? Brett, Adm Sir Percy Bridge, Mjr Cyprian 1845 Brind, Capt Darby 1830 Broughton, Bishop 1842 Brown, Isaac 1849 Brown, Miss 1860s Brown, Sgt Brown, Stephen 1857 Brown, William Paine 1857 Browne, Gov Gore 1853 Browne, Mrs Harriet Browne, Marsh Buchanan, Samuel 1860s Bull, HC 1910 Bull, Thomas d1841 Bullen, Frank SPLENDID Burrows, Rev Robert 1845 Busby, James 1833 Busby, Agnes d1889 Busby, William 1870 Butler, Rev John 1819 Byron, John 1857 Cafler, Eugene 1848 Cains, William snr 1849 Cains, William jnr 1857 Callaghan, Charles 1849 Callaghan, David 1857 Callaghan, James 1857 Callaghan, John 1857 Callaghan, Mathew 1857 Callaghan, Richard 1857 Campbell, AD 1915 Campbell, Ensign 1845 Carleton, Hugh 1840s Chazall, Mnsr 1824 LA COQUILLE Clark, George snr 1824 Clark, George jnr 1845 Clark, Henry T 1845 Clarke, Archdeacon EB 1849 Clarke, Edward B 1874 Clarke, Edward 1892 Clarke, Marsden 1877 Clarke, Tacy 1892 Clayton, Capt Thomas 1830s Clendon, Capt James R 1830 Clendon, Fanny Clendon, JS Colenso, William 1834 Cook, GJ Cook, Lt James 29 Nov 1769 ENDEAVOUR (Motu-Arohia Is) Cook family 1845 Cook, Charles John 1849 Cook, George 1857 Cook, Mrs George 1875 Cook, Ned JAPAN Cook, William 1830s Cook, George Howe Cook, Herbert Francis Cook, Tiraha Cook, Willie Croft, WR 1857 Cross, Mr & Mrs Puke 1920s Crozet, Mnsr 1772 MASCARIN (Moturoa Is) Dains, MP 1857 Daldy, Capt Darwin, Charles 1836 HMS BEAGLE Davis, Henry snr 1849 Davis, Henry jnr Davis, Ihipera 1850s Davis, Ru Davis, Rev Richard 1830 Davis, Jane de Thierry, Baron C 1837 Deery, James 1890 Dender, Frank 1956 Despard, Lt Col Henry 1845 Dickens, Charles d'Kabath, Tama 1890 Doel, Mr 1860s du Fresne, Capt Marc JM 3 May 1772 MARQUIS DE CASTRIES (Moturoa Is) Dudley, Rev W 1845 Dumoulin, Mr 1846 Duncan, George Duncan, Mr 1890 Dunross, Private d1845 Duperrey, Capt 1824 LA COQUILLE d'Urville, Dumont Earl, William 1877 Edgar, Charlotte 1806 VENUS Edgeley, Mr Edmonds, John 1834 Emanuel, Capt 1927 English, John Parker 1920s Epwright, 'Calif Joe' 1870 RAINBOW Evans, Robert 1849 Ewing, Mr 1890 Fairburn, Edwin Fairburn, William 1823 Fergusson, Gov James 1874 HMS BLANCHE Fergusson, Sir Bernard Fisher, Mr 1870 RAINBOW Fitzroy, Capt Robert 1836 HMS BEAGLE Fleming, George 1940s Florance, Thomas Flowerday, Mr 1849 Flowerday, Mrs 1890 Ford, Dr Samuel Hayward 1837 Ford, Ernest 1860 Ford, Mrs SH 1890 Fox, John 1857 Franklin, Sir John 1880 Fuller, Neville 1930 Garrighty, Thomas 1870 Gibson, Andrew 1844 Giddens, Private d1845 Gilmore, Eric 1956 Gipps, Gov Sir George Gloucester, Bshp of Goffin, Padre 1945 Goldsmith, Mrs Howard Gomez, Mr 1890s Gooder, Fred 1956 Gould, Frank 1846 Gould, Fanny Graham, Capt 1845 HMS CASTOR Grant, Capt 1845 Gray, Alexander 1809 ROSANNA Greenway, George 1849 Greenway, James Hamlyn 1857 Greenway, JK 1890 Greenway, Mrs 1890 Greenway family 1845 Grey, Capt/Gov G 1845 Grey, Earl 1846 Grey, George Grey, Zane 1924 Gustave, Mr Hadley, Mr Haggerty, Catherine d1806 VENUS Hakaraia, Arhur 1942 Hakaraia, Ben 1942 Hall, William 1819 Hall, Dinah b1815 Hall, Francis 1819 Hall, Richard Hall, William 1814 Hamlin, James 1830 Hanley, Mr 1849 Hansen, Capt Thomas 1819 ACTIVE Hansen, Elizabeth Hansen, Thomas jnr Hansen, Hannah King b1817 Haratua 1844 Hari d1845 Hauraki d1845 Hauraki, Te Wera d1839 Hay, Capt 1845 HMS RACEHORSE Hector, Cornthwaite 1845 Heke, Hariata Rongo 1820 Heke, Hone 1819 Heke, Lydia 1820 Heke, girl 181? Heke, - 1820 Henderson, Alf 1890 Herd, Capt 1809 ROSANNA Hewin, EG 1890 Hickton, HT 1849 Hickton, Miss 1860s Hingston, Capt Wm 1830s Hobson, Capt Wm 1837 HMS RATTLESNAKE Hobson, Mrs Eliza 1837 Hika, Hongi 1810 Hopkins, William 1857 Hulme, Col William 1845 Hunt, Ike 1890 Husson, Edward 1857 Indico, Doro 1920s Indico, Eliza 1920s Ireson, Private d1845 Irving, Capt John 1830s Irving, Edward JAPAN Jackson, Private d1845 Jervois, Gov Wm 1884 Johnson, Act Cmmndr 1846 Johnson, John 1827 Johnson, Mary 1815 JEFFERSON Jones family 1845 Joyce, Tom 1870s Judd, Andrew 1857 Katene, Hon Wi 1874 Katene, Wiremu 1870s Kawiti 1844 Kawiti, Maihi Paraone 1853 Kemp, James snr 1819 Kemp, Mr 1890s Kemp, Mrs Charlotte 1830s Kemp, Richard 1857 Kemp, William Kempthorne, Sampson 1842 Kendall, Thomas 1814 Kent, Capt John R 1820 PRINCE REGENT King, Capt Philip 1819- NSW King, Harry 1922 King, Mrs Marion King, Marie King, Huia 'Birdie' 1956 King, John 1814 King, Mrs Hannah d1851 King, James King, Joseph King, Mary King, Mary Eliza King, Samuel Leigh King, Thomas Holloway b1815 Kinghorn, Thomas Kiwikiwi 1830 Korokoro d'Kabath, Tama Kydd, Henry Laing, Edward Binney 1871-80 logbook on whaling ships Lane, Edmund 1920 DAIRYMAID Lange, Dr 1945 Lange, David R 1984 Leavenworth, Henry 1860 Lee, Prof Samuel 1820 Leib, Herman Lejeune, Capt 1824 LA COQUILLE Letheridge, Hannah K Letheridge, Jeremiah Little, Edward Selby 1920s Littlewood, Henry 1857 Lopez, Mr 1890s Lord, William 1844 Lovell, Gunner d1845 ST LOUIS McLean, Mr 1809 ROSANNA McLean, Mrs 1890 MacFarlane, James McDonnell, Lt McDonnell, Mr McGregor, Capt RH 1857 McKeever, Capt McKenzie, Francis 1879 McGovern, Mr 1890 McLean, Mrs McLeod, John 1830s Mair, Gilbert 1837 Mair, Elizabeth Maketu 1841 Maning, Frederick E 1845 Mann, Henry 1830s Marlow, Capt 1845 Marsden, Rev RE 1914 Marsden, Rev Samuel 1814 Marsh, Rev Edward Masefield bros 1889 Mason, H 1857 Mathew, Felton 1840 May, Prvt Alex 1845 HMS HAZARD Mayhew, Capt Wm Mendoza, Mr 1890s Meurant, Edward 1845 Miller, Private d1845 Miller, Mr 1890 Miller, Mr 1890 Mills, Mr 1890 Moka 1840 Moreno, Mr 1890s Morgan, Capt GB Morris, George 1919 Mould, Col 1857 Murrel, J 1857 Nene, Tamati Waka 1840 Nesbit, Benjamin 1809 ROSANNA Neumann, Mr 1890s Nias, Capt Nicolas, John L 1814-5 Nimmo, Mr 1809 ROSANNA Normanby, Lord 1876 O'Brien, O 1857 Oke 1848 ACHERON Oxley, Mr 1890 Paeroa pa Parkes, Jack 1942 Parkes, Mack 1942 Parrott, William 1830s Patuone, Eruera M 1840 Perkman, W 1857 Phillpotts, Lt Geo d1845 "Toby" from HMS HAZARD Phipps, W 1890 Pickwere, Hereward 1939 Plunket, Gov Lord 1907 Pocock, Admiral Pokai, John Wm Heke Hone Heke Polack, JS 1844 Pomare 1830 Pomare, Whetoi 1830 Pompallier, Bishop JBF 1837 Poole, Daniel 1857 Poole, Mrs Daniel Poole, Mr 1890 Poole, Mrs 1890 Powditch, Capt Powell, James 1830s Priar, Mr 1890 Puckey, Wm Gilbert 1819 Pugh family 1845 Pukututu, Tamati 1845 Ranfurly, Gov Lord 1889 Reed, TW 1974 Repa, Wiremu 1845 Rewa 1830 Riddle, George 1910 Ringa, Maria 1823 Ritter, Mr 1890s Rivas, Mr 1890s Rivers Robertson, Mr d1840 Robertson, Mrs d1841 Robertson, boy d1841 Robertson, girl d1841 Robertson, Act-Cmm David 1845 HMS HAZARD Rodriguez, Mr 1890s Ross, Dr Ruatara 1814 Rule, Reg 1939 Russell, Bertrand E Russell, HJ 1920 Russell, Lord John 1840 Russell, Miss 1860s Salmon(d), JH 1890 Sanders, Mr 1890s du Santos Savage, John 1805 Schmidt, Mr 1890s Scott, Capt Robert Seddon, Col 1945 Selwyn, Bshp Geo A 1842 Selwyn, Mrs George A Sewell, Ralph Shepherd, Harriet Shepherd, James 1820s Silva, Mr 1890s Silva, Michael 1890 Simpson, Jack 19?? Smith, Henry Green 1844 Smith, WA 1857 Stephenson, Samuel 1830s Stephenson, Mrs 1890 Stephenson, Edward Stephenson, Henry 1890 Stephenson, Saml jnr Steve, Mr 1890 Stewart, Capt William 1805 Stewart, James 1857 Stuart, James G 1857 Sutherland, John Taonui 1845 Tapper, James 1845 Tapper, Mrs 1845 Tapper, girl 1845 Tapsell, Hans Philip 1823 Tara 1815 Tara, Mrs 'Go Ashore' 1815 Tasman, Abel Taui, Pene 1845 Taupaki, Rev Matiu 1870s Tawhai, Mohi 1845 Tawhiao 1891 Te Ahara Te Akau Te Haumi Te Hue Te Kahakaha d1845 Te Kemara 1840 Te Koki 1820 Te Moerenga 1815 Te Pahi 1809 Te Puhi 1809 BOYD Te Puna Te Rawhiti Thomas, Sylvia E Thorne, Mr 1844 Tinkler, Ernest 1956 Titore 1830 Tohitapu 1830s Turner, Ben 1820s Turner, Mrs Ben 1820s Upham, Charles 1830s Vilcoq, Mr 1864 von Luckner, Cnt Felix 1913 SEADLER von Sturmer, S 1870s Waetford, Charles B 1849 Waikato 1820 Wakefield, Edward G Walker, Thomas Tamati Waka Nene Walker, TH 1905 Wallis, Mervyn 1956 Watkin, Mr 1890 Webb, Mr 1890 Wera, Te Atua 1856 West, Capt d1822 West, George B 1858 Wheeler, WJ 1890 White, James G 1870 Wikiriwhi 1853 Williams, Rev Henry 1823 Williams, Rev Edward 1816 Williams, Edward 1837 Williams, Edwin 1834 Williams, Henry jnr 1857 Williams, Jane Williams, Jane Williams, Jane Williams, John Brown 1844 Williams, Mrs Marianne Williams, Bert 'Peter' 1913 Williams, John 1890 Williams, John Bernard 1849 Williams, John 1834 Williams, John Brown Williams, Mary 1846 Williams, Peter Williams, Samuel 1837 Williams, Thomas 1890 Williams, Thomas Coldham b1825 Williams, Rev William 1826 Williams, William 1890 Williams, William Henry 1877 Wilson, Mr d1822 INDIAN Wilson, Mr Wing, Capt Wing, girl d1845 Woolley, Mrs 1860s Worsfold, Louisa Wright, Capt John 1830s Wright, WG 1866 Wynyard, Lt-Col 1845 Yate, Rev William 1830 Yule, Lady 1931 NAHLIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- G E N EE o N Z --------------------------------------------- t r a n s c r i b e d & c o l l a t e d b y Carol Whyte, Auckland, New Zealand 15 January 2001 http://www.geocities.com/wlorac/russbois.txt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR GENERAL VIEW OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITHOUT PAYMENT OF FEES OR PRIVATE MEMBERSHIP