William Colenso

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William Colenso

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Birthplace: Penzance, Cornwall, England
Death: February 10, 1899 (87)
Napier, Napier City, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Place of Burial: Napier, Napier City, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Immediate Family:

Son of Samuel May Colenso and Mary Veale Colenso
Husband of Elizabeth Colenso
Partner of Ripeka Tihe Colenso
Father of Eramiha Paki Colenso; Frances Mary Simcox; Ridley Latimer Colenso and William (Wiremu Koro Nehu) Colenso
Brother of Edwin Colenso and Richard Veale Thomas Colenso

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About William Colenso

William Colenso (7 November 1811 – 10 February 1899) was a Cornish Christian missionary to New Zealand, and also a printer, botanist, explorer and politician.

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1811
November 7, 1811
Penzance, Cornwall, England
1840
1840
Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
1841
1841
Awarua, Kaikohe (Bay of Islands), Northland, New Zealand
1844
February 1, 1844
Waimate, Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand
1845
September 23, 1845
Poverty Bay, Gisborne, New Zealand
1899
February 10, 1899
Age 87
Napier, Napier City, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
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Old Napier Hill Cemetery, Napier, Napier City, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand