Andreas Christian Andersen

Andrew Christian ANDERSEN was born in Copenhagen, Denmark to Andreas Christian ANDRESEN & Ellen Margrete Nielsen. The Family immigrated to New Zealand in the late 1850s. When Andrew's parents died he was bought up by the Maori [indigenous people of New Zealand] and was a fluent speaker of the Maori language. Andrew married Annie Maria BARTLETT 26 October 1891 in Otaki, New Zealand and they had 11 children. A plaque was laid in September 2006.

Sources

1. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15831658
2. Baptism: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG3Y-1ZBM
3. 1860 Danish Census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLDH-2TV5
4. 1870 Danish Census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8L-86RL
5. Confirmation: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG8N-4JL9