Capt. William Henry Valpy, RN

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Capt. William Henry Valpy, RN

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Reading, Berkshire, England (United Kingdom)
Death: September 25, 1852 (59)
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Place of Burial: Southern Cemetery, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Immediate Family:

Son of Rev. Richard Valpy, DD and Mary Valpy
Husband of Caroline Valpy
Father of Ellen Penelope Jeffreys; Caroline Arabella Hensley; Catherine Henrietta Elliott Fulton; William Henry Valpy, Jr; Arabella Jeffreys Valpy and 1 other
Brother of Richard Valpy; Abraham John Valpy; Capt. Anthony Blagrave Valpy, RN; Katharine Elizabeth Blanche Filleul; Rev. Francis Edward Jackson Valpy, MA (Oxford) and 6 others
Half brother of Carteretta Culpeper

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About Capt. William Henry Valpy, RN

William Henry Valpy (1793 – 25 September 1852) was a noted early settler of Dunedin, New Zealand. He is sometimes referred to locally as "The father of Saint Clair", as he was the first settler in the area now occupied by the suburb of Saint Clair.

In January 1849 the Valpys, with five of their six children, arrived at Otago on the Ajax.

Biography: wikipedia.org

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Capt. William Henry Valpy, RN's Timeline

1793
January 2, 1793
Reading, Berkshire, England (United Kingdom)
February 7, 1793
St. Lawrence, Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
1827
February 12, 1827
Hummeripore, India
1828
1828
1829
December 19, 1829
1832
January 8, 1832
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
1833
1833
1835
August 23, 1835
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
1852
September 25, 1852
Age 59
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand