Captains of NZ

Octavius Harwood was born at Stepney Green in London in 1816. He was the eighth of Robert Harwood and Mary Soutter’s 10 children, a family position reflected by his name (Latin for eighth). His father ...

From Biography James (Capt) Joss was born about 1790 in SCT.1,2,3,4,5,6,7 He and Ann Allardyce were married. He and Mary Robinson were married. He and Iririana (Juliann) (Julia) Kurukuru were married...

Capt Young and his family were passengers on Tranmore and arrived at the Hokianga in 1831.His wife was Elizabeth Davis. Capt Young was born in Dundee Scotland in 1791 and died in Auckland in1867. Eliza...

GeORGe PRINTZ Hall-Jones (1946) adds George Printz to the list of names of Sealers Bay settlers, although neither Daniel nor Ashwell include him. George Printz arrived at Preservation Inlet whaling sta...