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Andrew Green was a whaler in early New Zealand who married Ann Signal in 1842. He bought 525 acres of land at Tutaenui and in turn sold some to his brother in law Robert Signal in 1858. This land became the foundations of Marton. Robert married Elizabeth Brunger in 1851 and they had 10 children. Robert and Ann sailed to NZ on SS London in 1840 with their parents William and Deborah Signal and 3 siblings.
Robert was married 3 times and died aged 56 in 1885 and had fathered 15 children and he also had step children.