Looking for James HARRISON from Nantucket to New Zealand approx 1830
Timi
James HARRISON was an emlpoyee of Raymond and Young as captain of a whaling ship, possibly the "Norval", sailed from Natucket to Sydney (Australia) and then to Wellington ( New Zealand) sometime in the 1830's. He married a Maori chieftoness and worked out of Kapiti Island.( Wellington).
He was my Great Great Granfather.
Thank you
Timi
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Timi on 2012-10-12 18:05:55Hi kiwidealz
I don't know if you got my last response, May have been blocked by my computor security. If so, sorry. I would like to make further cotact with you to exchange info if possible. The information I have is that James and Mereana Ngamai did have 2 sons,John and James(my great grandfather) and a daughter Mere Kapa Ngamai11, your
g-g-grandmother but that John had died at a young age. However James and Julia Wallace did have a son John. You will be able to contact me by email. harrisonjim@xtra.co.nz.
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Timi
Hi James Harrison was my g-g-g-grandfather. I have copies of his payslips from 1841 when he worked on Kapiti island - there is also reocrd of him robbing a whaleing ship of Kapiti and i have a copy of the letter sent to the secretary of state USA about the incident.He had 2 sons, John who married into the Mabel family in the Hutt Valley, James who married Julia Wallace and he had a daughter, Mary (aka Mere Ngamai or Mere Ngamai kapa II) - she is my g-g-grandmother. Mere married James Robson and they ended up in stratford, taranaki. Mere's mother was married to wi Tako ngatata after the death of james harrison.