Settlers Kaponga 1881?1914 Richard Thomas Best MELLOW (1850?1923) and Hannah Maria n?e EARP (1857?1929).
Farmed for years in Hutt Valley; 1896 moved to Kaponga, where they spent the rest of their lives

the MELLOW in Taranaki cemeteries

the 13 known children
1875 - 1953 Edith Annie Gertrude Mellow
- born in Upper Hutt
- Edith married Frederick Chaplain ALEN 6 March 1902 in Kaponga

1876 - 1968 William Richard James Mellow
- married Mary Elizabeth BAIRD in 1908

1877 - Constance Elizabeth Jane Mellow
- Constance married Henry Samuel WILKIE in 1900
- she is possibly buried in Greytown

1878 - Lillian 'Lilly' Matilda Mellow
- Lilly married Frederick John Ernest GAPPER in 1911
- a son, Llyal Gapper, moved to Australia

1880 - 1958 Hector Thomas Earp Mellow
- Hector married Gertrude Martha HALL (1891-1914) in 1911
- he next married Blodwen DAVIES (1898-1967) in 1921

1881 - 1964 Arthur Wilfred Mellow
- Arthur married Ellen Edith MELVILLE in 1908

1882 - 1941 Leonard Vivian Best Mellow
- Leonard married Alice Maria BAIRD in 1907

1884 - 1964 John 'Horace' Frank Mellow
- Horace married Mary Catherine MELVILLE in 1913

1886 - ? Edwin Arnold Mellow

1887 - 1952 Clacie 'Rowland' Mellow
- Rowland married Grace Elizabeth WALSH in 1911

1889 - 1964 Norman Guy Mellow
- Norman married Maria Caroline STEPHENSON in 1918

1891 - ? Ernest Trevor Best Mellow

1893 - 1948 Sydney John Mellow