Brind Family of Northland Nz
HELLO
Brind family
Arrived: 1823 (before)
Country of origin:
Area in New Zealand: Bay of Islands
Source: Manuscript; They came by sea by John O'Connor Ross
Details: He arrived in the Bay of Islands from Tonga as master of the 'Toward Castle' in 1830. He became involved in 'The Girls War' at Kororareka and later settled in the Bay of Islands as a trader. Captain Brind sponsored Thomas Hansen's child William Brind Hansen who was baptised at Kerikeri on the 3rd of June 1823 by Rev Butler. See "Brind of the Bay of Islands" by Jocelyn Chisholm (which I have not read yet).
Mrs Brind is mentioned in 'Whaling in Southern Waters' by Frank Tod. There he mentions William Haberfield saying to the Evening Star reporter in 1891 that Mrs Brinn (sic) was in Otago before he arrived in 1836. She had come in the brig 'Bee' with her husband and they had gone back to Sydney.
In the same book, it is mentioned that a letter which arrived in Otago on the Weller's ship 'Henry Freeling 1837 ' I promised you one of the headsmen, named Brind,that in case you wanted another chief headsman when down there, I would recommend him to you, but should you require another, I would advise you to use your own judgement in appointing him; he don't appear to have energy enough for such a berth. He is married to Robertson's wife's sister and he has his wife with him.
Brinn's Point near Seacliff is named after a whaler by the name of Brind. It was locally called 'Mother Brin's Point' because Mrs Brind kept a close watch with a spyglass on her husbands whale boat.
The name Brind has been spelt; Brinn, Brin, Bren, Brine and Brend.
Mr and Mrs Brind and child left Otago in the 'Dublin Packet' on the 26th of October 1838 and sailed into such atrocious weather that she was driven south as far as 50°, finally reaching Sydney on the 18th of November.
Till we meet again - Regards -edmondsallan
even in those days they had what they called a " girls war " I wonder what that mean't ?
I see he was tied up with the Hansens an old family of the north
Edmondsallan, you will not need to question what a "Girls War" is any longer. I did research and discovered an interesting story. I am from America. I know very little about NZ or its history. I traveled
and learned by computer.
THE GIRLS WAR AT KORORAREKA
The girls war is the name given to a conflict fought in March 1830 between northern and southern Ngapuki. It had its roots in inter-hapu rivalry and competition for European trade at Kororarlka in the Bay of Islands. The conflict was sparked by a fight among some young high-born Maori women, including the wives of a European whaler, W.D. Brind. A minor incident led to an exchange of threats between the girls tribes, things turned violent when someone was accidently shot.
At Kororareki, Northern Ngapuki under the leadership of Ururoa (The brother-inlaw of Hongi Hika) clashed with southern Ngapuhl led by Kiwikiwi. The battle was inconclusive, but Kiwikiwi retreated to Otuihu, a headland about 10km to the south. The missionaries Samuel Marsden and Henry Williams acted as intermediaries in the peace negotiations that followed. Kororareka remained under the control of Northern Ngapuki, despite intermittent fighting over the next seven years.
The site of the "Girls War" in 1830 Kororareka (Russell) The location is on the Northern Island of NZ. The distance is approximately 200km North-West from Auckland, NZ
Source: New Zealand History online.
It's amazing the many things one can find online...