The Pope Family of Marlborough Nz Richard Whiting Pope Obituary

The Pelorus Guardian 08/12/1891

HAVELOCK NEWS: Our Havelock correspondent writes: - "I have to record the death of another old settler, viz Mr Richard Whiting POPE at the advanced age of 85, he died on Sunday the 6th instance. Deceased arrived at Taranaki in 1841 but in April 1860 he migrated to Nelson, consequent of the breaking out of the Taranaki War in the month of March in that year. Deceased had served in Her Majesty's Amy in Portugal and at Gibraltar. He has left a number of sons and daughters and grandchildren."