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<p><p>Names: George White aka George William White, George William Herbert White & Hori Waiti / Hori Waiiti. </p> <p>See evidence below in chronological order with reference to sources:</p> <p>1812 - born Ceylon India</p> <p>1826 - arrives NZ - (Doctorate thesis accounts a 16yr old George arriving NZ is about flax/timber trade in early NZ (<a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=14wXU_2208_GJqvpaDlRui5igMhKUjNbR">Wigglesworth, 1981</a> or <a href="https://mro.massey.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10179/3576/02_whole.pdf">this link</a>)) </p> <p>1828 - says arrives NZ at the age of 16yrs (<a href="https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/2969330">Family Search</a>)</p> <p>1835 - Matata, NZ wife Nina Ringaona (Arama Karaka & Charlotte Brown give evidence as only living descendants of Rangitakina - <a href="https://ngatirangitihi.iwi.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Rangitihi-Story-Chapter-3.pdf">Ngatirangitihi Story</a> p.13) </p> <p>        - Matata - marries Ringa Ono - Early traders - Chiefs give daughters as wives to traders - eg George White was married to Ringa Ono daughter of Rangetakina, Chief of Ngapotiki amongst whom he lived in Matata (Chitty, 1963; p.179 cited in <a href="https://mro.massey.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10179/3576/02_whole.pdf">Wigglesworth, Doctorate Thesis on the Early flax/timber trade in NZ, 1981</a>)</p> <p>1837 - Matata, NZ birth of daughter Charlotte (to Nina Ringaono)</p> <p>        - Travel to sisters in Australia - wife dies giving birth to second child who also dies - this could have been anywhere between 1837-1867.</p> <p>1839 - Matata, NZ - George White Merchant witness to land deed sale - (<a href="http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-TurOldP-t1-g1-g1-g10-g10.html">NZETC, Maori Deeds - 1839</a>)</p> <p>1854 - Queens St, Auckland - items to be held at Mr G W White's store on Queen St (<a href="https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZ18540524.2.2.3?end_date=31-12-1900&items_per_page=100&phrase=2&query=mr+g+w+white&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1839">New Zealander; May, 1854</a>) - there is no evidence that this is our G W White but fits well. There apperas to be two other G W White's of the time - one in Te Muka/Christchurch (church), Wanganui & Lyttleton/Picton/Wellington (marine & artist). Lyttleton & Wanganui could be the same G W White and he just shifted but I am not researching this any further as I don't sense this is related to our G W Brown. </p> <p>1855 - Auckland, NA - Mr G W White mentioned by a aboriginal native Tauriki who is testifying and says he came to the house of Mr G W White. (<a href="https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DSC18550605.2.13?end_date=31-12-1900&items_per_page=100&phrase=2&query=mr+g+w+white&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1839">Daily Southern Cross; June, 1855</a>) White most likely livin in Auckland between 1854-1856 </p> <p>1856 - Coromandel, NZ - Mr G W White - Gold prospecting & remunerating natives for it (<a href="https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DSC18560314.2.8?end_date=31-12-1900&items_per_page=100&phrase=2&query=mr+g+w+white&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1839">Daily Southern Cross; March, 1856</a>) Discusses a Mr G W White's lease of the Queen St Store (<a href="https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DSC18560715.2.8.2?end_date=31-12-1900&items_per_page=100&phrase=2&query=mr+g+w+white&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1839">Daily Southern Cross; June, 1856</a>)</p> <p>1860 - George White had operated a trading post on the banks of the Whitianga harbour at Toumuia since 1860 (sign at his old stone store cited in <a href="https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/WT/wt_DOC_93386862/Wai%20686%2C%20R005.pdf">Wai686, Wai705 - Whitianga, Ellis, 2001 p.44+</a>)</p> <p>1866 - Whitianga - George White purchasing land (<a href="https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/WT/wt_DOC_93386862/Wai%20686%2C%20R005.pdf">Wai686, Wai705 - Whitianga, Ellis, 2001 p.44+</a>)</p> <p>1867 - Mercury Bay, NZ - daughter Charlotte is already married since 1855 & is also in NZ.</p> <p>1867 - Mercury Bay, NZ - death of nephew (Mr J C White, son of a Mr J C White) in Toowomba Australia. Also, acknowledges the late A.Bennett White (of Opotiki) & his death by the Hauhaus (<a href="https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18670827.2.14?end_date=31-12-1900&items_per_page=100&phrase=2&query=mr+g+w+white&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1839">NZ Herald; August, 1867</a>)</p> <p>1868 - Matata, NZ - Charlotte Brown daughter of George White & Ringaono I Brown gives court evidence to a land claim. This is a second hand account but notes that Arama & Charlotte are the last living descendants of Te Rangitakina (<a href="https://ngatirangitihi.iwi.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Rangitihi-Story-Chapter-3.pdf">Ngati Rangitihi Story - Chp 3, p.13</a>)</p> <p>1869 - Mercury Bay, NZ - Sport River Regatta Meeting held at Mr G W White's house (<a href="https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18690109.2.40?end_date=31-12-1900&items_per_page=100&phrase=2&query=mr+g+w+white&;snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1839">NZ Herald; Jan, 1869</a>)</p> <p>1877 - Mercury Bay, NZ - farmer/store owner - Court case against Mr G W White - Plaintiff suing for 65 pounds (<a href="https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18770723.2.19?end_date=31-12-1900&items_per_page=100&phrase=2&query=mr+g+w+white&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1839">Auckland Star, July 1877</a>)</p> <p>1878 - in ref to when he lived in Mercury Bay, NZ - A T. Garina requests Mr G W White to show up as a witness to a court hearing to give evidence that he knew of the man/prisoner of offence so many years ago in Mercury Bay (<a href="https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZ18540524.2.2.3?end_date=31-12-1900&items_per_page=100&phrase=2&query=mr+g+w+white&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1839">NZ Herald; June, 1878</a>)</p> <p>1882 - Taupo - Mr G W White is noted living in Taupo at the time of his son-in-laws (Thomas William Brown dies 50yrs age Auckland) death (<a href="https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18820522.2.21?end_date=31-12-1900&items_per_page=100&phrase=2&query=mr+g+w+white&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1839">NZ Herald; May, 1882</a>)</p> <p>1884 - Marries Lillian Short in Mercury Bay (<a href="https://www.thecoromandel.com/explore/stone-store-whitianga">check this source</a> & triangulate info) - this is his nephew from Bennett's line.</p> <p>1888 - Death record - Notes George William White died 4 Dec at Whangarei - of Mercury Bay, father of Mrs T W Brown of Grafton Rd Auckland, aged 76. (<a href="https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18881208.2.46?items_per_page=100&phrase=2&query=mrs+t+w+brown&;snippet=true">Auckland Star, 8 Dec 1888</a>)</p> <p>1896 - Another Mr G W White appears in Thames - most likely a nephew (<a href="https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18690109.2.40?end_date=31-12-1900&items_per_page=100&phrase=2&query=mr+g+w+white&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1839">Thames Advertiser; Feb, 1896</a>)</p> <p>Massey University Doctorate Thesis on Flax/Timber trade in early nz (<a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=14wXU_2208_GJqvpaDlRui5igMhKUjNbR">Wigglesworth, 1981</a> or <a href="https://mro.massey.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10179/3576/02_whole.pdf">this link</a>) - p.153 - &lt;/p> <p>Early Bay of Plenty Families (<a href="https://natlib.govt.nz/records/21128325?search%5Bi%5D%5Bcreator%5D=Chitty%2C+Douglas%2C+INNZNA&search%5Bi%5D%5Bsubject%5D=White+family&search%5Bpath%5D=items">Chitty, 1963</a>)</p> <p> </p></p>

Info below from NZ Early History - Family Explorer:

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ss="gs-pe-p">George William White was born in 1828 in Sri Lanka died aged 76. He and Ringaono were married. George William White died on 4 December 1888, at age ~60, in Whangarei, NZ.
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Death Notice 8 dec 1888, Auckland Star "WHITE on december 4th at Whangarei, George William WHITE, of Mercury Bay (father of Mrs T.W. BROWN Grafton Road Auckland) aged 76 years." PPA
actually living Taupo. PEN
My Geoge WHITE was born in Sri Lanka 1828 and married Ringaono, daughter of Rangitakina a chief of Ngati Awa. My George ran away to sea rather than be educated in England and I think jumped ship when he arrived in NZ. He had a brother Bennet WHITE, who came out later and also settled in the BOP with a maori wife. JCH
New Zealand Herald vol xix, issue 6399, 22 may 1882, p4. references to G W WHITE etc PEN. George William White immigrated to to NZ about 1826. He was a flax trader at Matata about 1830.