in-law White . another surveyor
Eldest child, son of Captain Mark White, R.N., of Broomgrove, Hastings”. White had been a midshipman on the Bellerophon and was listed among the “surviving heroes of Trafalgar”. He was promoted to Commander in 1827.
William White, came into New Zealand on the George Fyfe. He married Miss Eliza Chitty Clendon from KeriKeri. They had two sons and ten daughters. They lived in Mangonui. Next generation, the ship captain’s grandson, William Bertram White (1863 - 1943) , records show, married a Tuhoi wahine in 1900. ’ He married Hui hui Noa. They had more than two children. They lived in Tuhoe country. That marriage ended. She missed her runanga and wanted to return. White then moved to a farm in Hawkes Bay, married again and had four more children.
William White and Eliza White. Retired and died in Parnell.
William White and Eliza White. Retired and died in Parnell.