Alexander CAMPBELL

- 1916

• Name	Alexander CAMPBELL  [1]
  Born	Y  [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Ship's captain. Pakeha from PEI to New Zealand.   [4]
  	The New Zealand Herald said of the arrival, "They sailed from P.E.I. 12-23-1863, crossed the line 1-24-1864, and went into the Cape of Good Hope on 3-6-1864. She left there on the 24th and passed through the Bass Straits on May 12 of this year. The Three Kings were made on the 13th, and she had light winds from there. It was the Brig "Pakeha" of 173 tonnes, Capt. Alexander Campbell, arrived in New Zealand 5-26-1864." Here is a passage from "The Islander" 11 Dec 1863. with additional notes from "The Island Magazine", Number 19, Spring and Summer, 1986, page 36. "The new brig PAKEHA, Capt.(Alex.)Campbell, from this port(C'town)lies at the Three Tides awaiting a favourable opportunity to sail. She has on board as passengers bound for that distant country (New Zealand) the following people:- Charles Bell, C'town. [Daily Patriot Mon., 6 Nov., 1893, page 3 - Died On Saturday 26th, at Churchill, Waikaio New Zealand, Charles Bell, aged 66 years formerly of Prince Edward Island, B.N.A., brother of Mr. John Bell and Mrs. A.N. Large. - Info from Gary Carroll] John Mountain, Cascumpec. John Hayward, Cascumpec. Hon Geo Bagnall, Wife Martha, New Glasgow and children William, Albert, see Lemuel below, George, Wellington, Elizabeth, Nelson, Margaret-Ann, and George. John Darrach, Wife Elizabeth, New Glasgow and children Malcolm, James, William, Duncan, Elizabeth, and Jenny Ann. Thos (Sleaton) Slater, Wife Mary, New Glasgow and child, Mary Thomas Marshon, Murray River Philip R.Blatch, Wheatley River D Ross and Wife Hannah, New Glasgow and children Annie F., William C., John D. Charles B. Lemuel Bagnall, (Eldest son of Geo and with new wife) Capt. A Campbell and wife, formerly of Pinette [Summerside Pioneer, Sept. 9, 1916 - Captain Alexander Campbell died in Aukland. He had gone to New Zealand, 52 years ago as captain of the brig Pakeha. He had married a Miss Messervey on PEI and settled in Aukland. - Info from Christine Gorman] James Robertson, (first mate) Roderick MacLeod, Orwell - second mate. A second newspaper article on the passengers of the Pakeha has been found and transcribed by Christine Gorman: From the Examiner September 5, 1864 "THE PAKEHA - We are glad to learn by papers from New Zealand that the brig "Pakeha" with passengers, from this port, arrived at Auckland on the 26th of May. A letter received by Mr. J. Bell of this city from his brother, one of the passengers, states that all on board were well and not a spar damaged. We copy the following from the Southern Cross : - THE PAKEHA FROM PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND- The brig Pakeha which has been expected for several weeks past, dropped anchor in the harbour on Thursday, May 26. She took her final start from Prince Edward Island on the 22nd of December, and made a capital run to Cape de Verde Islands, sighting St. Antonia(?) on the 9th January, being about 10 miles from the land. The equator was crossed on the 24th January, in latitude 0.25, longitude 22.23. The S E trades were caught soon after crossing the line and proved steady but very light until passing the island of Tristan D'Acunha. She arrived at the Cape of Good Hope on the 6th of March, and after taking in cargo and passengers, sailed again on the 24th of the same month, with a light breeze and fine clear weather. The easting was run down in about 43 degrees south. Sighted Cape Otway on the 12th, and passed through Bass Straits on 14th. The Kings (the first land on the New Zealand coast) were passed on Saturday last, the 21st instant, after a smart run of six days from the Straits. Light baffling winds prevailed down the coast. The Pakeha is a fine brig of 174 tons, in command of Captain Alexander Campbell, and is owned by Mr. Thomas Williams, sail-maker, Queen Street. She was launched at Prince Edward Island in October last, and in now on her first voyage. Her dimensions are as follows:- Length of keel, 91 feet; width, 22 feet; and depth of hold, 11 feet." The subjoined is a list of her passengers:- PASSENGERS: Cabin: Mrs. Campbell, Charles Bell, John Mountain, John Haywood. Second Class: George Bagnal, Martha, Lemuel J., Sarah M., William H., Albert E., George E., Richard W., Elizabeth F., Horatio N., Margaret A., and Charles Bagnal: John Darrach: Elizabeth, Malcolm, James S., William, Duncan, Elizabeth and Janet Ann Darrach; Catherine Robinson; Thomas, Mary D., and Emily Slater; David, Hannah, Anne, William, John D., and Charles Ross; Philip R. Blatch, Thomas Maschon, from Prince Edward Island. She also brings the following passengers from the Cape of Good Hope:- Cabin: James Maxwell. Second Class: Mrs. Farrel and child, Robert Thomson, Susan, Mary Ann Thomson; George R. Adlow, William Wilson and John Ward. Notes: Pakeha was a Maori name for "European Settlers". The ship was owned by Thomas Williams, an enterprising citizen of Auckland, New Zealand, and then changed hands a number of times until the vessel wrecked in 1881. "Index to the New Zealand Section of the Register of all British Ships" 1840 - 1950 Inclusive, often known as the "Watt's Index" for its author, N. M. Watt, M. B. CH. B.: "PAKEHA, 46,849. Brig, 173.4 tons. 91 x 22.8 x 11.7 ft.; Built at New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island, in 1863, by Robert Orr. Registered No. 84/1863, Port of New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island. (I.R.) Registered No. 23/1864, (9/vi/64), Port of Auckland. Registered No. 35/1870, Port of Sydney, N.S.W. Vessel totally wrecked off Lake Ellesmere, N.Z., on 11/vi/1881. Master: Daniel Brewer (drowned). Ownerships: Pt.2, pp. 61,62,86,96,157."
  Died	22 Jul 1916	Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand   [5, 6]
  	Newspaper text: The death occurred on Saturday morning at his Kate residence. Kipling Avenue, Epsom, of Captain Alexander Campbell, a resident of 52 years standing. The deceased who was 85 years of age was well-known in local shipping circle. He came to New Zealand in 1864, as captain of the brig Pakeha, from Prince Edward's Island. He had previously married Miss Messervy, who accompanied him on the Pakeha, and who predeceased him five or six years ago, On arrival Captain Campbell and his family settled in Auckland. Afterwards he was in command of several vessels, including the Notero and the Clan McDonald. For some years the deceased was commodore of the Craig Line, for which he was subsequently stevedore at Auckland until his retirement from business. The late Captain Campbell was the father-in-law of the late Mr. J.J. Craig and is survived by the latter's widow and three other daughters, Mesdames Hazard, Laurie and Brabant. The deceased will be interred this morning at Purewa cemetery. The funeral will be private.
  Buried	24 Jul 1916	Purewa Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand   [6]
  Person ID	I38	Messervey
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2019

  
  

  Family	Marcella Mary MESSERVEY,   b. 1 Dec 1835, Sandy Point, St.Georges Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 16 Oct 1911, Auckland, New Zealand  (Age 75 years)
  Married	12 May 1860	Sandy Point, St.Georges Bay, Newfoundland   [1, 7]
  	Type: Church of England
  Children	1. Annie Wilson CAMPBELL,   b. Abt 1861, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. Abt 1911, Mountain Road, Epsom, New Zealand  (Age ~ 50 years)   2. Jessie CAMPBELL,   b. 1868, Auckland, New Zealand ,   d. 7 Feb 1951, Auckland, New Zealand  (Age 83 years)   3. Marcella CAMPBELL,   b. 1871, New Zealand ,   d. Abt 1946, Auckland, New Zealand  (Age 75 years) + 4. Sara Ann CAMPBELL,   b. Abt 1878,   d. Aft 1948  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2019
  Family ID	F24	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - Type: Church of England - 12 May 1860 - Sandy Point, St.Georges Bay, Newfoundland Died - 22 Jul 1916 - Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand Buried - 24 Jul 1916 - Purewa Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S269] Marriages- Newfoundland Church of England (Reliability: 3). [S66] The Quiet Adventurers in Canada , Turk, Marion G. , (Harlo Press, Detroit Michigan, 1979), p. 433 (Reliability: 1). [S302] Purewa Cemetery (Reliability: 2). [S17] Billion Graves, https://billiongraves.com/. Text from newspaper: Messervy - On January 7, 1938, at Christchurch, Annie beloved wife of John William Messervy, jun., 48 Steward street, and loved sister of Mary, David, Archie and Victoria Short. Private interment. George Barrell. [S66] The Quiet Adventurers in Canada , Turk, Marion G. , (Harlo Press, Detroit Michigan, 1979), p. 433 (Reliability: 2). [S302] Purewa Cemetery , https://www.purewa.co.nz/view/?id=39917 (Reliability: 3). Block A Row 14 Plot 5 [S84] St. George's Bay District West Coast Genealogy , Newfoundland Grand Banks Website , (Newfoundland Grand Banks), http://ngb.chebucto.org/West_Coast/index.shtml.