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July 1856 John Stanaway was Harbour Master and Chief Pilot at Kaipara on a salary of £130 p.a. but he was evidently demoted to Assistant Pilot following
an incident in 1864.John Stanaway was sentenced on 9 September 1830 at Kent Quarter Sessions, at the age of only 17, to seven years for
housebreaking and stealing a pair of trousers. He was held on a ‘hulk’ before
deportation. He was there described as…
| Name | Stanaway |
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July 1856 John Stanaway was Harbour Master and Chief Pilot at Kaipara on a salary of £130 p.a. but he was evidently demoted to Assistant Pilot following
an incident in 1864. | |
| Trade | Masterman | ||
| Height (without shoes) | 5' 7" | ||
| Complexion | Fair | ||
| Head | Small | ||
| Hair | Reddish brown | ||
| Whiskers | None | ||
| Visage | Long narrow | ||
| Forehead | Perpendicular | ||
| Eyebrows | Reddish | ||
| Eyes | Grey | ||
| Nose | Sharp | ||
| Mouth | Small | ||
| Chin | Long | ||
| Remarks | Thickly pock pitted |
He was transported on the ship ‘Enchantress’ and arrived in New Zealand on 31
July 1833. His conduct while serving his sentence was reported as…
| 7 March 1834 :- | Boats crew - Misconduct |
| 24 March 1834 :- | Watchman - Neglect of duty |
| 6 April 1835 :- | Marine department - In a Public House on a Sunday |
| 15 March 1836 :- | Marine department - Drunk, admonished |
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All notes above extracted from a letter sent by Margaret Whale (great great granddaughter of John Stanaway) to Elizabeth Audrey Hotten in 1983. | |