Alexander ALEXANDER (1820 – 1873)
Name
Alexander AlexanderGender
MaleBirthdate
20 May 1820Birthplace
Duns Angus, ScotlandMarriage(s)
1870
Date of death
25 July 1873Place of death
NapierPartner(s)
- Harata (Charlotte) Whiuwhiu Alexander, nee Hoia (died 28/2/1888)
Children
- Raiha (Violet) Keokeo Burnett
Biography
Arrived in Napier 1840, returned to Scotland, then back to Napier 1854
Schooner master, first white trader to sail a ship into the inner harbour at Napier
Founder of Scinde Lodge, Napier
Established stores at Onepoto Gully, Ngamoerangi, Waikare, Waipureku
Lived at Wharerangi
It is believed that Harata’s family were against her marrying a common trader but she swam about two miles out to Alexander’s ship and was hidden in a sea chest when her family came after her [Information from HarperM728 collection; wife’s and daughter’s details unable to be verified because of varying information from different sources – May 2021]
Accession number
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