James Stephen GRINDELL (1823 – 1900)
Name
James Stephen GrindellGender
MaleBirthdate
05 July 1823Birthplace
Kittering, Northamptonshire, EnglandMarriage(s)
1859
Date of death
08 March 1900Place of death
NapierParents
- Sergeant Robert Grindell
- Mary Grindell, nee Murphy
Partner(s)
Children
- Maria Jane Gardiner (1862-1936)
- Elizabeth Amelia Harriet Duncan (1863-1942)
- James Alfred Ernest Grindell (1872-1947)
- Blanch Emily Grindell (1876-1876)
- William Charles Villers Grindell (1880-1968)
- Robert Henry Grindell (1882-1882)
- Arthur Edward Grindell (1882-1882)
Biography
Arrived in New Zealand, 1840
Learned Te Reo, became interpreter
Worked for Messrs. Alexander and Gollan
Clerk to resident magistrate court, administrator of intestate estates, clerk of the district court, and registrar of the Supreme Court
Begun ‘‘Waka Maori,” a Te Reo newspaper
Bought 80 acres of land at Taipo, now Redclyffe, built house and store
Assisted in purchase of Maori land
Accession number
579524Supporters and sponsors
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