Private John Charrington (Cherrington)(c.1824.........)
Settled In New
Zealand
- Back to . . 58th
Foot Rutlandshire Regiment
Born : c. 1824,
Where Born : Suffolk
Occupation : Soldier / Gumdigger
Date Arrived :
Ship Arrived on Sydney via Norfolk Island on the
Hydrabad sailed for NZ on the Slain's Castle returned to
Sydney and garrison duty on the Java in December 1846
back to NZ on the Thomas Lowry in June 1847
Rank on Discharge : Private
Date of Enlistment : 29 April 1844
Regimental # : 2173
Where Enlisted : Ipswich
Date of Discharge : 31 March 1853
Where Discharged : New Zealand
Died :
Where Died /
Buried : Kawa Kawa cemetry
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Spouse's Name : Mokeke
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- Descendants :
- Area Settled :
- Otiria District of Kawakawa
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- History &
Achievements :
- Private John
Charrington/Cherrington, Reg settled in Bay of Islands
where he died in 1892. Arrived Sydney via Norfolk Island
on the Hydrabad and then sailed for NZ on the Slain's
Castle and on to the Bay of Islands for
the Northern Wars.
He returned to
Sydney and garrison duty on the Java in December 1846
before coming back to NZ on the Thomas Lowry in June
1847. He was promoted to Coporal 15 Jan 1850. After
discharge, he worked as a gumdigger and settled in
the Otiria District of Kawakawa, close to the scene
of the fighting in which he was involved, including
Ruapekpeka Pa. At this storming, he reputedly was
amongst the party early on the Sunday morning when
Kawiti and his men were caught sleeping. On
his return to the north after his discharge, John married
a native woman (Mokeke) whose husband Te Aho died of
wounds received in the fighting at Ruapekapeka on the
side of Kawiti and had three children. Many of
his descendents still live in the Kawakawa district.
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- Last revised: February 22, 2004.