Captain John HOWELL

1810 - 1874  (64 years)

• Name	John HOWELL
  Prefix	Captain
  Birth	25 Jan 1810	Eastbourne, Sussex, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 May 1874	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [1]
  Burial	30 Jun 1874	Riverton, Southland, New Zealand
  Person ID	I19122	NZ Genealogy Project
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	William HOWELL,   b. 08 Apr 1735, Eastbourne, Sussex, England d. 1813, Eastbourne, Sussex, England (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann COLLINS,   b. 07 Nov 1784, Eastbourne, Sussex, England d. 07 Mar 1841, Oakville, Whittingham, Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	13 Aug 1809	Eastbourne, Sussex, England   [2]
  Family ID	F6496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Kohi Kohi PAATU,   b. 1819, Centre Island, Southland, New Zealand d. 01 Jan 1841, Riverton, Southland, New Zealand (Age 22 years)
  Marriage	1836	Jacob's River, Southland, New Zealand   [1, 3]
  Children	1. George Teoti HOWELL,   b. 1838, Riverton, Southland, New Zealand d. 23 Apr 1937, Riverton, Southland, New Zealand (Age 99 years) + 2. Sarah Ann HOWELL,   b. 1839, Riverton, Southland, New Zealand d. 01 Dec 1912, Ormond, Gisborne, New Zealand (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F6495	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Caroline BROWN [Koronaki Paraone],   b. 23 Sep 1832, Codfish Island, Southland, New Zealand d. 17 Apr 1899, Riverton, Southland, New Zealand (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	10 Aug 1845	Waikouaiti, Otago, New Zealand   [2]
  Family ID	F6497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Jan 1810 - Eastbourne, Sussex, England Marriage - 1836 - Jacob's River, Southland, New Zealand Marriage - 10 Aug 1845 - Waikouaiti, Otago, New Zealand Death - 25 May 1874 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial - 30 Jun 1874 - Riverton, Southland, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
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  Headstones » Slide Show		Headstone - Captain John Howell Sacred to the memory of Capt John Howell, who landed at Jacobs River in the year 1837, died Sydney 25 May 1874 aged 69 years. Plot: Anglican Section Row A plot 15 and 16
  		Howell's Memorial, Riverton. Centenary Celebrations January 1937. Captain John Howell, Founder of Riverton (1835) and pioneer settler of Wallace. Hakoro ki te iwi.
  		Memorial - Captain John Howell. Centenary Celebrations January 1937. Captain John Howell, Founder of Riverton (1835) and pioneer settler of Wallace. Hakoro ki te iwi.

  
  

  Histories

  Riverton, New Zealand and its founder Captain John Howell This page has information transcribed from the Western Star and Wallace County Gazette newspaper, published in Riverton, Southland. Over several months in 1923 the newspaper published a series of articles titled HISTORY OF WALLACE. Riverton is located within the district of Wallace in Southland. The articles reproduced provide detail about the life of Captain John Howell the founder of Riverton, and early life in the settlement.

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY. From the Otago Guardian Captain John Howell, late of Fairlight Station, Kingston, was born at Eastbourne, Sussex, England, in 1810. When 20 years of age he went with a whaling crew to the South Seas; then cruised off Van Diemens's Land, New Zealand, &c, ultimately to the New South Wales coast, where he landed and remained for a short time. In 1836 he, under appointment of the late Mr John Jones (well known in this city), came over to Riverton to take charge of a whaling station, which post he successfully held until 1842, when he was joined by his relatives from Sydney. Captain Howell then, together with his half-brother (Captain William Stevens, of the Beaumont Station) started sheep farming, combined with whaling and ship building, the latter under very unfavourable circumstances. The schooners Amazon and Otago, each 100 tons, together with several smaller crafts they completed very successfully: the Otago being the first vessel registered in Dunedin. In 1843 Captains Howell and Stevens proceeded to New South Wales, to Ben Boyd's station, at Twofold Bay, from where they imported stock for their runs, which prospered remarkably well. Howell and Stevens remained in partnership until 1870, when the senior, Captain Howell, proceeded to Wakatipu, where he of late held 100,000 acres of leasehold land and about 1,000 acres of freehold, together with 40,000 sheep and 1,000 head of cattle, which his family are now in possession of besides an extensive area of land in the Riverton locality. Captain Howell had married twice; by his first wife he had two children, and by his second 17, of whom 11 are now alive and well. For some time past the Captain's system showed signs of breaking up. Therefore, with a view of recruiting his health he started from the Bluff in the Tararua steamer, about the end of April, 1874, en route for Sydney, via Melbourne, together with his fourth son Thomas and Mrs Stevens. They arrived in Sydney all safe, but the captain soon became confined to bed, and 11 days after his arrival he breathed his last. Prior to his dangerous symptoms, Mrs Stevens removed him to the residence of an old schoolfellow, a Mr Portland, 115 Kent-Street, Sydney; but the 25th day of May was the last of one of Otago's noblest settlers. A short time prior to his death he became senseless, but before this he signified his knowledge of death approaching. Medical testimony stated his death resulted from cancer in the stomach. The remains were carefully placed in a padded deal coffin, which was enclosed in lead, perfectly air tight, and then enclosed in a handsome coffin. When ready to ship for the homeward journey, the state coffin was placed in a strong plated case, in which it arrived at the Bluff on Sunday the 28th June, by the Omeo, and was conveyed to Invercargill by special train, thence to Riverton on Monday by express where on the following day, Tuesday, 30th June, the mortal remains of Captain John Howell were interred with all due solemnity and honor suitable to such an occasion. Captain Howell has left a very wide circle of friends. He was universally respected by all, both rich and poor; his purse was always ready for any charitable object, as was his home for many years free and open to any who pleased to call. In Captain Howell, Southland has lost a treasure. Requiescat in pace. Source: Bruce Herald, 14 August 1874, Page 7 NOTE: A separate webpage provides a more detailed discription of Captain Howell's life, adventures, and achievements. The content was extracted from newspaper articles published in 1923 to record the History of Wallace, the district in Southland where Riverton is located. [4]

  
  

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