Francis PAVITT

1834 - 1909  (75 years)

• Name	Francis PAVITT
  Birth	1834	Epping, Essex, England   [1, 2]
  Baptism	06 Jul 1834	Thoydon-Garnon, Essex, England   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	From 27 Nov 1849 to 02 Apr 1850	Barque MONARCH   [1]
  Immigration	From 27 Nov 1849 to 02 Apr 1850	Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand   [1]
  Occupation	Civil Engineer  [2]
  Death	21 Dec 1909	Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand   [1, 2, 4]
  Burial	Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand   [4]
  Person ID	I5925	NZ Genealogy Project
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	John PAVITT,   b. 15 Apr 1794, Essex, England d. 15 Apr 1865, Robinsons Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth MUMFORD,   b. 02 Jan 1803, Stanford Rivers, Essex, England d. 23 Sep 1893, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	15 Jun 1825	Walbrook, Middlesex, England   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F1877	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annette CUFF,   b. 1832, England d. 07 Nov 1899, Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	04 Oct 1855	New Zealand   [1, 2, 5]
  Family ID	F2043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1834 - Epping, Essex, England Baptism - 06 Jul 1834 - Thoydon-Garnon, Essex, England Immigration - From 27 Nov 1849 to 02 Apr 1850 - Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand Marriage - 04 Oct 1855 - New Zealand Death - 21 Dec 1909 - Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand Burial - - Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
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  OBITUARY. MR F. PAVITT. The death is announced at Devonport, Auckland, of Mr Francis Pavitt, one of the pioneers of Canterbury. Mr Pavitt was born in Essex, England, seventy-six years ago. He was a son of the late Mr John Pavitt, who, with eight sons, including the deceased, landed at Akaroa on April 2, 1850. The deceased helped to erect the first sawmill in New Zealand. The site was at Robinson's Bay, on the Peninsula, and as that was before the arrival of steam engines for that kind of work, power was obtained from water. Mr Pavitt also helped to build several vessels at Akaroa. He studied as a civil engineer and surveyor, and, after practising in Christchurch for some time, went to Te Aroha, near the Thames, Auckland. He was very well known there by both Europeans and Maoris. He became closely acquainted with the Maori language and Maori customs and ideas, and after he had been appointed a Justice of the Peace in the district, it was usual for the Maoris, who had complete confidence in his fairness and judgment, to get him to arbitrate in their disputes. When the rebel Te Kooti, after he had been pardoned for his raid and massacre at Poverty Bay, announced his intention to visit his old home again, and raised feelings of resentment amongst the settlers, he was induced to visit Mr Pavitt, and offered to shake hands with him, a civility which Mr Pavitt declined to accept. In recent years Mr Pavitt removed to Devonport. He married Miss Cuff, who came to Canterbury a few years after his own arrival, and he leaves a widow and two sons and three daughters. He did not take part in public life in Canterbury, but he was known as a good oarsman, was captain of the Engineer Corps, and held positions amongst the Masons. Source: Lyttelton Times, 23 December 1909, Page 9.

  
  

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