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Title: Date of the passing of Henry Chapman
Post by: Ashnz on Monday 11 July 22 23:44 BST (UK)

Hello there,

Attached is a list of deaths from the Rakaia that arrived here in 1875. Right it the bottom is Henry Chapman. It looks like he died in February... do you think it says the 1st or the 7th?

Warmest regards,

Ashley

Title: Re: Date of the passing of Henry Chapman
Post by: Jamjar on Tuesday 12 July 22 00:54 BST (UK)

1-75

Jamjar

Title: Re: Date of the passing of Henry Chapman
Post by: minniehaha on Tuesday 12 July 22 03:15 BST (UK)

Yes, most likely February 1st.

You have probably seen this?

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18750210.2.4?end_date=28-02-1875&items_per_page=10&page=6&query=rakaia&snippet=true&start_date=01-02-1875&type=ARTICLE


Elsewhere the Rakaia was referred to as the 'pest' ship...

Minniehaha.

Title: Re: Date of the passing of Henry Chapman
Post by: Ashnz on Tuesday 12 July 22 03:37 BST (UK)

Quote from: minniehaha on Tuesday 12 July 22 03:15 BST (UK)

Yes, most likely February 1st.

You have probably seen this?

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18750210.2.4?end_date=28-02-1875&items_per_page=10&page=6&query=rakaia&snippet=true&start_date=01-02-1875&type=ARTICLE


Elsewhere the Rakaia was referred to as the 'pest' ship...

Minniehaha.

Thanks Minniehaha. It does look like a 1 to me too, but I saw a family tree on Ancestry that wrote that Henry died"just before the ship berthed at Lyttelton" which made me think maybe it was the 7th as that's when the ship arrived in the port of Lyttelton.

Title: Re: Date of the passing of Henry Chapman
Post by: seaweed on Tuesday 12 July 22 14:35 BST (UK)

Family search confirms the date of death as 1/Feb/1875
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH67-4DB

regards
SW