Rountree's from Armagh in Northern Ireland

[Janettekaye]

Im am begining a family history search.  I am wanting to know the name of the boat that sailed to New Zealand with Captain Rountree around mid 1800's.  The boat stopped in Oakley Northland New Zealand.  

[Janette]

Hi Janette,was he the captain of this ship or was he a military captain,I see in Papers Past a reference to Captain Rountree Staff- Surgeon Home,he left Auckland  on the SS Tararua on friday the 1st Sept 1865,bound for Sydney,

Cheers Janette

[mare]

Welcome to Rootschat Janettek 


For your ref, the locality spelling will be Oakleigh if it was Northland NZ.


  mare

[Lucy2]

Hi Janettekaye

  ... welcome to RootsChat.   

I noticed on your other thread, that you've stated >>

  "... who settled in Oakley, Northland, in mid-1800's with the first settlers".

["Oakleigh" - as corrected by "Mare"]

Hi Janette,was he the captain of this ship or was he a military captain,I see in Papers Past a reference to Captain Rountree Staff- Surgeon Home,he left Auckland on the SS Tararua on friday the 1st Sept 1865,bound for Sydney,

So obviously he's not the Capt. Rountree (departing for Sydney 1865) as given in the post above !

You can search PapersPast for other references  to "Capt. Rountree "  > >

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/

Lu

[Lucy2]

Hi Janettekaye


Hmmm ... unfortunately the newspapers for Northland begin
1887 ...which may not be of much help to you ?

*   Do you have christian names for Captain ROUNTREE ??

*   Did he arrive in NZ with family ...   (wife, children) ?

It's always possible that he has travelled to Northland from an Australian port - in which case, there may not be a record of the voyage (very few shipping / passenger records available for these early voyages from Aus.).

Lu

[Janettekaye]

My father says captain rountree was a sea captain.  He is buried at Oakley i with his 9 year old son.  I am trying to find the grave which is on farmland in that area.

[Janettekaye]

Captain Rountree was the Captain of the boat which came to New Zealand.

[Janette]

Hi Janettekaye,
I have found in 1867 a family of Rountree's in  Mangapai ,which is a short distance from Oakleigh,in papers past there is a mention of a funeral for Mr Rountree's son in which the roads were impassable and Mr Rountree was unable to inter his son in either cemetery so had to inter him on his own land.


NZ BDM death  1867/2105 Rountree  Joseph  age not registered


http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=DSC18670313.2.29.2&srpos=3&e=-------10--1----0rountree+mangapai-all

[Lucy2]

Hi Janettekaye

Well you did originally say "mid- 1880's" ... ?   

But it does look like "Janette" has made a good find (some 20 years earlier). 

My father says captain rountree was a sea captain. He is buried at Oakley i with his 9 year old son. I am trying to find the grave which is on farmland in that area.

AND ... you're also (now) looking for "Captain ROUNTREE's" grave ?

*   You haven't yet given the christian names of Capt. ROUNTREE ?

Lu