Samuel Stafford Styles (1817 - 1860)

Born 25 Feb 1817 in Croydon, Surrey, England

Ancestors

Husband of Emily Amelia (Burton) Styles — married 24 Apr 1844 in Nelson Bays, Nelson, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 23 Nov 1860 at age 43 in Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand

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Biography

Samuel Styles was the son of Samuel Styles and Eliza Whitman. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1842 from England. He was among many who signed a petition to the government in June 1844 in regards to the 1842 massacre. In 1847 he was working as a carter in Nelson. Later, Samuel was employed as a policeman and became Senior Sergeant Major of Armed Mounted Police in Wellington. He formed a Maori Police Corps and served in numerous places around New Zealand including Dannevirke between 1850 - 1860. He married Emily (Burton) Brookes, widow, and they settled at Molesworth Street, Thorndon in Wellington. Samuel died age 43 and is buried at Bolton Street Memorial Park, Wellington. PLOT 4206 SECTION C of E.

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #34043251
• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-K21S DEATH

"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQL1-VS3 : 19 March 2020), Samuel Styles, 1817.

• https://ngairedith.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?view=0&ver=72424&pid=12937&userid=ngairedith
• https://ancestry.com.au NZ Electoral Rolls

• https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz : Colonist - 15/6/1844 Pg 59, Nelson Examiner - 9/6/1847 Pg 60, Wellington Independent - 27/11/1860 Pg 2

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