Titus Angus White (abt. 1823 - 1865)

Born about 1823 in Cockfield, Durham, England, United Kingdom

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Died Mar 1865 at about age 42 in At Sea; Auckland, New Zealand

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Angus White migrated from England to New Zealand.

Biography

Titus Angus White was born in about 1823. He was the son of Francis White and Jane Angus.

He emigrated from England to New Zealand with his parents and siblings in 1834. They eventually arrived in New Zealand in November 1835 on the ship Surry after being shipwrecked on Norfolk Island.

The family settled in the Hokianga where his father Francis set up business as a timber merchant and built a spacious and, eventually, comfortable home, Mata, about a mile from the Mangungu mission station. Cattle, horses, hens and turkeys increased in number on the property; meat, milk, cream and eggs were abundant. Teenager Angus and his brother William assisted in cattle mustering and pig hunting.

Busby v White was an action for ejectment brought in the Supreme Court by James Busby, the former British Resident at New Zealand (1833–1840) and a principal author of the Treaty of Waitangi. It was brought to recover an allotment of land at Marsden, at the southern entrance of the Whangarei Harbour. Busby claimed the land belonged to him following his purchase of it in December 1839 from Te Parawhau, the tribe of the area. The defendant to the action was Titus White who had purchased the allotment from the Crown at auction and obtained a Crown grant for it in December 1856 ^[1].

At the age of about 21 he married Anne Lovell in 1844. They had at least seven children. Newspaper article on his death and regarding his wife to get his pay says there was ten children.

Angus went on to become Government Interpreter on the ship Marion. A photo of him (with unidentified Maori man) held by the Alexander Turnbull Library can be found online.[1]

Sadly he was lost at sea on the schooner "Kate Williams" whilst on his way to Auckland from Waiapu on government business in March 1865 at the age of about 42 ^[2]. KATE WILLIAMS 1865 Schooner NZ Wrecks. Of 35 tons built on North Shore Auckland in 1865 was lost with all hands on her maiden voyage to East Cape.

His last Will and Testament was dated 23 July 1864. His occupation was recorded as Interperter.

Probate:

Event Date: 1865

Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand^[3]

Death Notice

Taranaki Herald 27.5.1865 P:3

THE FATE OF MR ANGUS WHITE .

Our correspondent at Tauranga writes under the date 3rd instant: I hasten, before closing, to inform you that Mr. Turner, an old settler from Cape Runaway, has just this very moment come hither in a boat. The information obtained from him is that our dear friend, Mr. Angus White had taken a passage in the unfortunate missing vessel, and had been seen at Te Kaha. He then stated that he was going to Opotiki, if so, he either is a prisoner, or otherwise a second Mr. Volkner.

Patara, one of Mr. Volkner's murderers, was yesterday expected at Mr. Turner's native settlements. All his natives have become perfectly beside themselves with his new creed. He says it is literally dreadful to describe their state of mind.

Burial

Symonds Street Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand^[4]

Note: According to the late 1950's tombstone transcriptions Titus Angus White was lost at sea in Poverty Bay in March 1865 aged 13? years.

The early 1880's map of the Wesleyan section has four White graves, with headstone, at 4 C 141 to 4 C 144. The Early 1900's repairs to the Wesleyan section refer to Titus Angus White, and describe a "picket fence, 5 feet by 5 feet corner posts - all rotten, grave covered with concrete, headstone in centre 6 inches from West end".

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.nzlii.org/nz/journals/VUWLawRw/2010/30.pdf
2. ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DSC18650915.2.20?
3. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2XL-MNZP : 28 May 2019), Titus Angus White, 1865; citing , , record number 258, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 100769532.
4. ↑ "Australia Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGVR-3NJQ : 18 March 2018), Titus Angus White, Mar 1865; from "Australia, Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : n.d.) citing Death, citing Jim and Alison Rogers : n.d. Various cemeteries, Australia; FHL microfilm .

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