Marks, Captain Hannibal, c.1815-1879 (Person)

SummaryCaptain Hannibal Marks of Penzance, Cornwall, arrived in 1841.

His hobby was carving. An example of his work is a carved wooden clock / chronometer, which remains in the family.

In 1863 he was in charge of HMS Sandfly and landed the First Waikato Regiment in Auckland.
He fought with them in Maketū as a private.
He ferried Governor George Grey back to Auckland from Tauranga.
Ship Regina was wrecked in Nov 1841 after he'd already left the ship.
He was Tauranga's first government-appointed Habourmaster, in 1874.

He was a member of the Masonic Lodge 463, IC.
He died in 1879 along with his son, also named Hannibal Marks, after a boating mishap on the cutter 'Louise' in Tauranga Harbour.SourcesEnemies united by marriage » Bay of Plenty Times, 1 September 1964.Grandson donates historic items » Bay of Plenty Times, 17 September 1979.Early settler's tragic death » Bay of Plenty Times, 22 August 1879.The funeral, Fatal Boat Accident » Bay of Plenty Times, 19 August 1879.Letter from Captain Robert Jenkins (1864) transcribed in "Journal of the Tauranga Historical Society Number 19 - Gate Pa Centennial Souvenir" page 42.Bellamy, A.C. "Tauranga 1882 - 1982" (1982), pages 233-234Hannibal Marks by Vivien Edwards in the Tauranga Historical Society Blog (June 2014)

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Restored portrait of Hannibal Marks with original inset. Courtesy John Marks and the Tauranga Historical Society June 2014 blog

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Personal Information

GenderMaleDate of Birth9th October 1860Date of Death16 August 1879Place of DeathTauranga, New ZealandPlace of Burial/CremationMission Cemetery, Tauranga

Whānau

ChildrenGrandchild Cecil MarksPascoe MarksHannibal Marks

Settler Information

Name of ShipReginaDate of Arrival1841

Military Service

Armed ForceFirst Waikato RegimentConflictNew Zealand WarsRankPrivate

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Marks, Captain Hannibal, c.1815-1879 (Person)