New Zealand Gazette – 1863 – No. 11

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✨ Naval Deserters Lists

DESERTERS FROM HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS OF WAR ON THE NEW ZEALAND STATION.

H.M.S. MIRANDA.

Name.	Where Deserted.	Date of Desertion.	Rating.	Age.	Where born.	Height.	Hair.	Eyes.	Complexion.	Marks on Person.
Michl. Rocks	Auckland	1861 4th July	Stoker	25	Armagh, Ireland	5.4	Brown	Brown	Pale
Edwd. Murray	do.	20th August	Carp. Crew	23	Glasgow	5.8 1/2	do.	Grey	Fair
Henry Bingham	do.	1862 27th Dec.	A. B.	22	Dublin, Ireland	5.7	do.	Blue	Fair	Scars from ulcers on legs, uneven teeth, full face, and rather weak eyes
Philip Laurence	do.	1861 20th Aug.	Carp. Crew	22	Daghenam, Es- sex.	5.5	do.	Hazel	Pale
Allan Miller	do.	16th Aug.	Ord.	19	Paisley, N.B.	5.5	Lt. brown	Dark	Dark	Star on left arm.
Geo. Tampun	do.	4th July	Bl A.	19	Walton, Suffolk	5.3 1/2	Brown	Blue	Fair	Anchor on left arm; scar across thumb joint, right hand.
Thos. Verley	Manukau, N. Z.	1862 17th Jan.	Private, R.M.	20	Essex	5.7	do.	Hazel	Fresh	Smart looking man, nose rather turned up.

ROBT. JENKINS, Captain.

H.M.S. FAWN.

Name.	Where Deserted.	Date of Desertion.	Rating.	Age.	Where born.	Height.	Hair.	Eyes.	Complexion.
Arthur Watts	Auckland	1861 21st June	Ord.	20	Woodbridge	4.10	Light	Hazel	Ruddy
Charles James	do.	1862 11th Feb.	do.	20	Bickley	5.9	Brown	Blue	Fresh
Francis Davies	do.	1861 1st June	do.	21	Worcester	5.7	Light	do.	do.
John Wilson	do.	21st June	do.	25	Goole	5.4	Brown	Hazel	Fair
Francis Tollend	Napier	14th Feb.	A. B.	28	Plymouth	5.2	do.	Blue	Swarthy
John Oram	Auckland	12th May	do.	24	Chatham	4.11	do.	Dark	Fair
John James	do.	do.	do.	24	London	5.4 1/2	do.	Blue	Fresh
William Smith	do.	do.	Ord.	20	Hampstead	2.5	Light	do.	Fair

THE NEW
ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1863, No 11

Parliament sat at General Assembly House (nicknamed the 'Shedifice') in Auckland from 1854-1864, sharing the building with the Auckland Provincial Council.

Ironically the Upper House met on the lower story, and the Lower House on the upper story.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🛡️ Nominal Register of Deserters from H.M. Ships of War

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsDeserters, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Miranda, H.M.S. Fawn, Naval personnel
👱🏽 Names

15 names identified

Michl. Rocks, Deserted from H.M.S. Miranda
Edwd. Murray, Deserted from H.M.S. Miranda
Henry Bingham, Deserted from H.M.S. Miranda
Philip Laurence, Deserted from H.M.S. Miranda
Allan Miller, Deserted from H.M.S. Miranda
Geo. Tampun, Deserted from H.M.S. Miranda
Thos. Verley, Deserted from H.M.S. Miranda
Arthur Watts, Deserted from H.M.S. Fawn
Charles James, Deserted from H.M.S. Fawn
Francis Davies, Deserted from H.M.S. Fawn
John Wilson, Deserted from H.M.S. Fawn
Francis Tollend, Deserted from H.M.S. Fawn
John Oram, Deserted from H.M.S. Fawn
John James, Deserted from H.M.S. Fawn
William Smith, Deserted from H.M.S. Fawn

👩‍💼 Officials

ROBT. JENKINS, Captain

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