"Capt. Everett"
Production date
Post 1852
Description
Carte-de-visite of Captain Charles Everett of the Taranaki Militia. Everett is wearing a suit and is seated in a short wooden chair with padding. On the right side of the image is a window or doorway that is partially covered by a curtain with ties. On the left side of the image the edge of a table can be seen.
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Public comments
For a photograph of Captain Everett and his wife - Rebekah - refer to Nelson Museum Photograhic Collection Ref: 28587. This photograph appears in the larger collection of Captain Everett's brother (Edward Everett 1820-1904) family.
- Jenifer Lemaire posted 8 years ago.
EVERETT PARK, Taranaki : NZ Government owned (DOC) reserve park land at Inglewood, near New Plymouth, was once owned by Captain EVERETT. EVERETT ROAD, New Plymouth District, was also named after this early New Plymouth settler-farmer/soldier.
- Jenifer posted 8 years ago.
The grave of Captain Charles Everett (1812-1878) and his wife Rebekah (1812-1882) is located at Te Henui Cemetery, Watson Street, New Plymouth City. Grave ref: Old system Block B; Row 8. New system: Old Anglican: Row 4; Plot 7. The grave of Charles and Rebekah Everett at Te Henui is currently in the process of being restored by a descendent of Captain Everett.
- Jenifer Lemaire posted 8 years ago.
Charles Everett's father - Charles Everett Snr (born Hackney, London 1783) travelled to New Zealand on the Sir Edward Paget with his two sons - Charles Jnr and Edward Henry (1820-1900). Charles Everett Snr was gravely ill during the voyage of the Sir Edward Paget with brain inflammation and was not expected to live by the Ship's surgeon (ref: Richmond Diaries). He recovered and after arriving at Auckland, where his son Edward and his family remained for 2 years (before settling in Nelson) travelled to New Plymouth with his son Charles and his wife Rebekah. Charles Everett Snr (1783-1855) died at New Plymouth in 1855 and is buried at Mangati, New Plymouth.
- Jenifer Lemaire posted 8 years ago.
The Waikato Chief who spared Charles's life in 1860 after Charles was captured by Maori - was Chief Aporo Taratutu of the Maniapoto tribe, Waikato. In 1863 Chief Taratutu was arrested on the orders of then Governor George Grey, tried and sentenced to 2 years imprisonment with hard labour at Auckland - for his part in the raid of the Government Printing Press at Te Awamutu in 1863, Chief Taratutu would serve 18 months. After his release Chief Taratutu would become an advocate for peace between the Government and other Maori tribes. He was present at peace talks at Parihaka in 1870. Chief Aporo Taratutu died at Otorohanga, Waikato in 1896.
- Jenifer Lemaire posted 8 years ago.