See also
| Husband: | Gideon Nares SMALES (1817-1894) | |
| Wife: | Mary Ann BAXTER ( - ) | |
| Marriage | 30 Nov 1864 | Wesleyan Chapel, Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, England |
| Name: | Gideon Nares SMALES | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Name Prefix: | Reverand | |
| Name Suffix: | III | |
| Father: | Gideon SMALES (1766-1817) | |
| Mother: | Mary Robinson WAKEFIELD (1797-1866) | |
| Note 1: | National library Records Smales, Gideon (Rev), 1817-1894 : Papers Date 1839-1894 By Smales, Gideon, 1817-1894Chadwick, Mary Anna, 1844-1871 Reference Micro-MS-0304 Description Includes shipboard journal kept on board the `Triton' from Bristol to Hokianga, 1839-1840; record of a journey from Mangungu to the Bay of Islands and from there to the Thames in search of the body of Rev John Bumby, 1840; journal of the trip in 1842 from Hokianga to Aotea Mission Station and back via Auckland; notes and draft letters before, during and after the voyage from New Zealand to England on board the `Sussex', 1859; journal of the voyage from England to New Zealand aboard the `Nourmahal', 1859; notebook, 1860; extracts from the log of the `Northumberland on the voyage from Auckland to London, 1862; copies of poems; M A Smales exercise book, 1863, with some miscellaneous papers; journal of voyage from Auckland to San Francisco in the steamship `Nebraska', 1871; copies of articles from the `New Zealand Herald, 1893-1894 Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) (958 frames). Additional description Microfilm available in Katherine Mansfield Reading Room. |
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| Note 2: | Book Smales' Trail - Gideon Smales By John Steele Gideon Smales- his extraordinary story first edition 2011, Colour and Black and White Plates, 272 Pages, Some say the Smales Family, one of England's most prominent shipping families of the 19th Century, helped build the ship which eventually became Captain Cook's Endeavour. One of that family, Gideon Smales, came to NZ as the Treaty of Waitangi was being signed and as a young Wesleyan missionary soon found himself negotiating with Te Rauparaha in the prelude to the savage Wairau Affray. Later he stood toe to toe with Te Rangihaeata as the fearsome Maori chief threatened to chop off his head. After service in the Hokianga, Nelson and Porirua, Smales established a thriving Maori mission in Aotea before finding himself caught up in an ongoing dispute with his missionary chiefs and suffering an ignominious suspension. Relocating to Auckland, he became on of the province's largest farmers, establishing a landmark farm and gardens at Hampton Park, East Tamaki. He endured the deaths of two of his wives and 11 of his children. He was a fearless traveller, accomplished writer and speaker. This is the vastly engaging story of the rich and rewarding life of a significant NZ pioneer |
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| Birth | Oct 1817 | Whitby, Yorkshire, England |
| The baptism entry in the Parish Register of St Mary's Church, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England states that he was born on the 25th October 1817 but the Obituary states the 26th October. | ||
| Baptism | ||
| He was baptised with the name Gideon Smales NARES, illegitimate son of Susanna Nares, a spinster of Whitby. | ||
| Death | 5 Oct 1894 (age 76-77) | East Tamaki, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand |
| https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227403698/gideon-smales | ||
| Court Record | 1927 (age 109-110) | |
| In the Matter of the Will of Gideon Smales of Hampton Park, East Tamaki, near Auckland, Minister of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, deceased. Between The Public Trustee of Wellington as Administrator of the estate of the said Gideon Smales, deceased, with the Will of the said Gideon Smales annexed, Plaintiff and Elaine Elizabeth Wilkins of Te Kuiti, Married Woman, Alfreda (or Elfrida) Eugenie Dagmar Grant of Auckland, Married Woman, Adalie (or Adolie) Hilda Cunnold of Hikurangi, Married Woman, Beatrice Louisa Nares Smales of East Tamaki, Spinster, Alice Evelyn May Davis of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Married Woman, Ambrose Noel Smales of Auckland, Cable Operator, Defendants of the first part, John Kenderdine of Auckland, Retired Chemist and the said Ambrose Noel Smales as executors and trustees of the Will of the late Elizabeth Smales, deceased, Defendants of the second part, Ethel Rose Overton of Christchurch, Spinster, Charles Fitzroy Overton of Christchurch, Farmer, Defendants of the third part, Ellen Buttle of Auckland, Widow, as executrix and trustee of the Will of the late George Alfred Buttle, deceased, Gerald Richard Albert O'Halloran of Auckland, Accountant, and Albert Edward Sloman of Auckland, Auctioneer, as surviving executors and trustees of the Will of the late William S Cochrane, deceased, Defendants of the fourth part, The General Trust Board of the Diocese of Auckland and the Superintendant Minister of the Otahuhu Methodist Church Circuit, Defendants of the fifth part Entity type: Item Code: R25538204 Years: 1927 - 1927 Box number: 16 Record number: M216/1927 High Court Auckland, Department of Justice BBAE 1841 - 1995 |
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| Name: | Mary Ann BAXTER | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
National library Records
Smales, Gideon (Rev), 1817-1894 : Papers
Date 1839-1894
By Smales, Gideon, 1817-1894Chadwick, Mary Anna, 1844-1871
Reference Micro-MS-0304
Description
Includes shipboard journal kept on board the `Triton' from Bristol to Hokianga, 1839-1840; record of a journey from Mangungu to the Bay of Islands and from there to the Thames in search of the body of Rev John Bumby, 1840; journal of the trip in 1842 from Hokianga to Aotea Mission Station and back via Auckland; notes and draft letters before, during and after the voyage from New Zealand to England on board the `Sussex', 1859; journal of the voyage from England to New Zealand aboard the `Nourmahal', 1859; notebook, 1860; extracts from the log of the `Northumberland on the voyage from Auckland to London, 1862; copies of poems; M A Smales exercise book, 1863, with some miscellaneous papers; journal of voyage from Auckland to San Francisco in the steamship `Nebraska', 1871; copies of articles from the `New Zealand Herald, 1893-1894
Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) (958 frames).
Additional description
Microfilm available in Katherine Mansfield Reading Room.
Book Smales' Trail - Gideon Smales By John Steele
Gideon Smales- his extraordinary story first edition 2011, Colour and Black and White Plates, 272 Pages,
Some say the Smales Family, one of England's most prominent shipping families of the 19th Century, helped build the ship which eventually became Captain Cook's Endeavour. One of that family, Gideon Smales, came to NZ as the Treaty of Waitangi was being signed and as a young Wesleyan missionary soon found himself negotiating with Te Rauparaha in the prelude to the savage Wairau Affray. Later he stood toe to toe with Te Rangihaeata as the fearsome Maori chief threatened to chop off his head. After service in the Hokianga, Nelson and Porirua, Smales established a thriving Maori mission in Aotea before finding himself caught up in an ongoing dispute with his missionary chiefs and suffering an ignominious suspension. Relocating to Auckland, he became on of the province's largest farmers, establishing a landmark farm and gardens at Hampton Park, East Tamaki. He endured the deaths of two of his wives and 11 of his children. He was a fearless traveller, accomplished writer and speaker. This is the vastly engaging story of the rich and rewarding life of a significant NZ pioneer