William BURNE 1 2 3
- Born: 30 Mar 1831, Penrith, Cumberland, England 1
- Marriage: Jane WILSON on 16 Jul 1859 in Kaiapoi Methodist Church 1
- Died: 1874, Round Bush, Lower Rangitikei, New Zealand at age 43 1
 General Notes:
William Burne came to New Zealand on the Northfleet.
Built on the Thames at London by Duncan Dunbar in 1852, Northfleet, a frigate-built ship of 896 tons, gained some fame as a fast sailer during the days of the China Trade. She seems to have continued this quality into her Colonial sailing days. The largest merchant vessel to enter Wellington up until 1853 she surprised Wellington residents in the morning light of December 14th of that year by arriving in the harbour 87 days out from London. On this voyage she brought out 300 passengers; 100 for Wellington and an equal number for Lyttelton (13/01/1854) and Auckland (02/02/1854).
The Captain of the Northfleet on this her maiden voyage was Captain N Penreath. Following this she entered the China trade.
On the transcript of the pasenger list there is a Mr. W. Bunn bound for Wellington, this is likely to be William Burne.
William married Jane WILSON on 16 Jul 1859 in Kaiapoi Methodist Church.1 (Jane WILSON was born in 1839 1 and died in 1906 1.)
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