Denis McCarthy was born in Ireland about 1814, but his parents' names and his place of birth are unknown.
It is not known when Denis McCarthy arrived in New Zealand, however in the early 1840s he was a whaler in the Bay of Islands, where his son Charles was born. Charles's death certificate gives his mother's name as Emma Hunt, and his father's name as Denis McCarthy, a whaler.
Emma Hunt did not arrive in New Zealand until November 1840 on the Martha Ridgway, and according to family folklore, she and Denis eloped soon after. Denis already had a young son, John, born about 1837.
There are no marriage records to confirm Denis's and Emma's marriage, but it is likely that they married in the Bay of Islands. Likewise there is no birth or baptism record for their son Charles, although a St Patrick's confirmation record suggests that he was born in about 1842 or 1843.
By 1845 Denis was a shop keeper in Russell and he appears on the Jury List for Russell in that year. However, in about 1845, the McCarthy family relocated to Auckland where Denis opened a butcher's shop in Queen Street.
It is possible that the McCarthy family was living in Russell at the time of Hone Heke's sacking of Kororareka in March 1845. The town was destroyed and residents were evacuated to Auckland.
Denis was a staunch Roman Catholic, and Denis and Emma's children, Elizabeth Louisa, Denis and Ellen were all baptised at St Patrick's Cathedral. Their baptism records indicate that the family arrived in Auckland in 1845.
Denis died of natural causes in 1851 after falling from a boat on Auckland's North Shore. There is no burial record available for him, however there are St Patrick's burial records for two of his infant children, Denis and Ellen at the Catholic Diocesan Archives.
It is believed that Denis and his two infant children were buried at the Symonds Street Cemetery. Most Catholic burials at this time were at Symonds Street Cemetery rather than at St Patrick's. Some graves at Symonds Street were later removed to make way for motorway development and re-interred in a mass grave. Many of the removed graves had no headstones, and Denis and his children do not appear on the Catholic memorial at Symonds Street Cemetery.
Only three of Denis's children survived to marry and raise families - John, Charles and Elizabeth. His wife Emma remarried twice - In 1856 she married Thomas Williams, and in 1865 she married William Peterson.
(Note: The Sir Robert Sale passenger list of 1847 includes a Denis McCarthy. It is possible that Denis returned to Ireland about 1846 and was among a contingent of 'Fencibles' who were recruited in Ireland as a defence force for Auckland. Some sources name Emma Hunt as his wife.)
It is not known when Denis McCarthy arrived in New Zealand, however in the early 1840s he was a whaler in the Bay of Islands, where his son Charles was born. Charles's death certificate gives his mother's name as Emma Hunt, and his father's name as Denis McCarthy, a whaler.
Emma Hunt did not arrive in New Zealand until November 1840 on the Martha Ridgway, and according to family folklore, she and Denis eloped soon after. Denis already had a young son, John, born about 1837.
There are no marriage records to confirm Denis's and Emma's marriage, but it is likely that they married in the Bay of Islands. Likewise there is no birth or baptism record for their son Charles, although a St Patrick's confirmation record suggests that he was born in about 1842 or 1843.
By 1845 Denis was a shop keeper in Russell and he appears on the Jury List for Russell in that year. However, in about 1845, the McCarthy family relocated to Auckland where Denis opened a butcher's shop in Queen Street.
It is possible that the McCarthy family was living in Russell at the time of Hone Heke's sacking of Kororareka in March 1845. The town was destroyed and residents were evacuated to Auckland.
Denis was a staunch Roman Catholic, and Denis and Emma's children, Elizabeth Louisa, Denis and Ellen were all baptised at St Patrick's Cathedral. Their baptism records indicate that the family arrived in Auckland in 1845.
Denis died of natural causes in 1851 after falling from a boat on Auckland's North Shore. There is no burial record available for him, however there are St Patrick's burial records for two of his infant children, Denis and Ellen at the Catholic Diocesan Archives.
It is believed that Denis and his two infant children were buried at the Symonds Street Cemetery. Most Catholic burials at this time were at Symonds Street Cemetery rather than at St Patrick's. Some graves at Symonds Street were later removed to make way for motorway development and re-interred in a mass grave. Many of the removed graves had no headstones, and Denis and his children do not appear on the Catholic memorial at Symonds Street Cemetery.
Only three of Denis's children survived to marry and raise families - John, Charles and Elizabeth. His wife Emma remarried twice - In 1856 she married Thomas Williams, and in 1865 she married William Peterson.
(Note: The Sir Robert Sale passenger list of 1847 includes a Denis McCarthy. It is possible that Denis returned to Ireland about 1846 and was among a contingent of 'Fencibles' who were recruited in Ireland as a defence force for Auckland. Some sources name Emma Hunt as his wife.)
Denis McCarthy was born in Ireland about 1814, but his parents' names and his place of birth are unknown.
It is not known when Denis McCarthy arrived in New Zealand, however in the early 1840s he was a whaler in the Bay of Islands, where his son Charles was born. Charles's death certificate gives his mother's name as Emma Hunt, and his father's name as Denis McCarthy, a whaler.
Emma Hunt did not arrive in New Zealand until November 1840 on the Martha Ridgway, and according to family folklore, she and Denis eloped soon after. Denis already had a young son, John, born about 1837.
There are no marriage records to confirm Denis's and Emma's marriage, but it is likely that they married in the Bay of Islands. Likewise there is no birth or baptism record for their son Charles, although a St Patrick's confirmation record suggests that he was born in about 1842 or 1843.
By 1845 Denis was a shop keeper in Russell and he appears on the Jury List for Russell in that year. However, in about 1845, the McCarthy family relocated to Auckland where Denis opened a butcher's shop in Queen Street.
It is possible that the McCarthy family was living in Russell at the time of Hone Heke's sacking of Kororareka in March 1845. The town was destroyed and residents were evacuated to Auckland.
Denis was a staunch Roman Catholic, and Denis and Emma's children, Elizabeth Louisa, Denis and Ellen were all baptised at St Patrick's Cathedral. Their baptism records indicate that the family arrived in Auckland in 1845.
Denis died of natural causes in 1851 after falling from a boat on Auckland's North Shore. There is no burial record available for him, however there are St Patrick's burial records for two of his infant children, Denis and Ellen at the Catholic Diocesan Archives.
It is believed that Denis and his two infant children were buried at the Symonds Street Cemetery. Most Catholic burials at this time were at Symonds Street Cemetery rather than at St Patrick's. Some graves at Symonds Street were later removed to make way for motorway development and re-interred in a mass grave. Many of the removed graves had no headstones, and Denis and his children do not appear on the Catholic memorial at Symonds Street Cemetery.
Only three of Denis's children survived to marry and raise families - John, Charles and Elizabeth. His wife Emma remarried twice - In 1856 she married Thomas Williams, and in 1865 she married William Peterson.
(Note: The Sir Robert Sale passenger list of 1847 includes a Denis McCarthy. It is possible that Denis returned to Ireland about 1846 and was among a contingent of 'Fencibles' who were recruited in Ireland as a defence force for Auckland. Some sources name Emma Hunt as his wife.)
It is not known when Denis McCarthy arrived in New Zealand, however in the early 1840s he was a whaler in the Bay of Islands, where his son Charles was born. Charles's death certificate gives his mother's name as Emma Hunt, and his father's name as Denis McCarthy, a whaler.
Emma Hunt did not arrive in New Zealand until November 1840 on the Martha Ridgway, and according to family folklore, she and Denis eloped soon after. Denis already had a young son, John, born about 1837.
There are no marriage records to confirm Denis's and Emma's marriage, but it is likely that they married in the Bay of Islands. Likewise there is no birth or baptism record for their son Charles, although a St Patrick's confirmation record suggests that he was born in about 1842 or 1843.
By 1845 Denis was a shop keeper in Russell and he appears on the Jury List for Russell in that year. However, in about 1845, the McCarthy family relocated to Auckland where Denis opened a butcher's shop in Queen Street.
It is possible that the McCarthy family was living in Russell at the time of Hone Heke's sacking of Kororareka in March 1845. The town was destroyed and residents were evacuated to Auckland.
Denis was a staunch Roman Catholic, and Denis and Emma's children, Elizabeth Louisa, Denis and Ellen were all baptised at St Patrick's Cathedral. Their baptism records indicate that the family arrived in Auckland in 1845.
Denis died of natural causes in 1851 after falling from a boat on Auckland's North Shore. There is no burial record available for him, however there are St Patrick's burial records for two of his infant children, Denis and Ellen at the Catholic Diocesan Archives.
It is believed that Denis and his two infant children were buried at the Symonds Street Cemetery. Most Catholic burials at this time were at Symonds Street Cemetery rather than at St Patrick's. Some graves at Symonds Street were later removed to make way for motorway development and re-interred in a mass grave. Many of the removed graves had no headstones, and Denis and his children do not appear on the Catholic memorial at Symonds Street Cemetery.
Only three of Denis's children survived to marry and raise families - John, Charles and Elizabeth. His wife Emma remarried twice - In 1856 she married Thomas Williams, and in 1865 she married William Peterson.
(Note: The Sir Robert Sale passenger list of 1847 includes a Denis McCarthy. It is possible that Denis returned to Ireland about 1846 and was among a contingent of 'Fencibles' who were recruited in Ireland as a defence force for Auckland. Some sources name Emma Hunt as his wife.)
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