CPT John James Stanaway

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CPT John James Stanaway

Birth
Surrey, England
Death
16 Aug 1874 (aged 61)
Tokatoka, Kaipara District, Northland, New Zealand
Burial
Tokatoka, Kaipara District, Northland, New Zealand
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John James Stanaway was one of nine children born to James and Eleanor Stanaway form Camberwell, Surrey, on 16 July 1813. Both his parents were originally from Probus, Cornwall, England.

It remains a mystery how John arrived in the South Pacific with various stories and accounts. We do know that by 1839 he has made passage to Hokianga, New Zealand aged about 26, then, further south to the Kaipara region by the 1850’s. The majority of his life was spent on the banks of the Wairoa River where he was one of the first settlers and founder of the small village of Tokatoka

The first Post Office in the area was at Tokatoka, and the first Postmaster was Captain Stanaway, who was also the Harbour Master. The opening took place on the 1st July 1868. On the 31st May 1883 the post office closed and open at Rehia on the 1st May 1888, but the place was then known as Tokatoka No. 2 Post Office.”

Stanaway also built and ran the Tokatoka Hotel.

He left four wives and 16 children.
John James Stanaway was one of nine children born to James and Eleanor Stanaway form Camberwell, Surrey, on 16 July 1813. Both his parents were originally from Probus, Cornwall, England.

It remains a mystery how John arrived in the South Pacific with various stories and accounts. We do know that by 1839 he has made passage to Hokianga, New Zealand aged about 26, then, further south to the Kaipara region by the 1850’s. The majority of his life was spent on the banks of the Wairoa River where he was one of the first settlers and founder of the small village of Tokatoka

The first Post Office in the area was at Tokatoka, and the first Postmaster was Captain Stanaway, who was also the Harbour Master. The opening took place on the 1st July 1868. On the 31st May 1883 the post office closed and open at Rehia on the 1st May 1888, but the place was then known as Tokatoka No. 2 Post Office.”

Stanaway also built and ran the Tokatoka Hotel.

He left four wives and 16 children.

Gravesite Details

Captain, Born Toka Toka, Buried 17 August (no year given).

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