Richard Driver^{[1, 2, 3]}

1812 - 1897  (84 years)

• Name	Richard Driver  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	26 August 1812	St Thomas, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Jan 1897	Purakaunui, Otago, New Zealand   [3]
  Burial	Otago, New Zealand   [2]
  Person ID	I172119322547	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Robertson,   b. 27 Aug 1831, Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland d. 9 May 1897, Purakanui, Otago, New Zealand (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	1840, 1843-1850	New Zealand   [1]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Jane Driver,   b. 15 Nov 1851, Taiaroa Head, Dunedin, New Zealand d. 30 June 1939, Purakanui, Otago, New Zealand (Age 87 years)   2. Emma Maria Driver,   b. 10 Jun 1853, Taiaroa Heads, Otago, New Zealand d. 7 Jan 1900, Purakaunui, Otago, New Zealand (Age 46 years)   3. Matthew Driver,   b. 30 Apr 1860, Taiaroa Head, Dunedin, New Zealand d. 11 May 1860, Taiaroa Head, Dunedin, New Zealand (Age 0 years)   4. Ada Driver,   b. 20 Jun 1861, Purakaunui, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand d. 1 Oct 1945, Purakaunui, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 84 years)   5. Ellen Driver,   b. 4 Sep 1863, Purakanui, Otago, New Zealand d. Nov 1936, Invercargill, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand (Age 73 years)   6. Frederick Driver,   b. 25 Dec 1865, Purakanui, Otago, New Zealand d. 10 Sep 1943, Purakanui, New Zealand (Age 77 years)   7. Thomas Driver,   b. 1867, Purakaunui, Otago, New Zealand d. 11 Oct 1932, Purakaunui, Otago, New Zealand (Age 65 years)   8. Charles Driver,   b. 18 Sep 1869, Purakanui, Otago, New Zealand d. 31 May 1939, Haywards Point, Otago, NZ (Age 69 years)   9. Annie Driver,   b. 7 Nov 1871, Purakanui, Otago, New Zealand d. 19 February 1909, buried Andersons Bay Cemetery (Age 37 years)   10. William Driver,   b. 18 Nov 1873, Port Chalmers, New Zealand d. 12 July 1954, Hamilton, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 80 years)   11. Agnes Driver,   b. 18 Jul 1876, Port Chalmers, New Zealand d. 27 Apr 1889, accident, Long Beach Otago, NZ (Age 12 years)
  Family ID	F3818	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Tini Reko (Jane) Pahau,   b. 1852, Otago, New Zealand d. 28 February 1917, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 65 years)
  Children	1. Richard Driver,   b. 1869, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand d. 6 April 1897, Cromwell, Otago, New Zealand (Age 28 years)   2. John Driver,   b. 1872, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand d. 6 April 1895, Otago, New Zealand (Age 23 years)
  Family ID	F4536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Irihapeti Motoitoi Hape,   b. 1822, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand d. 31 Aug 1846, Kaikai's Beach, Haywards Point, Otago (Age 24 years)
  Children	1. Emma Paerata Driver,   b. 1841, Murdering Beach, Otago, New Zealand d. 13 Dec 1913, Stewart Island, New Zealand not 1877 not 1926 (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F3810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 August 1812 - St Thomas, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Marriage - 1840, 1843-1850 - New Zealand Death - 19 Jan 1897 - Purakaunui, Otago, New Zealand Burial - - Otago, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

  [S370270368] Ancestry.com, New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S370259652] Ancestry.com, New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S467858501] Ancestry.com, New Zealand, Index of Early Settlers, 1840-1864, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Nzearlyhistory.com Compiled By Tony Christiansen; Early NZ History; URL: http://www.nzearlyhistory.com/380-2.