Phillip Tapsell

Phillip Tapsell, born Hans Homan Jensen Falk (1777/1791? – 6 or 7 August 1873)[1] was a Danish mariner, whaler, and trader who later settled in New Zealand.

Tapsell first arrived in New Zealand at the Bay of Islands on the New Zealander on 26 March 1810.[2] He was married three times, the first, on 23 June 1823, being claimed (by Tapsell himself) as the first Christian wedding in New Zealand.[1] In 1828[3] or November 1830 he settled in Maketu and began trading flax.[1] His third wife was Hine-i-turama Ngatiki, who was killed in the Battle of Orakau.[4]

At one time Tapsell owned both Whakaari (White) and Moutohora (Whale) islands and he lived for a while on the latter.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Parham, W. T. "Tapsell, Phillip". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Salmond, Anne. Between Worlds. 1997. Penguin Books (NZ) Ltd. ISBN 0-670-87787-5.
  3. ↑ 'Rotorua', from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 23-Apr-09
  4. ↑ Tapsell, Mark. "Hine-i-turama Ngatiki". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
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