Lithuathain relative.

[ShaneNZ]

Found the name WIXON in the family

No records of when arriving in New Zealand or where he emigrated from.

He was born Henry Wixon known as (Dutch Harry) Jan 01 1803 born Klaipeda Klaipedos miesto savivaldybe Kliapeda, Country Lithuania.

Found him buried later in Waimate NZ Old Cemetery June 16 1888.

Couldn't make a connection with Lithuania or when he arrived in NZ.

Any hints or possibilities to follow up on.

Thank you all from Shane in NZ.




 

[mckha489]

What does his death certificate tell you?
(presume it is this one 1888/2580   Nixon   Henry   85Y)


have you researched the land- claim documents?
I don't know anything at all about them. 
but one of the files at Archway says
"This series is comprised of files of land claims relating to land purchased in New Zealand before 1840."

(And (probably unsurpsingly) the process was still ongoing in 1878 (paperspast))

so if he was here before 1840... I don't think you are going to find his arrival.

Here by 1852. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18521009.2.4.6?items_per_page=10&query=Wixon&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA


Following this up might get you closer to an idea of dates

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SCANT18850616.2.12?items_per_page=10&page=10&query=Wixon&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA

My goodness, one could get sidetracked by “Jimmy the Needle”!

[brigidmac]

He might have made the journey in stages like my ancestors who stayed in UK for 10 years before moving to final destinations
so it's worth looking at British census for 1840. 1850

What about his children do you have them on new Zealand censuses ? Could he have joined them in the 1880s

Could he have been Jewish?
That was era of pogroms .

[mckha489]

He might have made the journey in stages like my ancestors who stayed in UK for 10 years before moving to final destinations
so it's worth looking at British census for 1840. 1850

What about his children do you have them on new Zealand censuses ? Could he have joined them in the 1880s

Could he have been Jewish?
That was era of pogroms .

Brigidmac… there are no NZ censuses available.
Newspaper & archive  results posted above suggest an arrival in NZ pre 1840
That is very very early in the timeline of the colonisation of NZ. He likely came as crew on a whaling ship, a navy vessel from any country really, or similar.

He could have been Jewish, but he had ‘half-caste’ children so I doubt it was a concern of his.

[mckha489]

He was born Henry Wixon known as (Dutch Harry) Jan 01 1803 born Klaipeda Klaipedos miesto savivaldybe Kliapeda, Country Lithuania.

Where does this detail come from?

And where does the detail re ‘

Dutch Harry’

come from.

The only  Dutch Harry in the papers is not him.

[brigidmac]

It's just that if he was Jewish there are good records that go back to 1700s

If any of his descendants have done DNA tests the Jewish ethnicity would probably show up to 5th generation

[ShaneNZ]

Thank you all for your replies. I am not so fast at researching so the leads are all very valuable to me. I found the first lot of info on Henry (Dutch Harry) Wixon on another site.

My mother before she passed away some years ago now, mentioned the name but was unsure if Wicks Wix or WIXON or similar sounding.

When I found that my grandad John Duffy was the son of John Duffy and Mary Duffey (WIXON)

The name Duffey with an E could possibly be a typo or not.

Found Mary Duffey WIXON was the daughter Henry (Dutch Harry) Wixon and mother Tiaki Kaika Emma Wixon (Ngai Tahu, Maori side of the family). Sadly Ngai Tahu NZ didn't reply to me.

This is where I read about Henry Wixon from Lithuania. This is where my search ended.

I will look into all the leads you have all sent. With much thanks from Shane in NZ.

[mckha489]

When you buy the 1885 death certificate be sure to get the printout not the official certificate.
The printout is cheaper and contains all the information provided.

You could buy all the births and marriages and deaths from you back and then register the Ngai Tahu descent here :-

https://ngaitahu.iwi.nz/ngai-tahu/whakapapa/whakapapa-registration/

But - I don't think you can expect them to know anything about Henry WIXON
Hence needing his death printout,  indexed under NIXON as I posted earlier.