Captain Stanier BURNINGHAM, his wife Margery & daughter 'Queenie' BURNINGHAM

Stanier Henry BURNINGHAM
Born October 23rd 1838
Died August 22nd 1896
GONE HOME!!

Here rests
Margery BURNINGHAM
Beloved wife of
S.H. BURNINGHAM
Born 4th September 1842
Died 31st March 1909
- SWEET REST -

Also
Little QUEENIE
Aged 5 years

Oneils Point Row N Plot 98

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 198, 22 August 1896, Page 2
DEATH OF CAPTAIN BURNINGHAM.
A CRIMEAN VETERAN.
A well-known and highly-respected resident of this district, Captain S. H. Burningham, of the North Shore, died this morning at his residence, “Taharoto," Lake Takapuna, at the age of 58 years.
The deceased bad been a resident of Auckland for the past 36 years, and had numerous friends throughout the district. For some four months pass Mr Burningham had been suffering severely from cancer in the throat, and he gradually sank until he died peacefully at an early hour this morning in the presence of his family. His eldest son had only arrived from Western Australia lately, on hearing that his father was ill.

The late Mr Burningham had an eventful career in his early days, being one of the veterans who took part in the Crimean War of 1854-56. He was the son of the Rev. Mr Burningham, who was rector of Charlwood, Surrey, England, and he began life by joining the Royal Navy as a midshipman. He served on the China and India stations in various men-of-war, and gained his commission as lieutenant.

When the Crimean War broke out in 1854, he was in H.M.S. Retribution, which ship was ordered out of Sebastopol Harbour by the Russians and fired on just before the war began. He saw active service with landing parties during the war, and was engaged in the bombardment of Sebastopol, subsequently receiving the Crimean war medal.

The Retribution was one of the vessels which rode out the disastrous gale in which H.M.S. Tiger and others went ashore. Lieut. Burningham was invalided from the Navy in consequence of having received permanent injury to his ears through the cannonading while Sebastopol was being bombarded, and after serving in H.M.S. Pearl for a time, be came out to New Zealand in the ship Caduceus, landing in Auckland in 1860.

For some time he was engaged in farming at Mahurangi. Afterwards be went into the coastal steam trade, and was the first to open up a steam service with Paeroa and the Upper Thames, with the steam launch La Buona Venture. This was considerably over twenty years ago. Subsequently he had the steamers Pearl and Ruby built for this trade, and for some years afterwards he acted as agent for the steamers in the South Wairoa trade, retiring on his means two or three years ago.

The deceased leaves a widow and five sons and two daughters, one of the latter being in England. By his special request the funeral will be a private one.[7]

Baltic Medal:
Ship: Retribution
Rating: Mids. No. on ships book: 21 When sent: “BA sent 16/3/57 to Pearl” [6]

“HMS Retribution, which had 10-guns and also served in the Mediterranean. … the Retribution, which was listed as having 28 guns, participated in the first bombardment of Sevastapol on 17 October 1854 during the Crimean War. During the bombardment, Retribution towed or was coupled broadside to the 120-gun sailing line-of-battle ship HMS Trafalgar[6]

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1867, 17 July 1874, Page 2
The little steamer ‘La Buona Ventura’ Captain Burningham, ventured farther up the Piako river the other day than any steam vessel has hitherto attempted. She took a timberladen boat in tow and proceeded some, twenty five miles beyond Tarapipi's settlement, to land the timber on Mr Morrin's newly-purchased land, opposite to Capt. Peacock's farm. It will be remembered that some few months ago the natives stopped a cutter which was proceeding up the river to Captain Peacock's farm, and demanded toll for the river. On this occasion the natives seem to have been delighted-with the appearance of the little steamboat,, and Tarapipi himself invited the captain to come along the river whenever he liked. Captain Burningham says he had ten feet of water opposite Morrin's land, which is not far from the famous falls of that locality, whilst the river is in its primitive condition, with beautiful foliage on either side, overreaching nearly its entire breadth in some places, and presenting many picturesque scenes. Pigeons, pheasants, ducks, &c. were very numerous along its banks for miles.[13]

Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 1947, 20 January 1875, Page 3
Upper Thames. The steam "launch 'Pearl, built hereby Mr H. Stone for Mr Burningham, of the ‘Buona Ventura,' was launched on the 31st of December, in the presence of a large number of people. Her dimensions are 50 feet length of keel, and 52 feet over all; she is 9 feet 6 inches beam, and 4 feet 6 inches deep. Her engines were brought from England. The' Pearl' is' intended for the Thames trade, and since her launch she has shown that she is well adapted for it.[14]

Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 2162, 1 October 1875, Page 2
At Mr Stone's' shipbuilding yards, yesterday, we-were shown the-model for the new river steamer, which is now being built to the order of Mr Burningham. It is evident that speed is a great desideratum, Judging from the model, which has very sharp bows, and a clean run aft, she should, with suitable machinery, be very fast. The length of her keel is to be 75 feet, and her paddles are to be driven by a pair of 94 ½ -inch cylinder engines. A considerable portion of her timbers are now ready, and other portions of the work connected with her are in a very forward state. At the same yard a fine ketch is how on the, stocks and will soon be ready for launching.[15]

In 1884 Stanier attended the 30ths anniversary dinner of the Battle of Inkerman. Noted as S.H. Burningham, H.M.s. Retribution, engaged in the Crimean War, and in Pearl’s Naval Brigade.[7]

New Zealander, Volume XVIII, Issue 1741, 12 November 1862, Page 2
BURMINGHAM (sic)-STUART On the 23rd October, at Matakana, by the Rev. Robert MCKENNY, S.H. BURMINGHAM (sic), Esq., of Matakana, to Margery, second daughter of the late Alexander STUART of Matakana.[1]

1866 had his property up for sale
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Noted as Steamboat owner of Thames in 1875
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9215, 1 June 1893, Page 4The Union S.S. Company's steamer Talune arrived from Sydney yesterday morning, with a large number of passengers, among whom were Captain and Mrs. Burningham, of Lake Takapuna, who have been on a holiday visit to Australia[18]

1896 electoral roll, Eden, Auckland
Of Takapuna, settler [4]

1905-1906 electoral roll, Waitemata, Auckland
Of Takapuna, settler [4]

Stanier and Margery had issue:
Mary Julia BURMINGHAM (sic) born circa 1863 [3]

Thomas Alexander BURNINGHAM born circa 1865 [4]

Stanier Henry BURMINGHAM (sic) born 1868 [3]
19 December 1868, at the Three Kings [12]
Died circa 1911 aged 44 – name in registry and Henry Stanier. [8]

Catherine Elizabeth BURNINGHAM born circa 1870 [4]

Stuart Porten BURMINGHAM (sic) born 1874 [3]
Died in Arizona, U.S.A. 1907 [9]
Born October 12 1874 at residence of parents, Augustus-street, Thames [1]

A son born 15 November 1876 at the residence of Stanier and Margery, Ruby Cottage, Mount Pleasant, Parawai [10]
1886 Suffered a severe scalp wound by falling off a horse[17]

Gertrude Constance BURNINGHAM born 1878 [4]
August 8, 1878 at parents residence, Mount Pleasant, Parawai.[16]

Dorothy Gertrude Constance (sic) died circa 1880 aged 21mths [8]

George Charles BURNINGHAM born circa 1880 [4]

Beatrice St Valentine BURNINGHAM born circa 1885 [4]
Died circa 1890 aged 5 yrs – surname entered as BURMINGHAM in registry [8]

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[2]
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[3]
New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs historic BDM Indexes: birth registrations 1863/9147; 1868/9544 an 1874/198
New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs historic BDM Indexes: birth registrations 1865/9439; 1870/17310; 1878/15616; 1880/19478 and 1885/1016
[4]
Ancestry.co.uk
[5]
Ancestry.co.uk; UK, Naval medal and award rolls 1793-1972; Baltic Medal 1854-1855
[6]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Robert_Drummond
[7]
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[8]
New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs historic BDM Indexes: death registrations 1911/266; 1880/372; 1890/3076
[9]
Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 311, 30 December 1907, Page 3
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