Samuel was born 1794 Udimore, East Sussex and baptised 29th June 1794. He died 28th March 1864, aged 70 in New Zealand and is buried at St Pauls Church, Molesworth, Thorndon, Wellington, N.Z.

He married Sarah MITCHELL on the 15th June 1821 at Ashburnham, East Sussex. (Marriage licence Archdeaconry of Lewes 14/6/1821) Sarah was born abt 1803 and died 20 March 1843 in Hutt, Wellington,New Zealand of Dropsy.

In 1841 Samuel and Sarah emigrated to New Zealand with their 9 children on the Arab. The New Zealand Company had offered residence of East Sussex and assisted passage scheme for emigration to help fill the labour shortage in the colony.

The family travelled up from Brede to Deptford in South London where they were to be processed and embark on the journey.

From written accounts the passengers of the Arab were taken by barge, on the afternoon of the 1st June 1841, to board the Arab that was anchored some 2 miles down river (The Thames). On the 3rd June they departed, being towed down river by a steamboat. The Oriental travelled at the same time, but stopped at Gravesend.

On the 7th June, in the afternoon, the Arab anchored at Dartmouth for repairs having been damaged during a storm in the English Channel. Repairs were completed and the Arab departed on Monday 17th June, in the afternoon.

On the 17th June they passed Plymouth and on the 7th July they crossed the Tropic of Cancer having passed Maderia 5 days earlier. It took to the end of that month to reach the coast of Brazil and almost another month to reach the Cape of Good Hope, which they rounded on the 26th August.

By the 25th September they were off the coast of Australia, having passed Madagasgar on the 2nd September. Vandiemens Land was passed on the 5th October and New Zealand finally sighted on the 13th and arrival in Wellington on the 16th October at 2 am.

Samuel seems to have been living in Woolcombe Street, Wellington upto 1866, according to electrol rolls, with a brief spell in Willis Street as a Carpenter. From the electroll rolls I am guessing that Samuel was working with his son in law Edward Haslam, who was a cabinet maker by proffession and was also listed in Willis Street as a carpenter at the same time. Samuels normal occupation was a labourer.

List of Persons qualified to serve as Jurors for the District of Port Nicholson for 1845, 1848, 1849  & 1850:-

Electoral Roll for the year 1865 - 66, City of Wellington County Districts are not included