How to Pronounce Henry Burling
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May 01, 1801 Died on 17 Sep 1911 (aged 110)
Mail carrier, farmer
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About Henry Burling
- Henry Burling (1 May 1801 – 17 September 1911) was a New Zealand mail carrier and farmer.
- He was born in Stratford, Essex, England on 1 May 1801 to Thomas Burling, a soap maker, and Joanna Pike.
- He emigrated to New Zealand with his wife Mary in 1841; she died in 1864. Burling carried mail by foot between Wellington and Wanganui, unarmed, during the New Zealand Wars.
- As a result, he earned the trust of Te Rangihaeata and other Maori in the area.Burling died at his home of Waikanae, survived by three of his thirteen children: Arthur (73), with whom he was living, Henry (86), and Sarah Goodin (69).
- At the time of his death, he had over 600 living descendants.
