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By Bible, hammer & compass : Pacific adventures of James and William Puckey, 1796-1827 : carpenters, missionaries, mariners / Adrienne Puckey.

By: Publisher: Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand : Sean Millar Publishing, 2018Description: iv, 234 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781927329160
  • 1927329167
Other title:
  • By Bible, hammer and compass [Running title]
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction and acknowledgements -- 1. Early life in Cornwall, 1771-96 (Fowey through the centuries ; Fowey in James and Wiliam's childhood) -- 2. British maritime exploration and religion, 1767-96 (England's exploration and Evangelical Revival ; Dissenters in Cornwall ; Brothers' call to mission) -- 3. Into the deep : the sea journey, 1796-97 (A protracted departure ; Alone on the high seas ; Fourteen weeks: Rio to Tahiti) -- 4. First encounters in Tahiti, 1797 (Arriving in Tahiti ; Getting on with mission ; Return of the Duff to Tahiti) -- 5. Confronting reality, 1797-98 (Tahiti's first census ; The mission after the Duff left Tahiti ; Leaving Tahiti) -- 6. Refugee missionaries in Australia, 1798-1801 (Refugee missionaries in Parramatta ; The Puckey brothers' first voyage to Aotearoa ; James and the ill-fated El Plumier) -- 7. William's years back in England, 1799-1815 (Settling and unsettling in England ; William's family in Penryn ; Wiliam's maritime career in England) -- 8. Return to Australia, 1815-19 -- 9. The Kerikeri years, 1819-26 (Leaving Australia and laying out the Kerikeri settlement ; Survey journey to Hokianga ; Building Kerikeri Mission Station ; Dissent within the ranks ; Survey journey to Kaipara during Marsden's third visit ; Building the Mission House ; Muru ; Taua ; A letter from 'Home' ; Building and launching the "Herald" at Paihia) -- 10. A lonely end in Sydney, 1826-27 (The Herald's maiden voyage ; On 'the rocks' ; Elizabeth's marraige and the Puckey Seniors' demise ; 'All went to ground') -- Who's who.
Summary: "The Cornwall-born Puckey brothers were part of the first English mission to Tahiti in 1796, which was spectacularly disrupted when William was ambushed and nearly killed. Both retreated to Parramatta, where they joined Samuel Marsden. James later died off the Cape of Good Hope while returning to the UK. William got back to the UK safely, then returned to the Southern Hemisphere with his family, serving Marsden at Kerikeri 1819-1826, and also at Sydney, where he and his wife later died"--Publisher's website.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Main Collection John Kinder Theological Library BV3667 MIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A42288709
New Zealand/Pacific John Kinder Theological Library BV3667 MIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan A4228871X

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction and acknowledgements -- 1. Early life in Cornwall, 1771-96 (Fowey through the centuries ; Fowey in James and Wiliam's childhood) -- 2. British maritime exploration and religion, 1767-96 (England's exploration and Evangelical Revival ; Dissenters in Cornwall ; Brothers' call to mission) -- 3. Into the deep : the sea journey, 1796-97 (A protracted departure ; Alone on the high seas ; Fourteen weeks: Rio to Tahiti) -- 4. First encounters in Tahiti, 1797 (Arriving in Tahiti ; Getting on with mission ; Return of the Duff to Tahiti) -- 5. Confronting reality, 1797-98 (Tahiti's first census ; The mission after the Duff left Tahiti ; Leaving Tahiti) -- 6. Refugee missionaries in Australia, 1798-1801 (Refugee missionaries in Parramatta ; The Puckey brothers' first voyage to Aotearoa ; James and the ill-fated El Plumier) -- 7. William's years back in England, 1799-1815 (Settling and unsettling in England ; William's family in Penryn ; Wiliam's maritime career in England) -- 8. Return to Australia, 1815-19 -- 9. The Kerikeri years, 1819-26 (Leaving Australia and laying out the Kerikeri settlement ; Survey journey to Hokianga ; Building Kerikeri Mission Station ; Dissent within the ranks ; Survey journey to Kaipara during Marsden's third visit ; Building the Mission House ; Muru ; Taua ; A letter from 'Home' ; Building and launching the "Herald" at Paihia) -- 10. A lonely end in Sydney, 1826-27 (The Herald's maiden voyage ; On 'the rocks' ; Elizabeth's marraige and the Puckey Seniors' demise ; 'All went to ground') -- Who's who.

"The Cornwall-born Puckey brothers were part of the first English mission to Tahiti in 1796, which was spectacularly disrupted when William was ambushed and nearly killed. Both retreated to Parramatta, where they joined Samuel Marsden. James later died off the Cape of Good Hope while returning to the UK. William got back to the UK safely, then returned to the Southern Hemisphere with his family, serving Marsden at Kerikeri 1819-1826, and also at Sydney, where he and his wife later died"--Publisher's website.

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