Sarah Quintal1

F, #158221, b. 1797, d. 27 November 1851
Last Edited=16 Apr 2006
     Sarah Quintal was born in 1797 at Pitcairn IslandG.2 She was the daughter of Matthew Quintal and Tevarua (?)1 She married, firstly, Daniel McCoy, son of William McCoy and Teio (?), in 1811 at Pitcairn IslandG.1 She married, secondly, George Adams, son of John Adams and Teio (?), on 6 October 1844 at Pitcairn IslandG.1 She died on 27 November 1851 at Pitcairn IslandG.2
     Sarah Quintal also went by the nick-name of Seldarb.1 From 1811, her married name became McCoy.2 From 6 October 1844, her married name became Adams.2 In 1851 she was one of the 14 women who invited Admiral Moresby to visit Pitcairn.2

Children of Sarah Quintal and Daniel McCoy

Citations

  1. [S74] Robert Nicolson, The Pitcairners (Auckland, New Zealand: Pasifika Press, 1997), page 220. Hereinafter cited as The Pitcairners.
  2. [S126] George Snell, online unknown url, George Snell (No longer available online), downloaded 29 August 2005.

Teio (?)1

F, #158222, d. 14 March 1829
Last Edited=16 Apr 2006
     Teio (?) was born at TahitiG.2 She married John Adams on 17 December 1825 at Pitcairn IslandG.1,3 She died on 14 March 1829 at TahitiG.2,1
     Teio (?) also went by the nick-name of Mary (?)2 She and William McCoy were associated circa 1789.1 From 17 December 1825, her married name became Adams.

Child of Teio (?)

Children of Teio (?) and William McCoy

Child of Teio (?) and John Adams

Citations

  1. [S64] Glynn Christian, Fragile Paradise: The discovery of Fletcher Christian, Bounty mutineer, 2nd ed. (U.S.A.: Bounty Books, 2005), page 424. Hereinafter cited as Fragile Paradise.
  2. [S126] George Snell, online unknown url, George Snell (No longer available online), downloaded 29 August 2005.
  3. [S74] Robert Nicolson, The Pitcairners (Auckland, New Zealand: Pasifika Press, 1997), page 219. Hereinafter cited as The Pitcairners.
  4. [S74] Robert Nicolson, The Pitcairners, page 220.
  5. [S74] Robert Nicolson, The Pitcairners, page 221.

John Adams1

M, #158223, b. 4 December 1767, d. 5 March 1829
Last Edited=25 Nov 2011
John Adams 2
     John Adams was born on 4 December 1767 at St. John's, Hackney, London, EnglandG.1 He married Teio (?) on 17 December 1825 at Pitcairn IslandG.3,4 He died on 5 March 1829 at age 61 at Pitcairn IslandG.1
     He was also known as Alexander Smith.5 He and Teehuteatuaonoa (?) were associated circa 1788 at TubuaiG.3 He and Puarei (?) were associated circa 1790 at Pitcairn IslandG.3 He gained the rank of Able Seaman in the Royal Navy, on board H.M.A.V. Bounty.1 He and Tinafanaea (?) were associated at Pitcairn IslandG.6 He and Vahineatua (?) were associated at Pitcairn IslandG.6 He and Mareva (?) were associated at Pitcairn IslandG.3
     Adams was either from Wapping-on-Thames or Stanford Hill, St. John Hackney, Middlesex in England. His father, a lighterman and servant to Daniel Bell Cole, a merchant, drowned in the River Thames. He and 3 siblings were left orphaned, and he and 2 siblings were brought up in the poorhouse. One sibling married soon after the father's death. It was in the poorhouse that Adams gained what little literacy he had before being tutored by Young on Pitcairn. It is also where he learned the rudiments of the liturgy of the Church of England. One brother was a waterman at Union Stairs, a 'steady character, and wore the fire coat of London Assurance'.
He signed on board the Bounty using the assumed name of Alexander Smith. He reverted to the use of his real name (Adams) after the mutiny.
Adams belonged to that class of individuals, who, under ordinary circumstances, would likely attract public attention only when picked up by the police. Known as 'reckless Jack', he was not the toughest, meekest, most nor least intelligent of the crew. Certainly not afraid to 'go for the cutlass', he learned survival in the streets of London.
One of the active mutineer party, he was part of the group who arrested Bligh. He was not in the leadership, but there was no question as to where his sympathies lay.
On Pitcairn, he formed a close friendship with Young, and lived as neighbors, sharing possessions and women between themselves. They had also the most even-handed attitude toward the Tahitian men. He was scarcely literate, and as he noted Young's increasing illness, he took reading lessons each day from his companion, knowing that he would soon by responsible for the growing community. It was at Young's death that this non-religious sailor found himself, for the first time, having to officiate at the burial services, and from that point on took his responsibilities very seriously.
Adams found himself alone among a community in which only he had an experience of the outside world. Early visitors reported him as kindly, wise, thoroughly regenerated, and a deeply religious and moral patriarch. This is likely not far from the truth. He was indeed a completely regenerated rascal - whether this was due to a deep moral direction or from simple expediency in controlling an island teeming with the young will be forever unknown. We have only his own words to judge what he did, and we have the survival of a strong, religious, vital colony that he left in his wake.1 Bligh described him as 5'5' tall, brown complexion, brown hair, strong made, very much pitted with smallpox, and very much tattooed on body, arms, legs, and feet. He had a scar on his right foot where it was cut with a wood axe.7

Children of John Adams and Vahineatua (?)

Child of John Adams and Teio (?)

Citations

  1. [S126] George Snell, online unknown url, George Snell (No longer available online), downloaded 29 August 2005.
  2. [S3504] Fred Olsen, "re: Olsen Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 15 January 2009 - 13 May 2011. Hereinafter cited as "re: Olsen Family."
  3. [S64] Glynn Christian, Fragile Paradise: The discovery of Fletcher Christian, Bounty mutineer, 2nd ed. (U.S.A.: Bounty Books, 2005), page 424. Hereinafter cited as Fragile Paradise.
  4. [S74] Robert Nicolson, The Pitcairners (Auckland, New Zealand: Pasifika Press, 1997), page 219. Hereinafter cited as The Pitcairners.
  5. [S56] Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, The Bounty Trilogy: comprising Mutiny on the Bounty, Men Aginst the Sea and Pitcairn's Island (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Little, Brown and Company, 1985), page 444. Hereinafter cited as The Bounty Trilogy.
  6. [S64] Glynn Christian, Fragile Paradise, page 425.
  7. [S65] Trevor Lummis, Pitcairn Island: Life and death in Eden (Aldershot, U.K.: Ashgate Publishing Co, 1997), page 51. Hereinafter cited as Pitacirn Island.
  8. [S74] Robert Nicolson, The Pitcairners, page 221.

Tyrrell Charles Alfred Finch1

M, #158224, b. 26 March 1994
Last Edited=15 Sep 2005
Consanguinity Index=0.8%
     Tyrrell Charles Alfred Finch was born on 26 March 1994 at Cessnock, New South Wales, AustraliaG.1 He is the son of Warren Richard Finch and Michelle Nobbs.1

Citations

  1. [S126] George Snell, online unknown url, George Snell (No longer available online), downloaded 29 August 2005.

Maxine Lawson Marshall1

F, #158225, b. circa 1900, d. 20 August 1945
Last Edited=22 Jul 2014
     Maxine Lawson Marshall was born circa 1900 at Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaG.1 She was the daughter of Harry Marshall and Sophia Lawson.1 She married Harry Robert Nobbs, son of Benjamin ffrench Nobbs and Amy Quintal, on 23 September 1936.1 She died on 20 August 1945 at Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.1,2
     From 23 September 1936, her married name became Nobbs.1

Child of Maxine Lawson Marshall and Harry Robert Nobbs

Citations

  1. [S126] George Snell, online unknown url, George Snell (No longer available online), downloaded 29 August 2005.
  2. [S6784] Robyn Cull, "re: Marsh Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 24 August 2013. Hereinafter cited as "re: Marsh Family."


Agnes Donaldson Brown1

F, #158226, b. 31 October 1920
Last Edited=20 Sep 2005
     Agnes Donaldson Brown was born on 31 October 1920 at Lincoln, Canterbury, New ZealandG.1 She married Harry Robert Nobbs, son of Benjamin ffrench Nobbs and Amy Quintal, on 4 May 1949 at Norfolk IslandG.1
     From 4 May 1949, her married name became Nobbs.1

Children of Agnes Donaldson Brown and Harry Robert Nobbs

Citations

  1. [S126] George Snell, online unknown url, George Snell (No longer available online), downloaded 29 August 2005.

Christopher Lawson Nobbs1

M, #158227, b. 18 July 1938
Last Edited=20 Sep 2005
     Christopher Lawson Nobbs was born on 18 July 1938 at Norfolk IslandG.1 He is the son of Harry Robert Nobbs and Maxine Lawson Marshall.1

Citations

  1. [S126] George Snell, online unknown url, George Snell (No longer available online), downloaded 29 August 2005.

Jillian Amy Nobbs1

F, #158228, b. 28 October 1949
Last Edited=20 Sep 2005
     Jillian Amy Nobbs was born on 28 October 1949 at Norfolk IslandG.1 She is the daughter of Harry Robert Nobbs and Agnes Donaldson Brown.1 She married, firstly, Peter Max Hustan McKee, son of Max Hunter David McKee and Edith May (?), on 13 April 1968 at Auckland, New ZealandG.1 She married, secondly, Hasse Jerry Karlsson on 17 April 1976 at Göteborg, SwedenG.1
     From 13 April 1968, her married name became McKee.1 From 17 April 1976, her married name became Karlsson.1

Child of Jillian Amy Nobbs and Peter Max Hustan McKee

Citations

  1. [S126] George Snell, online unknown url, George Snell (No longer available online), downloaded 29 August 2005.

Peter Max Hustan McKee1

M, #158229, d. July 1991
Last Edited=27 Jul 2006
     Peter Max Hustan McKee was born at New ZealandG.1 He was the son of Max Hunter David McKee and Edith May (?)2 He married Jillian Amy Nobbs, daughter of Harry Robert Nobbs and Agnes Donaldson Brown, on 13 April 1968 at Auckland, New ZealandG.1 He died in July 1991.2

Child of Peter Max Hustan McKee and Jillian Amy Nobbs

Citations

  1. [S126] George Snell, online unknown url, George Snell (No longer available online), downloaded 29 August 2005.
  2. [S1818] Jonathan McKee, "re: McKee Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 25 July 2006. Hereinafter cited as "re: McKee Family."

Hasse Jerry Karlsson1

M, #158230, b. 25 May 1946
Last Edited=20 Sep 2005
     Hasse Jerry Karlsson was born on 25 May 1946 at Göteborg, SwedenG.1 He married Jillian Amy Nobbs, daughter of Harry Robert Nobbs and Agnes Donaldson Brown, on 17 April 1976 at Göteborg, SwedenG.1

Citations

  1. [S126] George Snell, online unknown url, George Snell (No longer available online), downloaded 29 August 2005.