Ann WILLIAMS 1842 - 1899

Ann WILLIAMS, a half caste Ngai Tahu, appears as No.1094 in the 1848 Kaumatua (Blue book), the official record of Ngai Tahu alive in that year. Her father was possibly a Welshman, a whaler, James WILLIAMS. Her Maori mother was unkown, died young and was possibly Annie KAHU. She lived with her parents for approximately two years, then with the PAULIN/PAULEY family. She was then adopted by Tiki karaweko, the first wife of Chief Paororo.

  She married George PAULEY, a half caste aged 24 years, on 6th of May 1861 in Riverton. In 1862, Ann and George Pauley's first child, Joseph was born, and in September 1863, a daughter, Sarah. In 1864 Ann arrived at Nathaniel BATES house at Flax Point, Riverton and announced she was expecting his child. Ann stayed on at his home and together they had another 12 children which Ann and Harriet raised together. When Nathaniel drowned in the Aparima River in 1887, both Harriet and Ann gave evidence at the inquest into his death that they all lived happily together at Raymonds Gap.

 Ann died 12th of October 1899 of tuberculosis and was buried at Riverton Cemetery beside her daughter, Elizabeth and her husband Morgan HAYES.

Her headstone Inscription at Riverton Cemetery:
In Loving Memory Of Ann Williams
Died at Scots Gap (sic)
On Oct 11th 1899 Aged 55 Years R.I.P.

Source: Nathaniel Bates of Riverton, his Families and Decendants by Linda Scott, Finlay Bayne and photos by Michael O'Connor.