Henry Burling, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Burling

Mail carrier, farmer

Date of Birth: 01-May-1801

Date of Death: 17-Sep-1911

Profession: farmer

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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.