William Colenso
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William Colenso was a Cornish Christian missionary to New Zealand, and also a printer, botanist, explorer and politician. He attended the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 and later wrote an a
Proof copy of the Epistles to the Ephesians and Philippians, printed in Paihia 17 February 1835, with the corrections of translator William Williams
The first public notice in New Zealand, printed by Colenso's press
A plaque in Paihia commemorating Colenso
A press at Haven of History, a reconstruction of the Church Missionary Society mission station in Paihia, with a press in the style of Colenso's
Elizabeth Colenso
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Elizabeth Colenso was a missionary, teacher and Bible translator in New Zealand.
William Colenso
…remoter areas. Bishop George Selwyn set up St John's College at Te Waimate mission and accepted Colenso as a candidate for ordination. Colenso married Elizabeth Fairburn on 27 April 1843. From October 1843 to February 1844, Colenso and Williams sailed to the Wairarapa, then walked north to the Ahuriri area (present day…
Mrs Elizabeth Colenso nee Fairburn