James Caddell (c. 1794–c.1826)Whalers Wahine: Tokitoki
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Pākehā Māori Pākehā Māori were early European settlers (known as Pākehā in the Māori language) who lived among the Māori in New Zealand. History Many Pākehā Māori were runaway seamen or escaped Australian convicts who settled in Māori communities ...

, sealer and interpreter. In late 1810 Caddell was the only survivor from the sealer ''Sydney Cove'' boat crew which was captured by local

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...

at the mouth of the

Clutha River The Clutha River (, officially gazetted as Clutha River / ) is the second longest river in New Zealand and the longest in the South Island. It flows south-southeast through Central and South Otago from Lake Wānaka in the Southern Alps to the P ...

. The other five crewmen were killed. He later married Tokitoki, the daughter of a local chief and took a full

moko In the mythology of Mangaia in the Cook Islands, Moko is a wily character and grandfather of the heroic Ngaru. Moko is a ruler or king of the lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging acro ...

(facial tattoo). It has been suggested that Cadell's voyages to

Port Jackson Port Jackson, consisting of the waters of Sydney Harbour, Middle Harbour, North Harbour and the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers, is the ria or natural harbour of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The harbour is an inlet of the Tasman Sea ...

in 1823 may have contributed to the ending of the

Sealers' War The Sealers' War (1810–1821) in southern New Zealand (then part of the Colony of New South Wales), also known as the "War of the Shirt", was a series of often indiscriminate attacks and reprisals between Māori and European sealers. Initially ...

. The last record of him is 24 March 1826 and his ultimate fate is unknown.

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1826 deaths Interpreters Pākehā Māori Sealers Year of birth uncertain Ruapuke Island {{NewZealand-bio-stub