Tandy, Charles

Lord William Bentinck
Sailed from Gravesend 8 January 1841 and arrived in Wellington 24 May 1841
Names as on passenger list
Tandy William, Aged: 36
Tandy Mary, Aged: 29
Tandy Charlotte, Aged: none listed
Tandy Charles, Aged: none listed
from web site http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlists/lordwilliambentinck.html

Hutt Valley Cemetery Record Charles Tandy, Abode: Aglionby on the Hutt, When Died: 15 May (1845), When Buried: 19 May (1845), Aged: 16 years, Occ: Labourer, By Whom the Ceremony was Performed: Robert Cole
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Hutt Valley Cemetery Record John Friend, Abode: Aglionby on the Hutt, When Died: 15 May (1845), When Buried: 19 May (1845), Aged: 16 years, Occ: Labourer, By Whom the Ceremony was Performed: Robert Cole

Wellington Independent 17 May 1845
DEATHS BY DROWNING.- On Friday morning, the bodies of two young men, named Charles Tandy and John Friend, were found in the River Hutt, between the Plough Inn and Aglionby Arms. They were seen last, at 11 o''clock, on Thursday night, skylarking together; but whether they met their deaths by accidentally falling into the River, or not, we cannot say. We shall give a full report of the Coroner''s Inquest.

Wellington Independent 24 May 1845
CORONER''s INQUEST.- A Coroner''s Inquest was held at Petoni, on Monday last, before J. Fitzgerald, Esq., M.D., Coroner, on view or (sic) the bodies were found in the River Hutt, as reported by us in last Saturday''s paper. There was no evidence brought forward of any moment, and the Jury returned a verdict of accidental death by drowning.