▁and ▁he ▁lived ▁with ▁Ma oris ▁for ▁a ▁year . ▁He ▁worked ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁ship ' s ▁car p enter ▁on ▁a ▁vessel ▁working ▁between ▁Tas mania ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁made ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁prisoner ▁by ▁the ▁Ma oris , ▁but ▁escaped ▁at ▁night ▁and ▁sw am ▁out ▁to ▁a ▁trad ing ▁boat ▁which ▁took ▁him ▁back ▁to ▁South ▁Australia . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁highly ▁liter ate ▁man ▁and ▁well - vers ed ▁in ▁history . ▁He ▁had ▁some ▁medical ▁training , ▁as ▁had ▁his ▁brothers , ▁but ▁unlike ▁them ▁never ▁went ▁into ▁practice . ▁He ▁married ▁Jane ▁Bell ▁( c . ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁– ▁ 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 1 ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 . ▁He ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁St urt ▁district , ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Stock port ▁– ▁Ham ley ▁Bridge ▁area , ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁for ▁ 3 5 ▁years . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁cl erk ▁of ▁the ▁Local ▁Court , ▁on ▁the ▁Stock port ▁District ▁Council , ▁and ▁returning - o ffic er ▁for ▁Wo oro ora ▁and ▁Light ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁pione er ▁of ▁fruit - g row ing ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁Light . ▁He ▁died ▁leaving ▁a ▁wid ow , ▁six ▁sons ▁and ▁three ▁daughters . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Henry ▁A yl iffe ▁FR CS , ▁L SA ▁( 1 8 1 8 ▁– ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 0