He and most of the family emigrated to New Zealand with Baron de Thierry's abortive venture at Hokianga. His father, now Captain Hargraves (ret) took up farming at Parramatta, but soon preferred to be employed by the government as Chief Constable at Raymond Terrace and Dungog. In September 1835 his parents, two brothers and 7 sisters arrived on the 'Canton'.

During his time there, he wrote that he visited the Lewis Ponds area looking for stray cattle and stabled his horse at Parson Tom's place. The 'Red Rover' arrived in Sydney on 22nd July 1834.Īccording to his book, EHH then went to work at Captain Hector's property at. It is possible that EHH made his way back to NSW along with perhaps other survivors, including Parry-Okeden and a man called Walker who had also been on the ill-fated 'Clementine'. On 9th May 1834 the 'Red Rover' called at the Cape of Good Hope en route to NSW. The ship was sold and those left went to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa possibly with Captain Parry-Okeden on the 'Mary Ann'. At Batavia, 20 of the 27 crew died of typhus. The cargo was sold at Timor where they loaded ponies and sandalwood for Batavia. In June 1833 he sailed with Captain Parry-Okeden to gather beche-de-mer and tortoiseshell along the Queensland coast. 'From London, via Hobart Town, on Tuesday last, the barque 'Wave', Captain Lister, lading, merchandise.' Many passengers were listed.

The Sydney Morning Herald of 9th of April 1832. Both of his brothers appear to have enlisted in the East India Company military units. He claimed that his two older brothers had been 'given appointments' in the East India Company, but he had to make his own way. He remembered boys outings to Brighton and that he had been a good runner at school. SchoolingĪccording to his book, he attended school at Brighton Grammar and also at Lewes. He was baptised at Holy Trinity, Gosport on 1st November 1816. His father was a Lieutenant in the Sussex Militia and Harriet and the older children joined him when Edward was 6 weeks old. He was born at the home of his maternal grandfather, John Whitcomb, at Alverstoke, Gosport. Edward Hammond Hargraves (EHH) was born on 7th October 1816 to Harriett Whitcomb, age 26, and John Edwards Hargraves, age 32.

Red Rover by T. Hammond