Hello Louise and Listers, I am sending this reply privately as well as to the list as others may have the same connections This is not my line ,however I have come across them when looking at the Boniface people. You don't state if you know where they came from-it was Eastbourne Sussex and the Boniface ,Steven & Howell family were closely associated.In fact James Boniface, wife and children travelled to New Zealand on one of their ships. the AMAZON 11 on 4 Aug 1848 which departed from Sydney and the Bonifaces were dropped off, probably Riverton,then Cap Howell went onto the whaling grounds. My information has they arrived originally arrived in Australia on the ship ALFRED in 1841-also on board were James & Charlotte Boniface and my Francisco's John & Elizabeth nee Boniface Sorry I don't have any further information on the family although if you join [email protected] no doubt someone can help you Louise-Australia