Hello everyone,
Most of the immediate family of George Douglas Freeth, Snr is buried in Oahu Cemetery, Honolulu. His wife, Elizabeth Kailikapuolono (sometimes abbreviated as Kaili) Freeth, née Green (married 1879) is also buried there. Her father was William Lowthian Green, one time Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Hawaii and geological author.
George Freeth, Snr became a Citizenship of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1880
George Freeth, Snr relocated with his family from Laysan Island to Honolulu around 1893/1894. The infamous Max Schlemmer took over as Manager on Laysan in 1894 after being an employee of Hackfeld Guano in Honolulu in 1892 and was a Police Captain during the overthrow in 1893.
It was in Waikiki where George Douglas Freeth, Jnr surfed with board riders including the legendary Duke Kahanamoku. There is more about his short life in the Epilogue of Killing Paradise.
I agree that George Freeth, Snr had four sons and two daughters. Here is the link if you've not already found it:
http://bit.ly/2l33p1e
The sons buried in Oahu Cemetery are:
Alexander Rupert Freeth (b:1885)
Erick A. Freeth (b:1899)
George Douglas Freeth, Jnr (b:1883)
William Armstrong Freeth (b:1880)
The daughters are not buried in the family plot. Their likely names are:
E. Marjorie Freeth (Clark)
Dorothy Freeth (Campbell)
I think the reason George Freeth, Snr is not in the family plot is that he and Elizabeth got divorced:
Divorce: E K Freeth v G. D. Freeth 2695
http://bit.ly/2kkEd97
I’ve not found the divorce date as yet but I think it is likely after Erick was born – 1900 or later. There seems to be an ‘inter-family’ tie between the Freeth and the Clark families. Marjorie Freeth married Ralph Evans Clark 26/5/1915 and Douglas William Freeth (Grandson of George Freeth, Snr) married Evelyn Kawahinemakai Clark 21/7/1928. It could be co-incidence.
I cannot confirm the dates of b:1855, d:1914 for George Freeth, Snr. but it is likely to be proven correct with more investigation.
On a lighter note, Rothschild's dedication to George D. Freeth for the Laysan Honeycreeper was originally misspelt as fraithii ! Although it has been 'corrected' over time, following nomenclature rules, the misspelling is still valid as the original name.
http://bit.ly/2kl2onW
I know this is a long post – there is more on the whole Laysan/guano mining/politcs scenario but it’s a little off topic so we can start another thread if there is interest. I’ve also left out info where I’ve found conflicting dates.
I hope this helps – thanks for the opportunity to join the dicussion.
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