Arrived: 1839 (before)
Country of Origin:
Area in New Zealand: East Cape
Source: Historic Poverty Bay and the East Cape N.I. by J.A. Mackay
Details: Captain Frederick Spooner was a whaler at Poverty Bay and then lived at Tolaga Bay. He finally settled at Wairoa and became a trader. He had served on American whale boats. Frederick died on the 23rd Nov 1875.