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Mauatua, also Maimiti or Isabella Christian, also known as Mainmast, (c. 1764 – 19 September 1841) was a Tahitian tapa maker, who settled on Pitcairn Island with the Bounty mutineers. She married both Fletcher Christian and Ned Young , and had children with both men.
Mauatua. Mauatua, también Maimiti o Isabella Christian, también conocida como Mainmast, 1 ( Tahití, c. 1764- Islas Pitcairn, 19 de septiembre de 1841) fue una tejedora de tapa tahitiana que se estableció en la isla Pitcairn con los amotinados del Bounty. Se «casó» con Fletcher Christian y Ned Young, y tuvo hijos con ambos hombres.
14 de nov. de 2023 · In her later years, she was known affectionately as “Maimas,” and abbreviation of Mainmast. Mauatua is referred to as Miamiti, Mainmast and Isabella in various references to the early days of Pitcairn Island. Rosalind Young, in her book, writes: In the year 1841 Christian's widow died.
Mauatua, Toofaiti, Vahineatua, and Teio had children from two of the mutineers and one of their sons. Tevarua and Teraura had only one partner. Together they had 24 children, who in turn had 77 children.
In 1791, Mauatua and another of the Bounty women, Teraura, arrived at Pitcairn Island as the oldest and youngest of the women, and they eventually outlived all the original settlers. Teraura had made a life with Mauatua’s eldest son. Teraura is known to have given one young officer a coloured piece of cloth. Mauatua made fine white .
Thursday October Christian (14 October 1790 – 21 April 1831) was the first son of Fletcher Christian (leader of the historical mutiny on the Bounty) and his Tahitian wife Mauatua. [1] He was the first child born on the Pitcairn Islands after the mutineers took refuge on the island.
Fletcher Christian by Mauatua (a.k.a. Maimiti, a.k.a. Mi'Mitti, a.k.a. Mainmast, a.k.a. Isabella, also consort of Ned Young) Thursday October Christian I, also referred to as Friday October Christian, (7 October 1790 – 21 April 1831) married Teraura, a.k.a. Susan, who had been the consort of Ned Young