Joseph Brooks Weller (1802-1835)

Joseph Brooks Weller (1802-1835), was a member of a wealthy land-owning family from Folkestone, Kent, England.

Along with his brothers, George and Edward, they were among the earliest NZ-based whalers, the first permanent European settlers on Otago Peninsula, and the first merchants to attempt to establish a trade between the South Island of New Zealand and England.
 * Joseph died in Otago.

Family
Parents Siblings
 * Father: Joseph (1766-1857).
 * Mother: Mary (née Brooks) (b.1779).
 * 1) George (1805-1875);
 * 2) Fanny (1812-1896);
 * 3) Edward (1814-1893);
 * 4) Ann (1822-1887).