John Darrach, son of Malcolm Darrach of Covehead, Prince Edward Island, was born on 29 April 1817. He married Elizabeth Semple (b.1826), daughter of James Semple and Mary Inglis of New Glasgow on 18 February 1847 with whom he had 9 children: Malcolm Scott, James Semple, William Alexander, Duncan, John Amon, Elizabeth Mary, Janet Ann, Alexander Campbell, Sarah Jane. A shipbuilder by trade, in 1864 Darrach built the brig "Pakeha" and in December of that year set sail with a crew and 32 passengers including his wife and family for New Zealand. Settling on 57 hectares of waste land at Matakana, he proceeded to build two vessels in partnership with William Bagnall who had also emigrated on the "Pakeha". In 1866, he purchased a farm, later known as "Rosebank", at the tip of the Mahurangi Peninsula and built 19 vessels in the next 14 years. He died on 27 October 1897.

William Orr, one of five sons of Robert Orr and Margaret Crawford, was born in Renfrewshire, Scotland, on the 11 October 1813. In 1819, William, his parents, and seven other siblings emigrated to Prince Edward Island and settled in New Glasgow. William married Janet Semple (1822-1902) and they had twelve children: James, William, Robert J., Oliver O., Lemuel, Albert, Richard, Mark, Lizzie, Mary, Marguerite, and Hallie. In the late 1870s, William and Janet moved to Hollister, California. William died in San Filipe, California on the 24 April 1894.

Benjamin Bulman, shipbilder and farmer of New Glasgow Road, Prince Edward Island was born circa 1822, the son of John B. Bulman and Mary Jane Roper. On 24 February 1852 he married Margaret Semple, daughter of James Semple and Mary Inglis. Their son James married Frances Bagnall. Benjamin died 6 December 1892.