The following is a CURPHEY death notice in the "New Zealander" in 1862

CURPHEY On 14th April 1862 at the residence of Mr Qualtrough, East
Tamaki, after a short illness, George Edward Curphey Esq, late of Douglas,
Isle of Mann. [NZ'er 16 April 1862]

NB: East Tamaki is east of (and now part of) Auckland.