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Not to be confused with Bob Marley…:) This is Bob, head of the Matavai Family, one of three descendent families of William Marsters. William Marsters was an English sailor in the mid 1800’s. He is rumored to have jumped ship when he found this island and at first had a Polynesian wife somehow imported from Suwarrow island, around 200 miles to the north. The young wife was lonely and had her two cousins imported and the next thing you know…We have three wives. The families today are mostly descendants of three three families from that time. They are known as “Matavai”, “Sara” and “Tepou”. These were the names of the three wives of William Marsters.
Palmerston Atoll – Cook Islands
July 20, 2010