Editing James Busby (section)

===Later life===
He died in 1871 in [[Anerley]], England, after travelling back for an eye operation,<ref name="DNZB Busby" /> and is buried at [[West Norwood Cemetery]] in London. His wife returned to New Zealand where she died, at [[Pakaraka]], in 1889, and is buried at [[Paihia]]. James and Agnes had six children. Daughter Sarah married [[John William Williams]], son of missionary [[Henry Williams (missionary)|Henry Williams]].

The Waitangi property, on which the Treaty was signed, was derelict until the 1930s, when it was purchased by the [[Governor-General of New Zealand|Governor-General]] of the day, [[Viscount Bledisloe]] and donated to the nation.