TO NEW ZEALAND
transcribed by Rosie Ritchie
(The Tree House) in Selsey on the south coast
of West Sussex
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Maori
From London and arrived Nelson 8 June 1853
- 93 day voyage
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| Passengers |
Assisted by Her Majesty's
Government
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Armstrong
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James
Anna
Mary Jane
Bridget
James
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Married
Married
child
child
child
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29
32
10
7
2
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Quarryman
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Allcock
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James
Charlotte
Henry Seth
Esther
Isaac
Jane
Eliza
Lucy
James
David
|
Married
Married
Single
Single
Single
child
child
child
child
child
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32
40
18
17
15
13
11
5 [twin]
5 [twin]
3 months
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Labourer
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[margin note: Philip Alcock age 20 not arrived]
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Baigent
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Isaac
Jane
Amos
Eliab
Isaac
Daniel
|
married
married
child
child
child
single
|
34
32
7
4 [male]
2
27
|
Sawyer
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Blackall
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Mary
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single
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35
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Governess
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Camelon
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John
Alice
Elizabeth
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married
married
child
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27
27
1
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Shepherd
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Conner
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James
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single
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22
|
Labourer
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Gill
|
Henry
Edward
Emily
Mary
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married
child
child
child
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33
8
6
4
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-do-
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[margin note: three Children were mentioned in
the undertaking to pay]
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Gold
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Thomas
Ann
Mary Ann
Thomas
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married
married
child
child
|
29
30
2.1/2
1.1/2
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Carpenter
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| [margin note: This Name
does not appear amongst any applications in this
Office] |
|
James
|
Levi
Mary
Mary
Amy
Daniel
John
|
married
married
child
child
child
|
29
32
6
5
2
3months
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Labourer
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Leaky
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Daniel
|
single
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22
|
Laborer
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| Leaky |
Catherine
|
single
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14
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McDonald
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Roderick
|
single
|
30
|
Shepherd
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McKenzie
|
James
|
single
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24
|
Tailor
|
|
Ross
|
George
Jane
|
married married
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25
20
|
Carver Gilder
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[margin note, unfortunately illegible but reads
Jane Ross ....."]
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Skeate
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Stephen
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single
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17
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Labourer
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Shepherd
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Elizabeth
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single
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22 |
None
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Walker
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John
Becky
Maria
Mary
Ellen
Jane
|
married married
child
child
child
child
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26
25
5
2
3.1/2
2
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Labourer
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Letter ref 17/53. UD191d
Custom House Nelson
18th June 1853
Sir,
I have the honor to report for the information
of your Honor, that the Passengers as per inclosed
Lists, assisted by His Majesty's govt, have been
safely landed with their baggage at this port,
from the Ship Maori" Petherbridge ex London, and
on inquiring it appears that Captain Petherbridge
has treated them well and kindly throughout/throughout
the voyage -
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your Honor's
Most obedient Humble Servant
Chas Logie
Immigration Officer.
His Honor
The Superintendent
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| Sir Henry Brett White Wings" vol 1
(1976) quotes,
"The old Maori, as she was familiarly called,
made several successful voyages to New Zealand
in the early days. She was one of Willis, Gann
and co.'s ships, and made several voyages under
the company's flag to Auckland, Lyttelton, Nelson,
Wellington, and Dunedin, and in the sixties was
chartered by the Shaw, Savill Co., to bring out
immigrants...... the Maori was a ship of 800 tons,
but for her size was a very slow sailer, her average
passages occupying about 120 days. On one occasion,
however, on her second voyage to Nelson, she reached
port in 93 days, land to land 88. this was described
by the Nelson paper as an extraordinarily quick
passage, and, compared with other ships arriving
in the fifties, it was remarkable."
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