Ballochmyle

Ballochmyle
Ship: 1438 tons
Captain: Lunden
Surgeon Superintendent: Edward Smythe
Sailed London 25th Feburary 1874 - arrived Lyttelton 1st June 1874

Some of the early immigrant ships were were crowded, to say the least of it. There were 502 people on board the Ballochmyle when she left London on February 25th, 1874, under charter to the New Zealand Shipping Company, her destination being Lyttelton. She was a fine ship of 1,438 tons, under command of Captain Lunden. The emigrants came aboard at Plymouth, and the ship took her final departure from Start Point on March 4th. The Cape was rounded on March 18th, and the Snares were passed on May 27th, the ship having taken 84 days from Plymouth. Port was reached on June 1st. There were five deaths and three births during the voyage.
White Wings - Sir Henry Brett

The list of deaths includes a 5 month old William Taylor who died on April 18th 1874 of dirrhoea.
We could not find this young man on our list. He may have been a cabin or paying steerage passenger.

*Name*		Age	County	Occupation
Families & Children
Bagust	James	30	Wiltshire	Blacksmith
	Annie	34
	Ellen	9
	James	8
	Mary	5
	Martha	2
	Henry	9 months
Barnes	Frederick	37	Oxfordshire	Farm Labourer
	Mary	35
	George	12	Trans to s/m
	Sarah	10
	William	6
	Alice	3
	Frederick	8 months
Barnett	James	50	Middlesex	Carman
	Elizabeth	49
	Emily	19	Trans to s/w
	William	16	Trans to s/m
Barrett	Jonathan	39	Cornwall	Farm Labourer
	Mary Ann	36
	Susan	15	Trans to s/w
	Elizabeth Jane	14	Trans to s/w
	Male child	Infant		Born on Board 12/03/1874
Barrington	Frederick C.	25	Worcestershire	Farm Labourer
	Fanny M.	23
	Frederick W.	2
Bedman	Clothier	34	Somersetshire	Cooper
	Amelia	35
	George	6
Berry	Frederick	37	Warkshire	Labourer
	Elizabeth	38
	George	13	Trans to s/m
	Ellen	10
	Emma	8
	Rose	6
	Frederick	3
	John	3 months		Died on Board 06/05/1874 Scalding
Bird	John	37	Leicestershire	Labourer
	Martha	34
	Emma	11
	Bill	9
	Tom	6
	Lucy	4
	Mark	2
	Rose	9 months
Bloomfield	Thomas	34	Oxfordshire	Labourer
	Ann	29
	Elizabeth E.	2
	Rose Anna	5 months		Died on Board 01/04/1874 Dirrhoea
Bolton	George	26	Cambridge	Fitter
	Eleanor	22
	Sanuel J.	9 months
Brogden	William	38	Oxfordshire	Farm Labourer
	Elizabeth	37
	Rose	14	Trans to s/w
	Harry	12	Trans to s/m
	Edwin	9
	Ada	6
	George	3
	Norah	9 months
Brown	John	23	Warwickshire	Shoemaker
	Sarah	24
Butcher	James	40	Hampshire	Labourer
	Ann	38
	Ellen	12	Tran to s/w
	Benjamin	10
	Emily	7
	Julia	5
	Florence	3
	Charles	1
Callaghan	Lawrence	26	Lancashire	Bootmaker
	Susannah	24
	Lawrence	4
	Jane	10 months
Carter	John	39	Cornwall	Farm Labourer
	Wilmot	38
	Isabella	14	Trans to s/w
	Mathesula	13	Trans to s/w
	Wilmot	12	Trans to s/w
	Ann	9
	Robert	3
Chamberlayne	Thomas	27	Dorset	Labourer
	Clara	22
Chesterman	Samuel	24	Berkshire	Farm Labourer
	Mary C.	23
	Charles	3 months
Colenso	James	24	Cornwall	Navvy
	Elizabeth J.	24
Coom	Robert	27	Sussex	Blacksmith
	Sarah	20
Coom	Austin	33	Sussex	Carpenter
	Emma	29
	Emma	9
Crutch	Charles	25	Oxfordshire	Platelayer
	Rhoda	29
	Annie	15 months
Dale	George	35	Cornwall	Carpenter
	Ann	37
	Rosina	16	Trans to s/w
	John	12	Trans to s/m
	George	9
	Richard	5
Easton	David	44	Aberdeen	Labourer
	Jane	30
	Henrietta S.	10
	William P.	6
Eaveries	Daniel	26	Oxfordshire	Labourer
	Emma	22
Green	Thomas	37	Cornwall	Labourer
	Elizabeth	36
Gregory	William	35	Devon	Farm Labourer
	Rachel	33
	Philip	16	Trans to s/m
Groves	Alfred	44	Oxfordshire	Quarryman
	Leah	48
	Ann	18	Trans to s/w
	John	16	Trans to s/m
	Eliza	13	Trans to s/m
	Hannah	11
	Thurza	8
Harris	Joseph	27	Oxfordshire	Farm Labourer
	Jane	28
	Emily	6
	Albert	2
	Male child	Infant		Born on Board 12/03/1874
Harvey	John	29	Cornwall	Carpenter
	Margaret	29
	Susan	3
	Thomas	1
Hautin / Haulin	James	32	Oxfordshire	Labourer
	Ellen	30
	Edwin	10
	Alfred	8
	Mary	6
	Ann	4
	Ellen	2
Hunt	William	32	Dorset	Labourer
	Frances	32
	Henry G.	8
	Jane A.	6
Jeffs	Emmanuel	30	Warwickshire	Labourer
	Ann	28
	Catherine	11
	Charles	7
	William	5
	Mary	1
Jennings	William G.	34	Sussex	Bricklayer
	Jane	34
	Jane	6
	Adelaide	5
	Anne	3
	William	2
	Helen	7 months
Jones	William	33	Hereford	Shepherd
	Fanny	30
	Sarah	7
	Mary	5
	Jane	3
	Fanny	8 months
Knight	Thomas	38	Hereford	Horsekeeper
	Sarah	37
	Thomas	10
Lane	Frederick	29	Dorset	Labourer
	Louisa M.	28
	Wilfred	3
	Frederick	11 months
Leggett	Joseph	37	Berkshire	Carpenter
	Ann	38
	Annie	14	Trans to s/w
	Louisa	12	Trans to s/w
	William	10
	Kate	6
	Ruth	4
	Frank	2
	Walter	10 months
Major	Charles	28	Northampton	Labourer
	Harriett	28
	George	5
	Albert	3
Miles	Richard	32	Oxfordshire	Farm Labourer
	Eliza	30
	Richard	5
	John	3
	William	8 months
Moss	Edwin	31	Warwickshire	Labourer
	Alice	28
	Charles	3
	Maud	10 months
Neville	Charles	28	Oxfordshire	Farm Labourer
	Rebecca	28
	George	12	Trans to s/m
	Mary A.	10
	Sarah	8
	Martha	6
	Ann	3
Newman	Frederick	39	Hampshire	Labourer
	Eliza	38
	George	15	Trans to s/m
	Eliza	12	Trans to s/w
Nind	James	30	Northampton	Labourer
	Emma	36
	Joseph	7
Nind	Joseph	39	Northampton	Roadmaker
	Ellen	37
Painton	Thomas	37	Berkshire	Farm Labourer
	Leah	31
	Alice	9
	Robert	6
	Tabitha	3
Pearce	John	32	Cornwall	Labourer
	Frances	39
	John	3
	Frances	11 months
Preddy	George	32	Wiltshire	Labourer
	Elizabeth	30
	Elizabeth	5
	Mark	4
	Jessie	2
	Alfred	7 months
Reeves	John	32	Berkshire	Carter
	Charlotte	32
	William	10
Simmonds	John	28	Gloucestershire	Ag Labourer
	Ann	31
	Ada	4
	Elizabeth	2
Simpson	Thomas P.	48	Suffolk	Carpenter
	Eliza	47
	William Henry	17	Trans to s/m
	Sidney	11
	Ernest	6
Slatter	William	43	Oxfordshire	Labourer
	Mary Ann	43
	Edward	16	Trans to s/m
Smith	Isaac	36	Berkshire	Labourer
	Sarah	34
	Elizabeth	12	Trans to s/w
	Rebecca	10
	William	4
	Frank	2
	Female child	Infant		Born on Board 12/03/1874
Smith	Stephen	42	Oxfordshire	Farm Labourer
	Ann	42		Died on Board 05/05/1874 Dirrhoea
	George	6
	Alice	4
Stevens	William	33	Oxfordshire	Labourer
	Mary	40
	Emily	14	Trans to s/w
	Mary	11
	William	8
Stringer	Edwin	36	Oxfordshire	Farm Labourer
	Ann	35
	Hannah	15	Trans to s/w
	Joseph	13	Tran to s/m
	James	11
	Edith	7
	Ruth	4
	Albert	2
	Ada	1		Died on Board 06/05/1874 Debility from birth
Styles	Henry	30	Warwickshire	Labourer
	Emma	27
	Emily	5
	George	4
	Albert	11 months
Sullivan	Cornelius	44	Cork	General Labourer
	Caroline	37
	Thomas	12	Trans to s/m
	Caroline	10
	Mary E.	8
	Catherine	6
Sutton	William	22	Wiltshire	Farm Labourer
	Harriett	21
Taylor	Edward	49	Dorset	Labourer
	Charlotte	44
	Ann M.	18	Trans to s/w
	Martha A.	18	Trans to s/w
	Sarah J.	15	Trans to s/w
Taylor	James	39	Warwickshire	Labourer
	Elizabeth	38
	Clara A.	17	Trans to s/w
	Ada	8
	Henry	7
	Amelia	5
	Bertha	4
	John	3 months
Toms	William	49	Cornwall	Tailor
	Sarah	42
Upston	John	29	Northamptonshire	Farm Labourer
	Mary S.	24
	William J.	5
	Sarah E.	3
	Charlotte A.	1
Weaver	William	36	Glostershire	Labourer
	Ellen	34
	Walter	11 months
Webb	Joseph	25	Oxfordshire	Shepherd
	Alice	27
	Sarah	4
	Silas	2 months
Welsh	James	22	Jersey	Labourer
	Ann	19
White	Charles	34	Oxfordshire	Labourer
	Emma	32
	Mary	12	Trans to s/w
	Rose	9
	George	7
	Eliza	5
	Herbert	3
	Charles	1
Wiggins	Richard	40	Oxfordshire	Farm Labourer
	Eliza	44
Greenway	Henry	15	Trans to s/m	Trav. with Wiggins
Wilkerson	John	38	Dublin	Carpenter
	Margaret	40
Wilks	Daniel	43	Oxfordshire	Labourer
	Sarah Ann	42
	Edwin	12	Trans to s/m
	Ellen	10
	Sarah	8
	John	5
	Robert	3
Williams	Ragan	29	Gloucestershire	Shepherd
	Emily	22
	Edward B.	4
Wilsdon	James	22	Oxfordshire	Labourer
	Dinah	21		Died on Board 18/03/1874 Heart disease
	Louisa E.	15 months
	James	Infant		Born on Board 06/03/1874 "Storms after Plymouth. Birth premature caused by sea-sickness" Died on Board 27/03/1874 Dirrhoea
Woods H.	John	26	Norfolk	Labourer
	Sarah A.	26
	James	5
	J. Henry	3
	George	1
	William	4 months
Colonial Nominated Families & Children
Barrett	Jonathan	39	Cornwall	Farm Labourer
	Mary Ann	36
	Susan	15
	Elizabeth Jane	14	Trans to s/w
	Minnie	13	Trans to s/w
	Julia	11
	Jonathan	10
	Philadelphia	8
	Mary Ann	7
	James	6
	William	4
	Clara	3
	Silenca	8 months
Brown	George	21	Herts	Labourer
	Ellen	22
Hill	William	34	Cornwall	Labourer
	Mary	35
	William John	14	Trans to s/m
	Harry	12	Trans to s/m
	Eliza J	10
	Ellen	8
	Emma	6
	James	4
	Peter	2
	Daniel	3 months
Penrose	William	36	Cornwall	Shoemaker
	Margaret	36
	William	8
	Richard J.	6
	Nanny	6
	Harry	3
	Edward James	3 months
Penrose	William	36	Cornwall	Shoemaker
	Margaret	36
	William	8
	Richard J.	6
	Nanny	6
	Harry	3
	Edward James	3 months
Woolfrey	Edmond	32	Middlesex	Painter
	Eliza	27
	Florence	11
	Charlotte	8
	Gertrude	6
	Walter	3
	Sydney	4 months
Single Men
Aarons	Henry	17	Middlesex	Tailor
Allen	Richard	24	Devon	Brassfounder
Allnutt	William	20	Oxfordshire	Labourer
Ball	George	19	Hants	Labourer
Barnfield	Samuel	39	Gloucester	Labourer
	Arthur	8
	Walter	5
Barnes	George	12	Oxfordshire
Barnett	William	16	Middlesex	Carman
Bates	Peter	17	Bucks	Labourer
Bentley	James	30	Cornwall	Bootmaker
Batchelor	Joseph	17	Warwickshire	Waggoner
Berry	George	13	Warwickshire
Bower	William C.	19	Carlow	Farm Labourer
Brogden	Harry	12	Oxford
Brown	John	24	Hertshire	Labourer
	Philip	19	Hertshire	Labourer
	George	21	Hertshire	Labourer
Burch	Amos	24	Bucks	Shoemaker
Carter	Methesula	13	Cornwall
Clarke	Thomas	28	Suffolk	Labourer
Colwell	James	22	Worcestershire	Labourer
Coutache	Philip	26	Jersey	Baker
Cordrey	George	23	Middlesex	Fellmonger
Costello	James	19	Tipperary	Farmer
Cox	Charles William	23	Surrey	Plumber
Dale	John	38	Essex	Farm Labourer
Dale	John	12	Cornwall
Doody	James	20	Staffordshire	Smith
Dormer	James	20	Middlesex	Carpenter
Drinkwater	John	30	Warwickshire	Labourer
Evens	Joshua	22	Limerick	Farm Labourer
Franklin	Henry	21	Middlesex	Tailor
French	Henry	33	Gloucestershire	Railway Labourer
	Frederick	28	Gloucestershire	Engineer
Gaskell	Joseph	16	Armagh	Farm Labourer
Greenway	Henry	15	Middlesex	Shepherd
Gregory	Philip	16	Devon	Farm Labourer
Groves	John	16	Oxfordshire	Labourer
Hackett	David	20	Bucks	Labourer
Hall	Edmond W.	20	Lincolnshire	Lathe Builder
Hall	John George	20	Middlesex	Carpenter
Hamilton	Alfred G.	22	Yorkshire	Leatherdresser
Harrap	William	21	Devon	Bootmaker
Harris	Frederick	24	Oxfordshire	Farm Labourer
Hayward	William	17	Oxfordshire	Farm Labourer
Hibden	William	20	Middlesex	Labourer
Hicks	John E.	24	Oxfordshire	Blacksmith
Hill	William John	14	Cornwall	Labourer
	Harry	12	Cornwall	Labourer
Jackson	William H.	24	Antrim	Fotter and Turner
James	David	21	Oxfordshire	Farm Labourer
Johnson	George	18	Berkshire	Labourer
Johnston	William	45	Guernsey	Carpenter
Latimer	Robert	23	Fermanagh	Farm Labourer
Le Gassick	Joseph	15	Middlessex	Labourer
	Alexander	26	Fermanagh	Farm Labourer
Le Seueur	Alfred	20	Jersey	Bricklayer
Lloyd	Elijah	34	Hants	Farm Labourer
Lyes	Arthur	18	Cambridgeshire	General Labourer
Manger	Philip	20	Jersey	Bricklayer
Martin	Joseph	23	Northampshire	Farm Labourer
Mayer	Reuben	22	Surrey	Engine Driver
Mitchell	William	25	Antrim	Farm Labourer
Morris	Samuel	20	Surrey	Smith
Neal	Frederick	23	Northanpshire	Farm Labourer
Naylor	William F.	20	Middlesex	Tailor
Neville	George	12	Oxfordsire
Painten	Joseph	51	Berkshire	Labourer
Peagram	Frederick C.	33	Devon	Painter
Perrett	James	33	Wiltshire	Farm Labourer
Philip	George	24	Cornwall	Labourer
Richardson	Robert	22	Antrim	Farm Labourer
Robinson	William	22	Northampshire	Wheelwright
Rogers	Richard	21	Suffolk	Labourer
Smith	Robert B.	28	Yorkshire	Railway Labourer
Stafford	Frederick	21	Gloucester	Tailor
Simpson	William Henry	17	Suffolk	Labourer
Stringer	Joseph	13	Oxfordshire
Sullivan	Thomas	12	Ireland
Vampragg	Conrad	20	Middlesex	Labourer
	Mark	17	Middlesex	Bookmaker
Waines	Robert George	18	Suffolk	Labourer
Ward	Thomas	16	Oxfordshire	Farm Labourer
Weaver	Henry	25	Gloucester	Labourer
Westby	William	21	Yorkshire	Mason
Wilks	Edwin	12	Oxfordshire
Wilson	Robert	34	Middlesex	Labourer
Single Women
Ashton	Mary A.	12	Gloucestershire
Barnett	Emily	19	Middlesex	Servant
Barrett	Elizabeth	14	Cornwall	Domestic Servant
	Susan	15	Cornwall	Domestic Servant
	Minnie	13	Cornwall	Domestic Servant
Brogden	Rosa	14	Oxfordshire	Domestic servant
Butcher	Ellen	12	Hampshire
Carter	Elizabeth	32	Cornwall	Farm Servant
Carter	Isabella	14	Cornwall
	Wilmot	12	Cornwall
Crowdy	Jane	20	Oxfordshire	Labourer
Dale	Rosina	16	Cornwall	Servant
Fall	Leonora M.	23	Cornwall	Servant
Gribble	Elizabeth	20	Jersey	Servant
Groves	Ann	18	Oxfordshire	Domestic Servant
	Eliza	13	Oxfordshire
Hall	Eliza	18	Lincolnshire	Domestic Servant
Kevill	Bridget	18	Galway	Dairymaid
Kirk	Mary A.	32	Devon	MATRON
K�huke	Anne	18	Hanover	General Servant
Leggett	Annie	14	Berkshire	Domestic Servant
	Louisa	12	Berkshire	Domestic Servant
Lloyd	Sarah A.	11
	Caroline	10
	Ellen J.	7
Maggenis	Ellen	29	Armagh	Domestic Servant
Newman	Eliza	12	Hampshire
Ray	Mary	21	Dorset	Servant
Reardon	Mary	22	Dublin	Domestec Servant
Simmonds	Elizabeth	22		Servant
Simpson	Mary	19	Suffolk	Nursemaid
Smith	Elizabeth	12	Berkshire
Stevens	Emily	14	Oxfordshire
Stringer	Hannah	15	Oxfordshire	Servant
Taylor	Annie	18	Dorset	Domestic Servant
	Martha	18	Dorset	Domestic Servant
	Sarah	15	Dorset	Domestic Servant
Taylor	Clara A.	17	Warwickshire	Servant
Tregeagle	Sarah	20	Jersey	Servant
	Alice	16	Jersey	Servant
Warren	Louisa	15	Cornwall	Servant
Wheeldon	Annie	23	Jersey	Tailoress
White	Mary	12	Oxfordshire
Wilson	Mary	21	Fife	Dairymaid

BROGDEN family: My Great Great Grandparents William Brogden & Elizabeth (nee Neville) arrived from England on this ship with their family. Also on board was Charles Neville (Elizabeth Brogden's brother) and his wife Rebecca Nee Ayers, with their family. I would love to make contacts with descendants of either family Grace & Doug Morrow. If you have a connection with this family or would like to know more please contact Grace & Doug Morrow of 38 Waerenga Rd, Otaki 5560, New Zealand or by Grace & Doug Morrow.

HILL family: William and Mary Hill (maiden name Lampshire), came from Falmouth in Cornwall. Glenn Scott, who provided this "thumbnail biography", is a direct descendant of Peter Hill the fourth son and seventh of eight children who emigrated with William and mary Hill. William John was killed by being dragged by a horse when he was 17 and young Daniel died at the age of one year and four. If anybody has a connection with this family or would like to know more please contact Glenn Scott.

COLENSO family: James Colenso and Elizabeth Jane Colenso (nee Moyle) were married on February 7th 1874 at Falmouth in Cornwall. A few weeks later they sailed for New Zealand on this sailing of the Ballochmyle. After arriving in New Zealand where James became a mattress up-holsterer for the Public Hospital they had 11 children: these were Lester born c.1874, Walter born 22 March 1876 died 10 February 1956 (a labourer by trade), Maud born 28 December 1877, Lottie born c.1879 died 1879, Arnold born c.1880, Edgar born c.1882. (a bootmaker by trade), Leopald born c.1884. Nelson Reginald born c.1885. (a painter by trade), Herbert born c.1886, Ivy Mary born c.1890 and Alfred James Stanley born c.1897. Nelson and Alfred James both got themselves in trouble with the Police. James Colenso died on August 12th 1916 in Christchurch and is buried in the Linwood Cemetery. Elizabeth Jane Colenso died 25 October 1913 in Christchurch and is also buried at the Linwood Cemetery.

Reference:
Archives New Zealand IM4/115
IM5/4/14 N^o 133