British Empire
Barque: 1499 Tons
Captain: James Mather
Surgeon Superintendent: Dr E Menzies
Sailed London, 2nd November 1879 (via Falmouth Nov. 7th) to Auckland 4th February 1880
One of the fastest sailers visiting
New Zealand in the seventies was the barque British Empire, owned by Mr George Duncan of
London and sent out by the Shaw Savill Co. She made two trips to Auckland and one to
Dunedin under Captain Rowe.
Source: White Wings - Sir Henry Brett
| Name | Age | County | Occupation | |
| Saloon | ||||
| Boodle | A E | |||
| Connolly | R F | |||
| Hipgrame | E W | |||
| Huxley | Thomas | |||
| Kidd | J P | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| Menzies | Dr E | |||
| Tillitson | W | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| Tyack | W A B | |||
| Tyrwhitt | O | |||
| Veitch | W | |||
| Anna | ||||
| Walter F | ||||
| Second Cabin | ||||
| Allen | James | |||
| Euphemia | ||||
| Ansley | Mrs | |||
| Miss | ||||
| Mabel | ||||
| Master | ||||
| Comyn | ||||
| Anther | William J | |||
| Arblester | Stephen | |||
| Emma | ||||
| Elizabeth | ||||
| Letitia | ||||
| Baggley | Jessie | |||
| Barrow | Robert | |||
| John C | ||||
| Frederick W | ||||
| Charles | ||||
| Walter | ||||
| Beardmore | Alice | |||
| Bennett | J L | |||
| Berry | J | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| W | ||||
| Blanford | R T | |||
| Booth | Joseph | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| E | ||||
| Boyle | J J | |||
| Cartner | Mr | |||
| Christian | Daniel | |||
| Connolly | M J | |||
| Connolly | Marian | |||
| Denby | John | |||
| Ellett | George | |||
| Fitzgibon | Bridget | |||
| B | ||||
| Freeman | Thomas | |||
| Green | Henry | |||
| William | ||||
| Gooch | Mary | |||
| Harrison | J | |||
| Mrs A F | ||||
| Charles | ||||
| Hemphill | James | |||
| Margaret | ||||
| James | ||||
| Edward | ||||
| Robert | ||||
| MargaretElizabeth | ||||
| Ellen | ||||
| Alison | ||||
| Hemphill | M W S | |||
| Hicks | John | |||
| Hitchcock | A J | |||
| Hull | J | |||
| Hutchinson | William | |||
| Mary | ||||
| Amelia | ||||
| Robert | ||||
| William | ||||
| Mary | ||||
| Agnes | ||||
| Patience | ||||
| George | ||||
| Kay | Thomas | |||
| Kershaw | George | |||
| John | ||||
| Kidd | John | |||
| Laidlaw | James | |||
| Lane | Ellen | |||
| Lepper | Mary Kate | |||
| McDonald | William | |||
| John | ||||
| McLay | J | |||
| Murphy | Margaret | |||
| Niccol | Mrs J | |||
| Nottingham | Mr | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| Oswald | Sarah | |||
| Perkins | Frederick | |||
| Philip | David | |||
| Philpot | H | |||
| Sainsbury | Louise | |||
| Seymore | M | |||
| Shortt | Annes | |||
| Lewis | ||||
| Simms | R | |||
| Stoddart | Mrs | |||
| Surfleet | Mr | |||
| Tonquin (Johqhin) | H | |||
| T A | ||||
| Winterbourne | Miss J | |||
| Winn | Jessie | |||
| Steerage | ||||
| Ambury | S J | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| L J | ||||
| Aspinall | O | |||
| Mary E | ||||
| William | ||||
| Thomas | ||||
| Bacon | Ada M | |||
| C S | ||||
| Bate | John | |||
| J | ||||
| Berry | A | |||
| Birch | G | |||
| A | ||||
| Emily | ||||
| J | ||||
| R | ||||
| A | ||||
| S | ||||
| D | ||||
| Breach | W G | |||
| Brewster | C | |||
| Susannah | ||||
| E | ||||
| Broady | J | |||
| Broady | J | |||
| Brown | Reverend E A | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| Lillie | ||||
| Emmie | ||||
| George | ||||
| Willie | ||||
| Harry | ||||
| Brown | S | |||
| Carter | Thomas | |||
| Sarah | ||||
| Mary | ||||
| Harry | ||||
| George | ||||
| Frank | ||||
| Clara | ||||
| Maud | ||||
| Carding | G | |||
| Chadwick | John | |||
| Chambers | J G | |||
| Clark | J | |||
| Clarke | E J F | |||
| Crawford | S | |||
| Jane | ||||
| Creer | W | |||
| Mary A | ||||
| E J | ||||
| Crooks | Francis | |||
| Eliza | ||||
| M | ||||
| M | ||||
| Agnes | ||||
| Samuel | ||||
| Mary | ||||
| Matthew | ||||
| Sarah | ||||
| Annie | ||||
| Samuel | ||||
| Mary | ||||
| Robert | ||||
| Crowther | J | |||
| Nanny | ||||
| Cummins | Joseph | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| Davis | J | |||
| Duncan | Alexander | |||
| Eliza | ||||
| Charles | ||||
| Lizzie | ||||
| Alexander | ||||
| Harry | ||||
| Bella | ||||
| Ralph | ||||
| Dorricott | James | |||
| Elizabeth | ||||
| Annie | ||||
| Dyson | A | |||
| Ellis | T | |||
| Fearnley | George | |||
| Betty | ||||
| Fielding | J | |||
| Forbes | M | |||
| Frith | J | |||
| A | ||||
| Frith | George | |||
| Betty | ||||
| Mary A | ||||
| Frodsham | R | |||
| Gardner | J | |||
| Julia H | ||||
| Emily | ||||
| Giles | R | |||
| F | ||||
| Grice | J | |||
| Francis | ||||
| Griffin | S | |||
| Guerin | P | |||
| Mary | ||||
| Elizabeth | ||||
| Christopher | ||||
| Joseph | ||||
| Hare | Mr | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| Harris | William | 24 | ||
| Harris | J | |||
| B | ||||
| F | ||||
| P | ||||
| G | ||||
| Hayle | G W | |||
| F | ||||
| A | ||||
| C | ||||
| Hellanshaw | John | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| Miss | ||||
| Miss | ||||
| Herris | G | |||
| Hesselden | Samuel | |||
| Higg | Mrs M | |||
| A | ||||
| Hitchin | J | |||
| Hodges | H | |||
| S | ||||
| Hodges | S | |||
| Hodges | A | |||
| Jackson | James | |||
| Sarah Ann | ||||
| Kirkham | Mr | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| Lane | William | |||
| Lister | Miss | |||
| Lyden | M | |||
| Mirpin | C J | |||
| Moffat | J | |||
| Nause | J | |||
| C | ||||
| Nelson | W | |||
| Hannah | ||||
| Mary | ||||
| Newton | John | |||
| O'Connell | J | |||
| Payne | W T | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| C F M | ||||
| L | ||||
| Platt | G | |||
| Price | J | |||
| Reynolds | J | |||
| Rachel | ||||
| B | ||||
| F | ||||
| Rigg | George | |||
| Ripon | Hannah P | |||
| Robertson | James | |||
| Romney | G K | |||
| Thomas | ||||
| H | ||||
| Saunderson | C S | |||
| M | ||||
| T | ||||
| Scott | William | |||
| Scott | R | |||
| Sergerson | John | |||
| Smith | William | |||
| Eliza | ||||
| Kate | ||||
| Lizzie | ||||
| Emily | ||||
| Alfred | ||||
| Sydney | ||||
| Stephenson | George | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| Stilwell | Edward | |||
| Mary | ||||
| Albert | ||||
| Frank | ||||
| Ruth | ||||
| Edward | ||||
| Caroline | ||||
| Annie | ||||
| Stilwell | R S | |||
| Stubbs | J | |||
| Swindail | D | |||
| W | ||||
| Taylor | Thomas H | |||
| Ann | ||||
| J | ||||
| Florence | ||||
| Ann | ||||
| Tom | ||||
| Lucy | ||||
| Thomson | S | |||
| Turner | Charles | |||
| Turner | A | |||
| Wabusley | T H | |||
| Walker | Frederick | |||
| Wallbank | Miss | |||
| Walters | John | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| Frederick | ||||
| Miss | ||||
| Warner | G L | |||
| Watson | J | |||
| Watkins | P H | |||
| F W | ||||
| Whalley | G | |||
| Charlotte | ||||
| W | ||||
| G | ||||
| Wiltshire | H | |||
| Wood | Henry | |||
| Jane | ||||
Copyright Denise & Peter 1999, 2000
Sourced from New Zealand Herald Thursday February 5th 1880
National Archives Reference IM5/4/33 No. 402