SS British King
Steamship: 2278 tons
Captain: Kelly
Surgeon Superintendent:
Sailed London 15th March 1884 - arrived Auckland May 3rd 1884
Wellington May 10th 1884
Lyttelton ?
Arrival of the British
King - Auckland
Arrival of the British
King - Wellington
| Name | Age | County | Occupation | |
| Second Class Passengers | ||||
| Argall | Mr | |||
| Beale | William | |||
| Martha | ||||
| Nellie | ||||
| Harry | ||||
| Rose | ||||
| Crow | Mrs | |||
| 3 children | ||||
| Dalley | R S | |||
| Gardner | G P | |||
| Hurry | F H | |||
| Jones | Mr | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| 3 children | ||||
| Morton | D | |||
| Napier | Mr W | |||
| Pool | Mrs H | |||
| Strangeways | Mr H | |||
| Steerage Passengers | ||||
| Families & Children | ||||
| Barrett | William | |||
| Johanna | ||||
| Kate | ||||
| Hannah | ||||
| Bond | Giovanni | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| Hoskins | Thomas | |||
| Frances | ||||
| Hoskins | Frederick | |||
| Caroline | ||||
| Infant | ||||
| Leek | Christopher | |||
| Mary | ||||
| George | ||||
| Frank | ||||
| Harold | ||||
| Lucy | ||||
| Leigh | John | |||
| Ellen | ||||
| Herbert | ||||
| Lippitt | Charles | |||
| Lucy | ||||
| Harriet | ||||
| Morris | Harry | |||
| Mary | ||||
| Harry | ||||
| Oldbury | John | |||
| Sarah | ||||
| Harriet | ||||
| Peltzer | Ferdinand | |||
| Lenot | ||||
| Bertha | ||||
| Esther | ||||
| Pringle | Thomas | |||
| Phillis | ||||
| John | ||||
| Kate | ||||
| Richards | ||||
| Smith | Arthur | |||
| Mary | ||||
| Smith | James | |||
| Elizabeth | ||||
| Jane | ||||
| Mary | ||||
| Janet | ||||
| Mary | ||||
| Agnes | ||||
| Families & Children Bound for Wellington | ||||
| Acton | Thomas | |||
| Hannah | ||||
| Thomas | ||||
| Ellen | ||||
| Edward | ||||
| William | ||||
| Phillip | ||||
| Lillie | ||||
| Cissie | ||||
| Richard | ||||
| Donald | John | |||
| Agnes | ||||
| John | ||||
| Hamlin | William | |||
| Emma | ||||
| Hunt | John | |||
| Elizabeth | ||||
| Rushton | Samuel | |||
| Jane | ||||
| Edwin | ||||
| Mary | ||||
| Fanny | ||||
| Albert | ||||
| Clara | ||||
| Rebecca | ||||
| Wright | Thomas | |||
| Jane | ||||
| Families & Children Bound for Canterbury | ||||
| Ashcroft | James | 42 | Lancashire | Miner |
| Henrietta | 44 | |||
| Peter | 10 | |||
| Septimus | 6 | |||
| Lillian | 1 | |||
| Bell | William | 24 | Cavan | Farm Labourer |
| Martha | 26 | |||
| Butt | James D. | 41 | Middlesex | General Labourer |
| Charlotte | 44 | |||
| Chappell | Walter | 28 | Derby | Farm Labourer |
| Martha | 27 | |||
| Edith | 2 | |||
| Herbert | 1 | |||
| Doyle | James | 43 | Roscommon | Farmer |
| Jane | 34 | |||
| Maria | 8 | |||
| Anne | 6 | |||
| Kempthorne | William | 48 | Cornwall | Farm Labourer |
| Christina | 49 | |||
| Kent | Thomas | 23 | Cornwall | Farm Labourer |
| Mary | 20 | |||
| McGiffen | John | 26 | down | Farm Labourer |
| Mary | 28 | |||
| Reid | Robert | 23 | Fifeshire | Tailor |
| Margaret | 19 | |||
| Christina | 1 | |||
| Ulrich | August | 25 | Germany | Cooper |
| Marie | 24 | |||
| Wright | Frank | 47 | Yorkshire | butcher |
| Emma | 44 | |||
| Clara | 11 | |||
| Arthur | 9 | |||
| Annie | 1 | |||
| Single Men | ||||
| Barrett | James | |||
| John | ||||
| Bradley | Walter | |||
| Braner | David | |||
| Farrell | Patrick | |||
| Fitzgerald | Daniel | |||
| Gillan | Peter | |||
| Glinke | Carl | |||
| Haine | Alfred | |||
| Hanson | William | |||
| Henderson | Martin | |||
| Hough | Herbert | |||
| Keith | John | |||
| Kelly | John | |||
| Moorhead | Harry | |||
| Morris | John | |||
| Mullins | Martin | |||
| O'Connolly | Timothy | |||
| Querer | Ernest | |||
| Roach | James | |||
| David | ||||
| Robinson | Alexander | |||
| Russell | Edward | |||
| Stewart | William | |||
| Turnbul | William | |||
| Single Men Bound for Wellington | ||||
| Butt | Francis | |||
| Rasmassen | S | |||
| Single Men Bound for Canterbury | ||||
| Ashcroft | Alfred | 14 | With Parents | |
| Arthur | 14 | |||
| Robert | 13 | |||
| Butt | James | 17 | Middlesex | General Labourer |
| Kempthorne | James | Cornwall | Farm Labourer | |
| Mark | Cornwall | Farm Labourer | ||
| McKenzie | James | 18 | Orkney | Farm Labourer |
| Single Women | ||||
| Audt | Wilhelmina | |||
| Anna | ||||
| Aworth | Eliza | |||
| Barrett | Ellen | |||
| Mary | ||||
| Barry | Mary | |||
| Beavin | Esther | |||
| Bradley | Mary | |||
| Braner | Paulina | |||
| Clarke | Maggie | |||
| Constant | Ann | |||
| Coventry | Henrietta | |||
| Curtin | Mary | |||
| Daniel | Alice | |||
| Fenton | Alice | |||
| Fitzpatrick | Bridget | |||
| Gallagher | Annie | |||
| Kate | ||||
| Gillespie | Jeanie | |||
| Gilmour | Margaret | |||
| Henderson | Lydia | |||
| Hollingsworth | Eliza | |||
| Hoskins | Florence | |||
| Sarah | ||||
| Irwin | Sarah | |||
| Johnson | Lydia | |||
| Kuad | Martha | |||
| Lawlor | Bridget | |||
| Lewis | Mary | |||
| Longsford | Rachael | |||
| Lyons | Bedelia | |||
| Maraval | Jessie | |||
| McDonald | Esther | |||
| Mary | ||||
| McGinty | Mary | |||
| McNeish | Ellen | |||
| McRobert | Mary | |||
| Meredith | Mary | |||
| Moran | Margaret | |||
| Morris | Lucy | |||
| Caroline | ||||
| Florence | ||||
| Lucy | ||||
| Neill | Ellen | |||
| Nesbit | Mary | |||
| Noble | Fanny | |||
| Pick | Emma | |||
| Porter | Elizabeth | |||
| Roach | Annie | |||
| Robinson | Jane | |||
| Russell | Eliza | |||
| Stampyle | Lina | |||
| White | Mary | |||
| Williams | Elizabeth | |||
| Alice | ||||
| Single Women Bound for Wellington | ||||
| Bates | Ellen | |||
| Gurgan | Mary | |||
| Hackney | Jessie | |||
| Herbert | Ellen | |||
| Knott | Mary | |||
| Mills | Ella | |||
| Lamberg | Karon | |||
| Matthews | Mary | |||
| Moore | Susan | |||
| O'Donnell | Mary | |||
| Olsen | Lisa | |||
| Stepping | Alice | |||
| Walton | Maria | |||
| West | Louisa | |||
| Single Women Bound for Canterbury | ||||
| Adshead | Charlotte | 26 | Cambridge | Parlor Maid |
| Binnell | selina | 19 | Shropshire | Domestic Servant |
| Boyle | Mary | 20 | Clare | General Servant |
| Susan | 18 | Clare | General Servant | |
| Cole | Emily | 20 | Hampshire | General Servant |
| Carkill | Catherine | 28 | ||
| Davies | Elizabeth | 29 | Lancashire | Domestic Servant |
| Day | Williamina | 19 | Inverness | Domestic Servant |
| Doyle | Ellen | 14 | Roscommon | Domestic Servant |
| Margaret | 12 | Roscommon | Domestic Servant | |
| Kelly | Bridget | 22 | Galway | Dairymaid |
| Catherine | 18 | Galway | Dairymaid | |
| Kempthorne | Ann | 14 | Cornwall | Farm Labourer |
| Kenna | Mercella | 24 | Dublin | Dairymaid |
| Longhurst | Harriet | 25 | Surrey | Nurse |
| McCarter | Margaret | 23 | Down | Housemaid |
| Maloney | Bridget | 18 | Clare | Housemaid |
| O'Connor | Annie | 22 | Limerick | Cook |
| Honora | 19 | Clare | Cook | |
| Peng | Mary Anne | 20 | Gloucester | General Servant |
| Pelly | Kate | 21 | Clare | General Servant |
| Quirk | Bridget | 22 | Galway | General Servant |
| Shannon | Catherine | 20 | Clare | General Servant |
| Shang | Catherine | 20 | Clare | General Servant |
| Swaempfli ? | Lena | 20 | Switzerland | Housemaid |
| Turner | Rhoda | 24 | Huntingdon | General Servant |
| Woods | Alice | 19 | Middlesex | Housemaid |
| Wright | Jessie | 21 | Monmouth | General Servant |
| Nellie | 23 | Notts | General Servant | |
| Lizzie | 21 | Notts | General Servant | |
| Ada | 14 | Notts | General Servant | |
Copyright Denise and Peter 2001
Reference
New Zealand Herald May 3rd 1884
Evening Post May 10th 1884
Archives New Zealand IMCH4/184