Crusader1883

Crusader
Ship: 1059 Tons
Captain: Lewellyn Davis
Surgeon Superintendent: Dr Edward Husband
Sailed Gravesend 13th December 1882 - arrived Lyttelton 22nd March 1883

Although this list has been transcribed from the original at Archives New Zealand, Wellington, it does not seem to contain all the immigrants who arrived by this ship. If you are searching for an ancestor we suggest that you search the accompanying passenger list from the Christchurch Press - The Press passenger list

Built in 1865 by C. Connell and Company of Glasgow, the Crusader was an iron ship- rigged vessel of 1058 tons. Launched in March 1865 she was originally owned by Patrick Henderson and then became the property of Shaw Savill & Albion Co. Ltd following the merger of Patrick Henderson and Albion. She was applied to the England - New Zealand immigrant trade between 1871 and 1898 and, making 28 voyages to various ports in New Zealand was probably the busiest of the immigrant ships in those heady days. In this role she made four voyages to Auckland, three to Wellington, seven to Port Chalmers, thirteen to Lyttelton and a solitary visit to Bluff in the deep south. Crusader was a great favourite with New Zealand immigrant passengers and was always described as a smart and well turned out ship. Small though she was, Crusader made some excellent times on the voyage out, her best being 74 days land-to-land. Indeed so popular was she that group was formed of those who had travelled in her called The Crusader Association who would continue meeting until around 1925. When steam began to make serious inroads into the domain of the sailing ship, Crusader was sold to Norway and was eventually broken up in 1915.
Source White Wings Sir Henry Brett

Arrival of the Crusader

Name		Age	County	Occupation
Families & Children
Allen	John	35	Perth	Farm Labourer
	Eliza	32
	Elizabeth	10
	Jane	7
	Janet	4
	William	1
Anderson	Peter	52	Edinburgh	Master Shoemaker
	Agnes	51		Laundress
Attwood	Thomas	46	Staffordshire	Engine Fitter
	Julia	44		Dressmaker
	Ernest	11
	Maud	6
	George	5
Auton	Christopher	30	Yorkshire	Carpenter
	Margaret A	28
	Elizabeth	5
	Joseph W	3
	Annie L	6 months
Auton	Myers	37	Yorkshire	Farmer and Painter
	Annie	35
	Christopher	9
	Tom	8
	Alice	6
	Annie	5
	Elizabeth	3
	Maggie	1
Blenkinsopp	Ralph	23	Durham	Bricklayer
	Alice	28
Brown	John	35	Cambridge	Groom
	Martha	37
	Lucy A	6
	Henry	4
	Elizabeth M	2
	Arthur L	4 months
Burnley	Frank	26	Yorkshire	Cloth Finisher
	Sarah H	25
	Isaac	3
Carter	John B	27
	Ada A	35
	Alice	10
	William	8
	Herbert	6
Cook	Job	30	Surrey	Gardener
	Elizabeth	30
	Robert	7
	Mary	5
	Frederick	2
Critchley	Henry	39	Lancashire	Carpenter
	Jane	43
	Charles	10
Curtin	John	31	Limerick	Shoemaker
	Catherine	30
	Mary	9
	Thomas	5
	Margaret	3
	Catherine	6 months
Donald	Robinson	43	Cumberland	Farm Labourer
	Margaret	43
	John J	11
Evans	Benjamin	40
	Leah	35
	Frank	8
	Tom	6
	John	3
Fergan	Robert	30
	Marion M	30
	Agnes E	2
	Harry Dickson	6 months		Died on Board - 31/12/1882 Convulsions
Gwynn	William	41	Worchester	Gardener
	Mary	43
	Thomas	9
Heppleston	William	27
	Lois	26
	Francis H	6
	Reuben B	5
	Mary L	3
Hepworth	John	44	Yorkshire	Weaver
	Sarah	42
	Elizabeth	10
	Raymond	8
	Florence	5
Hopping	George	24	Hertshire	Brickmaker
	Jane	21
	George	3
	Mary A	1
Inkster	James	28	Shetland	Railway Porter
	Jemima	48
Jowers	Joseph	50	Essex	Labourer
	Maria	48
Kennington	William	35	Lincolnshire	Carman
	Margaret J	34
	Angelma	11
	Robert	18 months
	Louisa M	8 months
McNair	James	38	Sterlingshire	Miner
	Mary	36
	John	8
Melton	John	29
	Susanna	29
	John	4
Pratley	Reuben	43	Oxfordshire	Farm Labourer
	Mary	38
	William	6
	Emily	3
	John	9 months
Robinson	Charles	25	Surrey	Bricklayer
	Emily	37
	Lilian	2 months
Searle	Thomas	35	Cornwall	Carpenter
	Jane	34
	Charles Henry	10
	Thomas	8
Simpson	William	27	Roxburg	Warder
	Rachel	26
	Gilbert	4
	Isabella	2 months
Staub	Jacob A	27	Zurich	Market Gardener
	Elizabeth E	22
	Johanna E	2
Sands	Thomas	57
	Hannah	50
	William	11
	Maria	10
	Frederick	8
Titchener	Robert	35	Berkshire	Carpenter
	Georgina	31
	Leslie H	3 months
Toombs	George	26	Northampton	Carpenter
	Elizabeth	26
	Edith A	4
	Infant daughter			Born on Board - 14/02/1883
Williams	Richard	42	Shropshire	General Labourer
	Emma	36
Wood	Richard	44	Yorkshire	Weaver
	Esther	41
	Henrietta	8
	Edith	6
	Alice	2
Single Men
Barr	Thomas	20	Bute	Draper
Boyd	Robert	23	Donegal	Farm Labourer
	David	20	Donegal	Farm Labourer
Bruce	James	24	Londonderry	Ploughman
Butler	William A	17	Cornwall	Miner
Cohen	Pat	21	Galway	Farm Labourer
Colclough	Robert E	23	Kilkenny	Carpenter
Cook	Thomas	26	Glamorgam	Miner
Cottle	Arthur T	22	Somersetshire	Farm Labourer
Dawson	William	23	Antrim	Farm Labourer
Dixon	Robert	24	Down	Farm Labourer
	Thomas	17	Down	Farm Labourer
Doak	Robert	23	Down	Farm Labourer
Duncan	Daniel	28	Antrim	Farm Labourer
Dynes	William	15	Armagh	Farm Labourer
Fleming	Thomas	21	Galway	Farm Labourer
Frayn	Frank	17	Cornwall	Gardener
Gilroy	John	20	Leitrim	Farm Labourer
Hamilton	Hugh	23
Hays	John	24	Down	Farm Labourer
Hewitt	Edward	24	Roscommon	Ploughman
Holmes	Samuel	35	Kilkenny	Farmer
Jones	Griffiths	20	Merionethshire	Ploughman
Kingston	Thomas J	16
Ledwedge	John	21	Londonderry	Farm Labourer
McColy	Patrick	25	Derry	Labourer
Miller	Robert	17	Renfreshire	Painter
Mitchell	George	28	Yorkshire	Carpetweaver
Morgan	John	18
O'Brien	Lawrence	24	Tyrone	Farm Labourer
Radford	Thomas	17	Devon	Porter
Sales	Martin	24
Scott	John	19	Tyrone	Farm Labourer
Scott	Patrick	19	Sligo	Farm Labourer
Sergison	Joseph	24	Down	Farm Labourer
Shafto	Robert E	16	Durham	Joiner
Stevens	Thomas	19	Cornwall	Farm Labourer
Thompson	Samuel	22	Donegal	Carpenter
West	James	29	Berkshire	Shoemaker
Wilson	Robert	28	Tyrone	Ploughman
Single Women
Anderson	Agnes R	25	Edinburgh
Attwood	Millicent	19	Staffordshire	Dressmaker
	Florence	14	Staffordshire
Ballinger	Sarah A	20	Gloucester	Housemaid
	Alice	18	Gloucester	General Servant
Baldwin	Eliza	37	Yorkshire	Weaver
	Annie	10
Barnett	Hannah E	21	Worchestershire	Domestic Servant
Barry	Maria	22	Cork	Domestic Servant
Beale	Phoebe	31	Surrey	Cook
	Henry James W	4	Merton, Surrey
	Sarah A	2	Merton, Surrey
Bradshaw	Rosima	17
Brick	Mary	16	Kerry	Farm Servant
Broderick	Julia	22	Waterford	Under House Maid
Brown	Mary A	20	Tyrone	Servant
	Sarah M	18	Tyrone	Servant
	Rachel	15	Tyrone	Servant
Callen	Mary A	20	Dinagh ?	Servant
Clarke	Eliza	21	Warwickshire	Cigar Maker
Clare	Margaret	21	Derry	Domestic Servant
	Matilda	19	Derry	Domestic Servant
Cocker	Amelia	27	Devonshire	Domestic Servant
Connor	Kate	19	Cork	Domestic Servant
Connor	May	22	Derry	Domestic Servant
Critchley	Ann	60	Lancashire	Housekeeper
	Martha	35	Lancashire	General Servant
	Ann	23	Lancashire	Dressmakeer
Daly	Mary	18
Dash	Matilda	24	Monmouthshire	General Sevant
Dickson	Ann	36	Tyrone	Cook
Dopson	Mary E	17	Aldershot	Servant
Duncan	Mary	20
	Cassie
Dunn	Honoria	22	Kerry	Domestic Servant
Edwards	Margaret	34	Glamorganshire	Housework
	John A	10
	Edward William	9		Died at sea 06/03/1882 Drowned at sea
	Mary E	5
Fee	Catherine	25	Fermanagh	Domestic Servant
Flaterty	Bridget	20	Waterford	Servant
French	Margaret	24
Flynn	Lucy A	21	Bristol
Gaskin	Maria	21	Down
	Rebecca	20	Down	Saleswomen
Goodstein	Fanny	18	Middlesex	Saleswoman
Hamilton	Ann	45	Tyrone	Domestic Servant
Hamilton	Eliza	17	Monaghan	Gerneral Servant
	Kate	16
	Mary	14
Hamilton	Margaret	50	Tyrone
	Isabella	22
	Charlotte	20
	Catherine	18
Healey	Bessie	19
Heffernow	Kate	21	Galway	General Servant
Merin	Eva A	17	Cornwall	General Servant
Hogan	Elina	18	Clare	Domestic Servant
Holdsworth	Hannah	25
Horgan	Margaret	21
Houlehan	Margaret	21
Jackson	Mrs Alice	34		Matron
James	Eliza A	24	Gloucester	Servant
Jennings	Mary A	32
Johnson	Margaret	27	Cook	Domestic Servant
Hannamuller	Theresa	31	Germany	Housemaid
Kavanagh	Katherine	25	Warwick	Domestic Servant
	Sarah	18
Kergins	Maggie	18
Keleher	Hannah	20	Kerry	Domestic Servant
Kincaird	Mary	24	Tyrone	Housemaid
Kingston	Mary L	51
	Margaret M	10
Kitcher	Mary	23
Lanham	Martha	21	Derbyshire	Servant
Ledwdge	Kate	17	Londonderry	Domestic Servant
Logan	Grace	20
	Lizzie	18
Lonney	Kate	14
Lucy	Johanna	18	Kerry	Housemaid
McCabe	Susan	22	Tyrone	Domestic Servant
McCarthy	Bridget	21	Cork	General Servant
	Hannah	24	Cork	General Servant
McCasker	Eliza J	24	Tyrone	General Servant
McConaghty	Ellen	19	Tyrone	Domestic Servant
McGrath	Mary	20	Kerry	Domestic Servant
	Margaret	20	Kerry	Domstic Servant
McGuigan	Rosanna	24
	Mary	4
	Edward	2
	Hannah	18
McPherson	Anne M	45	Surrey	Charwoman
	Alice	20
	Eliza	18
	Ada	14
	Louisa	11
Mackle	Margaret	22
	Mary	17
Mackle	Mary	26	Armagh	Weaver
	Catherine	20
Madden	Bridget	18	Tipperary	Kitchen Maid
	Anne	16
Mason	Emily	22
Miller	Margaret	24	Yorkshire	Servant
Mills	Elizabeth	20	Cork	Cook
	Mary J	19	Cork	Housemaid
Moriarty	Annie	19	Kerry	Dairymaid
	Ellen	21	Kerry	Housemaid
Moran	Mary	25	Galway	Domestic Servant
Mulcahy	Kate	18	Kerry	Domestic Servant
	Mary	20	Kerry	Domestic Servant
Murphy	Kate	18	Kerry	Domestic Servant
	Mary	20	Kerry	Domestic Servant
Murphy	Nano	18
Neeson	Ellen	22
O'Brien	Mary A	18	Limerick	Domestic Servant
	Bridget	16	Limerick	Domestic Servant
O'Donnell	Alice	18	Waterford	Domestic Servant
O'Sullivan	Margaret	21	Kerry	Domestic Servant
	Johanna	17	Kerry	Domestic Servant
O'Sullivan	Mary	15	Cork	Domestic Servant
Patterson	Mary	24	Tyrone	Domestic Servant
Paton	Agnes	23	Hoddingtonshire	Housemaid
	Isabella	14	Hoddingtonshire	Servant
Peacock	Hannah	28	Sussex
Phillips	Eliza	44	Middlesex	Laundress
	Eliza H	15	Kent	Laundress
	Catherine J	13	Kent	Domestic Servant
Pickford	Matilda	27	Somerset	Milliner
	Howard	5
	Frank	3
Plummer	Clara E	22	Middlesex	Servant
Purcell	Kate	18	Tipperary	Dairymaid
Radford	Louisa	22	Devonshire	Domestic Servant
Schollar	Clara	28
	Clara	10
	William	7
	Grace	4
	Lilly	3
Scullion	Catherine	24	Antrim	General Servant
Sharpe	Alice	24	Berkshire	Servant
Shaw	Elizabeth L	25
Sheehy	Margaaret	25
Simpson	Mary	50
Sinclair	Margaret	20
Sterling	Mary	26	Down	General Servant
Sullivan	Mary	16
Sutherland	Annie	27	Down	General Servant
Therosse	Angelique	27	Down	General Servant
Tobin	Julia	24	Waterford	Domestic Servant
	Johanna	20	Waterford	Domestic Servant
Turner	Martha	23	Surrey	Domestic Servant
Wetherall	Mary	58	Lithlingow
	Annie	25	Down	Teacher
	Eva R	22	Down	Saleswoman
Wilson	Lydia	23
Wisdom	Emily	18	Armagh	Labourer

JOWERS family: Joseph JOWERS (1828-1916) and his second wife Ellen Maria HERRING (1835-1914) from Little Bentley in Essex arrived at Lyttleton on the Crusader in 1883. At least one son James Edmund JOWERS had arrived earlier about 1879 and worked in the South Island where he married Hannah FOSTER in 1882 at Springfield. They later moved to Pahiatua in the North Island between 1894 and 1898. Joseph Jowers and Maria settled in Kaiapoi Sth Island and some of their other children remained there also. Their children who migrated to NZ were James Edmund, George Collins, Charles Henry, Ellen Maria. John Frederic Jowers remained in England. Any connection please contact Ian Miller

PEARSON (Dynes) family: My Great Great Grandmother Isabella Pearson, nee Dynes arrived in March 1883 on the Crusader with her 15 year old son William Pearson. From a newspaper clipping of the time, it looks as though they travelled under the name Dynes. I have no idea what happened to her husband, Andrew Pearson, and I wonder if she might have just taken off. Maybe she was widowed, I don't know. William appears to have been an only child. They came from Portadown, Armagh. Two of her brothers and a sister had come to New Zealand on the Mersey in 1862 when Isabella was quite young and perhaps she had a hankering to see them all again. She lived on in NZ and died aged 90. If you have a connection with this family or would like to know more please contact Pat Churchill.

Reference:
Archives New Zealand IMCH4/181