Mystery
Ship: 1069 Tons
Captain: E. Matthews
Surgeon Superintendent: Dr Richardson
Sailed London 15th December 1858 - arrived Lyttelton 20th March 1859
The Mystery, a fine powerful ship of
1069 tons, sent out by the White Star Co., made three successful voyages to New Zealand
with passengers and general cargo. On the first occasion she sailed into Lyttelton Harbour
on March 20th, 1859, with the yellow flag flying. Captain Matthews reported having sailed
from London on December 29th, 1858. Soon after clearing the land smallpox and scarlet
fever broke out, and before reaching Lyttelton fifteen of the 300 immigrants on board had
died and been buried at sea. The ship made a good run of 83 days, land to land, or 91 port
to port. On arrival the ship was placed in quarantine.
White Wings - Sir Henry Brett
This passenger list was very kindly given to us by Kevin Violich.
Name | Age | County | Occupation | |
Cabin Passengers | ||||
Scott | Mr | |||
Mrs | ||||
Hudson | William | |||
Dobree | Henry J. | |||
Robertson | Bertha | |||
Welch | J. H. | |||
Second Cabin Passengers | ||||
Gurland | Mr and Mrs | |||
Amos | Mr W. | |||
Burnley | Mr G. | |||
Gould | J. | |||
Gillespie | J. E. and J. C. | |||
Frame | J. | |||
Dawe | J. | |||
Cunningham | J. | |||
Blackand | A. | |||
Steerage Passengers | ||||
Families and Children | ||||
Ball | Robert | 35 | Nottingham | Blacksmith |
Jane | 31 | |||
Robert | 5 | |||
Hilton | 2 | |||
Briggs | John | 34 | Yorkshire | Quarryman Brother of Jane Milner |
Hannah | 32 | |||
Male child | Born and died on board | |||
Buttress | P | Boatman This family is listed in the newspaper but does not appear on the passenger list. |
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Wife | ||||
4 children | ||||
Carter | James | 33 | Labourer | |
Sarah Ann | 30 | |||
Clark | Richard | 47 | Surrey | Labourer |
Amy | 37 | |||
Richard Henry | 19 | Trans to s/m | ||
Mary Ann | 16 | Trans to s/w | ||
John | 14 | Trans to s/m | ||
Henry | 11 | |||
George | 10 | |||
Frederick | 8 | |||
Alfred | 8 | |||
Amy | 6 | |||
Elizabeth | 3 | |||
Jane | 3 mths | |||
Coton | Bentley | 24 | Yorkshire | Labourer |
Sarah Jane | 22 | |||
Emerson | T | Farm Servant This family is listed inthe newspaper but is not on the passenger list. |
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Wife | ||||
Firmston | Henry | 25 | England | Carpenter |
Susan | 25 | |||
Henry | 1 | Died on board March 20th | ||
Female child | Born on board February 20th | |||
Foster | William | 44 | Chester | Weaver |
Sarah | 49 | |||
Mary Ann | 10 | |||
Grubb | J | Shepherd This family appeares in the paper but is not on the passenger list. |
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3 Children | ||||
Hall | Thomas | 35 | Yorkshire | Joiner |
Grace | 34 | |||
Jane | 13 | Trans to s/w | ||
Thomas | 10 | |||
Jesse | 8 | |||
Dorothy | 3 | |||
Ann Elizabeth | 1 | |||
Hargraves | W | Farm Servant This family appeares in the paper but is not on the passenger list. |
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Wife | ||||
Harwood | Saul | 33 | Hertfordshire | Labourer |
Rebecca | 30 | |||
Alfred | 7 | |||
Elizabeth | 5 | |||
Emily | 2 | |||
Jane | 6 mths | |||
Jones | Richard | 31 | Middlesex | Bookbinder |
Martha | 32 | |||
Henry M. | 6 | |||
Maria | 4 | |||
Female child | Born on board February 6th | |||
Keetley | Joseph | 38 | Derby | Smith |
Alice M. A. | 38 | |||
John H. | 8 | |||
Elizabeth | 7 | |||
Harriet | 5 | |||
Sarah | 3 | |||
Thomas | 1 | |||
Lawrence | Thomas | 35 | London | Carpenter |
Catherine | 32 | |||
Henry | 3 | |||
Walter | 11 mths | |||
Male child | Born on board February 23rd | |||
Leigh | Zebulon | 32 | England | Bricklayer |
Mary Ann | 33 | |||
John M. | 3 | |||
Mary Ann | 1 | |||
Ellen Jane | Infant | |||
McIntosh | Kenneth | 24 | Morry ? | Ploughman |
Grace | 21 | |||
Melbourne | Mark | 28 | England | Smith and Farrier |
Emily | 27 | |||
Ann Elizabeth | 4 | |||
Thomas William | 3 | |||
Mark | Infant | |||
Milner | Thomas | 40 | Yorkshire | Joiner |
Jane | 40 | |||
John | 20 | Trans to s/m | ||
Frederick | 7 | |||
Ezra | 5 | |||
Mummery | John | 38 | Surrey | Labourer |
Frances | 29 | |||
Neild | Joseph | 29 | Lancashire | Hand Sawyer |
Harriet | 21 | |||
Hannah | 3 mths | |||
Oliver | William | 46 | Cornwall | Carpenter / Wheelwright |
Patty W. | 46 | |||
William Sweet | 20 | Trans to s/m | ||
John Sweet | 17 | Trans to s/m | ||
Pricilla | 14 | Trans to s/w | ||
Elizabeth Sweet | 12 | Trans to s/w | ||
Charles Sweet | 10 | |||
Partridge | Thomas | 26 | Stafford | General Labourer |
Mary | 23 | |||
Raine | Thomas | 38 | Durham | Gardener |
Harriet | 36 | |||
Thomas | 14 | Trans to s/m | ||
Julia | 10 | |||
Margaret | 8 | |||
Mary Ann | 6 | |||
Harriet | 3 | |||
William | 8 weeks | |||
Rowley | Joseph | 40 | Worcester | Labourer |
Mary | 42 | |||
John | 20 | Trans to s/m | ||
Thomas | 18 | Trans to s/m | ||
Mary Ann | 16 | Trans to s/w | ||
Jane | 11 | |||
Joseph | 9 | |||
Emma | 5 | |||
Matilda | 10 mths | |||
Elizabeth M. | 10 mths | Died on Board March 2nd | ||
Thursfield | Thomas B. | 24 | Durham | Shipwright |
Elizabeth | 24 | |||
Robert | 1 | |||
Wagner | Martin | 28 | Germany | Farm Labourer |
Mary | 24 | |||
Watson | William | 36 | Cumberland | Ag Labourer |
Elizabeth | 29 | |||
William | 5 | |||
Ann Elizabeth | 3 | |||
George | 9 mths | |||
Whitmore | James | 26 | Glostershire | Mechanic |
Ann | 30 | |||
Ellen | 8 | |||
Henry | 6 | |||
Sarah Jane | 4 | Died on board March 5th | ||
William George | 2 | Died on board December 30th | ||
Rose Amelia | 2 weeks | Died on board March 5th | ||
Assisted Immigrants | ||||
Argent | Jesse | 49 | Surrey | Labourer |
Harriet | 49 | |||
Harriet | 27 | Trans to s/w | ||
Blake | Henry | 26 | Somerset | Painter & Glazier |
Mary Ann | 28 | |||
Emma | 4 | |||
Bowbyes | Robert | 27 | Deal | Boatman / Ag Labourer |
Harriet | 22 | |||
Bowles | John J. | 39 | Kent | Mariner |
Elizabeth | 30 | |||
Emily | 7 | |||
Elizabeth Sarah | 5 | |||
Burt | Thomas | 44 | Sussex | Farmer |
Sarah | 48 | |||
William | 15 | Trans to s/m | ||
Ellen | 13 | Trans to s/w | ||
George | 11 | |||
John | 9 | |||
Clayson | Henry | 22 | Deal | Mariner |
Elizabeth Ann | 20 | |||
William | 6 weeks | |||
Clegg | Benjamin | 32 | Quarryman | |
Ann | 30 | |||
Mary Hannah | 5 | |||
Cory | Morris | 29 | Deal | Mariner |
Elizabeth | 29 | |||
Morris | 10 | |||
Catherine | 8 | |||
Ann | 8 | |||
Henry | 4 | |||
Crump | William | 22 | Worcester | Labourer |
Eliza | 23 | |||
Lucy | 2 | |||
Erskine | Robert | 41 | Middlesex | Gardener |
Sarah | 35 | |||
John Henry | 6 | |||
William | 5 | |||
Harriet | 3 | |||
James Brown | 1 | |||
Feldwick | John | 44 | Westminster | Domestic servant / Gardener |
Emma | 34 | |||
Henry | 14 | Trans to s/m | ||
John | 13 | Trans to s/m | ||
Emma | 11 | |||
Jane | 9 | |||
Edwin | 7 | |||
Ellen | 5 | |||
Catherine | 9 mths | Died on Board January 20th | ||
Gardener | John | 28 | Kent | Mariner |
Lelylla ? | 24 | |||
Mary | 2 | |||
John James | 4 mths | |||
Groves | John | 35 | Middlesex | Labourer |
Elizabeth | 36 | |||
Jane | 11 | |||
George | 4 | |||
Henderson | David | 23 | Forfar | Ag Labourer |
Christina | 21 | |||
Heyward | Neal | 35 | Kent | Mariner |
Susan | 30 | |||
Harry | 13 | |||
Thomas | 6 | |||
Horniblow | James | 47 | Worchester | Carpenter Notation found on passenger list: Just as the ship is about to sail a case of small pox is discovered in this family and they are landed at Gravesend. The two elder children proceed by this ship. The parents will appear in next ship. Signed 13/12/58 |
Lucy | 43 | |||
Elizabeth | 19 | Trans to s/w | ||
Edwin | 15 | Trans to s/m | ||
Emily | 11 | |||
William Henry | 9 | |||
Charles | 7 | |||
Mary Ann | 2 mths | |||
Hunt | I | Joiner This family appeares in the paper but is not on the passenger list. |
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Wife | ||||
5 Children | ||||
Hunt | Jeremiah | 22 | Worcestershire | Ag Labourer |
Hannah | 18 | |||
Hunt | Stephen | 25 | Stafford | Ag Labourer |
Harriet | 19 | |||
Susannah | 4 mths | Died on Board January 9th | ||
Hurst | John | 30 | Middlesex | Clockmaker |
Elizabeth | 31 | |||
Elizabeth | 6 | |||
John William | 2 | |||
Jenkins | Saul | 28 | Nottingham | Carpenter |
Mary Ann | 26 | |||
Edward J. | 10 mths | |||
Johnston | William | 49 | Aberdeen | Blacksmith / Farmer |
Anne | 46 | |||
James | 19 | Trans to s/m | ||
William | 16 | Trans to s/m | ||
George | 14 | Trans to s/m | ||
Catherine | 10 | |||
Robert | 7 | |||
Lea | John | 24 | Warwick | Bricklayer |
Elizabeth | 23 | |||
Lockhead | James | 31 | Dunbarton | Farm Servant |
Jane R. | 27 | |||
John | 4 | |||
Robert R. | 2 | |||
Jane Agnes | 14 mths | Died on Board January 7th | ||
Female child | Born on board February 20th | |||
Martin | Richard | 29 | England | Woodman |
Mary | 39 | |||
Sarah | 18 | Trans to s/w | ||
Richard | 16 | Trans to s/m | ||
Frances | 14 | Trans to s/w | ||
Mary Ann | 9 | |||
Emma | 7 | |||
William | 4 | |||
George | 1 | Died on Board January 22nd | ||
Morris | Richard | 28 | Kent | Mariner |
Evena ? | 24 | |||
Sarah Jane | 2 | |||
Morton | William F. | 42 | Oxfordshire | Schoolmaster |
Loveday | 27 | |||
Emily Jane | 8 | |||
Walter Scott | 5 | |||
Eugene Pauld | 2 | |||
Alice Annie | 10 mths | Died on board March 8th | ||
Newton | John Henry | 32 | Deal | Mariner |
Jane | 32 | |||
John Henry | 7 | |||
Rachel A. | 5 | |||
Isaac | 3 | |||
William R. | 1 | |||
Newton | Edward | 30 | Kent | Mariner |
Sarah | 27 | |||
Joseph Edward | 4 | |||
James Henry | 3 | |||
Henry | 9 mths | |||
Palsworth | Henry | 29 | Leicester | Labourer This family is crossed off on the passneger list. |
Sarah | ||||
Roberts | William John | 21 | Deal | Mariner |
Harriet | 19 | |||
Rogers | Richard | 38 | Deal | Mariner |
Charlotte | 29 | Notations below which appeared alongside childrens names. There is no indication as to date written or their meaning. |
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Ellen | 8 | Married Cooper. Sailor | ||
Charlotte | 6 | In service Mrs Bradfield | ||
William | 4 | With Captain Thompson | ||
Henry | 2 | At home? | ||
Alfred | 3 mths | Shown as dead on passenger list but not in newspapaer. | ||
Shaw | Joseph | 45 | England | Wheelwright |
Ann | 41 | |||
Edward | 24 | Trans to s/m | ||
David | 20 | Trans to s/m | ||
Elizabeth | 17 | Trans to s/w | ||
Ann | 13 | Trans to s/w | ||
Mary | 10 | |||
Thomas | 8 | |||
James | 6 | |||
Alfred | 3 | |||
Smith | Alfred | 25 | Worwick | Labourer |
Mary | 27 | |||
Sarah | 3 | |||
Luis | 1 | |||
Smith | Henry | 48 | Middlesex | Town Cabman |
Fanny | 48 | |||
Hector | 17 | Trans to s/m | ||
Verroll | William | 26 | Sussex | Carpenter |
Ruth | 36 | |||
Ruth L. | 7 | |||
Naomi | 5 | |||
William | 4 | |||
Alfred | 3 | |||
Emily | 16 mths | Died on board March 11th | ||
Wilds | John | 32 | Kent | Mariner |
Esther | 26 | |||
Wyman | Thomas | 43 | Kent | Mariner |
Jane | 42 | |||
Thomas | 17 | Trans to s/m | ||
Jane | 15 | Trans to s/w | ||
Catherine | 13 | Trans to s/w | ||
Fanny | 10 | |||
James | 8 | |||
John | 6 | |||
Charles | 4 | Deceased | ||
Susan | 1 | |||
Single Men | ||||
Allen | J J | Labourer In newspaper not on passenger list. | ||
Bedford | George | 15 | Farm Labourer | |
Cawkwell | William | 50 | Surrey | Cabinetmaker |
Joseph | 8 | |||
Eales | Thomas | 20 | Devon | Brass Fitter |
Feldwick | Henry | 14 | Westminster | General Labourer |
John | 12 | Westminster | General Labourer | |
Ford | E | Cooper and Sawyer In newspaper not on passenger list. |
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Kite | H | Coachbuilder In newspaper not on passenger list. |
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Marin | Richard | 16 | England | General Labourer |
Morrison | Alexander | 21 | Dundee | Ploughman |
Pointon | Ephraim | 21 | Berks | Farm Labourer |
Preece | Thomas | 30 | Shropshire | Farm Servant |
Sawyer | R | Labourer In newspaper not on passenger list. |
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Shaw | Edward | 24 | England | Wheelwrigh |
David | 20 | England | Wheelwright | |
Slater | T | Carpenter In newspaper not on passenger list. |
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Smith | Henry | 17 | Middlesex | General Labourer |
Colonial Assisted Single Men | ||||
Brown | John | 22 | Perth | Ploughman |
Clark | William | 18 | Leicester | Labourer |
Glendinning | Joseph | Roxburgh | Shepherd | |
Hayton | Edward | 38 | Middlesex | Stone Mason |
Hayward | Harry | 13 | Boatman | |
Johnston | James | 19 | Aberdeen | Blacksmith |
William | 16 | Aberdeen | Farm Servant | |
George | 14 | Aberdeen | Farm Servant | |
Miller | Malcolm | Dumbarton | Shepherd | |
Whyman | Thomas | 17 | Boatman | |
Single Women | ||||
Argent | Harriet | 27 | Housemaid | |
Bonniface | Mrs J. | 38 | Hants | Sempstress |
Mary | 11 | |||
Sarah Ann | 9 | Died on Board January 4th | ||
Edwin | 4 | |||
Burt | Ellen | 13 | Domestic Servant | |
Cann | Jane | 43 | Matron | |
Cawkwell | Stella | 24 | Domestic Servant | |
Sarah | 20 | Domestic Servant | ||
Janet | 11 | |||
Caroline | 10 | |||
Clark | Mary Ann | 16 | Housemaid | |
Hornblow | Elizabeth | 19 | Domestic Servant | |
Leonard | Kate | 22 | Liverpool | Servant |
Oliver | Pricilla H. | 14 | Domestic Servant | |
Elizabeth Sweet | 12 | Domestic Servant | ||
Rowley | Mary A. | 16 | Domestic Servant | |
Smith | Ruth | 17 | Domestic Servant | |
Stokes | Mary Ann | 19 | Domestic Servant | |
Stott | Jane | 13 | Domestic servant | |
Colonial Nominated Single Women | ||||
Bartley | Amy | 16 | Domestic Servant | |
Bennet | Emma | 15 | Domestic Servant | |
Bruce | Margaret | 26 | Forfar | Domestic Servant |
Isabella | 18 | Forfar | Domestic Servant | |
Cowe | Ann | 30 | Clare | |
Margaret | 6 | |||
William Henry | 3 | |||
Charles | 4 mths | |||
Eales | Mary Ann | 18 | Devon | Domestic Servant |
Hewitt | Matilda | 15 | Middlesex | Domestic Servant |
Lambert | Eliza | 14 | Surrey | Domestic Servant |
Lockhead | Janet | 24 | Domestic Servant | |
Maloney | Elizabeth | 29 | Domestic Servant | |
Martin | Sarah | 18 | Domestic Servant | |
Frances | 14 | Domestic Servant | ||
May | Eliza | 32 | Berkshire | Servant |
Owen | Ann | 14 | Middlesex | Domestic Servant |
Pryor | Eliza | 16 | Domestic Servant | |
Pulham | Harriet | 16 | Domestic Servant | |
Shaw | Elizabeth | 17 | Farm Servant | |
Ann | 13 | Domestic Servant | ||
Taylor | Caroline | 14 | Domestic Servant | |
Ward | Mary | 43 | Leicester | Field Servant |
William | 5 | |||
Wayland | Eliza | 15 | Suffolk | Domestic Servant |
Maria | 14 | |||
Wilson | Frances | 31 | Middlesx | Laundress |
Amy | 16 | Middlesx | Domestic Servant | |
Ellen | 13 | Middlesx | Domestic Servant | |
Henry | 8 | Middlesx | ||
Whyman | Jane | 15 | Domestic Servant | |
Catherine | 31 | Domestic Servant | ||
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HUNT family: Stephen Hunt, born 1832 in Romsley, Worcestershire married Harriet Martin who was born in 1841at Tipton. Their first child Susannah was born a year later in 1857. They came to New Zealand on the Mystery together with Stephen's brother Jeremiah and his wife Hannah Bailey. Unfortunately during the journey the baby Susannah died. Stephen and Harriet settled at French Farm on the Akaroa Harbour and they had 12 children. In 1875 Harriet died during childbirth and after 3 months Stephen remarried to 17 year old Victoire Libeau of Akaroa and they had 15 children. In all Stephen fathered 28 children. He died in 1906 and is buried in the Akaroa cemetery with his first wife. His second wife Victoire died 1932 and is buried in the Duvauchelle cemetery. If you have a connection with this family or would like to know more please contact Kevin Violich. |
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Copyright Denise & Peter 2000 - 2008
Reference:
Archives New Zealand IMCH4/19
Lyttleton Times March 30th 1859
Lyttleton Times April 2nd 1859