Westminster
Ship: 731 tons
Captain: Westgarth
Surgeon Superintendent:
Sailed London October 13th 1857 - arrived Lyttleton January 9th 1858
Nelson March 6th 1858
Our thanks to Julie Lawry for sending us this list.
Name | Comments | |||
Chief Cabin Passengers | ||||
Bagge | Mr F | |||
Beillett | Mr T D | |||
Birch | Mr J | |||
Bradshaw | Miss | |||
Creyke | Mr A R | |||
De Bourbel | Mr H H | |||
Dodsworth | Miss | |||
Gooch | Mr E | |||
Greenstreet | Mr C H | |||
Kenwick | Mr H | |||
La Nauze | Mr H C | |||
Mrs | ||||
3 sons | ||||
1 daughter | ||||
La Nauze | Mr R J | |||
Peacock | Major | |||
Mrs | ||||
4 sons | ||||
2 daughters | ||||
Rowley | Mr J C | |||
Tetley | Mrs J | |||
3 sons | ||||
Vibert | Miss | |||
Wallace | Reverend J | |||
Mrs | ||||
Ward | Mr T L | |||
Watts Russell | Mr J C | |||
Mrs | ||||
Wyvill | Reverend E C | |||
Second Cabin and Steerage Passengers | ||||
Bendelow | Miss M A | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Buxton | Mr J | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Mrs | ||||
Crampton | Miss A | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Davis | Mr T | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Mrs | ||||
3 children | ||||
Infant | Died on board | |||
De Castro | Mr P | Bound for Nelson | ||
Deighton | Mr B | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Dickinson | Mr T | |||
Mrs | ||||
Eldridge | Mr T | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Fawcett | Mr J H | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Mrs | ||||
1 son | ||||
1 daughter | ||||
Fitz Gerald | Mr E | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Foggart | Mr G | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Mrs | ||||
Gladden | Mr W | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Mrs | ||||
1 daughter | Died on board | |||
Gough | Mr W | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Hall | Mr G | Bound for Nelson | ||
Mrs | ||||
4 daughters | ||||
1 son | ||||
Haylock | Mr G | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Hodgkingson | Mr C | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Mrs | ||||
2 sons | ||||
3 daughters | ||||
Idle | Mr E | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Lawry | Francis | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Jane | ||||
John Nicholas | ||||
Elizabeth | ||||
Jane Oats | ||||
Nankervis | Mary Ann | Jane Lawry's daughter by a former marriage | ||
Longden | Mrs J | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Mastery | Mr J | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Mrs | ||||
2 sons | ||||
1 daughter | ||||
Minchener | Mr C W | Bound for Nelson | ||
Oats | Thomas | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Mary Ann | ||||
Mary | Infant | Born on board | ||
Oats | Miss Honour | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Miss Elizabeth | Bound for Lyttleton | |||
Paterson | Mrs A | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Price | Mr P | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Radford | Mr W | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Richmond | Mr J | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Rebolls | Mr J | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Rodriquez | Antonio | Bound for Nelson | ||
Mrs | ||||
Rowbotham | Miss E | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Rule | Mr A P | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Saxton | Mr G H | Bound for Nelson | ||
Sisson | Mr F | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Smith | Mr J | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
White | Mrs | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
2 daughters | ||||
Wilkinson | Mr H | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Williams | Mr D | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Williams | Mr F W | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Willmer | Mr G | Bound for Lyttleton | ||
Mrs | ||||
2 sons | ||||
1 daughter | ||||
Wornall | Miss J | |||
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Towards the end of 1857 Francis Lawry aged 32, with his wife Jane (Oats) 33, and four children, left St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England, to settle in New Zealand. They travelled on the "Westminster", arriving at Lyttleton on 9 January 1858. The children with Francis and Jane were Mary Ann Nankervis 12(Janes daughter by a former marriage), John Nicholas Lawry 7, Elizabeth Lawry 4 and Jane Oats Lawry 5. Also on the ship were newly-weds, Janes brother Thomas 32 with his wife Mary Ann (Wiliams) 28, and possibly Janes sisters Honour 25 and Elizabeth 23. The Lyttelton Times also stated that an Oats baby was born during the journey. This would have been Thomas and Mary Anns daughter, Mary. Unfortunately the new life of this young family was to be short-lived. A son was born early in 1859 but both he and his father died later that year. Mary Ann returned to Cornwall with her daughter. After arrival at Lyttelton, the family would have had to walk over the Port Hills on the track known as The Bridle Path. On 30 April 1858 little Jane Oates Lawry died, aged 6 years. A few months later another daughter was born and was also named Jane Oats although she was known as Polly. Francis and Jane Lawry lived for a short time at Kaiapoi before buying a farm of 200 acres at Springston, a rural town south of Christchurch. They called the property Rosehill Farm and lived there for some years. Francis was a successful farmer although, when he died at age 82, his occupation was listed as Shoemaker, as it had been in the 1851 Cornwall Census. If you have a connection with this family or want to know more please contact Julie Lawry the Great Grandaughter of Francis & Jane Lawry. | ||||
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Copyright Denise & Peter 2001
Reference:
Lyttleton Times January 13th 1858