Zealandia

Zealandia
Ship: 1116 tons
Captain: G Sellar
Surgeon Superintendent: Dr Tye
Sailed London, Gravesend July 10th 1874 - arrived Auckland 15th October 1874

The Zealandia, a fine iron clipper-built ship of 1116 tons, was built for the Shaw, Savill Co, in 1869 ande made her maiden voyage to Lytteton. The Zealandia was a beautiful ship, specially designed for carrying passengers. Her saloon was spacious and lofty. and the cabins were unusually large and well ventilated, having extra large portholes to them. The decoration of the saloon was extremely chaste. She had some special cabins for families, and a ladies saloon. The second cabin was on deck and the berths were larger then usual and well lighted. The Zealandia, after completing 31 voyages to New Zealand, was sold to the Russians. She was stranded in 1911, and sold to a firm in Nova Scotia.
White Wings - Sir Henry Brett

This passenger list was kindly given to us by John Offord. Initially the names and ages are from the Daily Southern Cross of October 16th 1874 and have been verified against the original in Archives New Zealand, Wellington.

Name   

Age

 County Occupation
First Cabin
Abraham Mr R S
Bartley Mr J
Brady Frank
Brown Mr A
Mrs
Children
Dashwood Mr E
Davis Hyman
Gilbert Mr J G F
Gridley Mrs
Miss
Hawkins Mr
Mrs
Innes Mr J D
Mrs
McQueen Mr G B
Metcalf Miss
Nathan Miss
Powell-Symonds Mr
Mrs
Stovin Charles
Thornton Mr W H
Tighe Dr T J
Second Cabin
Baxter Miss J
Car?ent Mr D
Cope Mr D
Mrs
Children
Le Mesurier Miss
Maclean Mr S F
Renouf Mr J
Stovin Foster
Wood Mr J C
Mrs
Children
Steerage
Families & Children
Baird James

32

 Wigtownshire Millwright
Catherine

33
Agnes

2
William

4 months
Baird Samuel

27

 Wigtownshire Engineer
Catherine

33
Blake Richard

40

 Devon Carpenter
Charlotte

34
Richard

4
Bridgens Edward

28

 Essex Bookmaker
Martha E

25
Frederick Henry

18 months
Brown James

34

 Lanarkshire Blacksmith
Jane

32
Margaret

9
Jeame

5
John

3
James

9 months
Burton George

30

 Jersey Rope Maker
Fanny

34
George

8
Cornish William

43

 Devon Rope Maker
Rachel

42
George

9
Hannah

6
Clarke Stephen

36

 Glostershire Gardener
Ellen

36
Edwin

9
Arthur

5
George

3
Charles A

1
Condon John

40

 Waterford Farm Labourer
Maria

36
Russell

8
John

2
James

9 months
Cornall Jonathon

40

 Devonshire Coach Builder
Ann

42
Ann

17
Alice

15
Elizabeth

10
Louisa

8
Ellen

2
Davidson Christopher

29

 Edinburgh Plumber
Mary

28
George

6
John

4
Grove George

24

 Hertfordshire Whitesmith
Harriet

23
Male Child Born on board 25/08/1874
Harrison Thomas 36 Bedfordshire Farm Labourer
Emma 33
Harry 10
William 7
Charles 5
Ursula 8 months
Johnson Joseph

28

 Armagh Gardener
Susannah

25
Edith M

5
Sarah A

2
William S

8 months
Lee John

43

 Clare Farm Labourer
Mary

34
Mary

8
William

4
Thomas

2
Jane

6 months
Lister William

30

 Lincolnshire Farm Labourer
Elizabeth

24
Logan Robert

36

 Dumbartonshire Boat Builder
Margaret

38
John

11
Robert

10
Archibald

8
James M

6
Jessie

3
Alexander

1
Magner John

39

 Cork Labourer
Bridget

19
McCowan David

24

 Lanarkshire Engineer
Jessie

21
David

8 months
Mitchell Henry

38

 Surrey Labourer
Sarah

39

 Died on board 07/10/1874
Chronic bronchitis & debility of diarrhoea
Henry

11
Rebecca

7
William

5
George H

3
Morgan William

36

 Antrim Bricklayer
Rose

30
William I

6
Elizabeth

4
Edward

2
Female Child Born on board 09/10/ 1874
Parker Charles 22 Wiltshire Platelayer
Emma 21
Picknell Edward B 35 Sussex Farm Labourer
Susannah 33
Edward B 8
Emma 6
William 4
Ellen 10 months
Pocock James

35

 Berkshire Gardener
Louisa

34
Louisa J

9
Sydney M

3
Powell Matthew

32

 Clare Labourer
Johanna

30
Matthew

6
John

4
Mary

11months
Salt Enoch

21

 Worcestershire Carpenter
Ann

21
Sefton William

34

 Down Labourer
Mary

27
Valentine

7
Jane

6
Sarah 4
Female Child Born on board 15/07/1874
Sloan Patrick

26

 Down Ploughman
Eliza

28
Mary A

18 months
Eliza

4 months
Smith Reuben

23

 Glostrshire Farm Labourer
Mary

24
Turname Francis

37

 Cork Working Farmer
Kate

31
Edward

10
Kate

6
William

3
Alice

1
Warman George

44

 Middlesex Labourer
Margaret

35
George

11
Harriet

8
Agnes

8
Watson William

41

 Derry Ploughman
Mary

38
Matilda

11
James

9
Sarah

7
William

3
Mary 10 months Died on board 23/09/1874
Whooping cough & diarrhoea
Weaver J.W.

30

 Wiltshire Gardener
Mary A

41
Henry

8
Horace

7
Richard

Infant
Willmett William

42

 Durham Ship Builder
Isabella

40
Archibald J

13
Walter B

11
Ella A

5
Lillian

4
Wright William

32

 Essex Farm Labourer
Ellen

26
Annie

4
James

1
Female Child Born on board 08/10/1874

Single Men
Angrove Henry

23

 Cornwall Miner
Annett James

19

 Armagh Farm Labourer
Anthony John

25

 Bute Carpenter
Bailey Benjamin

30

 Oxfordshire Farm Labourer
Baker William

20

 Lancashire Butcher
Bascombe John

20

 Dorsetshire Farm Labourer
Battersbey Edmund

23

 Lancashire Painter
Boyce Charles

22

 Kent Cooper
Brown Ebenezer

18

 Essex Gardener
Brown Thomas A 12 Lanarkshire  
Caldwell Johnston

34

 Tyrone Farm Labourer
Campbell Alexander 21 Dumbarton Boat Builder
Clark Stephen Henry 16 Glostershire Labourer
  Alfred 16 Glostershire Farm Labourer
  James Edward 14 Glostershire  
Cornall Frederick W 13 Devon  
Cornish William 16 Devon Labourer
Crocker Charles

22

 Somersetshire Dairyman
Culver Henry

23

 Middlesex Carpenter
Dean Edward

21

 Hertfordshire Groom
Edwards Walter J

22

 Shropshire Farm Labourer
Ferguson David

22

 Forfar General Labourer
Gibson Edwin R

25

 Derbyshire Warehouseman
Grice Frederick

23

 Norfolk Shepherd
Halton Richard

20

 Dublin Carpenter
Harrison James 12 Bedfordshire
Hatten William

21

 Warwickshire Farm labourer
Hill Charles

21

 Cornwall Wheelwright
Hough Samuel

21

 Lancashire Navvy
Jameson David S

18

 Down Farm Labourer
Keogh Joseph

26

 Kings County Labourer
Lee Michael 17 Clare Farm Labourer
Martin 15 Clare Farm labourer
John 13 Clare
Patrick 12 Clare
McKenzie Murdo

22

 Rosshire Shepherd
Mannix Patrick

23

 Limerick Carpenter
    John

19

 Limerick Carpenter
McConnell Christopher

21

 Armagh Labourer
Mehalfy Henry

22

 Monaghan Farm Labourer
Monk John

30

 Middlesex Cooper
Mooney William

24

 Kings County Labourer
Patton John

19

 Tyrone Farm Labourer
Rimmington John

36

 Yorkshire Farm labourer
Scholes Robert

26

 Monaghan Farmer
Simmons David 18 Middlesex Tailor
Smith Thomas

22

 Lancashire Navvy
Smyth George B

26

 Antrim Shepherd
  Joseph

24

 Antrim Shepherd
Swain James 18 Essex
Tralease Abraham

20

 Cornwall Farm Labourer
   James

22

 Cornwall Farm Labourer
Turname Francis 12 Cork
Warren Charles J

25

 Kent Carpenter
Watson John 16 Derry Labourer
Alexander Derry Labourer
Weaver Edward O 19 Wiltshire Gardener
Lewis Wiltshire
Willmett Archibald J 13 Durham
Wyatt Horace J

23

 Devonshire Carpenter

Single Women
Adams Sophia

32

 Somersetshire Cook
Andrews Rebecca

27

 Lincoln Servant
Andrews Emma

34

 Somersetshire Housemaid
Barratts Mary A

39

 Surrey Laundress
Amelia

13

 Surrey
Clark Emily J 13 Glostershire
Eliza A 12 Glostershire
Cornall Ann 17 Devonshire Servant
Alice J 15 Devonshire Servant
Cornish Eliza 14 Down
Alice 12 Down
Fancy Rosanna

21

 Dorsetshire Dressmaker
Julietta

19

 Dorsetshire Housemaid
Fitzpatrick Ellen 19 Down Servant
Grenville Eliza

35

 Sussex General Servant
Susan

3

 Sussex
Hessy Margaret

26

 Lanarkshire Housemaid
La Rue Augustine

26

 Jersey Housemaid
Mitchell Sarah M 12 Surrey
Newson Elizabeth

30

 Devon General Servant
O’Shanghnessy Mary

28

 Limerick Cook
O’Mara Mary

26
Powell Mary 26 Clare Servant
Rowley Rose

20

 Kent Nurse
Scholes Eliza 22 Monaghan Dressmaker
Smith Emily

19

 Devonshire
Spanner Louisa

17

 Jersey Housemaid
Thompson Elizabeth

22

 Devonshire Servant
Eleanor

9

 Devonshire
Trape Catherine

19

 Lancashire Housemaid
Eliza

18

 Lancashire Housemaid
Turner Mary

22

 Middlesex Housemaid
Warman Edith 13 Middlesex
Watson Annie Jane 17 Derry Servant
Eliza 13 Derry
Watson Martha 53 Derry
Weaver Adeline 21 Wiltshire Nurse
Kate 15 Wiltshire Servant
Jessie 13 Wiltshire
Willmett Alice J 17 Durham Servant
Edith E 15 Durham Servant

                                         

WATSON family:
William Watson, a farmer of the Artikelly Parish of Aghanloo, County Londonderry, Ireland, married Mary Toner of the Sconce Parish of Dunboe County, Londonderry, Ireland, in 1856. In 1874 William and Mary together with their children Annie Jane, John, Alexander, Eliza, Matilda, James, Sarah, William and Mary emigrated from Ireland to New Zealand sailing on the "Zealandia". The family was accompanied by an unmarried aunt Martha Watson. Unfortunately the youngest child, Mary, died during the voyage. An earlier born child also named Mary had died in 1865. The Watson's first settled in Auckland and William and Mary lived in Chapel Street (now Federal Street) for many years and it was there that the last born child George was born. In later life William and Mary moved to the Tairua, Coromandel area where they spent their last years..
Of the children
Annie Jane married John PATTON at Auckland in 1880
John married Charlotte Ellen WILTON at Masterton in 1987
Alexander married Mary Ann VICKERS at Auckland in 1896
Eliza married Sigvard Jacob DANNEFORD at Auckland in 1879
Matilda married William Henry LAYCOCK at Auckland in 1895
James married Lilla Bracey at Waimamaku, Hokianga in 1896
Sarah married Robert BARKER at Onehunga, Auckland in 1893
William - no information following his arrival in New Zealand has yet been found
George Francis married Fanny Amelia SUTHERLAND at Thames in 1897
With the exception of John and Charlotte Ellen who lived in the Tinui/Masterton area and Eliza and Sigvard who lived in the Ponsonby, Auckland area, the rest of the family resided at one time or another in the Tairua, Coromandel area. If you have a connection with this family or can offer information please e-mail Colin Watson

                                         

Copyright Denise & Peter 1999 - 2006

Reference:
Daily Southern Cross October 16th 1874
Archives New Zealand IM15/152