Edwin Fox
Ship: 836 tons
Captain: J. Phease
Surgeon Superintendent: W. B. A. Scott
Sailed Plymouth August 8th 1878 - arrived Nelson November 17th 1878
The Edwin Fox was a full-rigged ship of 836 tons, built to the order of the famous East India Company. In 1878 her rig was changed to a barque. About the year 1873 she was brought by the Shaw, Savill Company, and in that year she made her first trip to New Zealand. In 1878 the barque sailed for Nelson with 244 government immigrants......... ....she was then 25 years old.
Passengers for Nelson
| Name | Age | County | Occupation | |
| Barclay | Thomas | 35 | Lanarkshire | Joiner |
| Agnes | 29 | |||
| Mary | 3 | |||
| Elizabeth | 1 | |||
| Carroll | Thomas Ellen John Annie Honora Mary Thomas |
38 37 16 14 12 10 8 |
Cork | Shepherd Remarks - Auckland 1373, this families contract ticket is endorsed by the owners manager undertaking to forward them to Auckland at the ships expense. |
| Fraser | Alexander | 32 | Aberdeen | Joiner |
| Janet | 28 | |||
| Jane | 4 | |||
| Isabella | 1 | |||
| Gschnell | Johanne Josephine Elois Johanne Gebhart |
32 28 6 2 1 |
Austria | Farm Labourer Remarks - New Plymouth 258 Colonial ticket endorsed by Mr Smith by order of the agent general, the family to be forwarded to New Plymouth at Government expense. |
| Single Men | ||||
| Bullock | John | 19 | Cornwall | Farm Labourer |
| Porter | John B. | 22 | Forfarshire | Farm Labourer |
| Colonial Nominated | ||||
| O'Connor | Timothy | 20 | Clare | Farm Labourer |
| O'Neill | Timothy | 18 | Clare | Farm Labouer |
| Winifred | 16 | Clare | General Servant | |
| Steward | William | 27 | Dumbarton | Carpenter |
| Vosper | William | 20 | Cornwall | Miner |
| Single Women | ||||
| Aylward | Mary | 29 | Kilkenny | Farm Servant |
| Johanna | 26 | Kilkenny | Farm Servant | |
| Ellen | 18 | Kilkenny | Farm Servant | |
| Bungoyne | Sarah | 30 | Cornwall | General Servant |
| Canny | Anne | 17 | Limerick | General Servant |
| Cronin | Ellen | 19 | Cork | General Servant |
| Kate | 17 | Cork | General Servant | |
| Deely | Bridget | 19 | Limerick | General Servant |
| Alice | 18 | Limerick | General Servant | |
| Fieldson | Alice | 17 | Hants | General Servant |
| Goodman | Sophia | 17 | Middlesex | General Servant |
| Gough | Harriet M. | 34 | Middlesex | Nurse |
| Greyson | Louisa | 27 | Cheshire | General Servant |
| Hayes | Margaret | 19 | Clare | General Servant |
| Hughes | Jane | 16 | Middlesex | General Servant |
| Le Newry | Elizabeth M. | 18 | Jersey | General Servant |
| Malorney | Eleanor J. | 28 | Kent | Cook |
| O'Donnell | Ellen | 17 | Limerick | General Servant |
| Porter | Agnes S. | 18 | Forfarshire | General Servant |
| Robinson | Annie | 25 | Staffordshire | Nurse |
| Sophia | 21 | Staffordshire | General Servant | |
| Scalfi | Anne | 16 | Warwickshire | General Servant |
| Topp | Louisa M. | 23 | Glamorganshire | General Servant |
| West | Elizabeth | 30 | Lincolnshire | Cook |
| Wright | Christanne | 19 | Kent | Housemaid |
| Wyatt | Mary A. | 22 | Hunts | General Servant |
Passengers for Marlbough |
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| Families and Children | ||||
| Allen | John W. | 22 | Cornwall | Farm Labourer |
| Harriet | 23 | |||
| Baird | William | 22 | Armagh | Farm Labourer |
| Maria | 20 | |||
| James William | 5 mths | Died on Voyage 28th Sept | ||
| Connors | Daniel | 34 | Tipperary | Farm Labourer |
| Mary | 30 | |||
| Curnow | James | 20 | Cornwall | Farm Labourer |
| Grace | 20 | |||
| Cushelly | William J. | 23 | Derry | Ploughman |
| Susan | 22 | |||
| Ellen | 6 mths | Died on Voyage 22nd Oct | ||
| Higgins | John | 24 | Kerry | Farm Labourer |
| Catherine | 24 | |||
| Mary | 5 mths | |||
| Hocking | John | 30 | Cornwall | Farm Labourer |
| Margaret | 25 | |||
| McKinley | Charles | 29 | Donegal | Farm Labourer |
| Catherine | 18 | |||
| Moses | 27 | |||
| Massey | John | 38 | Glamorganshire | Farm Labourer |
| Jane | 36 | |||
| Emma | 14 | |||
| Mary A. | 12 | |||
| Janet | 10 | |||
| Charles | 8 | |||
| Albert | 10 mths | |||
| Pascoe | Matthew | 26 | Cornwall | Farm Labourer |
| Margaret | 27 | |||
| Thomas | Thomas | 49 | Cornwall | Farm Labourer |
| Ann | 48 | |||
| Mary | 23 | Cornwall | Dairymaid | |
| Thomas | 21 | Cornwall | Farm Labourer | |
| Ann | 19 | Cornwall | Dairymaid | |
| Jane | 17 | Cornwall | Dairymaid | |
| Lilly | 16 | Cornwall | Dairymaid | |
| Matthew | 15 | Cornwall | Farm Labourer | |
| Hannibal | 11 | |||
| Charity | 11 | |||
| John | 6 | |||
| Single Men | ||||
| Ahern | Edmond | 21 | Kerry | Farm Labourer |
| Armstrong | Henry | 18 | Cavan | Farm Labourer |
| Cook | William | 32 | Gloustershire | Farm Labourer |
| Daly | John | 19 | Cavan | Farm Labourer |
| Darke | William | 28 | Devon | Farm Labourer |
| Freeman | George | 28 | Cornwall | Farm Labourer |
| Fletcher | Thomas | 21 | Worcestershire | Farm Labourer |
| Hogan | Patrick | 31 | Cork | Farm Labourer |
| Keffe | Jeremiah | 20 | Cork | Farm Labourer |
| Libby | William | 25 | Cornwall | Farm Labourer |
| McCononsy | James | 21 | Derry | Farm Labourer |
| McPhillips | Patrick | 21 | Cavan | Farm Labourer |
| Parks | W. James | 20 | Armagh | Farm Labourer |
| Pitt | Joseph | 16 | Staffordshire | Labourer |
| Ward | Patrick | 21 | Cavan | Farm Labourer |
| West | James | 59 | Tyrone | Farmer |
| Sarah | 27 | Tyrone | General Servant | |
| Emily | 22 | Tyrone | General servant | |
| Single Women | ||||
| Curnow | Catherine | 20 | Cornwall | General Labourer |
| Foley | Mary | 20 | Cork | Farm Servant |
| Jones | Harriet | 21 | Herefordshire | Nurse |
| Mann | Mary | 34 | Cornwall | Cook |
| McCrystal | Mary | 21 | Derry | Gerneral Servant |
| McFeeley | Bridget | 22 | Derry | General Servant |
| Neil | Johanna | 20 | Cork | Farm Servant |
| Sewad | Catherine | 21 | Cork | Farm servant |
| Shepherd | Mary | 18 | Derry | General Servant |
| Tilgner | Hannah | 29 | Germany | General Servant |
| Trevenow | Elizabeth | 22 | Cornwall | Farm Servant |
| Vallis | Mary E. | 19 | Somerset | General Servant |
| Colonial Nominated | ||||
| Broadhurst | Elizabeth Agnes Frederick Charles |
32 12 7 3 |
Staffordshire | Tailoress Remarks - Marlbough 215. See letter from Govt. No 23 of 8th Feb 1878. |
Passengers for Westland |
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| Families and Children | ||||
| Gough | Benal | 35 | Salop | Farm Labourer |
| Eliza | 35 | |||
| Hassell | Henry | 29 | Cheshire | Farm Labourer |
| Mary | 29 | |||
| William Henry | 5 | |||
| Reuben | 4 | |||
| Alice | 2 | Died on Voyage 22nd Oct | ||
| Huzziff | John | 30 | Herts | Farm Labourer |
| Ellen J. | 31 | |||
| William | 6 | |||
| John | 4 | |||
| Thomas | Infant | |||
| Mohan | Patrick | 24 | Monagham | Farm Labourer |
| Maria | 20 | |||
| James | 10 mths | Died on Voyage 28th Oct | ||
| Montgomery | Frederick | 32 | Northampshire | Farm Labourer |
| Eliza | 40 | |||
| John | 19 | |||
| Isaac | 17 | |||
| Pask | John | 38 | Lincoln | Farm Labourer |
| Jane | 29 | |||
| James Thomas | 10 | |||
| William | 3 | |||
| Edwin | Infant | |||
| Prince | George | 24 | Somersetshire | Farm Labourer |
| Emily | 21 | |||
| Maria | 1 | Died on Voyage 6th sept | ||
| Rowe | Sampson | 40 | Cornwall | Farm Labourer |
| Elizabeth A. | 39 | |||
| Frederick | 18 | |||
| Wallace | 16 | |||
| Harry | 13 | |||
| Millicent | 11 | |||
| Clara | 2 | |||
| Wilson | Joseph | 43 | Yorkshire | Farm Labourer |
| Hannah E. | 37 | |||
| Jane a. | 13 | |||
| Joseph | 8 | |||
| Thomas | 5 | |||
| James | 3 | |||
| Colonial Nominated | ||||
| McKenzie | Hector | 29 | Lanarkshire | Engineman Westland 580 |
| Margaret | 28 | |||
| John | 5 | |||
| Hector | 4 mths | |||
| Power | James | 45 | Waterford | Labourer Greymouth 517 |
| Mary | 40 | |||
| Margaret | 23 | Servant | ||
| William | 18 | Labourer | ||
| Mary | 13 | |||
| Thomas | 7 | |||
| David | 5 | |||
| Katey | 3 | |||
| Single Men | ||||
| Aylward | Michael | 24 | Kilkenny | Farm Labourer |
| Chandler | Thomas | 21 | Bedfordshire | Farm Labourer |
| Coffey | Jeremiah | 23 | Cork | Farm Labourer |
| Doggett | John | 24 | Sussex | Bricklayer |
| Fitzpatrick | Thomas | 21 | Cork | Farm Labourer |
| Flaherty | James | 22 | Limerick | Farm Labourer |
| Frost | Thomas | 29 | Limerick | Farm Labourer |
| Gibbs | James | 20 | Cornwall | Farm Labourer |
| Hall | William John | 19 | Antrim | Farm Labourer |
| Hartigan | John | 21 | Limerick | Farm Labourer |
| Irving | James | 23 | Cumberland | Miner |
| Knee | Tobias | 19 | Donegal | Farm Labourer |
| Harkin | John | 24 | Donegal | Farm Labourer |
| Kennedy | Patrick | 24 | Kerry | Farm Labourer |
| Maher | Thomas | 24 | Kilkenny | Farm Labourer |
| McCarthy | Mary A. | 23 | Cork | General Servant |
| Michael | 20 | Cork | Farm Labourer | |
| McGath | Patrick | 31 | Waterford | Farm Labourer |
| Moban | Francis | 27 | Monaghan | Farm Labourer |
| Neager | William | 19 | Limerick | Farm Labourer |
| Neil | Jeremiah | 22 | Kerry | Farm Labourer |
| O'Sullivan | Patrick | 26 | Kerry | Farm Labourer |
| Oke | John | 22 | Devon | Farm Labourer |
| Phelan | Richard | 19 | Kilkenny | Farm Labourer |
| Power | Thomas | 22 | Waterford | Farm Labourer |
| Quaid | James | 30 | Limerick | Farm Labourer |
| Rogers | Henry William | 20 | Bedfordshire | Gardener |
| Sheehan | Batholemew | 21 | Waterford | Farm Labourer |
| Slattery | Thomas | 26 | Limerick | Farm Labourer |
| Smith | John | 24 | Middlesex | Bricklayer |
| Henry | 20 | Middlesex | Bricklayer | |
| Sullivan | Timothy | 19 | Cork | Farm Labourer |
| Wilson | George | 15 | Yorkshire | Mine Labourer |
| William | 17 | Yorkshire | Mine Labourer | |
| Colonial Nominated | ||||
| Butler | Michael | 22 | Kerry | Farm Labourer 512 |
| Clifford | Michael | 24 | Kerry | Farm Labourer 538 |
| Deborah | 20 | Kerry | General Servant | |
| Davies | John | 20 | Cornwall | Coal Miner 566 |
| Evans | Thomas | 20 | Durham | General Labourer 508 |
| Heaney | Robert | 18 | Derry | General Labourer 565 |
| McSlone | Joseph | 21 | Derry | Farm Labourer 531 |
| O'Donovan | John | 20 | Cork | Farm Labourer 449 |
| Parkins | John | 22 | Cumberland | Miner 412 |
| Single Women | ||||
| Conner | Cathrine | 20 | Kerry | Dairymaid |
| Coveney | Maria E. | 19 | Lancashire | General Servant |
| Gallagher | Kitty | 25 | Donegal | General Servant |
| Lynch | Sarah | 21 | Kerry | General Servant |
| McAnley | Biddy | 22 | Donegal | Housemaid |
| McCarthy | Mary | 18 | Kerry | General Servant |
| McFinley | Mary | 25 | Donegal | Housemaid |
| McIntyre | Eliza | 23 | Antrim | Housemaid |
| McLaughlin | Bridget | 19 | Derry | General servant |
| McMonagle | Mary | 21 | Donegal | General Servant |
| Mohan | Mary | 22 | Antrim | General Sevant |
| Neagor | Honora | 23 | Limerick | General Servant |
| Mary | 20 | Limerick | General Servant | |
| Partridge | Jane | 18 | Hunts | General Servant |
| Colonial Nominated | ||||
| Doyle | Mary | 22 | Tyrone | General Servant |
| Isabella | 18 | Tyrone | General Servant | |
| Dundas | Jane | 26 | Durham | General Servant |
| Coutts | Johanna | 15 | Shetland | Pupil Teacher |
| Willaim A. | 11 | |||
| Mouat | Margaret A. | Travelling with J. Coutts | ||
| Harrison | Mary | 24 | Dublin | General Servant |
| Magill | Jone | 23 | Antrm | General Servant |
| McKenna | Rose | 33 | Dublin | General Servant |
| Mouat | Agnes | 38 | Shetland | Laundress |
Copyright Denise and Peter 2000
- 2004
Reference:
Archives New Zealand IM15/325