Mermaid
Ship: 1233 tons
Captain: Rose
Surgeon Superintendent:
Sailed London November 15th 1863 - arrived Lyttelton February 16th 1864
Built in Nova Scotia in 1853, Mermaid
was originally chartered by the White Star Line to run to Australian ports as a mail
packet. During this trade she had a remarkable race with Red Jacket which eventually
managed to beat her by 5 days. In 1859 she was applied to the New Zealand trade, making 10
voyages. Three of these were to Auckland and the balance to Lyttelton. She never managed
to make any "cracking" voyages. On this voyage in 1868, apart from having some
hair-raising experiences avoiding thirty icebergs off Cape Leeuwin and weathering gales in
the Southern Ocean, she brought out Blackbirds, Goldfinches, Starlings and Larks for the
Acclimatisation Society.
White Wings - Sir Henry Brett
Thanks to Barrie Alford for adding to this list.
Name | Age | County | Occupation | |
Chief Cabin Passengers | ||||
Clarke |
Mr |
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Mrs | ||||
Holland |
Captain |
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Mrs | ||||
Hoskins |
Miss | |||
Jenkins |
Mr |
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Mrs | ||||
3 children | ||||
Second Cabin Passengers | ||||
Clarke |
Mr |
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Kennedy |
Mrs |
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Mrs |
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Miss |
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Miss |
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M'Leod |
Mr |
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John |
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Mrs | ||||
3 children | ||||
Servant | ||||
Moody |
Mr |
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Robinson |
Mr |
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Mrs | ||||
Child | ||||
Robinson |
Mr |
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Ross |
Mr |
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Stewart, |
Mr |
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Families and Children | ||||
Allen |
Mr |
Banff |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
Child | ||||
Bastion |
Mr J W |
Middlesex |
Blacksmith |
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Mrs | ||||
Bird |
Mr W |
Fermanagh |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
4 children | ||||
Bolton |
Mr T E |
Oxfordshire |
Shoemaker |
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Mrs | ||||
Child | ||||
Bowman |
William |
Northamptonshire |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
3 children | ||||
Boyce |
Mr R |
County Down |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
Boyd |
Mr J |
Ayr |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
Child | ||||
Brice |
Charles |
Northamptonshire |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
Buchan |
William |
37 | Fife |
Ploughman |
Margery | 37 | |||
Margery | 14 | T/F to single women | Domestic Servant |
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Ellen (Helen) | 11 | |||
Eliza | 4 | |||
Bunning |
George L |
Yorkshire |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
Burke |
M artin |
22 | Fife |
Ploughman |
Anne | 21 | |||
Mary | 5 months | |||
Cole |
Mr L |
Somerset |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
Cooper |
Mr J |
Yorkshire |
Carpenter |
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Mrs | ||||
5 children | ||||
Crommie |
Mr W |
County Down |
Blacksmith |
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Mrs | ||||
3 children | ||||
Dalwood |
Mr C |
Somerset |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
Davis |
Mr J |
Warwickshire |
Carpenter |
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Mrs | ||||
4 children | ||||
Deakin |
Mr H |
Worcestershire |
Carpenter |
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Mrs | ||||
Doran |
Mr A |
Armagh |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
2 children | ||||
Edlin |
H enry |
35 | Leicestershire |
Farm Labourer |
Mary | 33 | |||
Sarah Ann | 10 | |||
Thomas William | 8 | |||
Agnes | 4 | |||
George | 2 | |||
Ford |
Mr J |
Stirling |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
Child | ||||
Gillespie |
Mr W |
County Down |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
5 children | ||||
Gordon |
Mr J |
Stirling |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
3 children | ||||
Gray |
Mr H |
Fermanagh |
Land Steward |
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Mrs | ||||
7 children | ||||
Hay |
Mr W E |
Yorkshire |
Carpenter |
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Mrs | ||||
Jones |
Mr W |
Monmouth |
Mason |
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Mrs | ||||
Kerr |
Mr D |
Antrim |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
Child | ||||
Kier |
Mr H |
Forfar |
Farm Labourer |
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Mr | ||||
2 children | ||||
Lilley |
George L |
Suffolk |
Farm Labourer |
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Mr | ||||
2 children | ||||
Logie |
Mr J |
Forfar |
Ploughman |
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Mrs | ||||
2 children | ||||
Manson |
Mr J |
Dumbarton |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
Marson |
Mr D |
Dumbarton |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
3 children | ||||
M'Farlane |
Mr R |
Dumbarton |
Ploughman |
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Mrs | ||||
3 children | ||||
Mullens |
Mr S |
Lancashire |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
2 children | ||||
Munelly |
Mr |
Cheshire |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
Page |
Mrs J |
Fife |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
Pearce |
Mr W |
Somerset |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
Robinson |
Mr G |
King's Co. |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
Rosser |
James |
Gloucestershire |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
Child | ||||
Slade |
Mr J W |
Middlesex |
Bricklayer |
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Mrs | ||||
3 children | ||||
Stevenson |
Mr J |
Stirling |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
2 children | ||||
Thorndon |
Thomas |
37 | Linlithgow |
Carpenter |
Mary | 33 | |||
Mary | 12 | T/F to single women | ||
Ellen | 10 | |||
James | 9 | |||
Catherine | 6 | |||
Topliss |
Mr H |
Derby |
Carpenter |
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Mrs | ||||
Torrenna |
Mr W |
Lanark |
Bricklayer |
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Mrs | ||||
3 children | ||||
Trail |
G eorge |
32 | Aberdeen |
Farm Labourer |
Elizabeth | 31 | |||
Jane | 9 | |||
George | 4 | |||
Alexander | 3 | |||
Elizabeth | 1 | |||
Traquair |
Mr E |
Cambridgeshire |
Mason |
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Mrs | ||||
Watson |
Mr G |
Yorkshire |
Shepherd |
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Mrs | ||||
Whittington |
James |
Gloucestershire |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
Whittington |
James Jnr |
Gloucestershire |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
Witts |
Mr J |
Gloucestershire |
Farm Labourer |
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Mrs | ||||
6 children | ||||
Single Men | ||||
Ashworth |
T |
Staffordshire |
Farm Labourer |
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G |
Staffordshire |
Farm Labourer |
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Barrett |
J |
Suffolk |
Farm Labourer |
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Bell |
M |
Stirling |
Farm Labourer |
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Boyce |
W |
County Down |
Farm Labourer |
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J |
County Down |
Farm Labourer |
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Boyd |
T H |
Ayr |
Farm Labourer |
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W |
Ayr |
Farm Labourer |
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H |
Ayr |
Carpenter |
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Bowman |
T |
Yorkshire |
Farm Labourer |
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R |
Yorkshire |
Farm Labourer |
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Bright |
W |
Surrey |
Farm Labourer |
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H |
Surrey |
Farm Labourer |
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Burghes |
J |
Edinburgh |
Farm Labourer |
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Burrill |
J |
Yorkshire |
Farm Labourer |
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Cunningham |
P |
Gloucestershire |
Ploughman |
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Hadfield |
W E |
Denbigh |
Weaver |
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Hughes |
J |
Down |
Farm Labourer |
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R |
County Down |
Farm Labourer |
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Kerr |
P |
Antrim |
Farm Labourer |
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Kier |
T P |
Forfar |
Farm Labourer |
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A |
Forfar |
Farm Labourer |
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J |
Forfar |
Farm Labourer |
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M'Farlane |
J |
Dumbarton |
Shepherd |
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James |
Dumbarton |
Shepherd |
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Miller |
W |
Perth |
Farm Labourer |
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M'Kenzie |
K |
Aberdeen |
Shepherd |
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M'Leod |
W F M |
Stirlingshire |
Blacksmith |
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Munro |
J |
Ross |
Farm Labourer |
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Murphy |
J |
Tipperary |
Carpenter |
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Murphy |
T |
Tipperary |
Shoemaker |
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Parker |
B |
Yorkshire |
Farm Labourer |
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R |
Yorkshire |
Farm Labourer |
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Parkers |
J |
Gloucestershire |
Blacksmith |
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Robertson |
J |
Perth |
Farm Labourer |
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Sarft |
J |
Hertfordshire |
Farm Labourer |
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Searle |
T |
Hertfordshire |
Farm Labourer |
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Slade |
J |
Middlesex |
Farm Labourer |
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Slattery |
E |
Tipperary |
Carpenter |
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Stevenson |
J |
Stirling |
Farm Labourer |
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Thompson |
R |
Dumbarton |
Shepherd |
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Whittington |
T E |
Gloucestershire |
Farm Labourer |
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S |
Gloucestershire |
Farm Labourer |
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Single Women | ||||
Alison |
E | Renfrew |
Dairywoman |
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Appleton |
M J | Hants |
Domestic Servant |
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Borthwick |
M | Lanark |
Domestic Servant |
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Boyce |
M | County Down |
Domestic Servant |
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Boyd |
A | Ayr |
Dairywoman |
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Bright |
S |
Surrey |
Dressmaker |
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Buchan |
Margery | 14 | Fife |
Domestic Servant |
Busine |
S A |
Hants |
Domestic Servant |
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Carnavan |
M A |
Middlesex |
Domestic Servant |
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Cordon |
M |
Tipperary |
Domestic Servant |
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Crawley |
J |
Middlesex |
Domestic Servant |
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Crommie |
M | County Down |
Domestic Servant |
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Currie |
F | Dumbarton |
Dairywoman |
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Dardis |
E | Westmeath |
Nurse |
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Donelan |
B | Galway |
Domestic Servant |
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Duggan |
C |
Galway |
Domestic Servant |
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Dunn |
H |
Galway |
Domestic Servant |
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Fullerton |
A |
County Down |
Dairywoman |
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M |
County Down |
Dairywoman |
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Goston |
M |
Dumbarton |
Domestic Servant |
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Granville |
C |
Guernsey |
Domestic Servant |
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Grey |
A |
Fermanagh |
Domestic Servant |
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M |
Fermanagh |
Dressmaker |
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Margaret |
Fermanagh |
Dressmaker |
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E |
Fermanagh |
Governess |
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Hughes |
J |
County Down |
Domestic Servant |
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C |
County Down |
Domestic Servant |
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Kerr |
C |
Antrim |
Domestic Servant |
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L |
Antrim |
Domestic Servant |
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J |
Forfar |
Dairywoman |
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Lucas |
G |
Glamorgan |
Farm Labourer |
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M'Farlane |
J | Dumbarton |
Domestic Servant |
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M'Leod |
H | Stirling |
Domestic Servant |
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Napier |
A |
Cumberland |
Dairywoman |
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M |
Cumberland |
Dairywoman |
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Palmer |
E |
Middlesex |
Domestic Servant |
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E |
Middlesex |
Governess |
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Robertson |
J |
Perth |
Domestic Servant |
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A |
Perth |
Domestic Servant |
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M |
Perth |
Domestic Servant |
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Margaret |
Perth |
Domestic Servant |
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Schwood |
F | Lanark |
Nurse |
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Slade |
H | Middlesex |
Domestic Servant |
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Stevenson |
B | Stirling |
Domestic Servant |
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Thorn don |
Mary | 12 | Linlithgow |
Domestic Servant |
Turner |
A | Norfolk |
Nurse |
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Webster |
B | Linlithgow |
Domestic Servant |
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Whittington |
A | Gloucestershire |
Domestic Servant |
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John MILNE John Miln (the correct spelling) was returning to NZ after a two year trip to Scotland to settle his father's estate. He originally came out in 1846. Sixteen of his fellow passengers were there because of him. His wife, nee Robertson, and their three children, the youngest of whom was born in Scotland; the Milne servant is thought to have been Mrs Miln's sister Jean Robertson; the five younger Robertsons were part of her large extended family. Thomas Thornton and his family was a friend of Miln's sister, Catherine, who at the time was a minister's wife back in Scotland, but who had originally been on one of the first four ships. She and her husband eventually returned to NZ to retire. Fifteen years after this voyage Miln married Thornton's second daughter Helen and after her death married her sister Catherine. All three of John Miln's wives were aboard the Mermaid on this voyage. If you have a connection with this family or would like to know more please contact Jay Hurles. |
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Copyright Denise & Peter 2005 - 2006
Reference:
Lyttelton Times February 18th 1864