Nelson

Nelson
Ship: 1247 tons
Captain: Anderson
Surgeon Superintendent: John Harkness Macaffer
Sailed Glasgow October 1st 1874 - arrived Otago (via Southampton) December 31st 1874

The Nelson was one of six clipper ships built in 1874 by Robert Duncan for Patrick Henderson. She was specially built to carry passengers, and her accomodation was all that could be desired. At first she ran in opposition to the Shaw-Savill Company, but later, when the amalgamation took place, sailed under their flag. The nelson was a vessel of 1247 tons, and traded to the colony from 1874 until 1902. She was still afloat in 1917, sailing as a barque under the Chilean flag, and owned by Oelckers, of Valparaiso. As late as 1916 she was in Sydney Harbour.
White Wings Vol One - Sir Henry Brett
NB - Nelson made 23 voyages carrying immigrants

Arrival of the Nelson

*Name*		Age	County	Occupation
Cabin Passengers
Tolmie	Mr
	Mrs
Ritchie	Mrs
	Two Children
Brown-Hill	Miss
McGregor	Miss
Mills	Mr
Scott	Mr
Allan	Mr
Allan	Mr
McLellan	Mr
Gordon	Mr
Neville	Mr
Jack	Mr
Nominated Immigrants
Barbour	James	26	Ayr	Farm Servant
	Mrs	27
	David	1
Bisset	William	32	Aberdeen	Farm Labourer
	Mrs	31
	Margaret	3
	Agnes	5 months
Burgess	Charles	34	Aberdeen
	Mrs Mary	30
	Elsie	4
	Mary	2
	James	5 months
Burns	Alexander	31	Lanark	Labourer
	Mrs Elizabeth	29
	Elizabeth	9
	Margaret	7
	John	6
Burns	John	25	Lanark	Labourer
	Mrs Jane	24
	Margaret	2
	Agnes	3 months		Died on Board 5 Nov 1874 chronic diarrhoea
Cardno	William	46	Aberdeen	Rope Spinner
	Joseph	9
Cheyne	Mrs Barbara	44	Shetland
	Margaret	21		Domestic Servant
	James	19		Agricultural Labourer
Cooke	Robert	28	Derry	Farm Labourer
	Mrs Elizabeth	18
	Robert	3 months
Cooley	William	28	Lanark	Painter
	Mrs Margaret	26
	James	5
	John	1
Cowan	Robert	24	Lanark	Joiner
	Mrs Sarah	22
Davisson	Robert	25	Antrim	Labourer
	Mrs Hannah	24
	Robert	3
	Alexander	1
	Susanna	43
Franklin	John	27	Lanark	Farm Labourer
	Maria	28
	Isabella	6
	Helen	3
	John	1
	A daughter			Born on board 16 Dec 1874
Fraser	Angus	29	Sutherland	Farmer
	Mrs Helen	28
	Angus	5
	Jessie	3
	Donald	1
Fraser	James	29	Shetland	Agricultural Labourer
	Mrs Lilias	28
	James William	1
Gillies	Archibald	26	Lanark	Joiner
	Mrs Elizabeth	21
Gray	George	44	Sutherland	Railway Contractor
	Mrs Elizabeth	35
	Margaret	12
	George	3
Harcus	Robert	34	Orkney	Farm Labourer
	Mrs Margaret	29
	Jane	6
	Ann	4
	William	2
	Robert	5 months
Hay	James	47	Shetland	Fisherman
	Mrs Harriet	47		Agricultural Labourer
	Barbara	23		Domestic Servant
	Jerry	20		Agricultural Labourer
	John	16		Agricultural Labourer
	Harriet	14
Irvine	Lawrence	23	Shetland	Shepherd
	Mrs Ursula	20
Keil	William	26	Fife	Agricultural Labourer
	Mrs Alexina	23
	Catherine	4
	Isabella	2
Kenny	Thomas	38	Antrim	Farm Labourer
	Mrs Ellen	26
	James	3
	Robert	1
	Mrs Ursula
Leap	Thompson	35	Dumfries	Carver
	Mrs Margaret	32
	Mary Jane	7
	Ellen	5
Lethen	John	24	Fife	Agricultural Labourer
	Mrs Helen	25
Law	Alfred	26	Lanark	Farm Servant
	Mrs Ellen	24
McEwan	John	27		Ploughman
	Mrs Margaret	24
	Margaret	7
	Mary	5
	William	3
	Ann	10 months
McFeiters	Robert	25	Lanark	Farm Labourer
	Mrs Harriet	23
	Jane	6 months
McGregor	Alex	28	Lanark	Shepherd
	Mrs Elizabeth		20
McRae	Mrs Ellen	23	Lanark	Housekeeper
	Kitty	2
Manson	Mrs Mary	46	Shetalnd	Domestic Servant
	Christina	19		Domestic Servant
	Barbara	17		Domestic Servant
	Jemima	14		Domestic Servant
Miller	William	35	Lanark	Farm Labourer
	James	14
	Annie	13
	Neil	11
	Alexander	9
	Esther	3
Napier	John	29	Forfar	Ploughman
	Mrs M	23
Napier	William	27	Forfar	Ploughman
	Mrs Charlotte	26
	W	6 months
Park	Archibald	24	Aryshire	Farm Servant
	Mrs Mary	24
	Abraham	6
	Jane	2
Pinkerton	James	36	Lanark	Joiner
	Mrs Catherine	38
	Alexandrina	6
Price	John	24	Edinburgh	Saddler
	Mrs Isabella	23
	Joseph	4
	Robina	2
Robertson	William	22	Edinburgh	Agricultural Labourer
	Mrs Margaret	22		Farm Labourer
Robson	William	38	Dumfries	Shoemaker
	Mrs Lilias	39
	William	10
	James	8
	Joseph	4
Ross	Donald	25	Sutherland	Farm Servant
	Mary A	18	Londonderry	Domestic Servant
Ross	William	27	Lanark	Painter
	Mrs Mary	27
Rowan	John	49		Powerloom Manager
	Mrs Agnes	47
	Jane	27		Seamstress
	Ann	25		Weaver
	Betsy	21		Weaver
	William	18		Warper
	John	12
	Alexander	9
	Susan	7
Russel	John	29	Lanark	Shepherd
	Mrs Margaret	28
	John	8
Sinclair	David	57	Caithness	Joiner
	Mrs Agnes	53
	Mary	24		Domestic Servant
	David	20		Joiner
	Henry	17		Joiner
	James	13
	Mary A	6
Thomson	George	42	Aberdeen	Out Door Labourer
	Mrs Ann	32
	Agnes	20		Domestic Servant
	Jane	18		Dressmaker
	Margaret	15		Servant
	Edward	11
	Thomas	8
	Ann	5
	Eliza	9 months
Weir	David	44	Lanark	Tanner
	Mrs Flora	26
	John H	5
	David L	4 months
Williamson	Gideon	43	Roxburgh	Agricultural Labourer
	Mrs G	43
	William	21		Agricultural Labourer
	George	18		Agricultural Labourer
	Jessie	16		Domestic Servant
	Robina	14
	Gideon	9
	Jane	5
	Archibald	3
	Elizabeth	2
	A daughter			Born on board 29 Nov 1874
Williamson	James	41	.Shetland	Agricultural Labourer
	Mrs Amelia	35
	Alexander	11
	Jemima	9
	Charles	7
	Christina	5
	Grace	1		Died on Board 20 Dec 1874 diarrhoea
Wilson	Robert	28	Dumfries	Joiner
	Mrs Mary	27
	Jane	3
	Robert	3 months
Wright	James	44	Armagh	Farm Labourer
	Mrs Sarah	38
	Deborah	18		Servant
	James	16		Farm Labourer
	Ruth	14
	David	13
Young	James	29	Lanark	Farm Servant
	Mrs Annie	29
	Mary	5
	Ann	3
	James	5 months
Nominated Immigrants
Baxter (Baxxon or Baxton)	John	25	Lanark	Brass finisher
	Mrs Margaret	23
	Mary C	3 months
Brown	Robert	40	Aberdeen	Carpenter
	Mrs Sarah	38
	Horatio	13
Crozier	Ross	38	Down	Ploughman
	Mrs Jane	36
	Charlotte	10
	Eleanor	8
	Jemima	6
	Alexandrina	4
	Thomas John	3�		Died on Board 30 Nov 1874 mesenteric disease
	Jane Eliza	1
Devlin	Andrew	33	Lanark	Brass moulder
	Mrs Elizabeth	32
	Thomas	11
	Mary	7
	Andrew	5
	William	3
	Elizabeth	1
Gibson	Mrs William	49	Lanark	Servant
	Annie	26		Servant
	Mary	22		Servant
	Janet	17		Servant
	James	20		Labourer
Gray	John	40	Inverness	Farm servant
	Mrs Catherine	30
	Roderick James	4
	William	3
Mathison	Gordon	33	Sutherland	Labourer
	Mrs Dorothy	27
	John	9
	Gilbert	7
	Gordon	5
	Thomas	4 months		Died on Board 26 Oct 1874 mesenteric disease.
McAlister	Duncan	28	Lanark	Blacksmith
	Mrs Margaret	28
	Archibald	6
	Margaret	2
Wilson	John L	35	Edinburgh	Labourer
	Mrs Jane	40
	Agnes	13
	John	11
Wright	William	28	Dumfries	Joiner
	Mrs Mary	27
	Christina	4
	Agnes	3
	Walter	2
	John	1 month
Single Men
Allison	James	34	Lanark	Joiner
Beck	Charles	24	Armagh	Farm Labourer
Bisset	John D	20	Aberdeen	Farm Servant
Black	Jeremiah	20	Antrim	Farm Servant
Boreland	Hugh	23	Antrim	Farm Labourer
Brackenridge	James	20	Lanark	Baker
Brown	David	19	Lanark	Shoemaker
Cheyne	John	23	Shetland	Agricultural Labourer
Crawford	Robert	22	Edinburgh	Warehouse man
Crichton	William	32	Perth	Shepherd
Davidson	Alexander	18	Antrim	Farm Labourer
Fleming	John	26	Forfar	Farm Labourer
Gibb	Seton	18	Aberdeen	Painter
Gill	Stewart	24	Banff	Farm Labourer
Gunn	William	20	Sutherland	Bootmaker
Harcus	Robert	30	Orkney	Farm Labourer
Hepburn	John	22	Lanark	Mason
Hill	John	30	Antrim	Blacksmith
Hutchison	David	21	Forfar	Ploughman
McCully	John	21	Antrim	Farm Labourer
McDonald	Kenneth	30	Rosshire	Ploughman
McDonald	Patrick	20	Antrim	Ploughman
McKeown	Francis	19	Antrim	Farm Labourer
McLean	John	31	Lanark	Shepherd
McMaster	Robert	20	Antrim	Farm Labourer
McVeagh	James	23	Antrim	Farm Servant
Mackay	James	24	Aberdeen	Cabinet maker
Mackie	John	21	Aberdeen	Farm Labourer
Magill	John	19	Antrim	Farm Labourer
Moffat	John Thomas	23	Shetland	Farm Labourer
Mooney	John	22	Antrim	Farm Labourer
New	John	20	Down	Farm Labourer
Nicol	John	26	Lanark	Agricultural Labourer
Rice	William	42	Lancashire	Labourer
Olson	John	18	Caithness	General Servant
Shanahan	John	30	Limerick	Ploughman
Shaw	John	19	Aberdeen	Cabinet maker
Stewart	Thomas	21	Antrim	Farm Labourer
Wasson	William	18	Antrim	Farm Labourer
Watson	John J	21	Dumfries	Joiner
Youngson	George	24	Aberdeen	Domestic Servant
Nominated Immigrants
Carrick	Henry	16	Lanark	Clerk
McCulloch	Archibald	28	Lanark	Brass finisher
Michie	John	30	Edinburgh	Joiner
Munro	Hugh	25	Inverness	Agricultural Labourer
Richardson	W	20	Edinburgh	Compositor
Wright	Matthew	21	Dumfries	Tailor
Single Women
Allison	Barbara	25	Lanark	Domestic Servant
Allen	Agnes	36	Stirling	Nursery Maid
Black	Elizabeth	25	Forfar	Domestic Servant
Burke	Ann J	20	Derry	Domestic Servant
Campbell	Agnes	19	Lanark	Dressmaker
Cargan	Susan	23	Antrim	Domestic Servant
Ferguson	Lily	26	Lanark	Domestic Servant
Greer	Margaret	28	Armagh	Domestic Servant
Henderson	Elizabeth	21	Caithness	Domestic Servant
Kernan	Ann	23	Roscommon	Domestic Servant
Law	Mary	22	Shetland	Domestic Servant
Littlejohn	Rachel	19	Aberdeen	Domestic Servant
McDonald	Christina	26	Rosshire	DairyMaid
Mackenzie	Christina	27	Edinburgh	Cook
Miller	Ann	38	Lanark	Domestic Servant
Moffat	Jane	30	Shetland	Domestic Servant
Neish	Esther	25	Forfar	Domestic Servant
Olson	Christina	15	Caithness	Farm Worker
Thompson	Margaret	18	Edinburgh	Machinist
Tiernan	Ann			Domestic Servant
Watson	Jessie	19	Dumfries	Domestic Servant
Nominated Immigrants
Campbell	Agnes	19	Lanark	Dressmaker
McLean	Mary	24	Inverness	Domestic servant
Robertson	Mary	48	Perth	Washerwoman

John Harkness Macaffer the Surgeon Superintendent was born in Bowmore, Islay, Argyll, Scotland in 1851. He qualified MB CM at Glasgow University in 1874 and emigrated to New Zealand in the same year as ship's surgeon, on the first voyage of the "Nelson". He began his Medical Practice in Mataura, but later settled in Gore where he was the first doctor of that town. He married Margaret Thomson in 1878 in Gore who was the daughter of Surgeon Major Arthur Saunders Thomson of the 58th Regiment, station in New Zealand from 1847 to 1858. John Macaffer died in Gore in October, 1885, six months before the birth of his fourth child. His eldest child, Mary Harkness Macaffer was my grandmother. For connections with this family please contact Verity Baylis at [email protected]

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