NewEra1855

New Era
Ship: 820 tons
Captain: John Rhind
Surgeon Superintendent:
Sailed London 20th March 1855 - arriving Wellington 27th June 1855
Lyttelton 30th July 1855

Arrival of the New Era

Name		Age	County	Occupation
First and Second Cabin Passengers
Allan	Mr			Bound for Canterbury
	Mrs
	5 children
Allport	Mr			Bound for Canterbury
	Mrs
	5 children
Birch	G Talbot			Bound for Wellington
Brebner	Charlotte			Bound for Canterbury
	Mary			Bound for Canterbury
Deighton	Mr			Bound for Wellington
	Mrs
Deighton	Joseph			Bound for Canterbury
	Ellen
	John
	Ellen Maria
Dever	Elizabeth			Bound for Canterbury
Doyley	Robert			Bound for Canterbury
Fleming	W			Bound for Canterbury
Fox	Mr J R			Bound for Wellington
	Mrs
Gordon	Captain			Bound for Wellington
Haylock	Charles L			Bound for Canterbury
Houghton	T			Bound for Canterbury
Lormier	Mr			Bound for Canterbury
	Mrs
	3 children
Morgan	Captain			Bound for Wellington
	Mrs
	Miss
	Miss
	Miss
Pritchard	Mr E			Bound for Wellington
Wyatt	Benjamin			Bound for Wellington
	Mrs
Steerage Passengers - All bound for Wellington
Acton	Edward
Armes	Edward
Banstead	John
Bell	Peter	21	Labourer
Boon	William	56	Labourer
	George	18	Labourer
	James	14	Labourer
Bowles	Jesse	42	Labourer
	Margaret	33
	George	12
	John	10
	Fredeerick	8
	Ann	6
	Mary	4
	Eliza	2
	William	Infant
Brown	George	32
	Jane	30
	Agnes	10
	James	4
	George
	Son
Bull	Charles	28	Book Binder
	Ann	27
	Charles	4
	Alice	2
	James	Infant
Burley	J
Cathro	Alexander	27
	Isabella	25
	John	3
	James	Infant
Danderson	Catherine	53
	John	18
Deadman	Maria
	W
Elliott	Ann	26	Domestic Servant
England	Charles	32	Wheelwright
	Mary A.	28
	George	9
	Emily	6
	Charlotte	5
	Sydney	3
Farrilton	William
	Charles
Freeman	Walter	26	Baker
	Annie	30
	Teresa	6
Freeman	William	20	Baker
	Eliza	25
Goldstone	Thomas
Greathead	Martin	26	Domestic Servant
	Maria	30	Shoemaker
Green	Mr
	Mrs
	6 children
Groves	John	47	Labourer
	Mary	47
	Charles	23
	Catherine	19
	Albert	17
	Emily	15
	Fanny	13
	John	10
	Ellen	8
	Louisa	6
Groves	James
	Martha
	Harriett
Harris	George	24	Labourer
	Jane	22
Heberley	Frederick	38	Labourer
	Jane	38
	Maria	6
	Jacob	2
Hills	W
	Caroline
Irons	James	34	Labourer
	Martha	33
	Ernest	4
Jackson	Eliza	40	Domestic Servant
	Boy	4
Jackson	Solomon	20	Labourer
Kendrew	Louisa
Kirkwood	George
Lewis	Reginald
Lister	William
	Eliza
	Jane
Livingstone	Malcolm
	John
Lunn	William	40	Watch Maker
	Mary	38
	Anne	15
Mann	Edward	50	Farm Labourer
	Louisa	47
Mansall	William	38	Gardener
	Louisa	34
	Louisa	9
	William	6
	Alice	3
	Mary	Infant
Marchand	G.	26	Labourer
Marehams	George
McGreal	W
McMillan	Elizabeth
McVicar	Janet
Middleditch	Thomas	31	Labourer
Milne	Wilson	30	Farm Labourer
	Margaret	31
	John	3
	Alexander	Infant
McGreal	William	18	Labourer
	Louisa
Natro	Mr
	Mrs
Oliver (Olson)	Frederick	40	Farm Labourer
	Edward	13
	Henry	12
Patton	J
Phillpot	William	26	Farm Labourer
Ridge	Eliza	25	Domestic Servant
Smith	Sarah	23	Domestic Servant
Smith	George	34	Artist
	Ellen	28
	William	2
	John	Infant
Snellgrove	Henry	13
Sulliavan	Edward	22	Labourer
	Ann	30
Thirkwell	Richard	25	Labourer
Toms	John	44	Labourer
	Mary A.	44
	Charles	21
	Elizabeth	21
	Joshua	17
	Mary Ann	16
	John	10
Toole	Edward	30	Labourer
	Margaret	40
	Eleanor	10
	Henry	6
Tuckwell	Thomas
	Sarah
	Richard
Venus	Ellen
Wickett	Teresa

FREEMAN, William William Freeman, Baker and Confectioner, Molesworth Street, Wellington. Amongst the noteworthy places in this locality, the establishment of Mr. Freeman deserves particular attention. The business was established in 1843, and has been conducted by the present proprietor since 1855. The surroundings of this particular part of Thorndon have undergone a great change during the rapid progress of the City of Wellington. At the time when Mr. Freeman started in business, the land immediately fronting his premises was used as a cricket-ground. Since then buildings have gone up in all directions. It is not surprising that such an old established business should be very considerable. Mr. Freeman claims to have the most extensive trade in his line of business in Thorndon. He has long supplied the residents of his district, and enjoys their confidence and support. The baking business is carried on under the personal management of Mr. Freeman. The quality of the goods may therefore be depended on. Mr. Freeman also keeps a large stock of choice confectionery from the factories of the most prominent firms of England, Scotland, and France. The subject of this notice arrived in New Zealand in 1855, in the ship “New Era,” from Gravesend, London, and took over the present business from Mr. Sutherland, who had previously occupied the premises during a period of twelve years. Anticipating a proportionate growth of the Empire City, Mr. Freeman expects that he will be able to extend his already considerable connection, and carry on business on a larger scale in the future. In building up his business, Mr. Freeman has not been aided by any patron, but his present success is mainly due to his own diligence and steady perseverance. Source: "Cyclopedia of New Zealand" [Wellington Provincial District] http://www.nzetc.org

Peter BELL Peter Bell, who has been a prominent citizen in Wanganui for nearly forty years, is an ex-councillor of the borough. He is a Scotchman—a native of Edinburgh—and landed in Wellington per ship “New Era” in 1855. Mr. Bell settled in Wanganui soon after landing in the Colony, and was a participator in the vicissitudes of the early sixties. Two years after locating in the district, in conjunction with his brother, Mr. D. Bell, he founded the drapery house of D. and P. Bell. In 1872 the establishment was taken over by Mr. P. Bell, who conducted a considerable business till 1893, when he sold out. The premises known as Victoria House, in Victoria Avenue, were erected under Mr. Bell's direction, being in his occupation for many years after completion. Before the institution of the Wanganui Corporation, the local governing body was a town board, of which Mr. Bell was a member. He has since sat on the Borough Council, having been elected a councillor on more than one occasion, retiring from office in 1896. Mr. Bell has always taken a great interest in educational matters, and was for a long time a member of the Wanganui School Committee. Source: "Cyclopedia of New Zealand" [Wellington Provincial District] http://www.nzetc.org

CATHRO family: Alexander (1827-1862) married Isabella NICOL (1829-1898) on 12 Nov 1851 in Fife, Scotland. They had four children, John Brown (1852-1923), James (1854-?) and Walter Nicol (1857-1940), when in New Zealand, they had Alexander (1859-1939). Alexander was a cabinet maker on the 1858 electoral roll in Wanganui and later joined Wanganui Volunteer Corps (No 1 Company). His name appears in the 2 July 1860 roll book. After Alexander died, Isabella went on to marry William McNIVEN (abt1832-1916) on 3 Dec 1863 in Wanganui and had 5 further children: William James (1862-1940), Agnes Sarah (1869-1949), Robert Gray (1867-1929), Geroge Henry (1866-1933) and Martin (1870-1933). William was a store keeper in Wanganui, they are both buried in Wanganui cemetery. If you have a connection with this family or would like to know more please contact Bruce McNiven.

Reference:
New Zealand Spectator and Cook Strait Guardian June 30th 1855
Wellington Independent June 30th 1855
Archives New Zealand Repro 1450