StLawrence

St. Lawrence
Ship: 1094 tons
Captain: Johnson RNR
Surgeon Superintendent: Dr. Joseph T Pattisson
Sailed Plymouth 22 May 1874 - arrived Lyttelton 30 August 1874

St Lawrence, 1094 tons, Captain Johnston (sic), RNR, sailed 19th May, arrived 29th August, bringing 412 immigrants. This ship was chartered by the New Zealand Shipping Company and aarrived on the same day as the Cathcart. A vast difference of the build of this vessel and the Cathcart was quite apparent when they dropped anchor, the former being a modern clipper and the latter one of the old freight-built ships used in by-gone days for the conveyance of troops. The bulwarks were nine feet high. The immigrants came out in charge of Mrs McPherson; the surgeon-superintendent being Dr Pattison (sic).
White Wings - Sir Henry Brett

Name		Age	County	Occupation
Families and Children
Armstrong	John	41	Derbyshire	Labourer
	Margaret	40
	John	8
	Catherine	4
	Ralph	2
Attwell	John	28	Devon	Farm Labourer
	Elizabeth	27
	Emily	3
	Henry	2
	John	Inf		Died on board 11/07/1874 Diarrhoea
Bannerman	Edward	24	Midlothian	Printer
	Janet C.	20
Barlos ?	James	24	Cornwall	Labourer
	Amelia	27
	Amelia	1
Barrett	John	33	Cornwall	Labourer
	Ann	36
	William	15	Trans to s/m
	Elizabeth	9
	George	8
	Lucinda	5
	John	Inf
Beal	Thomas	27	Devon	Painter
	Maria	25
	Bessie	3
	Annie	10 mths
Blissett	William	39	Berkshire	Farm Labourer
	Hannah	40
	Sarah	15	Trans to s/w
	John	12	Trans to s/m
	Ellen	10
	Martha	6
	Henry	8
	Isaac	5
	Alice	3
	George	1
Bryden	Adam	38	Roxburgh	Labourer
	Elizabeth B.	28
Burford	James	32	Glostershire	Mechanic
	Mary	30
	Arthur	8
	Alice	6
	George	4
	Walter	3
	Sydney	1
Chard	William	25	Cornwall	Miner
	Matilda	-
Childs	Charles	42	Berkshire	Farm Labourer
	Rachael	35
	Charles	11
	George	9
	Richard	1		Died on board 10/07/1874 Diarrhoea
Combs	Mark	38	Oxon	Labourer
	Mary A.	34
	Elizabeth	16	Trans to s/w
	William	11
	Anne	7
	Mary	8
	Jane	5
	Richard	2
Cox	William	45	Northampton	Shepherd
	Jane M.	44
	William	18	Trans to s/m
	Mary A.	13	Trans to s/w
Daley	John	43	Cork	Farm Labourer
	Mary A.	35
Duggan	William	44	Galway	Tailor
	Ellen	39
	Mary A.	10
	Ellen	8
Eggleton	William	22
	Ellen	22
Emmett	William	24	Devon	Farm Labourer
	Mary	27
	Phillippa	10 mths
Flemming	James	32	Fermanagh	Farm Labourer
	Mary	-
Glanville	William	22	Devon	Labourer
	Elizabeth	21
Glasgow	James	27	Ayrshire	Miner
	Jean	20
Gosling	Phillip	34	Jersey	Blacksmith
	Ann	32
	Phillip	11
	Hannah	10
Hancock	John	30	Devon	Labourer
	Catherine	38
	Joseph	12	Trans to s/m
	Betsy	7
	Leonard	5
	Mary	4
	Aubrey	1		Died on board 19/06/1874 Diarrhoea
Heath	James	28	Middlesex	Carpenter
	Margaret	28
	James A.	6
	John	1
Burdon	Annie	25	Trans to s/w	Travelling with Heath
Halloran	Michael	36	Clare	Shepherd
	Mary	30
Helson	Robert	26	Devon	Farm Labourer
	Emily	26
	Clara E.	2
	Robert	1
Hill	James	25	Cornwall	Farm Labourer
	Sarah	24
	James	5
Jackson	James	27	Berkshire	Bricklayer
	Sarah	35
	Elizabeth	5
	Harry	3
	George	1
Jane	Alfred	20	Cornwell	Farm Labourer
	Mary	24
Jemmett	James	33	Bucks	Labourer
	Elizabeth	30
	Sophia	10
	Arthur	8
	Lucy	3
	Albert	2 mths
Knott	George	37	Devon	Bricklayer
	Rebecca	30
	Eliza	7
	Elizabeth	7
	Emma	5
Lilley	William Charles	43	Suffolk	Miller
	Ellen	38
	Julia M.	15	Trans to s/w
	Charles W.	5
	Ellen	2�
	Kate	2�
Male	Henry	24	Jersey	Groom
	Susan	22
	Edith	6 mths
May	John	30	Devon	Farm Labourer
	Elizabeth	24
	Edith	2
	Winnefred	1
McCausland	Robert	28	Tyrone	Coachman
	Mary	27
	Eliza	7
	Robert James	5
	Mary E.	3
	Hugh L.	1
	John	2 mths
McDonald	James	38	Inverness	Tailor
	Margaret	28
	James	12	Trans to s/m
	Donald	10
	Lewis	8
	William	6
	Christina	1
	Aleck	2 mths		Died on board 01/06/1874 Diarrhoea
Miller	James	39	Orkney	Blacksmith
	Margery	39
	James	15	Trans to s/m
	Alexander	6
	Christian	4
	Francis	3
	John	1
	W. McB.	1 mth
Murch	William	22	Devon	Farm Labourer
	Emily	22
Nicholls	Thomas	34	Devon	Labourer
	Elizabeth	33
Petherbridge	William	39	Devon	Labourer
	Margaret	28
	William John	4
	Thomas Henry	2
	Ernest James	1 mth
Quinn	Joseph	24	Down	Labourer
	Mary	20
	Elizabeth	1		Died on board 09/07/1874 Diarrhoea
Shiels	James	23	Roxburgh	Mason
	Jane	31
Shott	Conrad	30	Cornwall	Labourer
	Mary	26
	Caroline	3
	Elizabeth	2		Died on board 09/08/1874 Diarrhoea
King	John	15	Trans to s/m	Travelling with Shiels
	Ann	13		"
	Owen	11		"
	Margaret	8		"
Taylor	Alexander	32	Banff	Tailor
	Jessie M	27
	Jessie	5
Taylor	George	26	Suffolk	Miller
	Frances	27
	Frederick Henry G.	3
	Arthur E.	18 mths
Thin	James	20	Midlothian	Plasterer
	Agnes S.	18
Thomson	George	35	Edinburg	Labourer
	Jane	38
	Elizabeth	18	Trans to s/w
	Jane	13	Trans to s/w
	Elizabeth	11
	Robina	7
Tucker	Duncan	23	Devon	Labourer
	Sarah	21
Union	George	67	Devon	Labourer
	Frances	65
	George	19	Trans to s/m
	Madeline	14	Trans to s/w
Vette	And. C.	35	Germany	Farm Labourer
	Bolilla	35
	Fried S.	10
	Heins	7
	Amb E.	3
	Marthilde	6 mths
Voice	Joseph	33	Glostershire	Farm Labourer
	Elizabeth	37
	William Henry	9
	Emily E.	7
	Frank	5
	Lucy	3
	Marshall	9 mths
Walker	David	40	Devon	Labourer
	Betsy	38
	Mark	18	Trans to s/m
	Ann	14	Trans to s/w
	Emma	12	Trans to s/w
	William	6
	Prudence	9
	John	4
	Mary	1		Died on board 07/07/1874 Diarrhoea
Ward	Richard	32	Cornwall	Farm Labourer
	Fanny	30
	Elizbeth	7
	George	5
	Richard	2
	Susan	Inf
Williams	Richard	27	Cornwall	Farm Labourer
	Salome	24
	Edward	11
	Mary	8
	Emily	10 mths
Williams	William J.	34	Devon	Farm Labourer
	Norah	28
	Thomas	4
Williams	Edward	26	Cornwall	Sawyer
	Eleanor	27
	Elizabeth	4
	Edward	1
	Ellen	Inf		Died on board 09/06/1874 Diarrhoea
Willoughby	George	43	Glostershire	Farm Labourer
	Eliza	36
	Sarah A.	8
	Frederick J.	6
	Harriet E.	2
Wray	W. G.	31	Glostershire	Schoolmaster
	Wife	24
Single Men
Alleson	Martin	22	Glostershire	Farm Labourer
Barton	William S.	21	Glostershire	Labourer
Barrett	William C.	15	Cornwall	Labourer
Belshaw	John	22	Dublin	Slater
Blackford	Thomas	27	Glostershire	Farm Labourer
Blissett	John	12	Berkshire
Borthwick	David	21	Edinburgh	Engineer
Buchannan	William	29	Midlothian	Labourer
Byrne	Micheal	19	Westmeath	Labourer
Campbell	Thomas	25	Lanark	Mason
Carter	Henry	26	Devonshire	Labourer
Cartey	John	29	Oxon	Labourer
	Emma	10	Trans to s/w
	Jane	5	Trans to s/w
Cartmill	George	29	Armagh	Labourer
	David	23	Armagh	Labourer
Chittenden	Jesse	20	Kent	Butcher
Clark	James	24	Glostershire	Farm Labourer
Collins	Charles	20	Glostershire	Farm Labourer
Conalty	James	24	Devon	Farm Labourer
Cook	George	26	Herts	Labourer
Cooper	William	22	Edinburgh	Engineer
Couper	Duncan	29	Midlothian	Blacksmith
Cox	William	18	Northampton	Labourer
Cunningham	James	24	Armagh	Ag. Labourer
Davies	Isaac	21	Monmouth	Farm Labourer
Donahue	Timothy	23	Devonshire	Labourer
Drew	Henry	22	Cornwall	Miner
Edmondston	William	22	Edinburgh	Joiner
Edwards	James	33	Devonshire	Labourer
Elder	James	23	Forfar	Labourer
Elder	Ralph	21	Midlothian	Engineer
Ellis	William Charles	21	Cornwall	Farm Labourer
Ferry	John	24	Middlesex	Labourer
Fletcher	William	18	Oxon	Labourer
Flowers	Edward	20	Devonshire	Labourer
French	William H.	27	Cornwall	Labourer
Friddmann	David	31	Germany	Labourer
Gekin	Johann	42	Germany	General Labourer
Gerly	Adolph	39	Germany	General Labourer
Gilleland	James	24	Down	Carpenter
Glasgow	George	19	Ayrshire	Engine Driver
Graiff	Gordon	27	Italy	Labourer
	Ferdinand	19	Italy	Labourer
Hexlow	Thomas	24	Fife	Blacksmith
Hall	James	22	Armagh	Painter
Hancock	Joseph	12	Devon
Hansen	Frederic	20	Germany	Farm Labourer
Harry	John	21	Cornwall	Smith
Harry	Henry	17	Cornwall	Labourer
Horn	Carl	19	Italy	Labourer
Horney	James	21	Northumberland	Plumber
Humbili	Anton	30	Germany	Farm Labourer
Humphries	Joseph H.	18	Warwick	Ploughman
Humphries	William Edward	20	Warwickshire	Labourer
Hunt	William Henry	20	Devon	Farm Labourer
Hurley	James	32	Glostershire	Farm Labourer
James	John	21	Middlesex	Labourer
Jardine	James	26	Dumfies	Engine Driver
Jenkins	Daniel	23	Glostershire	Farm Labourer
Jensen	Anders	28	Germany	Farm Labourer
Keir	John	24	Dumbarton	Railway Guard
King	John	15	Roxburgh	Labourer
King	John	21	Midlothian	Cabinet Maker
King	Cato?	20	Suffolk	Miller
Kook	Edward	21	Cormwall	Ploughman
Kirkin	Alfred	19	Devon	Labourer
Krieg	Carl A.	41	Germany	Labourer
Kronast	Josef	30	Germany	Farm Labourer
Lag	Joseph	33	Germany	Labourer
Le Mercier	Alfred	19	Jersey	Shoemaker
Lister	William	22	Fife	Mason
Logan	Alexander	38	Edinburgh	Ploughman
Maitland	James	21	Banff	General Labourer
Means	Henry William	22	Middlesex	Railway Labourer
McCarthy	Timothy	21	Glostershire	Farm Labourer
McCullogh	Henry	24	Surrey	Painter
McDonald	James	12	Inverness
McEvoy	James	21	Limerick	Butler
McGee	John	26	Middlesex	Labourer
McKenzie	Simon	27	Lancashire	Railway Guard
McKenzie	John	21	Orkney	Engineer
McLeod	M.	19	Glostershire	Farm Labourer
McManus	Peter	34	Moray	Cabinet Maker
McRae	Andrew	27	Fife	Farm Labourer
McRae	Alexander	20	Ross	Shepherd
McRearey	Thomas	24	Middlesex	Bootmaker
Miller	James	15	Orkney
Mohr	Theodore	29	Germany	Farm Labourer
Montgomery	Johnston	21	Cavan	Farm Labourer
Nixon	Robert A.	24	Fermanagh	Farm Labourer
	Henry	27	Fermanagh	Farm Labourer
O'Neill	George	19	Antrim	Guard
Ormond	Henry	23	Wicklow	Labourer
Ormond	William	22	Wicklow	Labourer
Pakei	Henry	22	Glostershire	Baker
Park	William	22	Midlothian	General Labourer
Pascoe	John	21	Cornwall	Farm Labourer
Patterson	Alexander	21	Edinburgh	Farm Labourer
Pearse	Thomas	19	Glostershire	Labourer
Pool	William	21	Dunfries	Railway Guard
Pope	William S.	22	Devon	Carpenter
Raby	William	31	Middlesex	Bricklayer
Reese	Klaus	24	Germany	Labourer
Rosali	Dominico	28	Germany	Labourer
Ross	William	32	Armagh	Ag. Labourer
Sandow	James	23	Cornwall	Blacksmith
Scales	James	20	Fermanagh	Farm Labourer
Schleisher	Herman	20	Germany	Farm Labourer
Shaw	John	22	Moray	Mason
Sheriff	Edward J.	20	Devon	Labourer
	Thomas	26	Devon	Labourer
Shoollred	Henry	20	Fife	Plasterer
Sneap	George	25	Derbyshire	Gardener
Smith	Matthew	18	Midlothian	Compositer
Stewart	William	20	Edinburgh	Labourer
Strong	Stephen	27	Cavan	Farm Labourer
Swan	David	23	Fife	Mason
Telfer	Alexander	20	Lanark	Labourer
Thompson	Arthur	31	Fermanagh	Sugar Manufacturer
Thomson	Matthew	21	Stirling	Miner
Tolchard	John	19	Devon	Labourer
Uglow	Abel	20	Cornwall	Labourer
Union	George	19	Devon	Labourer
Uren	Richard	28	Cornwall	Farm Labourer
Vincent	Alfred	19	Cornwall	Farm Labourer
Voices	Charles	17	Glostershire	Printer
Voss	Marx	24	Alton	Labourer
Walker	Mark	18	Devon	Labourer
Webb	Alfred	19	Surrey	Labourer
Webb	Andrew	20	Dublin	Gardener
Weller	Edwin	21	Oxon	Labourer
Whitehouse	Frederick	20	Warwickshire	Labourer
Wiechman	G. H. C.	17	Germany	Labourer
Wilkins	Isaac	30	Wiltshire	Farm Labourer
Wishart	John	31	Orkney	Joiner
Wright	Edward	43	Middlesex	Labourer
Zurich	Emil	28	Germany	Farm Labourer
Single Women
Armstrong	Jane	18	Northumberland	Dairymaid
Blissett	Sarah	15	Berkshire
Burdon	Annie	25	Middlesex	Servant
Carter	Emma	10	Oxon
	Jane	5	Oxon
Cartmill	Elizabeth	20	Armagh	Housemaid
Coombs	Elizabeth	16	Oxon	Labourer
Corkhill	Louisa	22	Isle of Man	Servant
Cox	Mary A.	13	Northampton
Crawford	Annie	20	Fermanagh	Housemaid
Ferguson	Rebecca	22	Middlesex	Servant
Geddis	Martha	27	Down	Servant
Jackson	Martha	30	Tyrone	Servant
Kendregan	Sarah	25	Cornwall	Servant
King	Ann	13	Roxburgh
Kinnane	Anne	18	Clare	Servant
	Ellen	14	Clare	Servant
Le Nerciei ?	Elizabeth	23	Jersey	General Servant
Lilley	Julia M.	15	Suffolk
Lysaght	Helen	24
McKenzie	Helen	27	Orkney	Servant
McMahon	Margaret	22	Fermanagh	Servant
	Catherine	20	Fermanagh	Servant
McPherson	M.	34	Inverness	Nurse MATRON on board
Millett	Mary A.	26	Glostershire	Servant
Moore	Eliza	27	Down	Servant
	Agnes	26	Down	Servant
Nielsen	Maren	20	Schleswig
O'Connor	Bridget	28	Fermanagh	Servant
Pascoe	Mary A.	30	Cornwall	Servant
Pinkess	Lucy	26	Lancashire	Housemaid
	Lavinia	21	Lancashire	General Servant
Pope	Mary A.	20	Devon	Servant
Stahl	Ida	21	Germany	Servant
	Suia	18	Germany	Servant
Thomson	Elizabeth	23	Edinburgh	Dressmaker
	Jane	13	Edinburgh	Dressmaker
Uglow	Jane	19	Cornwall	Servant
	Jane	32	Cornwall	Housemaid
Union	Madeline	14	Devon
Walker	Ann	14	Devon
	Emma	12	Devon
Ward	Sarah A.	32	Somerset	Servant
Wilson	Elizabeth	29	Middlesex	Housekeeper

Marx VOSS: Marx VOSS was born in Aabenraa, Schleswig, on 19 July 1849, son of Marx VOSS and Botilla JENSEN. Following the Prussian annexation of Schleswig he saw service in the Prussian army and on his release he emigrated to New Zealand. Also travelling out by the St Lawrence was Maren NIELSEN who was born at Barsmark, in Lojt parish, Aabenraa, Schleswig on 2 March 1854. Marx and Maren travelled from Lyttleton to Foxton on the S.S. Wellington and were married in Foxton on 8 May 1875. They moved on to Karere and settled there in 1875. They had nine children - Botilla, Magdalene, Emma, Ellen, Holger, Oscar, Marx, Minnie and Hilda. If anyone has a connection with this family or would like to know more please contact David Voss.

Maren NIELSEN: Maren NIELSEN was born at Barsmark, in Lojt parish, Aabenraa, Schleswig on 2 March 1854. She travelled to New Zealand on the ship St Lawrence and while on board met Marx Voss. Marx and Maren travelled from Lyttleton to Foxton on the S.S. Wellington and were married in Foxton on 8 May 1875. They moved on to Karere and settled there in 1875. They had nine children - Botilla, Magdalene, Emma, Ellen, Holger, Oscar, Marx, Minnie and Hilda. If anyone has a connection with this family or would like to know more please contact David Voss.

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