Wild Deer
Ship : 1060 tons
Captain : Cameron
Sailed from Greenock on 22 March 1871 - arrived Port Chalmers 21st June 1871
Launched at Connell's shipyard in
December of 1863, Wild Deer began life as a china tea clipper. In this capacity she made
some very speedy voyages and was once in a race back to England with Douglas Castle and
Peter Denny. Wild Deer beat both ships in this thrilling race, ably described by Basil
Lubbock in his book "The Colonial Clippers". Wild Deer was applied to the New
Zealand run in 1871 (this voyage) and this comfortable immigrant ship was to make 10
successful voyages to New Zealand. At the commencement of her 11th voyage in 1883 she ran
aground on the coast of Ireland and was lost. Thankfully, no passengers or crew were lost
and the immigrants completed their voyage on board the Caroline.
White Wings - Sir Henry Brett
Name | Address | Occupation | |
Assisted Immigrants | |||
Adamson | Elizabeth | Tower Villa, Tweedmouth | Domestic servant |
Anderson | Robert | 33 Cadogan St, Glasgow | Brass moulder |
Auld | Ann | Baldridge House, Dunfermline | Domestic servant |
Blane | William | Mosebank, Lerwick | Fisherman |
Cairns | Thomas | Townhead of Portlethen | Farm servant |
Condon | Catherine | Mortgage, Youghal, Cork | Farm labourer |
Connelly | James | 44 Georges St, Glasgow | Farm servant |
Daragh | John | 23 Upper Abbey St, Dublin | Porter |
Dickie | Margaret | 98 Dumbarton Rd, Glasgow | Domestic servant |
Dunbar | John | 25 High St, Nairn | Farm Labourer |
William | Farm Labourer | ||
Drummond | Peter | 2 Clanalpine Buildings, Edinburgh | Joiner |
Duthie | Jane | Townhead of Portlethen | Domestic servant |
Faulds | Edward | 1 Cathcart Place, Glasgow | Store keeper |
Fletcher | Charlotte | 11 Preston St, Glasgow | Domestic servant |
Forbes | Alexander | Bunoghton, Dores | Farm labourer |
Gillies | Donald | 4 Castle Terrace, Dumbarton | Blacksmith |
Gray | Helen | 117 Stockwell St, Glasgow | Domestic servant |
Grayson | Thomas L | Chapel Alford, Lincolnshire | Farm Labourer |
Groves | Mrs Ann | 6 Greig St, Inverness | Domestic servant |
John Male | Farm servant | ||
Mary | Domestic servant | ||
Alfred | Blacksmith | ||
Hayes | Alphens | 83 Cadogan St, Glasgow | Sawyer |
Hillhouse | John | Auchengree, Dalry, Ayshire | Farm servant |
Mrs | |||
Hutton | Archibald | 7 Cotton St, Paisley | Carpenter |
Mrs Margaret | |||
Jackson | William | Moorfield Cottages, Barron | Emgin driver |
Mrs Ellen | |||
John | |||
James | |||
Jane | |||
Jenneth | |||
Joss | Ann | 91 Wales St, Aberdeen | Domestic servant |
Latimer | Samuel | 18 Kerr St, Glasgow | Belt maker |
Long | Robert Hislop | Sugar broker | |
Eliza C | Dressmaker | ||
Long | William Burns | 3 Dalhousie St, Glasgow | Teacher |
Main | James | Townhead of Portlethen | Farm servant |
McAdam | Frank | 33 Crown St, Glasgow | Butcher |
McCarthy | John | Monatrea, Youghal, Cork | Farm servant |
McDonald | Barbara | 66 College St, Aberdeen | Domestic servant |
McKenzie | Donald | 43 Warnock St, Glasgow | |
McPherson | Robert | 8 Carnegie St, Edinbugh | Warehouseman |
Mrs Jessie | |||
Maggie | |||
Murray | James Blair | 3 Bath St, Glasgow | Engineer |
Pinder | Sarah | c/o Miss Sale, Rugby | Domestic servant |
Caroline | c/o Miss Sale, Rugby | Domestic servant | |
Reid | Agnes | 13 Randolph Cres, Edinburgh | Domestic servant |
Ritchie | Archibald | Overtown, near Johnston | Ploughman |
Ross | Sarah | 10 Abyssinia Pl, Glasgow | Domestic servant |
Stewart | John | Moyvanine, Youghal, Cork | Farm servant |
Sanderson | Jane | Old Mill, Innerleithen | Weaver |
Scott | Thomas | 46 Cathcart St, Greenock | Carpenter |
Mrs Eliza | |||
Grace | |||
Hugh | |||
Thomas | |||
Jane | |||
Mary | |||
Sloss | Robert | 12 Rutherford lane, Glasgow | Shepherd |
Twatt | James | Stromness, Orkney | Farm servant |
Mary | Stromness, Orkney | Farm servant | |
Shortshipped | |||
McAdam | Frank | ||
Guaranteed | |||
Bell | Mrs Honora | 10 Landsdown Street, Liverpool | Housekeeper |
Mary | |||
Boyle | John | Caherbreagh, Tralee | Farm labourer |
Braid | Robert | Dairsie Muir, Cupar | At school |
John | At school | ||
Curran | Johanna | Grallagh, Clashmore | |
Curran | Michael | County Waterford | |
Mary | |||
Delargy | Patrick | Dumadoon, Ballycastle | Farm servant |
Hill | Mrs Margaret | 10 Abyssinia Place, Glasgow | |
Margaret | |||
William | |||
George | |||
Gilbert | |||
Andrew | |||
Leddingham | Christina | Box Burn, Aberdeen | Domestic servant |
McColl | Mrs Jessie | 94 Abbey Hill, Edinburgh | |
Alexander | |||
Peter | |||
McCarthy | David | Monatrea, Youghal, Cork | Farm servant |
McCarthy | Bridget | Farm servant | |
McCarthy | Michael | Bansha, Tipperary | Cooper |
McCarthy | Margaret | Domestic servant | |
McCarthy | Annie | Domestic servant | |
Moran | James | Clouneen, Crusheen, County Clare | Farm servant |
Murphy | Sarah | 17 Cullingtree Road, Belfast | Dressmaker |
Thomson | Mrs Eliza | Moorfield, Trillick, County Tyrone | Spinster |
George | Farm labourer | ||
John | Farm labourer | ||
James | Farm labourer | ||
Watson | Mrs Agnes | Quenzieburn, Campsie | Dressmaker |
Shortshipped | |||
Leddingham | Christina | ||
Assisted through Messers. Cargills & McLean | |||
Julien | Thomas | ||
Messenger | Margaret | ||
Margaret | |||
Thos A. | |||
Copyright Denise & Peter 1999, 2000
Source: Otago Gazette