Arab
Ship: 484 tons
Captain: John Sumner
Surgeon Superintendent: William Stevens Butler
Sailed England 5th June 1841 - arrived Port Nicholson 16th October 1841
Mr Horace Fildes, the keen antiquary,
tells me the old records show that the emigrant ship Arab, 484 tons, left Gravesend on
June 3, 1841, with 208 settlers, most of whom were intended for the Nelson settlement. She
arrived at Port Nicholson on October 16, at which time, of course, there was no such place
as Nelson. No subsequent mention is made of these settlers, so we must assume that they
drifted across the Straits from time to time as occasion offered, after the sight of
Nelson was chosen, or else they waited for the rest of the people in the Fifeshire and her
three companions.
White Wings - Sir Henry Brett
Voyage
of the Arab
Arrival of the Arab
Name | Age | Occupation | Comment | |
Cabin Passengers | ||||
Blaithwaite Esq | George Winter | |||
Martineau Esq | Henry | |||
Simon Esq | Francis | |||
Wilkinson | Captain John | |||
Woods Esq | Frederick | |||
Steerage Passengers | ||||
Allington | Thomas | 36 | Agicultural Labourer | |
Ettey | 35 | |||
Henry | 4 | |||
Caroline | 2 | |||
George | Infant | Died at sea | ||
Booth | James | 21 | Slate Dresser | |
Mary Ann | 25 | |||
Buik | William | 31 | Wright | |
Agnes | 30 | |||
Son | 9 | |||
Daughter | 7 | |||
Daughter | 5 | |||
Dalgetty | Alexander | 36 | Agicultural Labourer | |
Janet | 30 | |||
Daughter | 9 | |||
Son | Infant | |||
Dalgetty | David | 15 | Agicultural Labourer | |
Darling | George | 27 | Agicultural Labourer | |
Isabella | 21 | |||
Day | George | 41 | Labourer | |
Ann | 37 | |||
William | 17 | Labourer | ||
Henry | 15 | Labourer | ||
George Frederic | 14 | |||
Eliza Wise | 12 | |||
Robert | 11 | |||
Mary Ann | 9 | |||
Charles | 6 | |||
Susannah | 6 | |||
Frederic | 5 | |||
Emma | 1 | |||
Joseph | 3 months | |||
Dixon | Michael | 30 | Agicultural Labourer | |
Sarah | 33 | |||
Son | 13 | |||
Son | 8 | |||
Daughter | 7 | |||
Son | 3 | |||
Daughter | Infant | |||
Dyson | Charlotte | 16 | Servant | Daughter of Mrs J. Gooder |
Dyson | Charlotte | 10 | Daughter of Mrs J. Gooder | |
Dyson | Eliza | 3 | Daughter of Mrs J. Gooder | |
Edwards | William | 32 | Gardener & Agicultural Labourer | |
Mary | 32 | |||
Furminger | Samuel | 44 | Agicultural Labourer | |
Sarah | 38 | |||
Elizabeth | 20 | Sempstress | ||
Samuel Jnr | 18 | Agicultural Labourer | ||
Harriet | 16 | Sempstress | ||
Mary | 14 | Sempstress | ||
Daughter | 12 | |||
Daughter | 10 | |||
Son | 8 | |||
Daughter | 7 | |||
Son | 3 | |||
Gibbs | James | 29 | Carpenter & Caninet Maker | |
Charlotte | 22 | |||
Daughter | 1 | |||
Gooder | John | 37 | Farmer | |
Betty | 40 | |||
Mary | 11 | |||
Northend | 8 | |||
Richard | 7 | |||
Greaves | John | 23 | Labourer | |
Mary | 22 | |||
Daughter | 1 | |||
Hill | George | 36 | Sawyer & Carpenter | |
Ann | 38 | |||
Jane | 13 | |||
John | 11 | |||
Mary | 9 | |||
Elizabeth | 6 | |||
Charlotte | 3 | |||
Hogg | John | 37 | Wright & Turner | |
Elizabeth | 39 | |||
Ann | 17 | Sempstress | ||
John | 15 | Labourer | ||
Son | 8 | |||
Hollard | Charles | 29 | Agricultural Labourer | |
Ann | 29 | |||
Susan | 9 | |||
William | 7 | |||
Elizabeth | 5 | |||
John | 3 | |||
Ann | 1 | Died at sea | ||
Hooper | John | 37 | Labourer | |
Caroline | 26 | John's second wife | ||
Sarah | 14 | Died at sea | ||
Elisa | 8 | |||
Caroline | 6 | |||
Robert | 4 | |||
William | 9 mths | |||
Elizabeth | Born and died at sea | |||
Irvine | Thomas | 32 | Shoemaker | |
Eliza | 34 | |||
Jones | George | 23 | Bootmaker | |
Eliza | 19 | |||
Knowler | Amelia | 17 | Servant & Straw Platter | |
Lissenden | James | 26 | Ploughman | |
Harriet | 24 | |||
Daughter | 5 | |||
Daughter | 2 | |||
Son | 3 mths | |||
McHardy | John | 18 | Baker | |
McIntosh | John | 29 | Labourer | |
Mann | Jonathan | 32 | Labourer | |
Eliza | 32 | |||
Daughter | 13 | |||
Son | 9 | |||
Mather | William | 34 | Wright & Joiner | Born and died at sea |
Mary G. | 33 | |||
Daughter | 8 | |||
Daughter | 3 | |||
Daughter | 6 mths | |||
Miles | Thomas | 22 | Brickmaker | |
Norris | Charles | 23 | Farm labourer | |
Barbara Ann | 20 | |||
Poole | Nathaniel | 31 | Labourer | |
Mary | 27 | |||
Son | 9 | |||
Son | 7 | |||
Son | 5 | |||
Son | 3 | |||
Son | Born at sea | |||
Richardson | James Robert | 22 | Farm Labourer | |
Eliza | 20 | |||
Richardson | Thomas | 38 | Bricklayer & Mason | |
Delia | 37 | |||
Thomas Turner | 16 | Bricklayer & Mason | ||
George | 14 | Labourer | ||
Caroline | 11 | |||
Sarah Ann | 8 | |||
James | 5 | |||
William Burgess | 3 | |||
Roseby | Thomas | 32 | Mason | |
Ann | 38 | |||
Son | 5 | |||
Son | 1 | |||
Ross | Robert | 23 | Baker | |
Mary | 21 | |||
Sellers | John | 37 | Agricultural Labourer | |
Mary | 36 | |||
Daughter | 13 | |||
Daughter | 12 | |||
Daughter | 8 | |||
Daughter | 7 | |||
Daughter | 4 | |||
Daughter | 2 | |||
Shirley | Matthew | 15 | Agricultural Labourer | |
Shirley | Thomas | 34 | Agricultural Labourer | |
Ann | 31 | |||
Selina | 13 | |||
Henry | 10 | |||
Ann | 8 | |||
Sophia | 6 | |||
Thomas Andrew | 4 | |||
Elizabeth | 6 mths | |||
Simpson | William | 33 | Gardener | |
Jane | 26 | |||
Slaney | Henry | 34 | Brickmaker | Widower |
Jane | 15 | Servant | ||
Smith | David | 37 | Sawyer | |
Isabel | 36 | |||
Alexander | 15 | Labourer | ||
Daughter | 13 | |||
Son | 10 | |||
Son | 7 | |||
Daughter | 3 | |||
Daughter | Infant | |||
Sparks | Amos | 25 | Brickmaker | |
Elizabeth | 23 | |||
Daughter | 2 | |||
Tutchen | Peter | 40 | Shepherd | |
Sarah | 39 | |||
Simon Peter | 16 | Shepherd | ||
Sarah | 14 | Died at sea | ||
Charles | 13 | |||
Mary | 11 | |||
Josiah | 9 | |||
Ann | 8 | |||
Eleanor | 6 | |||
David | 2 | |||
Vile | William | 30 | Agricultural Labourer | Died at sea |
Sophia | 29 | |||
James | 10 | |||
Charles | 8 | |||
Ann | 6 | |||
Jane | 2 | Died at sea | ||
Josiah | 8 mths | |||
Walker | James | 33 | Shipwright | |
Helen | 33 | |||
Ellen | 14 | |||
John | 10 | |||
William | 8 | |||
Jean | 7 | |||
Isabella | 5 | |||
James | 3 | |||
Anne Arab | Born at sea | |||
Watts | William | 27 | Agricultural Labourer | |
Esther | 26 | |||
Harriett Ann | 3 | |||
Ellen | 4 mths | |||
Wilkins | John | 37 | Labourer & Gardener | |
Grace | 38 | |||
Son | 4 | |||
Wilkins | Matthew | 17 | Labourer | |
Wilkins | Hannah | 15 | Labourer | |
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HOOPER family: John Hooper was born/christened on 23 July 1805. In 1825 he married Jane Ann THOMAS and together they had five children, the second child dying at the age of three. Jane died June Quarter 1838 and on 12 March 1839 John married Caroline WADMAN (b Sept 10th 1815). They had one child, William Wadman Hooper, before leaving on the "Arab" for New Zealand. John and Caroline settled at Te Marua where they raised their family - in total 17 children. John died on December 25th 1892 in Taita and Caroline died 11 years later on June 16th 1903 in Sanson. Both John and Caroline are buried in the famous Churchyard at Christ Church, Taita. Of these 17 children I know the following:- Sarah b abt 1826, died at sea 14 Jul 1841 Robert b 15 Jul 1829, died 08 Sep 1832 Eliza b 10 Jun 1832, married George WHITEMAN from Whiteman's Valley. Eliza is reputed to have lived a 'colourful' life, leaving George, living sometime in Wanganui, then Ashburton where she died 16 Sep 1912. Caroline b/c 07 Dec 1834, married Charles ASHTON, stayed in Hutt area Robert (Bob) b 06 Feb 1837, married Emily Rebecca Louisa FELLINGHAM. Emily died 1913 and Robert 1926. William b 29 Dec 1839, married Susannah HIRST - the Hirsts were 'neighbours' Elizabeth born and died at sea 1841 Mary Jane b 29 Nov 1843, d 12 Oct 1965 in Taita Emma b 08 Apr 1844, married John EATON Selina Ann (Annie) b 17 May 1847, married John William HIRST Elizabeth Wadman b 28 Jan 1849, married George Henry HIRST Samuel b & d Jan 1850 Ellen b 17 Oct 1850, married Benjamin RAYNER Harriet b 1852, d 1854 Mary b 07 Dec 1855, married Joseph WALL George b 28 Apr 1857, married Eliza Jane KING Henry Richard b abt 1859, d 11 Oct 1871. Beverly's main interest is in Robert (Bob) as he was her Great Gandfather. Beverley has quite a lot of information in addition to the above. If you have a connection with this family or would like to know more please contact Beverley. |
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SHIRLEY family: Thomas Shirley married Anne Hallett at Horsington, Somerset, England on 24th Feb1825 and had seven children, Matthew, Selina, Henry, Ann, Sophia, Thomas Andrew and Elizabeth. Thomas leased some sections at Lower Hutt. He and his sons were farmers in the Hutt district. In the early 1850's Thomas Shirley and most of the family moved to Napier where most lived the remainder of there lives. Matthew remained in the Hutt Valley for a few more years before moving to Southland. Matthew married Jane Whiteman (arrived Gertrude 1841) in 1847 and they had 11 children, 6 in Wellington and 5 in Southland. They remained in the Hutt Valley for a few years after the Shirley's as a whole had left and then moved to Southland some time after 1860 eventually settling in Wyndham on the farm that they had bought. Selina married John McHardie (arrived Arab) in 1846 and they had 12 children of whom only 2 survived. The McHardie's settled in the Bulls area. Henry married Eliza Williamson (arrived Olympus 1841) and they had 4 children in Wellington before moving to Napier. Henry died there in 1879 and of his children 2 married, one settled in the Waiarapa and the other in Taranaki Ann married George Petherick (arrived Aurora 1839) in 1846 and they had 3 children in Wellington. Ann remarried 1854 in Napier to James Avison and they had 11 children. This family largely stayed in the Hawkes Bay area. Sophia married James Stephen Whitehead in 1854 and they had 13 children, 6 of whom were born in Wellington. The rest were born in Canterbury around Christchurch. Most of the family lived out there lives in the North Island. Thomas Andrew married Elizabeth Bicknell (arrived Clifton 1842) in 1859 at Napier. They had no children. Andrew though had an eventful life. (see website) Elizabeth married John Bennett in 1862 at Napier and they had at least 4 children and lived out there lives in Napier. We are continually seeking more information on the Shirley families in NZ. Visit the worldwide family website www.shirleyassociation.com hosted by Betty Shirley and in New Zealand contact: Roger Shirley or Lyall Mitchell |
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John MCINTOSH: John McINTOSH, listed on the Arab voyage of 1841 was my great-great grandfather. He was born in Scotland around 1800 and married Lilly BAIN on 2 May 1825. She followed him on the Martha Ridgway voyage of 1841-1842. Lilly McINTOSH and four children are listed on the Martha Ridgway, family of the above John McINTOSH. A fifth child - Alexander - was born 1827 but does not appear here. Unless someone can tell me otherwise, I must presume he died before 1841. A sixth child - James Mardoch McINTOSH - was born in Nelson around 1843 and became my Great Grandfather. He married Hannah BLAYMIRES at Picton in 1869 and settled there. If anyone knows more I'd like to hear about it. If you have a connection with this family or are interested in learning more please contact David B Voss. |
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Copyright Dense & Peter 1999 - 2009
Reference:
Archives New Zealand NZC 34/2 p31