Comte de Paris
Ship: 550 tons
Captain: L'Anglois
Superintendent: Pierre Joseph de Belligny
Sailed Rochfort, Bordeaux March 19th 1840 - arrived Akaroa August 13th 1840
The French colonisation of Akaroa
Name | Age | County | Occupation | |
Cabin Passengers (fare paying) | ||||
Belligny | Pierre Joseph | France | Agent for Nanto-Bordelaise Co | |
Belligny | Eug�ne de | France | Cousin to above | |
Other Settlers (Free Passage) | ||||
Bauriaud | Elie | 31 | Charente-Maritime, France | Nurseryman & Gardener |
Marie Annette | 34 | |||
Benoit | Jacques (Pierre) | 33 | Charente-Maritime, France | Farmer |
Louise Marianne | 19 | |||
Bernard | Pierre | 40 | France | Farmer & Sawyer |
Marg | 32 | |||
Breitmeyer | Johann | 36 | Kandel, Germany | Shoemaker & Farmer |
Eva Maria | 35 | |||
Johann | 8 | |||
Catharina | 5 | |||
Elisabeth | 4 | |||
Johann | 2 | |||
Cebert | Jacques Michel | 30 | Orne, France | Farm Worker |
Jeanne | 29 | |||
Chardin | Mr | Died on board c 10/08/1840 Buried at Pigeon Bay | ||
David | Guillaume | Paris, France | Gardener | |
Anne | 32 | |||
Jean Guillaume | 8 | |||
Marguerite | ||||
Desse | Jean Delphin | 11 | France | Farmer Nephew to Pierre Bernard |
Duc | Isaac | 28 | Charente-Maritime, France | |
Dulac | Joseph | Farmer Sailor on voyage |
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Dupas | Mr | |||
Eteveneaux | Jean Pierre | 42 | Jura, France | Farmer |
Jeanne Fran�oise | 49 | |||
Marie Celestine | 17 | |||
Marie Judith | 15 | |||
Jean-Batiste | 12 | |||
Fleuret | Georges | 28 | Manche, France | Carpenter |
Francois | Jean Adolphe | 28 | Paris, France | Hotelier |
Gendrot | Hippolyte | 32 | France | Farmer & Sawyer |
Gendrot | Pierre | 31 | France | Farmer & Labourer |
Victoire | ||||
Clemence Rose | 5 | |||
Gourtner | Niklaus | Germany | Sawyer | |
Guindon | Benjamin Gabriel | 34 | Charente-Maritime, France | Farmer |
Isabeau Virginie | 29 | |||
Hahn | Josef | Germany | ||
Heaulme | Balthasar | 29 | Belgium | Carpenter Sailor on voyage |
Hettich | Kaspar | Baden, Germany | ||
Jotereau | Died on board c 10/08/1840 Buried at Pigeon Bay | |||
Jouy | Mr | Caulker Sailor on voyage |
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Lelievre | Fran�ois Etienne | 30 | Manche, France | Farmer Sailor on voyage |
Libeau | Joseph | 33 | France | Farmer |
Madeline | 30 | |||
Catherine M�lanie | 11 | |||
Joseph | 6 | |||
Armand Isidore | Infant | Born on board - 23/04/1840 | ||
Malmanchie | Emeri de | 36 | Charente, France | Farmer & Gardener |
Rose Jeanne | 27 | Also known as Victoire | ||
Rose | 8 | Also known as Justine | ||
Pierre | 5 | |||
Malmanchie | Fran�ois | 28 | Charente, France | Farmer Brother of Emeri de Malmanchie |
Masset | Charles | 19 | France | Was a settler but unable to confirm if he was a passenger on this ship. |
Michel | Alfred | 20 | Puy-de-D�me, France | Farmer |
Pigoulet Probably Picoulet |
France | Was a settler but unable to confirm if he was a passenger on this ship. | ||
Rousselot | Fran�ois | 39 | Moselle, France | Farmer |
Jos�phine Ad�la�de | 37 | |||
Veron | Louis Jules | 21 | Manche, France | Hotelier |
Vidal | Etienne | H�rault, France | Was a settler but unable to confirm if he was a passenger on this ship. | |
Waeckerle | Christian Jakob | 24 | Baden, Germany | Miller |
Walther | Peter | 45 | Gr�nstadt, Germany | Farmer |
Woll | Philipp | Germany | Carpenter | |
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MALMANCHIE family: Emery and his wife Rose came to New Zealand in 1840 on board the Comte de Paris. Things did not go well for this exciting venture. For a start, a great deal of time was lost due to difficulties getting the Comte de Paris down the river from Rochefort to the open sea. The set out in January 1840 and didnt reach the sea until March 31st . They arrived in Banks Peninsula on August 9th after encountering violent storms and shattering the masts. She limped to New Zealand Jury masted and arrived in our winter. Two months later Rose gave birth to a baby boy who was the second white child to be born on the south island. He was born October 19 1840 on the beach in a tent made of the ships. sails This ship of eager French settlers had planned to establish French sovereignty on New Zealand soil, but their hopes were dashed when they arrived to find the English flag flying at Akaroa harbour. They could do no other than to make the best of it. Emery de Malmanche vowed that he was never going to cut his beard until he saw French soil again. He was true to his word, for when sixteen years later he made the journey to France to take his two daughters home to be educated, his beard had grown below his waist. The first four children of Emery and Rose were born in France before the couple came to New Zealand, but unfortunately two of them died while still very young. Emerys brother, Francois, born in 1812, also came to New Zealand on the Comte de Paris. Francois died in Akaroa on June 27 1866. Both Rose and Emery came from French farming stock, the type of background sought by the Nanto-Bordelaise Company when selecting their emigrants. Emery and Rose settled well and lived the rest of their lives in Akaroa and their house was one of the first erected. Emery managed three blocks of 100 acres each near Akaroa for an absentee landlord , M de Belligny and received the sum of 25 English pounds for this service per year. A young Maori, Eta and his wife wahine made friends with Emery and Rose soon after the couple arrived in Akaroa. When the de Malmanche house was erected, Eta and his wife moved in with them. Emery de Malmanche died on February 16 1882 at Akaroa in his 78th year. His wife Rose, lived on until 1893, dying on the anniversary of Emerys death in her 80th year. Her obituary is found in the Akaroa Mail of February 21 1893. Picture of Emery and a few of his grand- children outside his house. If you have any information concerning this family or would like to know more please contact Suzanne Crosbie. |
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Copyright Denise & Peter 2000 - 2008
Reference:
Archives New Zealand
"Akaroa & Banks Peninsula 1840 - 1940"
(A Centenary publication)
"French Akaroa" by Peter
Tremewan