Queen Bee
Ship: 726 Tons
Captain: J S Davies
Surgeon Superintendent:
Sailed London 20th April 1877 - sank on route to Nelson 6th August 1877
The Queen Bee, a full rigged ship of
726 tons, was one of the earliest vessels to bring out immigrants to New Zealand. Her
first port of call was Dunedin, whaer she arrived in 1866. She was a fine roomy vessel,
with accomodation superior to to many of the ships carrying passengers in the
sixties. She sank on route to Nelson in 1877 [this voyage] after striking Cape Farewell.
White Wings - Sir Henry Brett
Details from the Evening Post of August 1877
| Name | Age | County | Occupation | |
| Saloon Passengers | ||||
| Beckett | C J | |||
| Catt | Ernest | |||
| Fosberry | Miss Eva C | |||
| Miss Emma | ||||
| Gibbs | Mrs J | |||
| Mary | ||||
| Richard | 17 | |||
| Louisa | ||||
| Frederick | ||||
| Sydney | ||||
| Ellen J | ||||
| John H | ||||
| Lucy F | ||||
| Hartle | Master H | |||
| Maunsell | Dr | |||
| Muriel | ||||
| Mary | ||||
| Elly | ||||
| Whyte | W A | |||
| Steerage Passengers | ||||
| Cheel | Charles W | |||
| Eliza | ||||
| Elizabeth | ||||
| Grace | ||||
| Diana | ||||
| William | ||||
| Ann | ||||
| Furness | Mr | Stowed away on board | ||
| Hilliard | Mr H S | |||
| Pearce | Elizabeth | |||
| Saunders | Mary A | |||
Copyright Denise & Peter 2000 - 2002
Evening Post August 1877
Nelson Evening Mail August 9th 1877