Sir Allan McNab
Ship: 840 Tons
Captain: Joshua Cherry
Surgeon Superintendent:
Sailed London April 8th 1855 - arrived Nelson August 8th 1855
The Sir Allan McNab was to leave
London for Nelson direct on the 8th April, with ninety adult assisted emigrants, and sixty
other passengers. Among the latter there is a complete mining staff of twenty-four
persons, to work the Dun Mountain Copper Mine. The remaining passengers will also be
chiefly for this Province.
The Nelson Examiner August 4th 1855
Our sincere thanks to Tracy Healy & Joanne Pengelly for providing this list and other information for the Sir Allan McNab.
Arrival of the Sir Allan McNab
Cargo of the Sir Allan McNab
Name | Age | Occupation | Comments | |
Cabin Passengers | ||||
Cherry | Mrs | Wife of Captain Cherry | ||
Child | ||||
How | Mr | |||
Wrey | Mr W L | |||
Assisted Immigrants | ||||
Families & Children | ||||
Abbot | Mr | |||
Mrs | ||||
Child | ||||
Bird | Mr | |||
3 children | ||||
Blick | Mr | |||
Mrs | ||||
Child | ||||
Chamberlain | Mr | |||
Mrs | ||||
Drummond | Mr | |||
Mrs | ||||
8 children | ||||
Drummond | Mr | |||
Mrs | ||||
Greig | Mr | |||
Mrs | ||||
4 children | ||||
Hodges | Mr | |||
Mrs | ||||
2 children | ||||
Humphrey | Mr | |||
Mrs | ||||
3 children | ||||
Inglis | Mr | |||
Mrs | ||||
3 children | ||||
Leahy | Mr | |||
Mrs | ||||
2 children | ||||
Limmer | Mr | |||
Mrs | ||||
7 children | ||||
McArtney | Mr | |||
Mrs | ||||
O'Connel | Mr | |||
Mrs | ||||
Child | ||||
O'Leary | Mr | |||
Mrs | ||||
6 children | ||||
Parkes | Mr | |||
Mrs | ||||
Shanahan | Mr | |||
Mrs | ||||
5 children | ||||
Watts | Mr | |||
Mrs | ||||
5 children | ||||
Wesman | Mr | |||
Mrs | ||||
Child | ||||
Withey | Mr | |||
Mrs | ||||
Child | ||||
Single Men | ||||
Bishop | Mr | |||
R | ||||
Brennan | D | |||
Coster | Mr | |||
Drummond | A | |||
Griffith | Mr | |||
Healy | John | 23 | County Kerry | |
Single Women | ||||
Bishop | Miss M | |||
Burns | Miss H | |||
Lee | Miss E | |||
Moynihan | Mary | |||
Patullo | Mary | |||
Robertson | Miss C | |||
Plus 24 miners and Labourers for the Dun Mountain copper mine, including:- | ||||
Battle | James | Killed by the Maungatapu Murderers |
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Bennett | Mr | |||
Bray | Charles | |||
Charles | Son of Charles above |
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Mills | Mr | |||
Reynolds | Mr | |||
Smith | James | |||
Thoms | Mr | |||
Obituary of John HEALY: |
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Copyright Denise and Peter 2005
Reference:
Nelson Examiner August 11th 1855