Waimea

Waimea
Ship: 848 Tons
Captain: Devitt
Surgeon Superintendent: Dr W. W. Dunkley
Sailed London 2nd July 1876 - arrived Wellington 4th October 1876

For over twenty years the ship Waimea, which flew the flag of the New Zealand Shipping Co. traded to New Zealand, and during that time she brought out a large number of immigrants to this country. A vessel of 848 tons, she was built at Hamburg in 1868, and while under the German flag she was called the Dorette; in fact, when she visited Auckland in 1874 she still bore that name. She was brought by the New Zealand Shipping Co. in 1874, and in later years her rig was changed from that of ship to barque. she was sold to a Norwegian firm for �2450. She did not fly her new flag for long, as shortly afterwards she was wrecked on the South African coast.
White Wings Sir Henry Brett

Some of the passengers on this ship were destined for the Manchester Block, Manawatu.
These are the immigrants of the Colonist Aid Corporation.

Arrival of the Waimea

Name		Age	County	Occupation
Families and Children
Bland	John	39	Lincolnshire	Shepherd
	Mary	35
	Sarah	14	Trans to s/w
	John Charles	12	Trans s/m
	Thomas	9
	Robert	4
	Frederick	2
Barber	George	45	Suffolk	Carpenter
	Elizabeth	43
	Frederick	16	Trans to s/m
	Alfred	13	Trans to s/m
Brown	Michael	40	Limerick	Farmer
	Bridget	39
	Patt	18	Trans to s/m
	Michael	13	Trans to s/m
	Eliza	6
	Ellen	4
	James	10 mths
Cole	John	50	Cornwall	Farmer
	Elizabeth	45
	Elizabeth	15	Trans to s/w
	Mary	12	Trans to s/w
	Richard	10
	Thomas	9
	Sarah J.	5
Dea	James	25	Limerick	Farm Labourer
	Bridget	23
	Patrick	1
Harvey	John	37	Cornwall	Farm Labourer
	Florence	38
	William John	14	Trans to s/m
	Peter	12	Trans to s/m
	Elizabeth	10
	Margaret	8
	Minnie	2 mths
Harness	Henry	23	Yorkshire	Farm Labourer
	Jane	18
McCombs	George	31	Leitrim	Farm Labourer
	Kate	31
	James	2
	Charles	2 mths
Mundy	John	26	Midlothian	Farm Labourer
	Matilda	28
Summers	William	34	Yorkshire	Joiner
	Elizabeth	32
	Thomas H.	11
	Mary J.	8
	George	5
	Ada
Treacy	Michael	24	Clare	Farm Labourer
	Bridget	26
	Timothy	2
	Mary	6 mths
Towers	John Henry	20	Lincoln	Carpenter
	Mary	21
Wiggins	Henry	28	Berkshire	Labourer
	Elizabeth	34
	Charles	3
	George	2
Williams	William	42	Brecon	General Smith
	Elizabeth	37
	William	13	Trans to s/m
	Elizabeth	9
	Rees	8
	Mary	5
	Margaret	1
Young	John	29	Edinburgh	Blacksmith
	Ann	28
Colonial Nominated
Brace	John	43	Kildare	Tailor
	Mary	32
	Henry W.	9
	Georgina	6
	Emily	4
	John E.	2
	Frederick	1
Davenery	William	23	Surrey	General Labourer
	Caroline A.	25
	W. A.	2
Duma	Matthew	23	Lanark	Hammerman
	Sarah	22
	John	18 mths
	Robert	7 mths
Fairhurst	George	54	Cheshire	Coachman
	Mary	54
	Thomas	24	Trans to s/m
	Charlotte	19	Trans to s/w
	John Henry	6
Fish	Clement Charles	46	Middlesex	Labourer
	Elizabeth	48
	Elizabeth	15	Trans to s/w
Furse	William	62	Cornwall	Fisherman
	Margaret	63
	Margaret	32	Trans to s/w
	Margaret A.	23	Trans to s/w
	Jane	11
	William Henry	37
	Elizabeth H.	33
	Mary J.	7
Platt	Edmund	26	Surrey	Plasterer
	Eliza	24
	Walter	19 mths
	Alice	6 mths
Styles	George	53	Surrey	Shepherd
	Mary	52
	Ann	30	Trans to s/w
	Ellen	24	Trans to s/w
	Alice	15	Trans to s/w
	Charles	8
Townsend	John	37	Yorkshire	Carpenter
	Elizabeth	38
	Matilda	14	Trans to s/w
	William	13	Trans to s/m
	Emma	11
	Eliza	10
	Alice	6
	Ada	3
	Elizabeth	2
	Walter	3 mths
Wilkie	Neil	28	Ayrshire	Labourer
	Catherine	22
	Alfred	4
Single Men
Barber	Frederick	16	Suffolk	Carpenter
	Alfred	13	Suffolk
Barry	Daniel	24	Cork	Farm Labourer
Bird	John	28	Armagh	Labourer
Bland	George	18	Lincolnshire	Labourer
	John Charles	12	Lincolnshire
Brown	Patrick	18	Limerick	Farm Labourer
	Michael	13	Limerick
Buckland	George	28	Hants	Navvy
Cameron	Alexander	21	Inverness	Ploughman
Cameron	James	18	Forfarshire	Farm Labourer
Carmody	James	19	Kerry	Labourer
Connor	Simon	21	Cork	Farm Labourer
Cook	Frederick	22	Lincolnshire	Farm Labourer
Cortigan	James	27	Cork	Farm Labourer
Courtney	John	23	Kerry	Farm Labourer
Courtney	Eugene	21	Kerry	Farm Labourer
Cronin	Timothy	20	Kerry	Labourer
Cummins	Owen	21	Carlow	Farm Labourer
Davidson	Alexander	21	Down	Farm Labourer
	Zacheriah	21	Down	Farm Labourer
Day	Edmund	19	Kilkenny	Labourer
Dillon	John	21	Clare	Farm Labourer
Duggan	John	18	Kerry	Labourer
Fitzgerald	James	20	Kerry	Shepherd
Flaherty	Thomas	18	Kerry	Labourer
Gallagher	Manus	22	Donegal	Ploughman
Harrington	Eugene	19	Kerry	Labourer
Harvey	William John	14	Cornwall
	Peter	12	Cornwall
Hickey	Thomas	21	Tipperary	Farm Labourer
McAuley	Michael	21	Donegal	Farm Labourer
McCaw	John	21	Antrim	Farm Labourer
McHenry	Daniel	19	Antrim	Farm Labourer
McNicholl	John	26	Tyrone	Farm Labourer
McRae	Donald	31	Roscommon	Shepherd
Moore	John	21	Antrim	Farm Labourer
Neal	Robert	43	Lincolnshire	Farm Labourer
	David	14
	Richard	10
O'Donnell	Daniel	22	Donegal	Ploughman
Park	William John	18	Hants	Carpenter
Ransome	Henry J.	19	Surrey	Labourer
Regan	Michael	26	Kerry	Labourer
	John	18	Kerry	Labourer
Reidy	Timothy	19	Kerry	Labourer
Shetton	Walter	17	Cambridge	Farm Labourer
Soan	Edward	30	Kent	General Smith
Symonds	James	16	Cambridge	Labourer
Williams	William	13	Brecon
Colonial Nominated
Ashby	William	38	Kent	Farm Labourer
Brewster	William	55	Norfolk	Labourer
Fairhurst	Thomas	24	Cheshire	Labourer
Fleet	Sidney	26	Essex	Gas Fitter
	Clifford Henry	24	Essex	Painter
Foreman	Edward B.	16	Herts	Hairdresser
Kemp	William John	24	Surrey	Labourer
Leen	Thomas	19	Kerry	Labourer
Nicholls	James	23	Warwickshire	Warehouseman
Regan	Peter	24	Cork	Farm Labourer
Reidy	John	27	Kerry	Labourer
Troy	Michael	20	Limerick	Labourer
Underwood	John	15	Somersetshire	Baker
Townsend	William	13	Yorkshire
Wilson	William	28	Westmeath	Tailor
Single Women
Baker	Emily	20	Middlesex	Housemaid
Bland	Sarah	14	Lincolnshire
Carty	Bridget	18	Roscommon	Ladies Maid
Carwardine	Kate A.	20	Glostershire	Upholsterer
Cole	Elizabeth	15	Cornwall	Farm Servant
	Mary	12	Cornwall
Clark	Catherine	20	Meath	Servant
Day	Johanna	40	Kilkenny	Servant
Dixon	Ann	15	Lincoln
Doherty	Rose	23	Donegal	Housemaid
Farrell	Bridget	18	Clare	Kitchenmaid
	Mary	21	Clare	Cook
Hare	Emma	29	Essex	Nurse
Mahoney	Kate	21	Limerick	Dairymaid
Martin	Ann	16	Roscommon	Teacher
	Bridget	20	Roscommon	Ladies maid
Neal	Eliza	20	Lincoln	Servant
	Jane	17	Lincoln	Servant
	Catherine	11	Lincoln
O'Shaughnessy	Mary A.	19	Limerick	Housemaid
Pattridge	Anna	28	Devon	Servant
Powell	Ann	25	Limerick	Dairymaid
Roulston	Margaret	21	Donegal	Servant
	Isabella	22	Donegal	Servant
Shannon	Mary A.	21	Donegal	Servant
Sullivan	Johanna	23	Kerry	Dairymaid
	Bridget	22	Kerry	Dairymaid
Williams	Emily	27	Monmouth	Shop Assistant
Colonial Nominated
Bott	Mary A.	24	Jersey	Tailoress
	William Henry	4
	Louisa A.	3
Fairhurst	Charlotte	19	Cheshire	Servant
Fish	Eliza	15	Middlesex	Servant
Foreman	Ellen	17	Herts	Dressmaker
Furse	Margaret	32	Cornwall	Servant
	Mary A.	23	Cornwall	Servant
Gilbertson	Margaret	49	Edinburgh	Nurse
	Janet	22	Edinburgh	Servant
	Agnes	19	Edinburgh	Servant
Hamblett	Catherine	28	Middlesex	Housemaid
	Alice	21	Kent	Servant
	Harriet		Kent	Kitchenmaid
Maynard	Emily	32	Kent	Nurse
Miller	Margaret	33	Kenny	Housekeeper
	Ellen	14	Kerry
Quinn	Rose	24	Tyrone	Servant
Styles	Ann	30	Surrey	Nurse
	Ellen	24	Surrey	Cook
	Alice		Surrey	Housemaid
Townsend	Matilda	14	York's
Troy	Mary	26	Limerick	Dairy Maid
	Margaret	19	Limerick	Dairy Maid
	Judy	9	Limerick
	Mary	6
	Patt	4
Colonists Aid Corporation
Austin	Henry	23	Warwick	Carpenter
	Mary	22
	Emma M.	5 mths
Durrant	James	45	Norfolk	Labourer
	Mary	45
	John	18	Trans to s/m
	Mary	13	Tans to s/w
	Emma	9
Durrant	William James	26	Norfolk	Labourer
	Charlotte	24
	Bertha C.	5
	William James	3
	Alfred E.	1
Durrant	Robert	25	Norfolk	Labourer
	Emily	24
	Emily	3
	Robert	6 mths
Farley	John William	43	Kent	Letter Sorter
	Betsy	40
Farley	Mary	20	Trans to s/w
Farley	Clara	19	Trans to s/w
Farley	John	17	Trans to s/m
Farley	Emma	15	Trans to s/w
Farley	Julia	14	Trans to s/w
	Lucy	12	Trans to s/w
	Rosa	10
	William	8
	Alice	6
	Kate	4
	Arthur A.	2
	Florence	1
Fowles	John	41	Middlesex	Carpenter
	Sarah	41
	Annie	20	Trans to s/w
	Alice	16	Trans /to s/w
Harris	William	45	Somerset	Farmer
	Martha	44
	Emily	18	Trans to s/w
	Bessie	15	Trans to s/w
	Alfred	20	Trans to s/m
Humphrey	Henry	38	Sussex	Labourer
	Frances	36
	Caroline	16	Trans to s/w
	Harvey	15	Trans to s/m
	Charles Henry	14	Trans to s/m
	Edwin	12	Trans to s/m
	Albert W.	10
	Delilah	8
	Frederick	6
	Herbert	4
	John	3
	Arthur	1
Morris	James	29	Sussex	Labourer
	Hannah	27
	Ellen	2
Saunders	Henry	32	Kent	Miller
	Sarah	24
	William Henry	2
	Edith	6 mths
Smith	George	26	Middlesex	Gardener
	Sarah	21
Symonds	William	38	Cambridge	Farmer
	Mary A.	37
	Emily	12	Trans to s/w
Single Women
Augus	Jane	60	Cumberland
Gosse	Eliza H.	25
Drayton	Charlotte	39		Servant
Durrant	Mary	13	Norfolk
Farley	Mary	20	Kent	Servant
	Clara	19	Kent	Servant
	Emma	15	Kent	Servant
	Julia	14	Kent
	Lucy	12
Fowles	Annie	20	Middlesex	Servant
	Alice	16	Middlesex	Servant
Harris	Emily	18	Somerset	Servant
	Bessie	15		Servant
Humphrey	Caroline	16	Sussex
	Harvey	15	Sussex
Symonds	Emily	12
Single Men
Augus	Richard M	30	Cumberland	Carpenter
Drayton	Alfred	16		Labourer
Durrant	John	18	Norfolk	Labourer
Farley	John	17	Kent	Labourer
Harris	Alfred	20	Somerset	Labourer
Humphrey	Charles Henry	14	Sussex
	Edwin	12	Sussex
Southwood	John	37

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