| WESTLAND |
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| The WESTLAND sailed from Clyde on the 29th January, 1879 and arrived at Port Chalmers |
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| on the 21st April, 1879, with 167 immigrants. |
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| The ship, which was on her maiden voyage, was under the command of Captain Thomas Wood. |
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| Passenger list of Assisted Immigrants transcribed from Archives New Zealand. Ref. Repro Im 15/347. |
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| A report on the journey as published in the Otago Daily Times of 20 May 1879, can be viewed here. |
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| RIDDELL | John | 27 | Roxburghsh' | Millman |
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| Mrs | 26 |
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| Thomas | 5 |
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| William | 4 |
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| Mary | 1 |
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| SIMPSON | John | 26 | Selkirksh' | Powerloom Turner |
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| Mrs | 26 |
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| Gilbert | 6 |
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| Charles | 4 |
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| SMILLIE | John | 26 | Ayrsh' | Farm Labourer |
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| Mrs | 27 |
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| STEWART | John | 28 | Ayrsh' | Ploughman |
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| Mrs | 21 |
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| Thomas | 2 |
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| Jane | 6/12 |
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| WATT | John | 30 | Lanarkshire | Plumber |
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| Isabella | 27 |
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| James | 2 |
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| WATSON | John | 24 | Ayrsh' | Farm Labourer |
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| Agnes | 27 |
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| James | 2 |
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| WALKER | Pringles | 28 | Peebles | Carver |
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| Jessie | 25 |
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| GIBSON | James | 41 | Lanarkshire | Farm Labourer | Dunedin 3738 |
| Mary | 32 |
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| Adam | 10 |
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| Mary | 8 |
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| Catherine | 5 |
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| Margaret | 1 |
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| MATHEWS | John | 43 | Staffordshire | Market Gardner |
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| Fanny | 41 |
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| Eliza | 10 |
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| Emma | 5 |
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| WILSON | Thomas | 33 | Peebles | Engine Man | Sara/Jane/Mary/John on singles list |
| Mary | 31 |
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| James | 11 |
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| Alexander | 9/12 |
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| JOHNSTON | Jas | 43 | Lanarkshire | Farmer |
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| Mrs | 37 |
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| Christinia/Ann/Jeanie on singles list |
| William | 12 |
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| Elizabeth | 10 |
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| Esther | 5 |
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| Janet | 4/12 |
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| McLELLAN | Duguld | 36 | Ayrsh' | Gamekeeper |
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| Ann | 26 |
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| John | ? |
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| Duncan | 5/12 |
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| Single Men |
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| ANDERSON | Henry | 27 | Ross | Joiner |
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| BROWN | James | 18 | Dumfries | Farm Lab |
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| CAMPBELL | Wm | 21 | Perthsh' | Shepherd |
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| CONNOLLY | John | 20 | Tyrone | Farm Lab |
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| CREAVEN | Steven | 38 | Galway | Farm Lab | daughter Ellen on single list |
| CREAVEN | Patrick | 18 | Galway | Farm Lab |
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| FOULDS | Hugh | 19 | Ayrsh' | Farm Lab |
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| FRASER | Donald | 18 | Perthsh' | Ploughman |
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| HALLORAN | Mick | 22 | Clare | Farm Lab |
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| HUNTER | Hugh | 18 | Londonderry | Ploughman |
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| HUNTER | John | 15 | Londonderry | Labourer |
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| HUNTER | Samuel | 13 | Londonderry | Labourer |
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| JAMIESON | Walter | 29 | Renfrew | Farm Lab |
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| MATHEWS | John | 15 | Stafford | Labourer |
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| McAFFREY | Pat | 22 | Lanark | Farm Lab | Wife Mary on singles list |
| McCORMICK | A.L | 35 | Ayrsh' | Farm Lab |
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| McHUNCHY | Jas | 22 | Ayrsh' | Farm Lab |
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| McKENZIE | John | 21 | Roxburgh | Farmer |
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| McNEIL | James | 18 | Antrim | Farm Lab |
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| MORRISON | Robt | 24 | Forfar | Farm Lab |
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| MOSCROFT | Jonathon | 23 | Durham | Engineer |
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| MULLIN | Robt | 27 | Roxburgh | Tweed Maker |
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| SANGSTET | Gst | 21 | Abbortsh' | Farm Lab |
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| SULLIVAN | ? | 18 | Midlothian | Ploughman | (can not read) |
| WILSON | John | 24 | Aberdeensh' | Farm Servant |
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| Single Women |
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| BOURKE | Marg' | 19 | Dublin | Svt |
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| BOYLE | Mary | 24 | Kilkenny | Svt |
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| CAMPBELL | Ann | 20 | Antrim | Svt |
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| CASEY | Mary | 20 | Rosscomon | Svt |
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| CHILLICK | Eliza | 17 | Fermanagh | Svt |
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| CONNOR | Johanna | 21 | Kerry | Svt |
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| COYLE | Marg' | 21 | Antrim | Svt |
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| EDMISTON | Eliza | 25 | Derry | Svt |
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| FRANKLIN | Marg' | 21 | Ayrsh' | Svt |
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| GALLAGHER | Susan | 18 | Dublin | H/maid |
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| GENTLEMAN | Christina | 35 | Stirling | Cook/H/keeper |
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| GIBSON | Frances | 20 | Fermanagh | Svt |
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| GILLEN | Jane | 20 | Antrim | Svt |
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| GILMORE | Eliza | 24 | Fermanagh | Svt |
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| GREER | Sarah | 19 | Donegal | Svt |
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| HILL | Eliz' | 19 | Kilkenny | Svt |
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| HILL | Marg' | 17 | Kilkenny | Svt |
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| HUNTER | Mary | 25 | Donegal | G/Servt |
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| JOHNSTON | Christina | 17 | Lanark | Svt |
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| JOHNSTON | Ann | 16 | Lanark | Svt |
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| JOHNSTON | Jeanie | 14 | Lanark | Svt |
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| KELLY | Mary | 17 | Donegal | Svt |
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| KENNEDY | Marg' | 18 | Deny | Svt |
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| KENNEDY | Eliz' | 21 | Lanark | Svt |
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| LOGUE | Mary | 20 | Tyrone | Svt |
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| LUNNY | Mary | 22 | Tyrone | Svt |
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| LYONS | Rachel | 24 | Tyrone | Svt |
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| MACKEVILLE | Lizzie | 21 | Derry | Svt |
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| MAQUIRE | Cath' | 19 | Derry | Svt |
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| McCLELLAN | Sarah | 21 | Antrim | Svt |
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| McCROSSAN | Eliza | 19 | Donegal | Svt |
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| McGAUGHLIN | Sarah | 20 | Tyrone | Svt |
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| McILHINNEY | Marg' | 20 | Donegal | Svt |
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| McKELVIE | Jane | 21 | Donegal | Svt |
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| McKELVIE | Cath' | 19 | Donegal | Svt |
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| McMILLAN | Agnes | 18 | Lanark | Svt |
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| MUNROE | Isabella | 22 | Renfrew | Svt |
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| MURPHY | Kate | 10 | Dublin |
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| PATTERSON | Jane | 20 | Tyrone | Svt |
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| PIKE | Wilhemina | 21 | Deny | Svt |
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| PIKE | Anna Bella | 26 | Derry | Svt |
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| QUIGLEY | Fanny | 20 | Donegal | Svt |
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| REAGAN | Marg' | 25 | Cork | Svt |
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| REID | Eliza | 27 | Cumberland | Svt |
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| ROBERTSON | Jane | 27 | Ayrsh' | Svt |
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| SHEARER | Jessie | 35 | Stirling | Svt |
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| SHEARER | Jessie | 19 | Stirling | Svt |
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| SHEARER | Cath' | 17 | Stirling | Svt |
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| SHEARER | Agnes | 15 | Stirling | Svt |
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| SHEARER | Mary | 13 | Stirling | Svt |
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| SHEARER | Eliza | 8 | Stirling |
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| SHEARER | Wilhemina | 6 | Stirling |
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| SPRONLLE | Eliza | 21 | Tyrone | Svt |
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| SUTHERLAND | Jessie | 22 | Sutherland | Svt |
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| SUTHERLAND | Eliz' | 20 | Sutherland | Svt |
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| TESS | Matilda | 22 | Donegal | Svt |
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| THOMPSON | Helen | 17 | Midlothian | Svt |
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| TONER | Bridget | 20 | Donegal | Svt |
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| WILSON | Jane | 18 | Derry | Svt |
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| WILSON | Nancy | 21 | Derry | Svt |
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| WRIGHT | Mary | 21 | Deny | Svt |
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| BRANAHAM | Cath' | 21 | Kerry | Svt |
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| CREAVEN | Ellen | 16 | Galway | Servant |
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| DONAHUE | Marg' | 42 | Galway | Svt |
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| DONAHUE | Winifred | 11 | Galway |
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| DONAHUE | Teresa | 10 | Galway |
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| DONAHUE | Annie | 8 | Galway |
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| FAHEY | Marg' | 17 | Galway | Svt |
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| GLYNN | Cath' | 19 | Galway | Svt |
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| GLYNN | Marg' | 21 | Galway | Svt |
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| GLYNN | Honara | 19 | Galway | Svt |
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| GLYNN | Bridget | 17 | Galway | Svt |
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| HENDERSON | Eliz' | 21 | Midlothian | Svt |
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| HENDERSON | Mary | 5 | Midlothian |
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| HENDERSON | James | 7 | Midlothian |
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| HORAN | Ann | 17 | Queens | Svt |
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| HUNTER | Sarah | 44 | Deny | Dairymaid |
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| HUNTER | Mary | 8 | Derry | Svt |
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| KIRBY | Hannah | 24 | Cork | Svt |
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| MATHEWS | Sarah | 21 | Staffordshire | Servant |
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| MATHEWS | Jane | 19 | Staffordshire | Servant |
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| MATHEWS | Fanny | 17 | Staffordshire | Servant |
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| MATHEWS | Mary Ann | 13 | Staffordshire | Servant |
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| McALLISTER | Emma | 25 | Cariow | Teacher |
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| McALLISTER | Walter C | 2 | Cariow |
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| McCAFFREY | Mary | 19 | Lanark | Servant |
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| McGUINESS | Marg' | 22 | Clare | FarmServ |
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| O'BRIEN | Minnie | 21 | Limerick | Farm Serv |
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| ROBIN | Bridget | 20 | Tipperary | Servant |
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| RUDDY | Cath' | 21 | Armagh | Servant |
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| TIVATT | Mary | 23 | Shetland | Servant |
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| WARD | Sarah | 21 | Galway | Servant |
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| Additional Information on the WESTLAND from Lloyd's Register of Shipping. |
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| Official No. 80423. Signal Code WVPC |
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| Built Port Glasgow, 1878. Builder, Duncan |
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| Rig/Description. Iron ship (3 masted, square rigged) |
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| Tonnage 1186 gross. 1116 net. |
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| Dimension (in feet) Length 222.8 Breadth 35.1 Depth 21.0 |
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| Flag, British. Master T Wood. (Thomas Wood was born in Montrose 1844 and held a masters certificate |
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| No. 31482 (Dundee, 1871) |
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| Owner, Albion Shipping Co. Ltd. James Galbraith, 15 St. Vincent Place, Glasgow. |
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| Class at Lloyds - +100 A1. |
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