Lady Nugent
Ship: 668 tons
Captain: John Parsons
Surgeon Superintendent: Frederick A Laking
Sailed Plymouth 13th December 1849 - arrived Otago March 26th 1850
Port Nicholson May 1850
Nelson May 10th
1850
Name | Age | Occupation | Comments | |
Chief Cabin Passengers | ||||
Bolton | Emily | 19 | Bound for Wellington | |
Bulkely | Francis | 22 | Ensign 65th Regiment | Bound for Wellington |
Elliott | Mr | 22 | Gentleman | Bound for Wellingto |
Godley | John Robert | 27 | Bound for Port Cooper | |
Charlotte | 25 | |||
John Arthur | 1 month | |||
Lee | Edward James | 26 | Gentleman | Bound for Nelson |
Nicholson | Mr | 20 | Bound for Wellington | |
Robison | Hugh | 24 | Gentleman | Bound for Otago |
Tollemache | Algernon Gray | 48 | Gentleman | Bound for Wellington |
Wakefield | Edward Jerningham | 32 | Gentleman | Bound for Wellington |
Fore-Cabin Passengers | ||||
Bishop | Ann | 23 | Servant | Bound for Wellington |
Bolton | Frederick | 24 | Gentleman | Bound for Wellington |
Cleaver | William | 27 | Settler | Bound for Nelson |
Mary | 21 | |||
Ann | 5 months | |||
Drewite | Joel | 22 | Settler | Bound for Nelson |
Ferguson | George | 28 | Gentleman | Bound for Wellington |
Howe | Eliza | 39 | Servant | Bound for Wellington |
McRae | William | 46 | Settler | Bound for Nelson |
Sarah | 38 | |||
George | 11 | |||
Kate | 9 | |||
Roderic | 7 | |||
Morrison | John | 27 | Settler | Bound for Otago |
O'Loughlan | Matthew | 30 | Settler | Bound for Nelson |
Emma | 27 | |||
Spencer | Sarah | 17 | Settler | Bound for Nelson |
Widderburn | Joseph | 48 | Settler | Bound for Nelson |
Martha | 27 | |||
Paid Steerage Passengers | ||||
Abrahams | A | 13 | Servant | Bound for Otago |
Beamish | Nathaniel | 22 | Labourer | Bound for Wellington |
Bradley | Arthur | 33 | Bound for Wellington | |
Lydia | 35 | |||
Mary Ann | 13 | |||
John | 7 | |||
Henry | 5 | |||
Alfred | 3 | |||
Jane | 1 | |||
Connell | Elizabeth | 18 | Servant | Bound for Wellington |
Findlater | Alexander | 39 | Settler | Bound for Otago |
Elizabeth | 36 | |||
Alexander | 15 | |||
Eliza Leslie | 10 | |||
James Turnbull | 8 | |||
Mary | 6 | |||
Susan Forrester | 3 | |||
Legg | William | 28 | Servant | Bound for Otago |
McKenzie | William | 25 | Labourer | Bound for Otago |
Robert Gordon | 21 | Labourer | Bound for Otago | |
McLeod | Donald | 30 | Labourer | Bound for Otago |
Moule | Stephen | 26 | Carpenter | Bound for Otago |
Nicholas | Alexander | 16 | Labourer | Bound for Wellington |
Ritters | Johan Albert | 38 | Organist | Bound for Wellington |
Russell | Andrew | 37 | Teacher | Bound for Otago |
Margaret | 35 | |||
Catherine | 11 | |||
William | 9 | |||
Margaret | 6 | |||
Andrew | 3 | |||
Storman | William | 42 | Servant | Bound for Wellington |
Waterlow | Richard Frederick | 37 | Labourer | Bound for Otago |
Sarah | 32 | |||
Assisted Steerage Passengers | ||||
Allan | David | 21 | Shepherd | Bound for Nelson |
Agnes | 19 | (nee McKenzie) Married prior to departure |
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Anderson | Robert | 33 | Labourer & Carter | Bound for Nelson |
Isabella | 33 | |||
Ellen | 2 | |||
Elspeth | 8 months | |||
Bell | William | 20 | Agricultural Labourer | Bound for Nelson |
Mary | 23 | (nee Dron) Married prior to departure |
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Borton | Frederick | Bound for Otago | ||
Brougham | Catherine | 16 | Farm Servant & Maid | Bound for Nelson |
Chapman | William | 36 | Gardener | Bound for Otago |
Helen | 31 | |||
Janet | 5 | |||
William | 3 | |||
George | 1 | |||
Clarke | John | Farm Servant | ||
Connor | Margaret | 20 | Bound for Otago | |
Cowell | Ralph | 32 | Dairyman | Bound for Nelson |
Martha | 29 | |||
Cummins | George | 22 | Shepherd | Bound for Nelson |
Thomas | 27 | Shepherd | Bound for Nelson | |
Cundy | John | 40 | Builder | Bound for Nelson |
Harriet | 39 | |||
John | 15 | Labourer | ||
Frederick | 13 | |||
George | 11 | |||
Emily | 8 | |||
Harvey | 5 | |||
Richard | 2 | |||
Dann | Joseph | 26 | Farm Labourer | Bound for Nelson Mr Widderburns nominees |
Hannah | 27 | Servant | ||
Dron | John | 45 | Ag Labourer & Miller | |
Agnes | 44 | |||
Lawrence | 21 | Ag Labourer & Miller | ||
Agnes | 15 | Married to David Allan | ||
Margaret | 12 | |||
William | 11 | |||
John | 8 | |||
Anne | 4 | |||
Elizabeth | 10 months | |||
Duncan | David | 10 | Bound for Nelson | |
Gourlay | George | Blacksmith | Bound for Nelson | |
Lee | Andrew | 18 | Bound for Otago | |
Legg | Charles | 29 | Bound for Wellington | |
Lindsay | Margaret | 33 | Bound for Otago | |
Lowden | James | 19 | Farm Servant | Bound for Nelson |
Marten | Harriet | 14 | Servant | Bound for Nelson |
Matthews | George | 37 | Gardener | Bound for Otago |
Elizabeth | 32 | |||
James A | 7 | |||
George | 3 | |||
Isabella | 9 months | |||
Matthews | Jane | 25 | Sister of George above | Bound for Otago |
McNamara | Bridget | 16 | Farm Servant & Maid | Bound for Nelson |
Morrison | Reverend John | 27 | Minister | Bound for Otago |
Murphy | Thomas | 21 | Shepherd | Bound for Nelson |
Nicholson | Rhodes | 20 | Bound for Wellington | |
Pattie | Robert | 28 | Farm Labourer | Bound for Nelson |
Mrs | 28 | |||
Mary | 6 months | |||
Powles | Mary | 37 | Bound for Wellington | |
Robison | Hugh | 28 | Merchant | Bound for Otago |
Steel | David Pike | 22 | Bound for Otago | |
Veitch | Thomas | Ploughman | ||
Mrs | ||||
Wan | William | 29 | Brickmaker | Bound for Nelson |
Helen (Ellen) | 27 | |||
Mary | 7 | |||
Alexander | 1 | |||
Infant | Infant | |||
Watson | Mary | 51 | Widow | Bound for Nelson |
Mary Ann | 26 | Servant | ||
Robert | 22 | Blacksmith | ||
Margaret | 19 | Servant | ||
Helen | 15 | Servant | ||
Whyte | David | 48 | Carpenter | |
Mrs | 48 | |||
James | 14 | |||
Elizabeth | 12 | |||
Henry | 8 | |||
Wilson | David | 34 | Bound for Otago | |
Janet | 35 | |||
David Wright | 8 | |||
Elizabeth | 1 | |||
Woolmer | John B | 21 | Labourer | Bound for Nelson |
Edward James LEE: Edward James Lee, born March 30th 1822 at Walton-on-Thames, was a clerk in the Bank of England before taking ship in Plymouth for Nelson, New Zealand. The 'Lady Nugent' sailed on 13th Dec 1849, arriving 10th May 1850. Fellow cabin passengers, of note to Cantabrians, were John RobertGodley, and his wife Charlotte. Charlotte mentions Edward in her diaries. After looking around the country, he decided that there was good sheep country down in Canterbury. He reckoned that there could be a more direct, overland, route from Nelson to the Port Cooper plains to take sheep. On 22nd December 1851, he set out across country and after twelve days of difficult riding arrived, 2nd January 1852, on the Plains, 27 miles north of Christchurch. An account of this journey was published in the Lyttelten Times 17th Jan 1852. Later he and Edward Jollie formed a partnership and they brought their 1800 sheep down the trail Lee had blazed. It took a month,due to the hard going, to arrive at their destination The Retreat, later called Cheviot Hills. A year later they took up their own run at Parnassus, freeholding 1400 acres for 10/- acre soon afterward as their neighbour Ready-money Robinsons large operation was making them nervous. He married Harriet Maria Paul 6th August 1853 at Motueka. They sold Parnassus, some 38822 acres c1860, doubling their money on the freehold. The sale realized around �28000, � to Jollie and � to Lee. They moved to the Ellesmere district, buying 2000 acres. This was divided between the two after Jollie married in 1861, Lees called "Brooklands, and Jollies Beachcroft. As well as farming, Edward Lee became very active in local affairs, taking on paid offices such as receiving officer, returning officer etc. He was also involved with the local Roads Boards. From 1868 he became the Revising Officer for the North Canterbury electorate, and later the Marlborough, Nelson and West Coast electorates. He showed stock successfully at the district shows during this time, indicating that his farm was not being neglected. In 1875, he bought Beachcroft from Jollie, and in 1878, when land prices were booming, sold his original farm, Brooklands. Local body politics beckoned, and in 1878, he was elected to the Selwyn County Council, two years later moving into the Chair. In 1883 he was elected to Parliament and was an orthodox conservative. Unfortunately, life in Wellington was too much of a change, and he died at Beachcroft 17th Dec 1883. He owned at his death, three farms, totalling some 4200 acres. He and Harriet had eight children; - Louis born 13/3/1855 - John Bateman born 12/1857 - Jane Pauline Harriet born 22/6/1859 - Laura born 26/4/1861 - Harry Herbert born 30/5/1863 - Charles Woodhouse born 22/6/1865 - Robert Paul b.6/12/68 - Sybil Mary born 1/6/1872. Jane married Arthur Cuthbert Williams 26th April 1881. From Janes line, Edward Lee has eight grandchildren, nine gr grandchildren, sixteen gr.gr grandchildren and 28 gr.gr. gr grandchildren, as at October 9th 2002. One branch of this family has carried Lee as a Christian name through four generations. There a thriving Lee branch in Trayning, Western Australia, descendants of Robert Paul. I have a faint childhood memory of Aunt Sybil reading to me in my grandparents garden. If you have a connection with this family or would like to know more please contact Edward James Lee's Great Great Grandson John C L Williams. For further information on Edward Lee, his forebears, siblings and descendants in New Zealand, please visit http://www.grahsand.com |
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Copyright Denise & Peter 2001 - 2004
Reference:
Wellington Public Library
Archives New Zealand NZC34/3 page 143