May Queen1872

May Queen
Barque: 736 tons
Captain: Leslie
Surgeon Superintendent:
Sailed London 25th July 1872 - arrived Otago 25 October 1872

The May Queen was a pretty little barque, and very popular with passengers. Although only 736 tons register she made excellent passages to the several ports. After making sixteen voyages to New Zealand she came to grief at Lyttelton in 1888. She ran to Dunedin from 1871 until 1876, under charter to the Shaw Saville Company, and also made three voyages to Auckland, two to Lyttelton, two to Nelson and one to Napier. The may Queen was wrecked at Lyttelton in 1888, while in the command of Captain Colville, who made six voyages in the ship.
White Wings - Sir Henry Brett

Name		Age	County	Occupation
Families and Children
Brooks	Samuel	30	Somersert	Frm Labourer
	Bessy	28
	James	2
	William	11 mths
Harris	Matilda	52	Trans to s/w	Travelling with Brooks
Brooks	elizabeth	26	Trans to s/w
Duhie	Jeremiah	29	Queenstown	Labourer
	Johanna	26
	Mary	6
	Johanna	4
	Thomas	1
Duke	George	47	Surrey	Bricklayer
	Pricilla	44
	Pricilla	22	Trans to s/w
	Sarah Amm	20	Trans to s/w
	Emily	19	Trans to s/w
	Mary	18	Trans to s/w
	George	11
	Agnes	9
	William	7
	Martha	3
Findlay	Robert	46	Ayrshire	Labourer
	Emily	46
Findlayson	Fuilay?	50	Ross	Shepherd
	Catherine	39
	John	18	Trans to s/m
	Catherine	16	Trans tos/w
	Rebecca	14	Trans to s/w
	Christina	12	Trans to s/w
	William	10
	Murdo	7
	Jessie	5
	Mary	3
Fox	Hugh	30	Monaghan	General Labourer
	Jane B.	29
	John	7
	Hugh	5
	Eliza	3
	Jane	2
Hudson	Thomas	44	Surrey	Carpenter
	Sarah	39
	Sarah	20	Trans to s/w
	Louisa	16	Trans to s/w
	Rosa	9
	Thomas	7
	Annie	5
	George	3
	Kate	11 mths
McLennan	Alexander	40	Ross	Shepherd
	Margaret	34
	Donald	11
	Alexander	9
	James	7
	Ann	5
	Agnes	3
Watt	Alexander	33	Forfar	Farm Servant
	Agnes	22
	Isabella	4
Woods	William	43	Galway	Frmer
	Ann	42
	John	18	Trans to s/m
	George	16	Trans to s/m
	Catherine	13	Trans to s/w
	Margaret	11
	Anne	8
	William	5
Single Men
Beauchop	James	22	Clackmannon	Plumber
Dawson	Alexander	25	Aberdeen	Ploughman
Edwards	Benjamin	23	Salop	Black Smith
Fahey	Lawrence	25	Galway	Farm Labourer
Findlay	John	18	Ross	Shepherd
Giffard	Lawrence	17	Shetland	Labourer
Grimes	Thomas	20	Galway	Labourer
Hobson	Abraham	25	Kilkenny	Labourer
Johnson	Robert	19	Shetland	Labourer
Kearney	Michael	25	Galway	Farm Labourer
Mason	Alexander	19	Caithness	Plumber
Mumford	James	24	Surrey	Baker
Munro	James	36	Ayrshire	Butcher
O'Brien	Patrick	29	Galway	Labourer
Philp	William	21	Northampton	Carpenter
Treloar	Thomas	27	Somersertshire	Labourer
Uttley	William Henry	20	Lancashire	Carpenter
Vincent	Simeon	33	Wiltshire	Labourer
Waldie	William	44	Edinburgh	Labourer
Watherston	John	29	Berwick	Shepherd
Woods	John	18	Galway	Labourer
	George	16	Galway	Labourer
Single Women
Beauchop	Bertha	20	Clackmannon	General Servant
Brooks	Elizabeth	26	Somersert	Servant
Bruton	Frances	39	Queens	Servant
Donahue	Bridget	18	Galway	Servant
Duke	Pricilla	22	Surrey	Servant
	Sarah A.	20	Surrey	Housemaid
	Emily	19	Surrey	Servant
	Mary	18	Surrey	Housemaid
Fahey	Bridget	18	Galway	Servant
Fairgreive	Mary B.	18	Edinburgh	Housemaid
Finlayson	Catherine	16	Ross	General Servant
	Rebecca	14	Ross
	Christina	12	Ross
Grey	Jessie	27	Ross	Servant
Harris	Matilda	52	Somersetshire
Hudson	Sarah	20	Surrey	Servant
	Louisa	16	Surrey	Servant
Mair	Jane	16	Lanark	Nursery Maid
Millne	Margaret	26	Morayshire	Cook
Miskin	Rosa	18	Kent	Servant
Philp	Mary Ann	44	Northampton
	Elizabeth	17	Northampton	Servant
	Mary Ann	15	Northampton	Servant
	Grace	13	Northampton	Servant
Philp	Grace	46	Cornwall	MATRON
Smith	Lilias	21	Linlithgow	Servant
	Mary	17	Linlithgow	Servant
Sunn	Christian G.	19	Lanarck	Servant
Woods	Catherine	13	Galway

PHILP family: Mary Ann Philp (aged 44) with her children, William (shown as single man), Elizabeth, Mary Ann and Grace were coming to join Samuel Philp, Mary Ann's husband. He may have come earlier as a seaman, but worked in Dunedin as a plasterer. Grace Philp (aged 46) was coming to join her husband, John Philp, who had arrived several years earlier. John was also a plasterer. Mary Ann is the daughter of Joseph Emery and Ann Osborne, and the Philp brothers are sons of William Philp and Mary Tapp. Many of the descendants and ancestors of the Philp brothers are known. If you have a connection with thei family or would like to know more please contact Bryan Taylor.

Reference:
Archives New Zealand IM15/22