Mystery1859

Mystery
Ship: 1069 Tons
Captain: E. Matthews
Surgeon Superintendent: Dr Richardson
Sailed London 15th December 1858 - arrived Lyttelton 20th March 1859

The Mystery, a fine powerful ship of 1069 tons, sent out by the White Star Co., made three successful voyages to New Zealand with passengers and general cargo. On the first occasion she sailed into Lyttelton Harbour on March 20th, 1859, with the yellow flag flying. Captain Matthews reported having sailed from London on December 29th, 1858. Soon after clearing the land smallpox and scarlet fever broke out, and before reaching Lyttelton fifteen of the 300 immigrants on board had died and been buried at sea. The ship made a good run of 83 days, land to land, or 91 port to port. On arrival the ship was placed in quarantine.
White Wings - Sir Henry Brett

Arrival of the Mystery

This passenger list was very kindly given to us by Kevin Violich.

*Name*		Age	County	Occupation
Cabin Passengers
Scott	Mr
	Mrs
Hudson	William
Dobree	Henry J.
Robertson	Bertha
Welch	J. H.
Second Cabin Passengers
Gurland	Mr and Mrs
Amos	Mr W.
Burnley	Mr G.
Gould	J.
Gillespie	J. E. and J. C.
Frame	J.
Dawe	J.
Cunningham	J.
Blackand	A.
Steerage Passengers
Families and Children
Ball	Robert	35	Nottingham	Blacksmith
	Jane	31
	Robert	5
	Hilton	2
Briggs	John	34	Yorkshire	Quarryman Brother of Jane Milner
	Hannah	32
	Male child			Born and died on board
Buttress	P			Boatman This family is listed in the newspaper but does not appear on the passenger list.
	Wife
	4 children
Carter	James	33		Labourer
	Sarah Ann	30
Clark	Richard	47	Surrey	Labourer
	Amy	37
	Richard Henry	19	Trans to s/m
	Mary Ann	16	Trans to s/w
	John	14	Trans to s/m
	Henry	11
	George	10
	Frederick	8
	Alfred	8
	Amy	6
	Elizabeth	3
	Jane	3 mths
Coton	Bentley	24	Yorkshire	Labourer
	Sarah Jane	22
Emerson	T			Farm Servant This family is listed inthe newspaper but is not on the passenger list.
	Wife
Firmston	Henry	25	England	Carpenter
	Susan	25
	Henry	1		Died on board March 20th
	Female child			Born on board February 20th
Foster	William	44	Chester	Weaver
	Sarah	49
	Mary Ann	10
Grubb	J			Shepherd This family appeares in the paper but is not on the passenger list.
	W
	3 Children
Hall	Thomas	35	Yorkshire	Joiner
	Grace	34
	Jane	13	Trans to s/w
	Thomas	10
	Jesse	8
	Dorothy	3
	Ann Elizabeth	1
Hargraves	W			Farm Servant This family appeares in the paper but is not on the passenger list.
	Wife
Harwood	Saul	33	Hertfordshire	Labourer
	Rebecca	30
	Alfred	7
	Elizabeth	5
	Emily	2
	Jane	6 mths
Jones	Richard	31	Middlesex	Bookbinder
	Martha	32
	Henry M.	6
	Maria	4
	Female child			Born on board February 6th
Keetley	Joseph	38	Derby	Smith
	Alice M. A.	38
	John H.	8
	Elizabeth	7
	Harriet	5
	Sarah	3
	Thomas	1
Lawrence	Thomas	35	London	Carpenter
	Catherine	32
	Henry	3
	Walter	11 mths
	Male child			Born on board February 23rd
Leigh	Zebulon	32	England	Bricklayer
	Mary Ann	33
	John M.	3
	Mary Ann	1
	Ellen Jane	Infant
McIntosh	Kenneth	24	Morry ?	Ploughman
	Grace	21
Melbourne	Mark	28	England	Smith and Farrier
	Emily	27
	Ann Elizabeth	4
	Thomas William	3
	Mark	Infant
Milner	Thomas	40	Yorkshire	Joiner
	Jane	40
	John	20	Trans to s/m
	Frederick	7
	Ezra	5
Mummery	John	38	Surrey	Labourer
	Frances	29
Neild	Joseph	29	Lancashire	Hand Sawyer
	Harriet	21
	Hannah	3 mths
Oliver	William	46	Cornwall	Carpenter / Wheelwright
	Patty W.	46
	William Sweet	20	Trans to s/m
	John Sweet	17	Trans to s/m
	Pricilla	14	Trans to s/w
	Elizabeth Sweet	12	Trans to s/w
	Charles Sweet	10
Partridge	Thomas	26	Stafford	General Labourer
	Mary	23
Raine	Thomas	38	Durham	Gardener
	Harriet	36
	Thomas	14	Trans to s/m
	Julia	10
	Margaret	8
	Mary Ann	6
	Harriet	3
	William	8 weeks
Rowley	Joseph	40	Worcester	Labourer
	Mary	42
	John	20	Trans to s/m
	Thomas	18	Trans to s/m
	Mary Ann	16	Trans to s/w
	Jane	11
	Joseph	9
	Emma	5
	Matilda	10 mths
	Elizabeth M.	10 mths		Died on Board March 2nd
Thursfield	Thomas B.	24	Durham	Shipwright
	Elizabeth	24
	Robert	1
Wagner	Martin	28	Germany	Farm Labourer
	Mary	24
Watson	William	36	Cumberland	Ag Labourer
	Elizabeth	29
	William	5
	Ann Elizabeth	3
	George	9 mths
Whitmore	James	26	Glostershire	Mechanic
	Ann	30
	Ellen	8
	Henry	6
	Sarah Jane	4		Died on board March 5th
	William George	2		Died on board December 30th
	Rose Amelia	2 weeks		Died on board March 5th
Assisted Immigrants
Argent	Jesse	49	Surrey	Labourer
	Harriet	49
	Harriet	27	Trans to s/w
Blake	Henry	26	Somerset	Painter & Glazier
	Mary Ann	28
	Emma	4
Bowbyes	Robert	27	Deal	Boatman / Ag Labourer
	Harriet	22
Bowles	John J.	39	Kent	Mariner
	Elizabeth	30
	Emily	7
	Elizabeth Sarah	5
Burt	Thomas	44	Sussex	Farmer
	Sarah	48
	William	15	Trans to s/m
	Ellen	13	Trans to s/w
	George	11
	John	9
Clayson	Henry	22	Deal	Mariner
	Elizabeth Ann	20
	William	6 weeks
Clegg	Benjamin	32		Quarryman
	Ann	30
	Mary Hannah	5
Cory	Morris	29	Deal	Mariner
	Elizabeth	29
	Morris	10
	Catherine	8
	Ann	8
	Henry	4
Crump	William	22	Worcester	Labourer
	Eliza	23
	Lucy	2
Erskine	Robert	41	Middlesex	Gardener
	Sarah	35
	John Henry	6
	William	5
	Harriet	3
	James Brown	1
Feldwick	John	44	Westminster	Domestic servant / Gardener
	Emma	34
	Henry	14	Trans to s/m
	John	13	Trans to s/m
	Emma	11
	Jane	9
	Edwin	7
	Ellen	5
	Catherine	9 mths		Died on Board January 20th
Gardener	John	28	Kent	Mariner
	Lelylla ?	24
	Mary	2
	John James	4 mths
Groves	John	35	Middlesex	Labourer
	Elizabeth	36
	Jane	11
	George	4
Henderson	David	23	Forfar	Ag Labourer
	Christina	21
Heyward	Neal	35	Kent	Mariner
	Susan	30
	Harry	13
	Thomas	6
Horniblow	James	47	Worchester	Carpenter Notation found on passenger list: Just as the ship is about to sail a case of small pox is discovered in this family and they are landed at Gravesend. The two elder children proceed by this ship. The parents will appear in next ship. Signed 13/12/58
	Lucy	43
	Elizabeth	19	Trans to s/w
	Edwin	15	Trans to s/m
	Emily	11
	William Henry	9
	Charles	7
	Mary Ann	2 mths
Hunt	I			Joiner This family appeares in the paper but is not on the passenger list.
	Wife
	5 Children
Hunt	Jeremiah	22	Worcestershire	Ag Labourer
	Hannah	18
Hunt	Stephen	25	Stafford	Ag Labourer
	Harriet	19
	Susannah	4 mths		Died on Board January 9th
Hurst	John	30	Middlesex	Clockmaker
	Elizabeth	31
	Elizabeth	6
	John William	2
Jenkins	Saul	28	Nottingham	Carpenter
	Mary Ann	26
	Edward J.	10 mths
Johnston	William	49	Aberdeen	Blacksmith / Farmer
	Anne	46
	James	19	Trans to s/m
	William	16	Trans to s/m
	George	14	Trans to s/m
	Catherine	10
	Robert	7
Lea	John	24	Warwick	Bricklayer
	Elizabeth	23
Lockhead	James	31	Dunbarton	Farm Servant
	Jane R.	27
	John	4
	Robert R.	2
	Jane Agnes	14 mths		Died on Board January 7th
	Female child			Born on board February 20th
Martin	Richard	29	England	Woodman
	Mary	39
	Sarah	18	Trans to s/w
	Richard	16	Trans to s/m
	Frances	14	Trans to s/w
	Mary Ann	9
	Emma	7
	William	4
	George	1		Died on Board January 22nd
Morris	Richard	28	Kent	Mariner
	Evena ?	24
	Sarah Jane	2
Morton	William F.	42	Oxfordshire	Schoolmaster
	Loveday	27
	Emily Jane	8
	Walter Scott	5
	Eugene Pauld	2
	Alice Annie	10 mths		Died on board March 8th
Newton	John Henry	32	Deal	Mariner
	Jane	32
	John Henry	7
	Rachel A.	5
	Isaac	3
	William R.	1
Newton	Edward	30	Kent	Mariner
	Sarah	27
	Joseph Edward	4
	James Henry	3
	Henry	9 mths
Palsworth	Henry	29	Leicester	Labourer This family is crossed off on the passneger list.
	Sarah
Roberts	William John	21	Deal	Mariner
	Harriet	19
Rogers	Richard	38	Deal	Mariner
	Charlotte	29	Notations below which appeared alongside childrens names. There is no indication as to date written or their meaning.
	Ellen	8	Married Cooper. Sailor
	Charlotte	6	In service Mrs Bradfield
	William	4	With Captain Thompson
	Henry	2	At home?
	Alfred	3 mths	Shown as dead on passenger list but not in newspapaer.
Shaw	Joseph	45	England	Wheelwright
	Ann	41
	Edward	24	Trans to s/m
	David	20	Trans to s/m
	Elizabeth	17	Trans to s/w
	Ann	13	Trans to s/w
	Mary	10
	Thomas	8
	James	6
	Alfred	3
Smith	Alfred	25	Worwick	Labourer
	Mary	27
	Sarah	3
	Luis	1
Smith	Henry	48	Middlesex	Town Cabman
	Fanny	48
	Hector	17	Trans to s/m
Verroll	William	26	Sussex	Carpenter
	Ruth	36
	Ruth L.	7
	Naomi	5
	William	4
	Alfred	3
	Emily	16 mths		Died on board March 11th
Wilds	John	32	Kent	Mariner
	Esther	26
Wyman	Thomas	43	Kent	Mariner
	Jane	42
	Thomas	17	Trans to s/m
	Jane	15	Trans to s/w
	Catherine	13	Trans to s/w
	Fanny	10
	James	8
	John	6
	Charles	4		Deceased
	Susan	1
Single Men
Allen	J J			Labourer In newspaper not on passenger list.
Bedford	George	15		Farm Labourer
Cawkwell	William	50	Surrey	Cabinetmaker
	Joseph	8
Eales	Thomas	20	Devon	Brass Fitter
Feldwick	Henry	14	Westminster	General Labourer
	John	12	Westminster	General Labourer
Ford	E			Cooper and Sawyer In newspaper not on passenger list.
Kite	H			Coachbuilder In newspaper not on passenger list.
Marin	Richard	16	England	General Labourer
Morrison	Alexander	21	Dundee	Ploughman
Pointon	Ephraim	21	Berks	Farm Labourer
Preece	Thomas	30	Shropshire	Farm Servant
Sawyer	R			Labourer In newspaper not on passenger list.
Shaw	Edward	24	England	Wheelwrigh
	David	20	England	Wheelwright
Slater	T			Carpenter In newspaper not on passenger list.
Smith	Henry	17	Middlesex	General Labourer
Colonial Assisted Single Men
Brown	John	22	Perth	Ploughman
Clark	William	18	Leicester	Labourer
Glendinning	Joseph		Roxburgh	Shepherd
Hayton	Edward	38	Middlesex	Stone Mason
Hayward	Harry	13		Boatman
Johnston	James	19	Aberdeen	Blacksmith
	William	16	Aberdeen	Farm Servant
	George	14	Aberdeen	Farm Servant
Miller	Malcolm		Dumbarton	Shepherd
Whyman	Thomas	17		Boatman
Single Women
Argent	Harriet	27		Housemaid
Bonniface	Mrs J.	38	Hants	Sempstress
	Mary	11
	Sarah Ann	9		Died on Board January 4th
	Edwin	4
Burt	Ellen	13		Domestic Servant
Cann	Jane	43		Matron
Cawkwell	Stella	24		Domestic Servant
	Sarah	20		Domestic Servant
	Janet	11
	Caroline	10
Clark	Mary Ann	16		Housemaid
Hornblow	Elizabeth	19		Domestic Servant
Leonard	Kate	22	Liverpool	Servant
Oliver	Pricilla H.	14		Domestic Servant
	Elizabeth Sweet	12		Domestic Servant
Rowley	Mary A.	16		Domestic Servant
Smith	Ruth	17		Domestic Servant
Stokes	Mary Ann	19		Domestic Servant
Stott	Jane	13		Domestic servant
Colonial Nominated Single Women
Bartley	Amy	16		Domestic Servant
Bennet	Emma	15		Domestic Servant
Bruce	Margaret	26	Forfar	Domestic Servant
	Isabella	18	Forfar	Domestic Servant
Cowe	Ann	30	Clare
	Margaret	6
	William Henry	3
	Charles	4 mths
Eales	Mary Ann	18	Devon	Domestic Servant
Hewitt	Matilda	15	Middlesex	Domestic Servant
Lambert	Eliza	14	Surrey	Domestic Servant
Lockhead	Janet	24		Domestic Servant
Maloney	Elizabeth	29		Domestic Servant
Martin	Sarah	18		Domestic Servant
	Frances	14		Domestic Servant
May	Eliza	32	Berkshire	Servant
Owen	Ann	14	Middlesex	Domestic Servant
Pryor	Eliza	16		Domestic Servant
Pulham	Harriet	16		Domestic Servant
Shaw	Elizabeth	17		Farm Servant
	Ann	13		Domestic Servant
Taylor	Caroline	14		Domestic Servant
Ward	Mary	43	Leicester	Field Servant
	William	5
Wayland	Eliza	15	Suffolk	Domestic Servant
	Maria	14
Wilson	Frances	31	Middlesx	Laundress
	Amy	16	Middlesx	Domestic Servant
	Ellen	13	Middlesx	Domestic Servant
	Henry	8	Middlesx
Whyman	Jane	15		Domestic Servant
	Catherine	31		Domestic Servant

HUNT family: Stephen Hunt, born 1832 in Romsley, Worcestershire married Harriet Martin who was born in 1841at Tipton. Their first child Susannah was born a year later in 1857. They came to New Zealand on the Mystery together with Stephen's brother Jeremiah and his wife Hannah Bailey. Unfortunately during the journey the baby Susannah died. Stephen and Harriet settled at French Farm on the Akaroa Harbour and they had 12 children. In 1875 Harriet died during childbirth and after 3 months Stephen remarried to 17 year old Victoire Libeau of Akaroa and they had 15 children. In all Stephen fathered 28 children. He died in 1906 and is buried in the Akaroa cemetery with his first wife. His second wife Victoire died 1932 and is buried in the Duvauchelle cemetery. If you have a connection with this family or would like to know more please contact Kevin Violich.

Reference:
Archives New Zealand IMCH4/19
Lyttleton Times March 30th 1859
Lyttleton Times April 2nd 1859