Westminster1843

*Name*		Age
*Cabin Passengers*
Best	Dr John M
Perry	Charles Esq
Thomas	Colonel
*Paid Steerage Passengers*
Eagland	Charles Snr
Eagland	Charles Jnr
*Steerage Passengers*
Adams	Henry	21
Barrbal	Charles	30
	Ann	28
	John	6
	Samuel	3
	Sophia	1
Barrow	John	20
Bell	Richard	20
Bennett	George	27
Best	John
Brooks	William Thomas	22
	Ellen	23
	Ellen	18 months
Charrett	Charles	20
Cooper	William	16
Cozens	William	17
Dael	John	22
Dael	James	18
Darbey	Narroway John	20
	Matilda	18
Davey	Thomas	38
	Eliza	36
	Anne	13
	Thomas	10
	Elizabeth	8
	Mary Ann	7
	Hetty	3
	Ellen	Infant
Davey	Jane	16
Desmond	Henry	27
Dunn	Timothy	36
Dunn	Frances	28
Edwards	William	19
Elliot	Samuel	55
	Mary Jane	21
	William Henry	18
	Eliza	16
	George	14
Fowle	Isaac	28
	Ann	23
Fowle	William	21
Goddard	William	31
	Mary Ann	32
	William	4
Grattan	Alexander	33
	Rebecca	28
	Mary	11
	Eliza	8
	John	7
Green	Thomas	40
	Harriet	41
	Thomas	17
	William	15
	John	12
	Harriet	10
	Benjamin	8
	Edward	5
Hall	Michael	18
Halpine	Catherine	21
Harmer	Edward	29
Harper	William	16
Heone	Bernard	22
	Janet	19
	Catherine	Infant
Hibberson	Joseph	30
Hibberson	Abraham	21
Hill	James Carlton	38
	Maria	29
	Emma	12
	Robert	10
	Ernest Roden	9
	Frederick	7
	Albert William	2
Hill	Carlton	18
Hill	Mary	17
Hill	Sarah	14
Harper	Elizabeth	34	Widow
	Elizabeth Ann	13
	Edwin	7
	Mary	5
Hortigan	Michael	22
Humphrey	George	20
Lashbury	Henry	21
Heley	Hannah	20
Kennedy	William	22
	Margaret	20
Knee	John	23
Landrick	John	32
Lark	John	34
Lundon	Patrick	38
	Ellen	37
	William	12
	Patrick	9
Lundon	Anne	19
Lundon	David	16
Lundon	John	14
	Mary	14
Lorrigan	Daniel	45
	Jane	44
	Patrick	25
	John	23
	Lawrence	21
	Catherine	19
	William	17
	Bartholomew	15
	Mary	13
	Margaret	11
	Daniel	9
MacEnery	Thomas George	27
McCuatt	William	32
	Mary Ann	26
	James	12
	Maria	5
Mcleod	Frances	25
	James	25
Merret	George	23
	Joseph	20
	Henry	17
Morgan	Ann	35	Widow
	Mary Ann	17
	Margaret	16
	Fanny	14
	James	11
Morgan	Charles	21
Nash	James	22
Nash	John	19
Page	Frederick	23
Palmer	James	22
	Maria	18
Paradise	Isaac	22
Parr	Thomas
Peterson	Andrew	24
	Elizabeth	25
Peardon	William	37
	Ann	21
Pell	Walton	22
	Hannah	22
	Elizabeth	4
Pell	John	20
Parr	Thomas	34
	Jane Elizabeth	31
	Edward	13
	Thomas	10
	John	5
Rendles	Henry	17
Roach	Thomas	28
	Margaret	25
	Catherine	3
	Margaret	1
Roach	Patrick	25
	Ann	24
Rose	William	36
	Sarah	36
	John J.R.	15
	Charles Henry	11
	Mariah	9
	Sarah	7
Russell	William	39
	Amilia	45
	William	12
	Mary	6
	Jane	9
	Henry	1
Scott	John	23
	Isabella	19
	Mary	Infant
Senior	Joseph	18
Shepherd	Thomas	36
	Heather	34
	Thomas	4
	Charles	2
Sholes	John	26
Skeen	Robert	19
	Catherine	21
Slemaker	William	33
	Ellen	23
Slow	Robert	32
	Elizabeth	29
	Esther	10
Smith	Robert	15
Spore	James	27
	Dorcas	24
	Dorcas Elizabeth	1
Spore	Harriet	30
Stanton	George	31
	Elizabeth	31
	Jane	7
Stephen	Richard	37
	Ann	35
	Eliza	8
	John	5
	Ann	2
Stockwell	Henry	23
Sullivan	Elizabeth	21
Sullivan	Ellen	20
Tattersall	William	30
	Ann	34
	William	13
	Ralph	11
	Laurance	7
	James	5
	Joseph	2
Wake	Charles	17
Walker	Edward	33
	Anne	36
	Edward	12
	Ann	10
	John	7
	Martha	1
White	Henry	29
	Priscilla	31
	Henry	3
	Priscilla	1
Wilkins	George	30
Willetts	William	34
	Mary	30
	William	4
	James	3
Wood	Abraham	36
	Louisa	38

MORGAN family: The Morgan family came from County Cork, Ireland but nothing is known of Ann's marriage or the death of her husband or the birth of her children. Mary Ann Morgan married John Beaton in St Patrick's Cathedral Auckland on 23 May 1843. John was a native of Isle of Mull, Scotland but no evidence has been found relating to his arrival in Auckland. As the wedding was only seven weeks after the arrival of the Westminster you might think that perhaps he was on the same ship (perhaps as crew) however it remains a mystery. John and Mary Ann had four children in Auckland (of whom the eldest died at 17 months). They then moved to New South Wales, Australia where they had a further four children following which they moved back to Auckland where another child was born. Mary Ann died in Auckland on 11 Feb 1890 and is buried in Waikumete cemetery. Margaret Morgan married Alexander McArthur on 22 Aug 1843, also in St Patrick's. They had four children in Auckland before moving to NSW where they had two more children. Margaret died in Sydney in 1866. Fanny Morgan married Dennis Trainor (Traynor) in St Patrick's on 2 Jul 1846 but no subsequent trace of either party nor any children has been found. The widow Ann Morgan married Samuel Dean, a widower, in St Patrick's on 23 Feb 1851. The date and location of her death has not been found. If you have a connection with this family or would like to know more please contact John Beaton.

SCOTT family: John Scott and Isabella Coats were married in Barony Lanark on 16^th May 1841 and arrived at Auckland on the ‘ Westminster ‘ in 1843 with their infant daughter Mary. Their first born in New Zealand, John Scott who was born on 18^th October 1844, married Janet Naysmith on April 25th 1872 at Victoria Quadrant Auckland. They were the Dundon Maternal grand parents. They had six boys and two girls. Chronological order is Christina b 16/7/1873, Frederick b 10/9/1874 he married Sally ?, Charles b 13/8/1876, David Anthony b 19/6/1879, Thomas b 27/1/1880, Janet Eveline b 3/12/1887, Henry (Bill) b 1/11/1891, and John Francis b 12/3/1892 married Elizabeth Seggers in England in 1917. Janet Eveline married Henry Kevin Dundon in Auckland in 1911, before moving to Australia. There were 8 surviving children from the marriage. If you have a connection with this family or are interested to learn more please contact Col Dundon.

LORRIGAN family: Daniel and Jane (Walsh) LORRIGAN and their family of nine children aged between 25 and 9 years of age were from Ballyslough County Limerick in Ireland. When they settled in Auckland this family of eleven lived in a raupo 'house' with an earthen floor, crude furniture, beds of dry fern, and an open fire for cooking. The water came from a gully nearby, and town was over a mile away on a clay track through thick scrub. The Auckland newspaper 'Southern Cross' of 22 April 1843 reported that the Government of the day was callous in that it had left more than 200 passengers for four days after their arrival in cold comfortless houses after a voyage of "four or five months" and with "not a shilling of money". The Lorrigan family took an active part in the activities of the young town of Auckland. Patrick became a tavern keeper, and was granted a licence for the Crown and Anchor Inn in Queen Street West, John Lorrigan contributed his labour to help build the Auckland Temperance Hall in September 1843, and the men of this family were among the helpers who rolled stones from the quarry at Mount Eden down to the site where St Patrick's Cathedral was being built in 1846-1848. Daniel was an Auckland Timber Merchant in Queen Street in the 1850's. William and Laurence later owned their own farms. Mary and John married other passengers from the 'Westminster' - Mary m Hans Christopher, and John m Ann Lundon. Daniel Lorrigan senior later farmed at Paupaterie near One Tree Hill, and his death was reported in "The New Zealander" of 1 January 1853 as follows: "Died: In consequence of a fall from his horse on Tuesday 27th inst, in the 62nd year of his age, Mr Daniel Lorrigan of Auckland, and late of Ballyslough of County Limerick". His wife Jane died on 14 June 1864, and her death was reported in "The Daily Southern Cross" 15 June 1864 as ..."relict of the late D Lorigan of Auckland". If you are interested in this family please contact Moira Draper.

Item of interest: Henry White, a passenger on the "Westminster" later built some of Auckland's more prestigious buildings, and the windmill which stood as a real landmark at the corner of Symonds Street and Karangahape Road for many years. Thanks to Moira Draper for this item.