Hi Pam The port in Dunedin is PORT CHALMERS. I googled NZ "Royal Albert" arrival Port Chalmers and found numerous pieces of incidental information, including a museum. "Happy researching and sharing" Sandra Murphy Auckland New Zealand NZSG #19772 Researching OSBORNE, BARTON, MEAKIN, GOWTY, RICKETTS, JEFFERIES, JEFFREYS, BEAUMONT, BIRRELL, MCGUIRE The information contained in this email MAY be confidential or legally privileged. If you have received this message in error please notify the sender and delete message immediately, including attachments. ----- Original Message ----- From: "PMR" <cliveden@acenet.net.au> To: "AUST & NZ Mailing List" <AUSTRALIA-NEW-ZEALAND@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 11:00 AM Subject: [AUSTRALIA-NEW-ZEALAND] "Royal Albert" 1853 > Hello Listers > > I read in "Early Records of Riverton and District" that Richard > STEVENS (1802-1889), wife Sarah and children Edward Thomas (22), Sarah Jane > (16) and Emma (10) arrived in New Zealand on the "Royal Albert" in 1853. > > I have just been given information that a Richard STEVENS was > buried in Riverton in 1853. It wasn't the father as I have his DC for 1889. > However, Richard and Sarah had a son Richard who was 2 years older than ET. > > At this stage I'm wondering exactly when in 1853 the RA arrived > and if there would be a passenger list. It is possible that their son > Richard did accompany them and died soon after arrival. Compilers of the > article in the book would not necessarily have known about his migration. > > I'll be contacting a cousin in or near Gore who may be able to > check out the exact date of the 1853 burial. I've been sent the name of a > centre in Gore which has a new Burial Locator. > > The family settled in Jacob's River (now Riverton), so would > they have come into Dunedin? > > Any help most appreciated. Many thanks. > > Pam > Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia > > > Queensland Dead Persons Society > Toowoomba www.audps.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUSTRALIA-NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >