Hello Julie-Ann, Can you make it a bit easier and narrow it down to where they first settled? Same with the Thomas YOUNG and Jessie Maud BEVAN family North Island or South. Canterbury or Otago or maybe Auckland? By train across the country to Vancouver or an Francisco. The US transcontinental railway was completed about 1865. There was the San Francisco Service, U.S. P.s. mail steamer, with a call in to Honolulu and another call in at Fiji. By 1870s regular transpacific crossings commenced. The Panama, New Zealand & Australia Royal Mail Co. was formed June 15 1866 to operate monthly sailings in each direction between Sydney, Wellington and Panama with four ships. The Panama, New Zealand & Australia Royal Mail Co. was formed June 15 1866. The Pacific Mail Steamship Company 1870s. In 1885 the Oceanic Steamship Company obtained the subsidised mail contract. On 1 February 2017 at 02:56, Julie-Ann <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all > > Interested in Joseph Thomas SQUIRE b 1846 Canada in NZ by 1875 > > Have his probate/employment etc and descendants but trying to locate his > entry into NZ and also how would someone get to NZ from Ontario > > Thanks > > Julie-Ann > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > The List Guidelines > > http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >