Apologies Beth & fellow List members, A laptop doesn't enjoy being washed with lemon squash, so have only just had it returned. Archway [Nat Archives] Ref NZC1054 Item 4, title Despatches from the Resident Agent, New Plymouth, 2nd Jan-31 Dec 1845 List of Emigrants taken in the Government Brig “Victoria” to Auckland January 2nd 1845 p61 Name, Occupation, In what ship arrived, Above 14years, From 6-14, Under 7, TOTAL Letitia GONINAN* (Carpenter) Blenheim 3 4 John HARPER & wife Miner Essex 1 3 Jas WILLIAMS & wife Miner Blenheim 1 3 6 John HARVEY & wife Miner Essex 1 1 1 5 Wm POLKINGHORNE & wife Miner Essex 2 4 R T COLLINS & wife Shoemaker Essex 1 1 4 Samuel GRIBBLE & wife Miner Essex 1 3 Josiah MILLSTEAD & wife Sawyer Blenheim 1 3 Charlotte ROGERS* (miner) Blenheim 1 Edmund GEORGE & wife Miner Blenheim 2 1 1 6 Richard KNUCKEY & wife Miner Essex 2 William LUKIES & wife Ag Lab Amelia Thomson2 1 5 Mary ARGLE* (Miner) Blenheim 2 4 7 Nicholas PASCOE & wife Miner Essex 2 4 11 Men 14 Women 7 8 17 57 *The husbands of these women had previously walked to Auckland Sorry if the above list gets out of kilter re the tabs P59 is also of interest. Letter to Colonel William Wakefield New Plymouth February 10th 1845 Sir, I enclose a list of the emigrants removed to Auckland in the Government Brig. With one or two exceptions, they are very undesirable settlers. I have the honor to be, Sir, your obedient servant I J Wicksteed Resident Agent of New Plymouth Will also send to this list Jan Gribble's collection of names of other families thought to have come up to Auckland from New Plymouth. I have not been able to locate a list of who travelled on the HMS HAZARD. cheers Bobbie [Interested in ROGERS ad ARGALL / ARGLE family] -------------------------------------------- On Sun, 5/2/17, Beth Wagstaff <[email protected]> wrote: Subject: [nz] Government brig VICTORIA 1844 Hello. I understand that in December 1844, the Government brig VICTORIA was involved in ferrying unhappy settlers from the New Plymouth settlement to Auckland. I cannot find any reference to this however on the net. Does anyone know whether this is correct?  Or have any information about it? And if it did happen, is there a list of name  of those settlers who travelled to Auckland.  I would like to see if my rellies were among them. Thanks,  Beth T