Remember there is a good chance you may never be able to identify which vessel an immigrant ancestor was aboard but still get back to the old country. Probably in steerage. Lyttelton Times 13 May 1854 SHIPPING NEWS. ARRIVED. May 11, ship Hashemy, 523 tons, Ross, from Sydney, via Newcastle. Passengers, Major and Mrs. Hyne, Messrs. Burchett, Mrs. Ross, and servant, Mrs. C. Moore, Mrs. Lane, Dr. and Mrs. Welsh, and 2 children. New Zealander 12 August 1854 Page 2 PORT OF AUCKLAND. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. August ll— Nelson, screw steamer, Martin, at Manukau, from Port Victoria, Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth. Passengers, from Lyttelton — Mr. and Mrs. Petcival, Mr. Moore, Mr. Seal. I have a Henry Dench who must have been hiding in the bilges if he arrived when he said he did from the West India Docks in Poplar, London - 1851 into Canterbury. That is not him on the Travancore. He flipped back and forth to Melbourne many times from Dunedin. Even got married in Melbourne. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzbound/dench.htm On 4 February 2017 at 14:44, Murray Reid <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree, especially once steamers became common. > My grandparents emigrated from Ashburton to Grey Lynn in Auckland just > before the main trunk railway was completed. > Their route was Lyttleton to Wellington by steamer, rail to New Plymouth > and > then steamer to Onehunga. He moved with Mr. Crum to set up the brick > business. > Murray Reid > > -----Original Message----- > From: NEW-ZEALAND [mailto:[email protected] > ] > On Behalf Of Rowan Gibbs > Sent: Saturday, 4 February 2017 2:22 PM > To: Chris <[email protected]>; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [nz] Sailing ships into Auckland 1850's > > Onehunga (on the Manukau) was a (probably the) major port for local > shipping > -- smaller ships ... > > Rowan Gibbs > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2017 11:35 AM > Subject: [nz] Sailing ships into Auckland 1850's > > > > hi listers, > > > > My ancestors sailed from Port Fairy in Victoria to Auckland in early > > 1850's. I would like to clarify with you that the ship would sail into > > Manukau harbour.. > > > > Assuming this to be correct, how far is it from Manukau harbour to the > > city centre of Auckland and how would a young man and his family reach > > Auckland in 1853...with 3 little children? > > > > Chris > > > > Melbourne, Australia > > > > > > 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 > > > > 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 > > > > 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 >
Thank you again listers for your insights and suggestions. I will now concentrate my search on ships arriving Otago and Lyttleton, and will take note of Olwyn's wisdom..that I might not find them esp if they travelled in steerage. I live in hope Regards Chris Melbourne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Olwyn Whitehouse" <[email protected]> To: "new-zealand" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2017 8:52 AM Subject: Re: [nz] Sailing ships into Auckland 1850's > Remember there is a good chance you may never be able to identify which > vessel an immigrant ancestor was aboard but still get back to the old > country. Probably in steerage. > > Lyttelton Times 13 May 1854 SHIPPING NEWS. > ARRIVED. May 11, ship Hashemy, 523 tons, Ross, from Sydney, via Newcastle. > Passengers, Major and Mrs. Hyne, Messrs. Burchett, Mrs. Ross, and servant, > Mrs. C. Moore, Mrs. Lane, Dr. and Mrs. Welsh, and 2 children. > > > New Zealander 12 August 1854 Page 2 > PORT OF AUCKLAND. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. > August ll— Nelson, screw steamer, Martin, at Manukau, from Port Victoria, > Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth. Passengers, from Lyttelton — Mr. and > Mrs. Petcival, Mr. Moore, Mr. Seal. > I have a Henry Dench who must have been hiding in the bilges if he arrived > when he said he did from the West India Docks in Poplar, London - 1851 > into Canterbury. That is not him on the Travancore. He flipped back and > forth to Melbourne many times from Dunedin. Even got married in Melbourne. > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzbound/dench.htm > > On 4 February 2017 at 14:44, Murray Reid <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I agree, especially once steamers became common. >> My grandparents emigrated from Ashburton to Grey Lynn in Auckland just >> before the main trunk railway was completed. >> Their route was Lyttleton to Wellington by steamer, rail to New Plymouth >> and >> then steamer to Onehunga. He moved with Mr. Crum to set up the brick >> business. >> Murray Reid >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: NEW-ZEALAND >> [mailto:[email protected] >> ] >> On Behalf Of Rowan Gibbs >> Sent: Saturday, 4 February 2017 2:22 PM >> To: Chris <[email protected]>; [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [nz] Sailing ships into Auckland 1850's >> >> Onehunga (on the Manukau) was a (probably the) major port for local >> shipping >> -- smaller ships ... >> >> Rowan Gibbs >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Chris" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2017 11:35 AM >> Subject: [nz] Sailing ships into Auckland 1850's >> >> >> > hi listers, >> > >> > My ancestors sailed from Port Fairy in Victoria to Auckland in early >> > 1850's. I would like to clarify with you that the ship would sail into >> > Manukau harbour.. >> > >> > Assuming this to be correct, how far is it from Manukau harbour to the >> > city centre of Auckland and how would a young man and his family reach >> > Auckland in 1853...with 3 little children? >> > >> > Chris >> > >> > Melbourne, Australia >> > >> > >> > 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 >> >> >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> 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 >> > > > 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