My great-grandfather Walter Oliver EATON and his family were living in Leicester in 1901. By 1909, Walter and 2 of his children, Stanley Harriman and Clarice, were living in Christchurch. I know this is probably a huge ask, but Is there any way I can find out what ship they came to NZ on? I assume they landed at Lyttelton. (I also presume that his wife Louisa and daughter Ada Mabel died on the voyage as I can find no trace of their deaths in England or in NZ.) Any help, ideas or information would be most appreciated. Cheers Lindsay Wellington NZ

Hi Lindsay Since you live in Wellington, I suggest that you go to the National Library and its Alexander Turnbull Library and search yourself. Have you seen the ATL leaflet "What ship did they come on?" Then you can go to the Archives NZ and look for the passenger lists. Not sure whether you have done that already. Cheers Nick, Wellington NZ

Hi Folks, Sorry about going through the list. I did see the original and tried to see if they came through Australia but got no where, so deleted Lindsay's address. Lindsay, as a NZ resident, I don't know if you know, but you are "entitled to one free lookup per year(?)" through NZ archives I think it is. You can email them, detailing your problem and I think you get either one lookup or 1/2 hour free, but you have to be resident in NZ. My son in law got his 'freebe' and I did some research only a month or two ago in NZ (via the computer) for a NZ resident and they gave me the answer for free to because he was a resident - have a look into it, but don't forget to say where you live, they might check first. Good luck Sue in Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: <NICK@crypt.co.nz> To: <TheShipsList-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 5:46 AM Subject: [TSL] Re: UK to LYTTELTON, NZ - 1901-9 > Hi Lindsay > > Since you live in Wellington, I suggest that you go to the National > Library and its Alexander Turnbull Library and search yourself. Have > you seen the ATL leaflet "What ship did they come on?" Then you can > go to the Archives NZ and look for the passenger lists. > > Not sure whether you have done that already. > > Cheers Nick, Wellington NZ