Early Wellington
Arrival of the Ship “London.”
Arrival of the Ship “London.”
On the 1st May, 1842, the “London” arrived at Wellington for the second time from England, with pasengers and cargo.
Mrs. Wills, one of the passengers, brought the first pheasants to New Zealand. A cock and three hens were landed in safety, and were passed on by Mrs. Wills to Mr. E. J. Wakefield, to have them placed under his charge. A hive of bees, also belonging to this lady, had unfortunately died on the passage.
The “London,” 700 tons, commanded by Capt. Attwood, sailed from Gravesend, in January, 1842, with 55 married couples, 14 single men, 13 single women, 24 children under fourteen, and 15 under seven.
15 deaths and one birth occurred on board. One birth occurred on shore, after landing.
The passengers comprised the following:—
Name | Age | No. of Children |
Abbott, M. E. | — | — |
Acourt, Jas. and Cathie | — | — |
Andrews, Wm. and Eliza | — | —- |
Attwood, Susannah | — | — |
Barb, Jas. and Mary | — | 2 |
Barratt, Wm. and Mary Ann | — | 6 |
Bee, Francis and Ann | — | 1 |
Benton, Tim and Mary | — | 1 |
Benton, Elizabeth, 16; Francis | 15 | — |
Bidmead, John and Sarah | — | 1 |
Bird, Wm. and Mary | — | — |
Brewer, Wm. and Caroline | — | 3 |
Burley, — | — | — |
Burling, Henry and Mary | — | 5 |
Calvert, Will | — | — |
Cattell, Jas. and Mary | — | 4 |
Cattell, Wm. and Elizabeth | — | 1 |
Chamberlain, Thomas and Susan | — | — |
Cheesman, Mrs. Ann | — | 2 |
Cheesman, Mrs. Robert | — | — |
Collier, Jos. and Harriett Ann | — | 1 |
Collins, J. Power and Marg. | — | 3 |
Collins, Jeremiah | 17 | — |
Conlan, Richard and Mary | — | 1 |
Dale, Wm. | — | — |
Dixon, Jos. and Mary | — | 2 |
Dixon, Chas. and Mary | — | 2 |
Dockray, Sam and Hannah | — | 3 |
Dougherty, Mrs. Daniel | — | —page 107 |
Dougherty, Mrs. Sarah | — | 2 |
Eades, Wm. and harriett | — | 3 |
Edwards, Rob | — | 5 |
Empson, Mrs. Thomas | — | — |
Felgate, Geo. and Martha | — | 3 |
Fitchett, John and Louise | — | 7 |
Florence, Thos. and Celia | — | — |
Hall, Wm. Jabez and Maria | — | 5 |
Hamilton, Mrs. Will | — | — |
Harvey, Wm. and Sarah | — | — |
Harvey, Chas 21; Alfred | 18 | — |
Harvey, John17; and Sarah | 22 | — |
Harvey, Jos and Sarah | — | 1 |
Hodder, Walter and Emma | — | 1 |
Holder, Wm. and Martha | — | 3 |
Mollingworth, E. and Phillis | — | 2 |
Hurley, Alex and Ann | — | — |
Ikin, John and Jane | — | 1 |
James, John C. and Eliza | — | 4 |
Jenkins, Wm. and Cath. | — | 2 |
Jones, Hen. and Mary | — | 4 |
Judd, John and Selina | — | 1 |
Kelham, Mrs. Georgina | — | — |
Kelham, Mrs. James | — | — |
Lockyer, Thos. and Eliza | — | 3 |
Loweston, A. Rushton | 20 | — |
Marshall, D. Watt | — | — |
Martin, Mrs. Emma | — | 2 |
Mason, Wm. and Lucy Ann | — | — |
Mason, Wm. Fred 14; L. Ann | 16 | — |
Matthews, Ch. and Eliza | — | 1 |
McCarthy, Jos and Mary Ann | — | — |
Poulter, Samuel and Wife | — | — |
Remington, John and Rebecca | — | — |
Rider, Thomas | — | — |
Rogers, Chas. and Elizabeth | — | — |
Saunders, Jos and Rose | — | — |
Saunders, William and Maria | — | — |
Scott, James and Catherine | — | — |
Shepherd, Mrs. William | — | — |
Short, Jas. and Charlotte | — | 4 |
Stockbridge, Steph and Mary | — | 5 |
Tarr, John and Eliza | — | 3 |
Tattle, John and Ann | — | 4 |
Taylor, Jas. and Elizabeth | — | — |
Telgate, Geo. and Martha | — | 3 |
Thomas, Wm. and Sophia | — | 2 |
Tomkins, John and Mary | — | 4 |
Torre, Mrs. Henry | — | — |
Wallace, Mrs. Richard | — | — |
Whale, Nathaniel | — | — |
White, Amelia | — | — |
Williams, Dav and Eliza | — | 2 |
Willis, Mrs. Margaret | — | — |
Worsley, Thos. and Ann | — | — |
Births. | ||
To Mrs. M. A. McCarthy, Feb. 16, a son. | ||
Rebecca Remington (May 2nd, 1942, daughter, at Port Nicholson). | ||
Deaths | 1842 | |
Joseph Dixon | 9m. | Jan. 3 |
Edwin Matthews | 9m. | Jan. 25 |
John Jenkins | 12m. | Feb. 2 |
Wm. Stockbridge | 8m. | Feb. 4 |
Ed. Chamberlain | 10m. | Feb. 5 |
Eliza Lockyer | 6m. | Feb. 16 |
Phebe Edwards | 36yrs. | Feb. 24 |
Henry Edwards | 10m. | Feb. 28 |
William Barb | 5m. | Mar. 5 |
Thomas Barb | 2yrs. | Mar. 8 |
Chas. Burling | 2yrs. | Mar. 9 |
Mary Barb | 19m. | Mar. 17 |
Eliza Williams | 19m. | Mar. 19 |
Jane Jenkins | 2yrs. | Mar. 30 |
Mary Jones | 6m. | Ap. 18 |