Arrival of the “Olympus.”

The “Olympus,” 500 tons, commanded by Capt. John Whyte, sailed from Gravesend in December, 1840, and arrived in May, 1841, with 27 married couples, 16 single men, 11 single women, 15 children under fourteen and 26 under seven; five births and four deaths occurred on board. Dr. Featherston was surgeon superintendent. The passenger list was as follows:

Name	Age	Wife's Age	No. of Children
*Aitken, Mrs. and two others	—	—	—
Barras, James	21	—	—
Barker, Jas. and Mary (Ag. 10yrs., Eliz. 3yrs. Sar. 1yr.)	33	29	3
Barns, or Barus, Jas.	21	—	—
Birmingham, John	25	—	—
Bluett, Thos. and Mary (Thos. 3yrs., M. Ann 11 months)	21	25	2
Bryson, Thos. and Cath.	26	21	—
Burrows, — (farmer)	20	—	—
Burton, Jas. and Elizab.	40	29	—
Burton, Amy	26	—	—
Burton, Elizabeth	24	—	—
Burton, Emily	17	—	—
Burton, Jas.	15	—	—
Burton, William and Mary (Eliza, 5 months)	23	30	1
Connacher, Don	30	—	1
Connacher, Margaret	—	25	—
Corley, Isaac	23	—	—
Couttie, Dave and Janet (Alex. 9yr., Geo. 12yr., Jas. 2yr.)	26	25	3
*Cox, Wm. and Esther	23	25	—
Doughty, — (farmer)	25	—	—
Featherston, Dr. and Lady	27	24	—
Fox, Ed. Thos. and Harriet	35	27	—
Giles, John	27	—	—
Gowan, — (merchant	23	—	—
Graham, Agnes (Jas. 13, Nancy 9, Marg. 4, Mary 4, Betty 18 months.)	36	—	5
Hall (2), Gent, 26 and	30	—	—
Heggie, Thos. and Mary	22	20	—
Honeyman, Thos. and Mary	25	28	—
Jennings, —	—	—	—
Jones (farmer)	25	—	—
Kilgour, John and Margaret (William, 4yrs.)	36	38	1
Langley, Peter	23	—	—
Leslie, Mary	17	—	—
Lyall, Rob and Agnes	36	36	—
Mabey, Job and Rachael (Sarah 4, Mary A. 2.)	28	28	2
Mason (agricultrist) and Lady	22	22	—
McKain, Douglas and Mary (Isaac, 11yrs.)	49	—	1
McNaughton, Mary	29	—	1
Miller, Wm.	26	—	—
*Moore, A. and Mary	30	28	1

^* Did not embark.

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Neale, Wm. and Sarah	37	38	—
Piper, — (farmer)	25	—	—
Pollock, Robert	29	—	—
Pope, Henry and Eliza (Jane 5, Wm. 3, Geo. 6 months.)	27	28	3
Roberts, — (farmer)	25	—	—
*Rowsell, J. and Sarah	26	25	2
Saxby, Wm. and Mary (M. 9, Jas. 4, and infant 4 months.)	43	32	3
Saxby, Ben	19	—	—
Scott, Thos. and Mary	24	20	1
Shepherd, Wm. and Margaret (Jas. 3yrs., Jane 16mo.)	35	23	2
Sime, Jas. and Janet (Jas. 3, Dav. 3, Mary 5, J. 4 months.)	26	27	4
*Slarke, Jno. and Mary	27	24	2
Tolhurst, Sam and Sarah (Sa. 8, Ann 5, M. 3, E. 2.)	34	27	4
Underdown, Wm.	20	—	—
Vennell, Sam	27	—	—
Vennell, Pamela	—	28	—
*West, Jas. and Patience	26	24	2
Wilkie, Geo. and Ann (G. 10, Jno. 7, P. 3, and C. 12.)	36	36	4
Wilkinson, D. and Eliza (Christina 14 months.)	28	24	1
Williamson, Thos. and Eliza (Chas. 16, Eliza 7.)	28	24	1
Wood, Jas. and Hannah	35	31	1
Wood, Martha	11	—	—
*Wood, Robert	18	—	—
Births
Mrs. G. Hegge, 26th Jan.			Son
Mrs. C. Mabey, 17th March			Son
Mrs. D. Couttie, 23rd March			Daughter
Mrs. J. Barker, 2nd April			Son
Mrs. G. Wilkie, 4th April			Son
Deaths.
Henry Pope, 6 mths., 21st Dec.
Jane Pope, 5 yrs., 23rd Dec.
Joh Scott, 13 months, 7th Jan., 1841.
Sarah Mabel, 3 yrs., 9th Feb. 1841.

(Signed) Dr. Featherston

,
Surgeon Supnt. “Olympus.”
Gravesend, 5th Dec., 1840.
Certified at Customs House, London,
Dec., 1840; (Sgd.)

G. Rupert Cole

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The “Sandfly,” a schooner of 16 tons, was launched from a yard on the Hutt river in 1841. She was the largest ship built there and was named by Mrs. Collett. The boat was the property of Messrs. Molesworth and Hart.

Other persons arriving to swell the ranks of the inhabitants of the Port were: Dr. Matthews (“Sir John Falstaff”); Messrs. Burleigh and Spencer (“Surprise”); Mr. Archer (“Ullswater”); Messrs. Halswell, Mathew and Clarke, in the Government brig (“Victoria”); Capt. Liardet (“Whitby”). Messrs. J. King, J. Wallace, G. Goodall, J. Webster, E. Brown, W. Halse, H. Halse, J. G. Cooke, L. H. Davy, E. C. Merchant, E. Marshall, St. George, and W. Shaw, arrived by the “Amelia Thompson.”

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Fig. 32—Thorndon from Golder's Hill, off Hill Street.
This view is taken from Dr. Evan's
garden, on Golder's Hill (now Dr. Morice's) off Hill Street. Dr. Evan's house is in the foreground on the left. The first house below the hill was occupied by Mr. Mocatta. The
group of buildings beyond were the N.Z. Coy's offices and Messrs. Clifford & Vavasour's residences. The
flagstaff marks the locality of Colonel Wakefield's house and the church behind it. Mr. Chetham Strode's
house is seen in the foreground to the right.

Fig. 33—The Beach, Thorndon, near Major Richard Baker's residence.

Fig. 34—The Barracks, Thorndon.