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  1. Martha Walters: Birth: Jan 1878.

  2. Catherine (Kate) Walters: Birth: Jan 1878 in Temuka,South Canterbury,New Zealand. Death: 28 Sep 1950 in 55 Princess st, Ashburton

  3. John Harris(Jack) Walters: Birth: 1879 in Orari,South Canterbury,New Zealand. Death: 16 Nov 1946 in Temuka,South Canterbury,New Zealand

  4. Herbert (Bert) Walters: Birth: 10 Oct 1881 in Temuka,South Canterbury,New Zealand. Death: 18 Sep 1942 in 7 Lancaster Street, Christchurch,New Zealand

  5. Leonard (Len ) Walters: Birth: 1 Apr 1882 in Temuka, Sth. Canterbury, New Zealand. Death: 31 Aug 1939 in 35 Disraeli St,,Christchurch ,New Zealand

  6. Vernon (Vern) Walters: Birth: Dec 1883 in Temuka,South Canterbury,New Zealand. Death: 11 Sep 1968 in Christchurch,New Zealand

  7. Clarence Walters: Birth: Mar 1885 in Temuka,South Canterbury,New Zealand. Death: 15 Jul 1916 in Armentieres,French/Belgium Border.

  8. Lionel Walters: Birth: 1887 in Temuka, Sth. Canterbury, New Zealand. Death: 13 Apr 1892 in Orari, Sth. Canterbury,New Zealand

  9. Claude Walters: Birth: Dec 1888 in Temuka, Sth. Canterbury, New Zealand. Death: 1956 in Christchurch,New Zealand

  10. Gordon Stanley (Stan) Walters: Birth: 28 Feb 1890 in Temuka,South Canterbury,New Zealand. Death: 26 Jun 1957 in 45 Bletsoe Ave,Christchurch,New Zealand

  11. Sydney (Syd ) Walters: Birth: 1891 in Temuka,South Canterbury,New Zealand. Death: 21 Jan 1957 in Christchurch,New Zealand

  12. Alice Walters: Birth: 6 Apr 1892 in Temuka,South Canterbury,New Zealand. Death: 1979 in Christchurch,New Zealand


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a. Note:   1851 census Buckfastleigh Devon. Household Members: Name Age Alice Abbott 26 Ann Abbott 23 John Abbott 25 John Abbott 2 Mo Mary Abbott 6 Mo Philip Abbott 24 Philip Abbott 2 Grace Harris 58 Richard Harris 62 Jane Walters 30 John H Walters 2 Arrived in Lyttleton N.Z. on the "Ivanhoe" 13 June 1864 aged 16 years,sailed 20 Feb 1864 from Plymouth cost to the Government 13 pound 6 shillings NZ marriage Registration to Alice 2171/1877 marriage reg nu 2171/1877 Witnesses:James Furgusson ,Arowhenua and Mary McCallum Temuka Minister:T.E.Barclay Father:John Walters,Woolcomber Mother:Jane Walters(Harris) married at the Orari Hotel Temuka (Wadsworth Hotel Orari) Groom: John Harris Walters Batchelor 28 years 10 years in Orari bride Alice Furgusson 18 years father:Daniel Schoolmaster mother: Catharine Anderson John Harris Walters was the son of John WALTERS and Jane HARRIS. Jane was the daughter of Richard & Grace HARRIS. John Harris Walters died at Ashburton Hospital of Chronic Myocardities aged 85. Dr. A.J.Mason - Minister A.J.Petrie (C.of.E) Arrived on "Ivanhoe" at Lyttleton 14 /06/1864 ex Plymouth farm labourer aged 16 NZ Death Registration No. 3742/1933 Cemetery Record Enquiry Record no. A132233 Surname WALTERS First Names JOHN HARRIS Occupation RETIRED Plot No 1 27 Type of Grave SINGLE DEPTH Cemetery ASHBURTON CEMETERY Plot Size 190 Age at Time of Death 85 years Date of Death 29/11/1933 Date of Internment 1/12/1933 Date of Purchase 30/11/1933 Name of Purchaser JOHN HARRIS WALTERS Purchaser Address 1 ORARI Denomination of Deceased ANGLICAN Name of Clergy Person REV PETRIE Note OCCUPIED Birth :Buckfastleigh,Devonshire,England marriage reg nu 2171/1877 death reg nu 3742/1933 ashburton Contractor in Orari 9 children 7 boys 2 girls 54 ,53,51,50,45,43,42,boys 55.41 girls son Lionel died Consumption at 5 yrs Reg A.J.C.Ling 30Nov 1933 Informant George Hosken Undertaker Ashburton Will of John Harris Walters dated Oct 4th 1933 no 3793 Timaru district Son-in-law Walter Garrard was executor Left 1/2 of everything to daughter Catherine and 1/8 share to be divided amongst the other 8 children property was 1 house with 4 rooms on a 1 Rood area plus the contents THE 'IVANHOE' From The Lyttelton Times 14 June 1864 "Marred by no fewer than 25 deaths among the passengers. Twelve of these caused by low fever. She arrived at Timaru. From that port, on account of the sickness on board, she was ordered on to Lyttelton." Brett. Voyage accounts Arrived Lyttelton June 12, Ivanhoe, ship, 1034 tons, Dunn, from London. Passengers - [26] Mr and Mrs Tripp, three children and servant; Mr and Mrs Warrington; Misses Paynter (2), Mr C. Williams, 4 children and servant; Mr and Mrs Allcard, Miss Downs, Rev. E. H. Grainger, Messrs W.H. Pettegrew, R. Bovey, W. Willoughby, M.C. Enyss , F. Back, C.R. Kennaway. In steerage, 264 souls, equal to 213 statuté adults. The ship Ivanhoe, Captain Dunn, from London, arrived off the Heads at noon Sunday, after a passage of 108 days from Plymouth. She sailed from thence on the 25th February, and experienced moderate weather during the rest of the voyage; called in at Timaru [11 June, 1044 tons] to land a number of passengers, the officials on ascertaining she had sickness on board recommended the captain to make for Lyttelton. One of the boat crews from the beach boarded her and have had to come on with the ship. On Sunday Captain Sproul considered it desirable to bring the ship up at the Heads until morning, and left Mr Norris, the coxswain, on board all night. At nine o'clock Monday morning the health officer, accompanied by Dr. Rose, Captain Gibson, Mr. Graham (J.D. Macpherson's) proceeded down the harbour to visit the ship in one of the pilot boats, followed in another by Captain Sproul with a good supply of fresh provisions. The Waipara, steamer, also received orders to anchor at Camp Bay. On the health commissioners reaching the vessel they went on board and made a preliminary examination of the ship and passengers, and they deemed it advisable to order the ship into quarantine at once. The vessel was towed up by the steamer to Camp Bay anchorage, and steps taken to land the whole of the passengers as soon as possible. Mrs. C. Williams, the wife of one of the cabin passengers, died of fever on the passage out. We may state for the information of friends of the passengers on shore that no dangerous case of sickness at present exists, and it is probable that not more than a week will elapse before both ship and passengers are admitted to pratique. The following is a list of deaths which occurred on board the Ivanhoe on her passage from England: it is compiled from the official list furnished by the officers of health: March 21 Shepherd Sarah Ann premature labour March 26 Hobbs James apoplexy March 28 Jordan James lyanosis March 29 Jones John sunstroke March 29 Moore Susannah low fever (first case) March 29 Jackson Philip marasmus March 29 Blake Robert convulsions (teething) March 31 Jackson Alfred low fever April 03 Smith Rhoda low fever April 03 Atkinson Emily low fever April 06 Middleton Letitia low fever April 07 Brown Alice abcess on neck April 12 Markham George low fever April 24 Blakemore George low fever May 06 Williams George low fever May 08 Jebb Margaret diarrhoea May 08 Jebb John low fever May 09 Jordan Alice diarrhoea May 12 Lake Samuel low fever May 26 Kant Samuel marasmus May 28 Atkinson Abigail low fever June 04 Woodford Emily low fever June 06 Atkinson Eliza diarrhoea June 07 Middleton Mary Jane marasmus June 09 Crawford John marasmus The following births took place on board:- Mrs Cath. Jordan, March 27th of a son Mrs Mary Kent, May 7th of a son Hannah Thompson, May 16th of a son The following is a list of the Provincial Government immigrants:- Columns represent surname, first name, spouse present, number of children, occupation, origin and remarks. Allan D.R. Farm Laborer Yorkshire Atkinson M. Domestic Servant Middlesex Atkinson M. Domestic Servant Middlesex Atkinson M.A. Domestic Servant Middlesex Atkinson T. Y 4 Farm Laborer Cavan Bailey E. Dairymaid Cornwall Baker P. Y 1 Farm Laborer Russia Balfour W. Farm Laborer Nairn Former co. of Highland Region Scotland Bates E. Y Painter Derbyshire Batson H. Farm Laborer Devonshire Beattie A. Domestic Servant Fifeshire Berry T. Y 1 Carpenter Yorkshire Borgfriede J. Domestic Servant Germany Brake C. Y 4 Farm Laborer Somersetshire Brons W. Y 1 Farm Laborer Prussia Brown A. Y 5 Farm Laborer Fifeshire Brown J. Dairymaid Antrim Champniss T. Y 2 Wheelwright Lanarkshire Chaplin F. Farm Laborer Devonshire Clayton R.W. Carpenter Surrey Collin G. Farm Laborer Devonshire Collins J. Y 4 Farm Laborer Pembrokeshire Conway J. Farm Laborer Cork Conway M. Domestic Servant Cork Crawford J. Y 7 Ploughman Lanarkshire Cummins A. Domestic Servant Tipperary Darley J.T. Y 1 Farm Laborer Isle of Man Dearuth H. Farm Laborer Suffolk Ditford C. Y 4 Baker Germany Driscoll H. Domestic Servant Kerry Driscoll <levels.htm> Mathew Farm Laborer Kerry Purchased land at Levels, married Sarah Kane. Fisk J. Domestic Servant Surrey Gold W. Y 1 Shepherd Aberdeenshire Goodwin T. Y 1 Farm Laborer Mayo Gordan J. Y 5 Farm Laborer Ayrshire Hall R. Mason Aberdeen Hammond G. Farm Laborer Devonshire Harris C. Farm Laborer Middlesex Harris J. Y 4 Shoemaker Germany Harris Thomas Farm Laborer Middlesex Lived on Canon St. Timaru Hobbs J. Y 8 Farm Laborer Herefordshire Hopkins F. Farm Laborer Devonshire Huggins B. Factory Girl Galway Jackson A. Y 2 Farm Laborer Middlesex Jones J. Farm Laborer Merionethshire Wales Jordan W. Y 2 Farm Laborer Herefordshire Kenney M. Domestic Servant Antrim Kent E. Domestic Servant Sussex Kent W. Y 5 Carpenter Sussex Kerr C. Blacksmith Antrim King J. Farm Laborer Scotland Lalor M. Constable Queen's County Lawler J. Blacksmith Carlow Le Breton A. Domestic Servant Jersey Le Breton A. Domestic Servant Jersey Le Breton F. Farm Laborer Jersey Le Breton F. Y 6 Farm Laborer Jersey Le Breton M. Domestic Servant Jersey Lemson J. Domestic Servant Cornwall Markham G. Y Farm Laborer Yorkshire McCullum C. Domestic Servant Argyle McDonald J. Farm Laborer Inverness McDougall T. Y Farm Laborer Fifeshire McNamara B. Cook Middlesex McNamara B. Domestic Servant Middlesex McRae A. Y 8 Blacksmith Germany Medlan E. Domestic Servant Dumfresishire Medlan E.A. Domestic Servant Middlesex Merser Z. Y Farm Laborer Yorkshire Middleton D. Y 4 Farm Laborer Cavan Miller T.K. Y Farm Laborer Germany Mitchell A. Farm Laborer Yorkshire Moore L. Dairymaid Cavan Moore S. Dairymaid Cavan Morgan D. Shepherd Montgomeryshire Morris <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nzlscant/waimate1064.htm> J. Shepherd Galway Murphy H. Domestic Servant Galway Murphy P. Saddler Galway Murphy P. jun Saddler Galway Newman C. Governess Middlesex Newman E. Governess Middlesex Newman S. Governess Middlesex Norman A. Clerk Middlesex Norman C. Clerk Middlesex Patterson W. Y Shepherd Aberdeenshire Pepper J. Y Farm Laborer Down Pepper M. Domestic Servant London Pepper M. Domestic Servant London Pepper R. Domestic Servant London Philip J. Farm Laborer Aberdeen Riedy J. Y 3 Schoolmaster Northumberland Radford J. Bricklayer Devonshire Radford N. Bricklayer Down Robinson A. Tailor Antrim Ross E.J. Domestic Servant Somersetshire Ross T. Y Farm Laborer Yorkshire Roundtree A. Domestic Servant Cavan Roundtree J. Y 4 Farm Laborer Cavan Roundtree J. Farm Laborer Cavan Roundtree W. Farm Laborer Cavan Sellars S. Domestic Servant Derbyshire Sheppard G. Y Farm Laborer Yorkshire Smith T. Y 1 Farm Laborer Yorkshire Stewart J. Ploughman Ayrshire Stewart S. Domestic Servant Lincoln Taylor E. Farm Laborer Aberdeen Taylor J. Farm Laborer Aberdeen Wallace W. Shepherd Montgomeryshire Watters J.H. Farm Laborer Devonshire Wattin M. Domestic Servant Middlesex Webb J. Y 1 Tailor Yorkshire White E. Governess Devonshire Withell J. Y Shepherd Withell M.A. Domestic Servant Yorkshire Withell R. Domestic Servant Yorkshire Wittebrook A. Y Farm Laborer Germany Woodfield G. Blacksmith Northampton Woodford J. Clerk Middlesex Woodford J. Y 7 Mechanic Dorsetshire Woodford T. Mechanic Middlesex Woodford W. Mechanic Middlesex Analysis of Trades ============== Farm labourers 47 Ploughmen 02 Shepherds 08 Bricklayers 04 Carpenters 04 Masons 04 Blacksmiths 05 Shoemaker 01 Saddlers 02 Miscellanous 11 Cook 01 Domestic Servants 21 Dairywomen 04 Governesses 03 Factory Girl 01 Summary of Nationality England 37 Wales 03 Scotland 16 Ireland 17 Channel Islands 03 Other nations 07 Total 83 Analysis This gives a list of 121 assisted workers. The numbers listed in the newspaper are incorrect for a number of trades -e.g. shepherds 6; bricklayers 2; shoemakers 2; dom. servants 30; clerks 3; governesses 4; tailors 2; blacksmiths 4; mechanics 3; carpenter 3; painter/baker/constable/wheelwright/mason 1 each. With no "miscellaneous" these and the others as listed total 121. Assisted Emigrants on the "Ivanhoe" Transcribed from a handwritten copy of the assisted emigrants departure list and amended subsequently e.g. those who died on route have their entries noted "dead". Available at the National Library, Wellington. No actual dates of preparation given. "After deciphering the writing, checking the details, cross-referencing/cross-checking - I'm not sure I'll get all the details to agree." Alan Davies. 23 Jan. 2001 Where, in the listings below, details do not differ from those above they have not been included. The listings are alphabetical – they were not so in the document. Some surname and first name spellings differ. a) Married couples and children Atkinson, Thomas 40: Eliza 38 (died) Mary Ann 19* Martha 18* Eliza Jane 16* Abigail 14* (died) Margaret 12* Emily 11 (died) Susan 6 Baker, Frederick 25 Prussia: Bridget 26 Frederick 2 William 3mths Bates, Edwin 23: Mary Ann 23 (listed with the family of John Sellars) Berry, Henry 25: Sarah H 23 Mary Jane infant Borgfrede, Jette 50* Brake, Charles 34: Elizabeth 28 James 7 Alfred 5 John 3 Robert infant (died) Brons, William 39 laborer: Dorothy 36 Hannah 7 Brown, Andrew 32: Christiana 33 Eliza 9 David 7 Catherine 5 Alice (died) Joan C 8mths Champneys, Henry 28 Somerset: Eliza 29 Mary 5 Ann 3 Collins, Isaac 29: Mary 30 Mary Ann 5 Margaret 4 Elizabeth 2 Martha inf Crawford, James 38: Jessie 36 Joseph 13* Margaret 11 Jane 9 Thomas 6 Andrew 4 Robert 2 John 2mths (died) Darly, John Joshua 31: Hannah 28 Ditford, Christian 33: Mary 35 Frederick J 8 William 6 John 4 George 10mths Gold, William 36 Forfarshire: Jane 29 William 5 Goodwin, Thomas 30 laborer: Bridget 28 Peter 2 John 1 Gordon, James 31: Mary 28 James 6 Mary 5 John 3 William 9mths Harris, James 47: Charlotte 47 Thomas 19* Charles 16* Susan 9 Hirst, James R 24 mason Yorkshire: Rosa W 23 (new name) Hobbs, James 46 Gloucestershire (died): Olivia 36 William 13* James 11 Frederick 10 Frank 9 Kate 7 Edward 5 John 4 Thornton 1 Jackson, Alfred 26 (died): Elizabeth 26 William M W 5 Felicia 1 Jebb, John 25 tailor Yorkshire(died): Ann 30 Margaret Ann infant (died) (new) Jordon, William 26: Catherine 27 Louisa E 2 Alice A 8months (died) Kent, William 40: Mary 39 Eliza 15* William 14* Henry 11 Lydia 7 Edward 4 Lake, Samuel 28(died); Fanny 20 (new name) Le Breton, Frances 41: Mary 46 Francis P 16* Mary 18* Ann E 14* Amelia 12* Adolphus 7 Alfred 3 McDougall, Thomas 28: Catherine 28 McRae, Archibald 38 Dumfrieshire: wife not named 38 Archibald 14* Elizabeth 12* Pamela 10 Andrew 8 Henry 6 Margaret 4 Jane 2 Richard 4mths Markham, George 23 (died): Jane 19 Mercer, Zaccheus 25: Betsy 25 Middleton, David 29: Letitia 27 (died) Margaret A 6 William 4 John 2 Mary Jane infant (died) Miller, Henry 28 laborer: Elizabeth 25 Paterson, William 30: Isabella 30 Pepper, James 22: Martha 20 Riedy, John 39: Eliza 39 Jane 10 Joseph W 5 Charles E 2 Ross, Eliza Ann 14* (listed with Darly family) Ross, Thomas 34: Elizabeth 26 Roundtree, John 45: Mary 45 Walter 23* John 15* Anne 19* William 11 Sellars, John 34 soapmaker, USA: Elizabeth 30 George 11 Harriet 9 William 7 Andrew 6 John Robert 4 Elizabeth 2 (new name) Sellars, Sarah 54* Shepherd, George 27 laborer: Sarah Ann 28 (died) Smith, Thomas 30: Rhoda 30 (died) Charles 3 Stewart, James 25* (listed with Gordon family) Thomson, Maxwell 24 blacksmith Down: Hannah 24 son born on voyage (new name) Withell, James 55 Yorkshire: Hannah 55 Rebecca 23* Mary Ann 18* William 13* Jane 10 (listed with Smith family) Willbrook, Auguste 27: Maria 22 Woodford, James 43: Eliza 44 James D 17* Thomas C 15* William George 13* Eliza M A 6 Edith Jane 4 Emily Ann 4 (died) Kate Sarah 2 Totals noted on the document’s lists: Adults: Male 42 Female 42; Children: Male 39 Female 31; Infants:12+2 (2 births = babies Kent & Thomson; baby Jordan died the day after his birth on 27/3) Note: these totals are correct if: James Stewart; J Borgfrede, S Sellars & E A Ross are not counted as adults Jacob Harland and Nicholas Pepper below are added to the 37 male children Sarah Ann Riseby below is added to the 30 female children. The names of 14 unmarried men and 15 unmarried women were transferred to Single Men or Single Women’s listing below as appropriate their names are asterisked in the list above and indented in the list below - 12 seems to be the divider. b) Single Men: 51, including Patrick Murphy jnr. Note: those whose details are listed above are indented and simply have names replicated below; where details differ from the listing above they are given below Allen, Richard 24 Devonshire Balfour, William 30 Baskin, Harry 21 farm laborer Devonshire (new name) Brodnick, Peter 22 shepherd Galway (new name) Chaplin, Francis 21 Clayton, Robert 23 carpenter Surrey (new name) Collier, George 25 farm laborer Yorkshire (Collin G? new name?) Coneway, James 25 laborer (cf surname includes an "e") Crawford, Joseph 13 EdinburghDearuth, Henry 29 Driscoll, Matthew 26 Hall, Robert 24 Hammond, George 17 Harland, Jacob 7 included with the 3 Peppers in the Single Women’s listing Harris, Thomas 19 laborer; Harris, Charles 16 laborer (father of both listed as being from Germany) Hobbs, William 13 Hopkins, Frank 19 James, Kerry 24 farm laborer Scotland (new name) Jones, John 21 (died) Kennedy, William 22 bricklayer Ayrshire (new name) Kent, William 14 Kerr, Christopher 40 Lalor, Michael 24 Lawler, Joseph 28 Le Breton, Francis P 16 Macdonald, John 21 McRae, Archibald 14 Mitchell, Alfred 25 Morgan, David 20 (died) Morris, John 20 Murphy, Patrick 44 saddler Galway Murphy Patrick 5 jnr (new names) Newman, Charles 18 clerk Middlesex Newman, Alfred 14 clerk Middlesex (new names) Pepper, Nicholas 11 Down no occupation listed Philip, John 22 Radford, James 19 mason Robinson, Andrew 25 tailor Antrim Roundtree, Walter 23 Roundtree, John 15 Stewart, James 25 Tayler, Ewen 20 Tayler, James 18 (surname spelt with an "e") Wallace, William 24 Northumberland Walters, John H 16 (cf Watters) Withell, William 13 Woodfield, George H 24 Woodford, James 17 Woodford, Thomas 15 Woodford, William George 13 c) Single Women: 45, excluding Sarah Ann Riseby note under b) above applies. Atkinson, Mary Ann 19 Cavan Atkinson, Martha 18 Cavan Atkinson, Eliza Jane 16 Cavan Atkinson, Abigail 14 Cavan (died) Atkinson, Margaret 12 Cavan Beattie, Agnes 28 Borgfrede, Jette 50 no occupation listed (n.o.l.) Brown, Isabella 51 (n.o.l.) Burley, Eliza 28 Cornwall dairy maid Coneway, Margaret 20 Cummins, Alice 18 Driscoll, Hannah 20 Fisk, Jane 14 (n.o.l.) Higgins, Bridget 23 Kennery, Margaret 18 Kent, Eliza 15 Le Breton, Mary 18 Le Breton, Ann E 14 Alderney Le Breton Amelia 12 Alderney Lemon, Jane 28 McCallum, Christina 28 McNamara, Bridery 24 DETAILS!! McRae, Elizabeth 12 Dumfrieshire (n.o.l.) Medlam, Elizabeth A 28 Middlesex Newman, Sarah 51 Newman, Catherine 26 Newman, Emily 23 Moore, Lydia 19Moore, Susanna 15 (died) Murphy, Hannah 20 Pepper, Margaret 58 Down domestic servant Pepper, Martha 20 Down domestic servant Pepper, Rachel 17 Down domestic servant Riseby, Jane E 34 Sussex (n.o.l.) (new name) Riseby, Sarah Ann 3 Ross, Eliza Ann/Jane 14 (n.o.l.) different second given names used Roundtree, Anne 19 Sellars, Sarah 54 (n.o.l.) Smith, Elizabeth 27 Yorkshire domestic servant (new name) Stephens, Ellen 20 Pembrokeshire dairy maid (new name) Stewart, Sarah Ann 30 Wallin, Maria 21 Walton, Ann 23 Cheshire weaver (new name) White, Emma 25 Withell, Rebecca 23 Withell, Mary Ann 18 Notations on numbers in the document Male adults 90 Summary landed Female adults 86 Families & Children 109 Male children 42 Single men 48 Female children 32 Single women 43 Infants 14 264 = 213 statute adults less passages of schoolmaster and matron Total adult passengers chargeable 198 The surnames that appear on the embarkation list but not in the newspaper but not may be transcription /spelling problems: Bailey/Beattie; Collin/Collier; King/Kerry; Norman x2 /Newman x2;Webb/Jebb Deaths listed, but not named in passenger list: Philip Jackson, George Blakemore, George Williams, Samuel Kant. Count in "The Lyttelton Times" Cabin: 26 Couples: 38+38 = 76 Single Men: 43 Single women: 40 Children: 96 255 souls steerage. Newspaper reads 264 souls/people in steerage Deaths: 25 Births: 03 Note the two servants are not named and Dr Wood not listed as a passenger. Charles Debenham Bennett's name is conspicuous by its absence as a passenger or an assisted emigrant - maybe he worked his passage. Alan Davies wrote: The family records note that, Charles Debenham BENNETT, arrived on this voyage ex London after service in the 21st Hussars in India. I have seen a number of references to his arrival on the "Ivanhoe", including in "The Cyclopedia of New Zealand" that was published before he died. However, the passenger list makes no reference to him as either a passenger or in steerage. He stayed little time in Canterbury, heading off to New Plymouth to join the Armed Constabulary. Bio. notes on Charles Debenham BENNETT: Born 25 July 1835 at Worcester, the 5th child of Joseph Bennett (a hosier and glover) of Worcester and Jemima Debenham of Depden, Suffolk. He was educated at Christ's Hospital, London ("Bluecoat School"), from 1845 to 1850; apprenticed to a London warehouse firm until 1858 when he joined a cavalry corps attached to the East India Company before going to India; purchased his discharge in 1863 and arrived in Lyttelton on the Ivanhoe on 12 June 1864. Soon went to Taranaki and joined the Military Settlers; in 1868 joined the Armed Constabulary and took part in 8 actions between 1868-69 associated with the New Zealand wars; retired in 1878. Became Town Clerk of Gisborne before resigning to become a partner in an auctioneering firm. In 1898 he was the senior partner in founding a new merchant and commission agency. He was a Gisborne borough councilor in 1879 and Mayor in 1882. In 1875 he married Jessie Dunlop, the 5th of James Dunlop and Sarah Cole who arrived in Poverty Bay in 1850 after having landed in Wellington on the Lalla Rookh in March 1849. He died at Gisborne on 10 March 1903, survived by his wife, three sons and three daughters. Information courtesy of Alan Davies <mailto:[email protected]>. Charles was his great grandfather. Posted 10 Jan. 2001 The LE BRETON family from Jersey settled in Christchurch where Francis worked at his trade as a tailor. The three boys appear to have followed in their father footsteps. Francis senior died in Christchurch in 1891 and his wife in 1905. All the children married but Adolphus died without issue in 1895. Alfred John emigrated to Sydney, Australia about 1880 and married a couple of years later. Some of his offspring still live there today. Francis LE BRETON b. 30/6/1822. Wife was Mary nee LUCE b. 31/8/1817. Children that came to NZ were Mary b. 15/10/1844; Francis Philip b. 18/4/1847; Ann Elizabeth b. 28/10/1849; Amelia Luce b. 7/12/1851; Adolphus John b. 24/11/1856 Alfred John b. 24/5/1860. Information courtesy of Charles Le Breton <mailto:[email protected]>. Posted June 14 2000 COLLINS - they came on the Ivanhoe in 1864, settled in Georgetown, near Temuka. Isaac Collins came from Narberth, Pembrokeshire. He had a fellmongery / wool scour at Georgetown. Five more children were born after the family's arrival in Temuka. Isaac Collins died in 1875 as a result of an accident in the Opihi river. His dray, fully laden with 11 wool bales and pulled by 3 horses needed assistance to cross the river and so with the help of 4 other horses and another man, he was attempting to get across when the current of the river swept him under the dray wheel and he was run over across both legs. His injuries were severe and he never recovered despite managing to get to the other side. He died 2 months later. Information courtesy of Jude Elliot <mailto:[email protected]>. Posted 16 Feb. 2002 TRIPP: C.G. Tripp <http://www.nram.org.nz/e/33/a1000.html> married Ellen Shepherd Harper, daughter of Bishop Harper. Ellen had come out to New Zealand in 1856 with her family on the Egmont <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/Egmont.htm>. Tripp had come out earlier on the Royal Stuart <royalstuart.htm>. Tripp settled in South Canterbury in 1856 acquiring the Orari Gorge Station, South Canterbury. Tripp, Ellen Shephard. My Early Days. Christchurch. Whitcombe and Tombs, 1916. 21p Wife of Charles George Tripp, sister of Emily Acland. The book includes reminiscences of early days at Mt Peel and Orari Gorge. There is a copy at the McMillan Library, Canterbury University. 1853 Lloyd's Register IVANHOE Master: Captain W. Henderson Rigging: Ship; sheathed in yellow metal and partly in felt in 1853; fastened with copper bolts Tonnage: 892 tons using old measurements and 1,094 tons using new measurements Construction: 1853 in Dumbarton Owners: Aikmans Port of registry: Glasgow Port of survey: Clyde Survey: Australia The Star, Christchurch. Wednesday 9th January 1895 page 2 Drowned in the lost ship Ivanhoe, between Seattle, Puget Sound and San Francisco, Frederic James Grant, journalist of Seattle, Washington State; aged thirty-two. Second son of Alexander Grant, of Zansville, Ohio, United States, and nephew of James Grant, of Dunsandel, New Zealand.


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