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From the "Lyttelton Times" January 2 1866 Arrived - January 1, Mermaid, ship, 1321 tons, Rose, from London. Passengers:
(Columns represent: Surname, Title/Given Name/Accompanied by)
1 Barker Mr. R. S. 2 Brown Miss. 3 Brown Mr. James 4 Cain Captain 5 Davie Miss. Jane 6 Davie Mr. John 7 Farrell Rev. wife 8 Gore Miss. 9 Marshall Mr. C. A. 10 Martin Miss. 11 Milton Captain 12 Powys Mr. Arthur J. 13 Upton Mr. T. E.
Government Immigrants: (Columns represent: Surname, Given name, with wife or single, number of children, profession, County/Country of origin)
1 Alsop Thomas A. wife five Toolmaker Surrey 2 Arps Diedrich single Farm Labourer Germany 3 Aschen Heinrich wife two Farm Labourer Germany 4 Bowen Sarah A. single Cook Tipperary 5 Boyle Alex single Farm Labourer Down 6 Boyle Margaret single Domestic Servant Down 7 Boyle Mary single Dairymaid Down 8 Bradshaw John single Labourer Armagh 9 Briant Charles H. single Shepherd Berkshire 10 Brown Richard wife two Farm Labourer Devonshire 11 Bullwinkel Carsten single Farm Labourer Germany 12 Burke Bidelia single Domestic Servant Galway 13 Burke John single Labourer Galway 14 Burke Michael single Farm Labourer Mayo 15 Burke Peter single Farm Labourer Mayo 16 Buxton Searby wife four Farm Labourer Lincolnshire 17 Cook Ellen single Domestic Servant Warwickshire 18 Dermott Elizabeth single Milliner Armagh 19 Dermott Hester Jane single Milliner Armagh 20 Detering Christian single Farm Labourer Germany 21 Dietjen Catherine single Domestic Servant Germany 22 Driscoll Michael single Mason Kerry 23 Driscoll Thomas single Bricklayer Roxburgh 24 Ellis Henry wife one Plasterer Middlesex 25 Ennis William single Labourer Dublin 26 Gimblett William single Farm Labourer Cornwall 27 Gleeson Rose single Dressmaker Cambridgeshire 28 Glenn Mary single Domestic Servant Galway 29 Gorrie Daniel single Shepherd Perthshire 30 Gould Daniel single Labourer Somersetshire 31 Gow David single Labourer Perthshire 32 Gow Jane single Domestic Servant Perthshire 33 Gow Mary single Domestic Servant Perthshire 34 Gray Jane Ann single Housekeeper Down 35 Guinnon Sarah single Domestic Servant Lancashire 36 Hampton Benjamin single Labourer Armagh 37 Hampton Edward single Labourer Armagh 38 Hanely Bridget single Domestic Servant Galway 39 Hath Josiah wife one Cabinetmaker Staffordshire 40 Hay George single Labourer Down 41 Hay Mary Ann single Milliner Cambridgeshire 42 Hayward Thomas A. wife one Tailor Staffordshire 43 Johnston Charles wife three Farm Labourer Down 44 Joyce Margaret single Domestic Servant Armagh 45 Kelly Philip single Ostler Limerick 46 King Frederick single Labourer Surrey 47 King Frederick wife three Sawyer Sussex 48 King Josiah single Labourer Surrey 49 King Sarah single Domestic Servant Surrey 50 Kingdon Evelina single Milliner Cornwall 51 Kingdon John single Farm Labourer Cornwall 52 Kingdon Josiah single Farm Labourer Cornwall 53 Kingdon Mary single Milliner Cornwall 54 Kingdon N. wife two Farm Labourer Cornwall 55 Kingdon William single Farm Labourer Cornwall 56 Krause Edward W. single Farm Labourer Germany 57 Macarthy Ellen single Domestic Servant Devonshire 58 Maertens Catherine single Domestic Servant Germany 59 McDermott Mary single Milliner Armagh 60 McDonald Alex R. wife four Farm Labourer Inverness 61 McDonald Alexander single Farm Labourer Inverness 62 McDonald Emily single Domestic Servant Dublin 63 McDonald Julia single Domestic Servant Inverness 64 McDonald Maria single Domestic Servant Inverness 65 McDonald Williamina single Domestic Servant Inverness 66 McKie Thomas single Ploughman Kirkudbrightshire 67 Moodie James single Tailor Orkney 68 Morrow Mary single Domestic Servant Down 69 Newell Richard wife Bootmaker Montgomeryshire 70 Nielans Johann wife two Farm Labourer Germany 71 Phelan Margaret single Domestic Servant Queen's 72 Pithie Thomas single Quarryman Forfarshire 73 Prendergast Ann E. single Milliner Tipperary 74 Prendergast Mary single Dressmaker Cambridgeshire 75 Prideau William single Baker Gloucestershire 76 Prigge Adolpho single Farm Labourer Germany 77 Pringle Alexander single Mason Roxburgh 78 Robinson Catherine single Domestic Servant Antrim 79 Robinson John wife six Sailmaker Antrim 80 Robinson Rachel single Domestic Servant Antrim 81 Robinson Rebecca single Domestic Servant Antrim 82 Robinson William single Sailmaker Antrim 83 Roper Alvira single Dressmaker Middlesex 84 Rouse Eliza single Milliner Devonshire 85 Simmons Ann E. single Domestic Servant Sussex 86 Simmons Henry wife five Carpenter Sussex 87 Simmons Selena single Domestic Servant Sussex 88 Simmons William single Labourer Sussex 89 Smales Sarah single Dressmaker Yorkshire 90 Smith Christina single Domestic Servant Yorkshire 91 Smith John wife six Farm Labourer Yorkshire 92 Smith John single Farm Labourer Yorkshire 93 Smith Mark single Farm Labourer Yorkshire 94 Stonyer Richard wife Farm Labourer Worcestershire 95 Stratford Charlotte single Dressmaker Middlesex 96 Sutherland Angus wife one Painter Staffordshire 97 Swift Michael single Farm Labourer Mayo 98 Ticken Frederick wife one Farm Labourer Germany 99 Tobeck John wife one Farm Labourer Germany 100 Tolerton James single Farm Labourer Armagh 101 Vette Henrick wife two Farm Labourer Germany 102 Wallace Robert single Labourer Fermanagh 103 Watts Henry wife three Farm Labourer Lincolnshire 104 Wellocks J. M. single Domestic Servant Middlesex 105 Willocks John wife one Carpenter Devonshire 106 Wilson David single Labourer Staffordshire 107 Wilson Isaac wife five Mason Staffordshire 108 Woodward John wife Farm Labourer Kent 109 Young George wife one Farm Labourer Gloucestershire Transcriber's Notes: * Immigrant #35 was Sarah GUNNION, and not Guinnon as recorded on the manifest. Correspondence 05/21/02 passenger #60 McDonald Passenger No. 60 on The Mermaid who arrived in Lyttleton with wife and 4 children on 2 January l866 - name MCDONALD Alex R.. Farm labourer of Inverness. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Mac MacDonald
From the "Lyttelton Times" January 2 1866
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