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From: Jim McCaughan< >
Subject: Re: NZ Immigrant Shipping Question 1800-1900
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 99 08:53:59 +1200


Corey Woodward () wrote:
: Hiya folks,

: I am in the process of creating the Southland Immigrant Index, like it's
: title states it will be an index of all immigrants (that I can find) who
: came via ship to Southland.

: My question is this: If a ships passenger list states that it had passengers
: for Otago, Invercargill, Westland, Wellington, etc, etc. did the ship stop
: at each of those ports? I'm inclined to think so due to some entries have
: "to be transferred to [port]" next to them.

: Any advice would be appreciated.

In the case of the "Zealandia" on a voyage to Port Chalmers in 1872, it
anchored outside Bluff to unload passengers onto the "Wallaby" including my
GGrand Parents Alfred and Mary Anne (Morley) Silvester and baby son Charles
whoes birth I have not been able to confirm.

Jim McCaughan

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