Passenger List Lady Joceyln *COMPLETED*

[Lucy2]

"Lady Jocelyn" passenger list (1874-75) voyage to Lyttelton :

It seems that Archives NZ in Wellington have this.
[I'm a little surprised that it's not actually available online.]

Archives NZ in Christchurch, as Newbe pointed out, will likely also have a copy ... (if not, then try Canterbury Museum).

~   Lu

[Lucy2]

I found an 1865 birth in Gloucester for a Francis John Frederick Page Waite and the dates seem to fit esp as the Francis is a family name

Oooh  ... that's quite a "handle" - isn't it ?

Yes, have to say it looks most promising.   

~  Lu

[SPC]

This looks interesting ... from 1861.   

1861

Grove Farm, Buckles Row, Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire

WATES - Benjamin - head - unmarried - 25 - farer (farmer ?) of 77 acres - b. Badgeworth, Gloucester

WATES - John - unmarr. - 22 - b. Badgeworth
PAGE - Mary - unmarr. - 21 - b 1840 - domestic servant - b. Gloucester

RG09/1794/79/15/Cheltenham/EDist. 5D

[WATES / WAITE ? ]   

~  Lu

Sorry to throw cold water on this.  In ancestry.com these individuals are transcribed as 'Coates' rather than 'Wates', and the on-line image of the census looks to me to be Coates also.




The Waites are very elusive in my experience.

Simon

[Lucy2]

Cheers Simon.   

I was using another (perhaps not so reliable), source.   Certainly looks like "Coates".

[And you're of course, a WAITE researcher from way back. ] 

~  Lu

[SPC]

I am convinced they were all illiterate and their names were spelt whichever way the recorder felt like.  I have about eight variants in my line.

Simon

[kiwianna]

It appears that the Mary on that census is very likely  the one I am researching and on 1871 census the spelling appears to be Waite even tho transcribed as Waste

Given that the writing is often hard to read there still may be a possibility so i will try and explore the Coates/Wates a little further on other census

[SPC]

It appears that the Mary on that census is very likely  the one I am researching and on 1871 census the spelling appears to be Waite even tho transcribed as Waste

Given that the writing is often hard to read there still may be a possibility so i will try and explore the Coates/Wates a little further on other census

Hi kiwianna, here is an example of a 'W' from the same page:

[Lucy2]

Hmm ... at FREE BMD ...   

DEATH - MAR - 1872

WAITE - John - aged 1

Reg'd  -  Gloucester  

[SPC]

Hmm ... at FREE BMD ...   

DEATH - MAR - 1872

WAITE - John - aged 1

Reg'd  -  Gloucester  

Interesting - Badgeworth is very close to Gloucester.

Simon