Passenger Alice Whitaker Pullan to New Zealand

[Beavances]

Can anyone help me find a name on a passenger list? I have all the census details for Alice Whitaker Pullan born 1845 up to and including 1871. I have since found out using other searches that she married in New Zealand in 1881 to James Torries. I cannot find her on passenger lists - please can you help?

[rosie17]

Not being able to access family search just now but information from a tree has her immigrating 28/'9/1873 Otago New Zealand ship Surat which you would need to check

I don't know if you have her death
Alice Whitaker Torrie died 1922
Timaru Canterbury N Z

Husband James Torrie died 1882 Otago

Son Joseph Frederick Torrie b 1882 Otago
died 1/4/1924 registration Christchurch Canterbury

[Janette]

Alice's burial

http://www.timaru.govt.nz/services/community-and-culture/cemeteries/cemetery-search?BurialId=4225

Cheers Janette

[whiteout7]

If she did arrive on this particular 'Surat' trip to NZ it ended in being rescued from a ship wreck 'she left Gravesend on September 28, 1873'

http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Bre01Whit-t1-body-d186.html

Some of the passengers recieved free clothing and were take to hospital
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TT18740110.2.12.1&srpos=8&e=-------10--1----0surat--

In the papers a letter of complaint that the passengers were waiting for their luggage and were struggling to live
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=ODT18740207.2.15&srpos=1&e=-------10--1----0surat--

more notes about luggage, the Captain auctioned it off along with the boat
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/7283/the-surat-beached-near-the-catlins-river

Aha - I found the Passenger list she is NOT on it as A W Pullan
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ourstuff/Surat1874.htm

There is an  Alice W.    22years single woman travelling with a Woodcock family.

Alice Whittaker Pullan would have been 28 that year?

[Janette]

I dont see an Alice Pullan on the Surat's passenger list,there is only a 22 yr old Alice Woodcock or a 21 yr old Alice Horne

http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlists/surat.html

Cheers Janette

[Beavances]

I think you may have found her - Alice Whitaker Pullan lived with relatives during her time in England, and one of the families she lived with was named Woodcock! They noted her in the census as 'adopted member' . Amazing amount of info form you all - thank you - I can see I have lots of confirmations to do which is wonderful.

[Lucy2]

Hi

Found this Alice W. WOODCOCK earlier (ex "Surat" - 1873-74) and whilst she was listed under "single women", it appears she was with family of Thomas (42) and Hannah (43) WOODCOCK and a Joseph WOODCOCK (13 years - listed under "single men").   [Young adults were transferred to "single men's and single women's" quarters for the voyage even if they were travelling with parents / relatives.]

  ~  Lu

[Lucy2]

Hi Bevances

The young man Joseph WOODCOCK (per "Surat" 1873-4) sadly died in a railway accident at Dunedin (NZ) in late 1881 aged just 22 years.

His burial record at Dunedin gives his full name as "Joseph Whitaker WOODCOCK" - and he is interred with his father Thomas Henry, who died in June 1880.

Link to cemetery records >

http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries_search?recordid=76277&type=burial

There are some wonderful tributes to this young man which you can read at >

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz

"Otago Daily Times"
- 4 January 1882 - page 4 - The Late Joseph WOODCOCK
-- page 3 (same issue) - Inquest (into his death)

- "Otago Daily Times" -  2 January 1882 - page 2 - MONDAY 2 January
[Search on "Joseph Woodcock"  ... there may be further information also. ]

   ~  Lu