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Offline Suzy W

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« on: Tuesday 15 November 11 19:46 GMT (UK) »
Just a general question regarding people who sailed to New Zealand.
I am unsure where this family came from in Ireland but arrived in New Zealand about 1864.
Would they sail straight from Ireland or would there be another stop over like England where their details will be recorded? Or would they sail via America?

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Re: Shipping
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 15 November 11 20:30 GMT (UK) »
Suzy,
       I have distant relatives who went to NZ about 1864. I do not know how they embarked but from earlier history , 1848, young girls who were being sent to Australa had to travel from Belfast, via Dublin, to Plymouth in the south of England to join a ship which had sailed from London.

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Stewart, Irwin, Morrison, Haslett, Murrell - Dungiven area Co. Londonderry
Browne, Barrett -Co.Armagh
Neil, Smyth _Co. Antrim

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Re: Shipping
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 15 November 11 20:34 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for the information.  That should hopefully narrow down the search a little.  I will try Plymouth to Christchurch and see what comes up.

Suzy W
TEW family of Leire/Leicester and New Zealand
MERRICKS of Stafford/Birmingham
PENTECOST of Surrey and New Zealand
POTENTIER of France, England and Canada
WATKINS of London and New Zealand
WHITAKER of Guiseley Yorkshire and New Zealand
LYALL, of Dundee, Caithness and New Zealand

And far too many to add

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Re: Shipping
« Reply #3 on: Friday 25 November 11 19:26 GMT (UK) »
Hello Suzy,
Many websites will give you the Ships Passenger Lists. There were several ports your ancestors might have departed from. Some of my Irish clan left for NZ from Liverpool, others from Co Cork. Ships also left from Belfast.
If you post a surname & NZ arrival port (if you know this), I'll have a dig around for you.
Cheers, Valsgirl
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