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Research in Other Countries => New Zealand => New Zealand Completed Requests => Topic started by: annieok on Tuesday 24 April 07 05:07 BST (UK)
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Hi all
I have been unable to find a transcript for the ship 'Invercargill' from London to Port Chalmers on its 1877 voyage. I have the notice from the Otago Witness but the info is limited. I have searched the net (google,ships list, cyndi's etc) but have been unable to find. Not assisted or nominated passengers so no luck there. Has anyone come across this?
Any help appreciated!
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Have you tried Find my past, unfortunately a paid site and Be sure you save any images you pay to look at or you will have to pay again.
Also check age of person before paying for image.
Mackiwi :)
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Hi and thanks, yes i have had a look there but nothing seems to match the names, and no records before 1890.
I have also paid for NZ archives to search but nothing there either. Am really stuck now! Any ideas?
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Tried the Dunedin Public Library or the Otago NZSG people? There must be descendents of passengers from that vessel still living down there.
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Hi alamar
i have looked at the library catalogues and looks might it just be luck if it were there, however, may have to plan a trip down and see!
I have posted to a couple of message boards this evening, for Otago so maybe NZSG are watching. I'm ever hopeful. ;)
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Hi Annieok,
I have found a few lists, what names are you looking for? Happy to check them for you.
Cheers Mackiwi :)
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oh wow thanks mackiwi. The family is 'Tweedy' (or Tweedie), looking for John & Eleanor (ellen) and 4 or 6 children. They were Irish, the ship left London May 1877, arrived Port Chalmers August 1877. My fingers are crossed.
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Further to our emails try Hocken Library, seems they have lists of paying passengers. Hopefully yours included. :)
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No luck at the Hocken, some paying passenger lists, but oo early for mine. However worth the visit, many other resources there, found two of the children in school records and now i know what they have i can compile questions to look up when i go back again.
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Have you checked out Papers Past.
From my searches so far the Ships Captains usually listed cabin passengers by name and lumped the immigrants all in together as a number. Which makes it very hard for the majority of us searching. Whereas the National Archives seems to hold records immigrants only.
Happy to be corrected by anyone with more knowledge on the subject than I, but that has been my experience.
Mackiwi :)
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right you are. Papers Past is where i found the info, i had a death cert for their youngest child buried with them and it said three months in NZ, so i went back thru Papers Past to find it. It was the only record i could find for Tweedy, and a month either side of August. I'll have to keep posting messages everywhere and hope someone comes across the actual list one day!
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Hi,
I have found your passenger list :) :) :) :)with Tweedy and 4 children. I have saved it and can send it on to your email address.
Mackiwi