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South Africa / Re: Nile passenger list September 1850
« on: Monday 29 December 25 15:31 GMT (UK)  »
The original was a Word Document which I imported into a spreadsheet so that I can sort more easily by ship's name.

Here is what comes up for the Nile.

I have noticed some spelling errors of names and ships which I've cleaned up. If you'd like the original document or the spreadsheet I can email it.

Regards,  Neil

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South Africa / Re: Nile passenger list September 1850
« on: Sunday 28 December 25 16:20 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: pampoen on Tuesday 25 June 24 12:03 BST (UK)
I'm hoping someone can help me with the passenger list of the Nile which arrived in Durban on 25th September 1850 with just over 100 passengers brought out by John Lidgett.

Thank you

Hello

I was given a list of early Natal settlers compiled by Christopher Bird for the Natal Witness. It lists the settlers on the Nile, but unfortunately only the family heads with no information on the other family members. I see there are names missing which appear on Hodson's list below. I'm more than happy to share it with you, but don't know how on this platform.

Regards,  Neil Purdon

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South Africa / Re: Nile passenger list September 1850
« on: Sunday 28 December 25 15:44 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: MikeAotearoa on Wednesday 24 December 25 02:31 GMT (UK)
This is the passenger list of The Nile. I photocopied it in Pietermaritzburg in 1980, I think in the Museum.

Cheers
Mike

Hello Mike

Thanks so much for this. I've been searching unsuccessfully for an original Nile passenger list for years. This page gives details of the last 39 of the 103 passengers. Do you perhaps have the early pages of the remaining 64 passengers. My great grandmother Susan Stonell came out on the Nile with her parents, brothers and sisters.

I see at the foot of the page that this list was compiled by James Jeffries Hodson of Caversham who was himself a passenger. He cautions that he compiled the list from The Mercury. His son Bernard Hodson married the daughter of Susan Stonell's sister Sarah.

Regards, Neil Purdon

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: Stead family, Leeds, Yorkshire early 1800's
« on: Thursday 18 July 24 20:47 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Ciderdrinker for that information and the links. You certainly have the right Stead family.
Regards

Neil

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: Stead family, Leeds, Yorkshire early 1800's
« on: Wednesday 17 July 24 21:44 BST (UK)  »
I have information on the family of Thomas Stead from notes written by Thomas' niece Emily Stead and other sources. Thomas's father Matthew was my great x3 grandfather.
I'm sure it's the same family. My great x2 aunt Emily Stead writes:

"....Thomas had two children - Matthew, who went to Australia, and we know no more of him, and Rose, who married Robert Dunhill, and also went to Australia".

Let me know if you want more of the Stead information I have.

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