Help me find the " Helenslee " (Helenslea) in 1863

[Zealandia]

Hi there everyone,

Can any one help me locate a passenger list for the ship the Helenslee on her 1863 voyage from Glasgow to New Zealand. I have found part of one on line for Bluff but I believe my family disembarked at Port Chalmers or possibly Lyttelton-any help gratefully received. I am looking for any McBeath's who were aboard. Thanks in advance Chloe

[lynbee]

Hi Zealandia
have you tried here?

http://www.list.jaunay.com/cgi-bin/search-pass1a.cgi

Good luck.
Lyn

[lynbee]

or here:

http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-q=Helenslee&sp-a=000a210d-sp00000000

Regards
Lyn

[Zealandia]

Thanks for those links, Atomz does have someone to contact-but the email address doesnt work. Hopefully someone knows where the physical list is held. Have a good day. Chloe

[spades]

Hi Chloe,

Try these. You might want to try Otago Settlers Museum first to eliminate Port Chalmers, and then try Canterbury Museum perhaps.

Otago Settlers Museum
http://www.otago.settlers.museum/
Excellent research services for those whose ancestors arrived or lived in Otago.

Canterbury Museum, Christchurch – Documentary Research Centre.
http://www.cantmus.govt.nz/museum_highlights.asp?subcat=102
Use the email link for your research request.

Otago Nominal Index to 1876
http://marvin.otago.ac.nz/oni/default.html
At March 2005, the index holds 241,302 records from Electoral Rolls, Street Directories and Police Gazettes for Otago and Southland.

Good hunting, riley

[spades]

Hi Chloe,

Archives NZ Wellington only have an Index card for the 1863 voyage, with the following sources given;

[i]Otago Gazette [/i] 1871 p.183
(arr. Bluff 27 Sept 1863 dep. 3 July 1863)
This might be the source for the on-line passenger list mentioned above.

"SP 2/2" (SP = 'Southland Province').
This material is on microfiche #7104-7121. I checked it but found it to be indexed correspondance from various parties. I ran out of time to check section 2/2 but it appears likely to be similar material possibly from former a passenger/s of the Helenslee voyage who might be applying for a job in government, or government correspondance relating to the voyage.

Regards, riley.

[pauljames86]

Any luck with this --- I am looking for the same thing.

[Tymes]

Hi, Try this site http://www.aucklandlibrary.co.nz/, click on Digital Library, then History Genealogy, then search passenger lists, type in Helenslee, this will bring up a list of passengers that travelled on that ship. This site also has passenger list, but you will need to search through the dates, http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/, the paper you want is Sothern Cross, listed under Auckland publications, if you know the date of arrival, that will help you, and save time

[DotBrennan]

In the interests of good housekeeping, I’ve moved this post to completed.

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