KERR to Auckland Completed thx

[chinakay]

After much searching, I finally located a web page with a list of passengers who arrived abord the Shalimar, 21-12-1859. The KERR family for which I'd been searching was included, and looked like this:

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Name   KERR, Janet
Vessel   SHALIMAR: Dec 23 1859
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Name   KERR, John V
Vessel   SHALIMAR: Dec 23 1859
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Name   KERR, Mary
Vessel   SHALIMAR: Dec 23 1859
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Name   KERR, Mary
Vessel   SHALIMAR: Dec 23 1859

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Name   KERR, William
Vessel   SHALIMAR: Dec 23 1859
Notes   Joined Auckland Mechanics Institute 23 December 1859.
Source   NZMS 525, 40.

I found it some time last week. Now, I've just been looking for it again and try as I might, I can't find the page. i've done every search I can think of on the two best search engines available, and the thing is just GONE, vanished. Does anyone have any idea what page it might have been? 

[lynbee]

Hi Chinakay
I think it may have been here on the Auckland Library site:-

http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll

Regards
Lyn

[Ykskiwi]

Hi chinakay

I think this is the page you are looking for http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll     Hope this works as I have not tried posting a link before

Best wishes,
Joan

[Ykskiwi]

Apparently you cannot access the webpage on this link (I tried it), so I will tell you how I got to it.   Go tohttp://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nzbound/lists.htm.   Under Auckland heading click on " Auckland area inward passengers"  This will take you to search page for name of ship and immigrant.   Hope this works okay

Joan

[lynbee]

Hi Joan,
You're onto it!!   I never tried the link....never thought for a minute that it wouldn't work, but your new link is the way I got in there originally.
Regards
Lyn

[chinakay]

YES!!! They're there...I thought they were lost forever

So, next question: is there any way of viewing the original documents? I'm pretty sure it's the right family, but if so, the "John V." family member is a typo. I think he's John Bell Kerr, so named after his uncle who died a year later. It would be very nice to have a look at the real thing.

BTW, anybody know this family? William was the father, Mary his wife, Mary the eldest daughter (I assume), Janet or Jennet the next daughter (named after William's mother) and then young John B. All born in Halifax, Yorkshire during the 1850s. In 1860 Walter was born in Remuera.

Many thanks to everyone who helped out with this!

China in
Minneapolis

[Gkshalimar]

Hi,

I am one of the decendents of William Kerr who came out on the Shalimar in 1859. Is there further parts of the puzzle you need to solve?

Regards,

Graeme Kerr

[chinakay]

Graeme!! Good heavens, this post is 12 years old and I never thought I would find anybody from that family!

Welcome to Rootschat 

I actually did send a letter to John Kerr who would be the grandson of Walter Kerr, William's son, and Lily Hannah Jubb. I found that much information on the internet, as well as his business address, but he didn't reply.

So you and I would be distant cousins. Very nice to hear from you, and if you are interested in genealogy I can tell you a bit about William's family.

His son Walter and Lily Hannah were cousins, did you know that? 

If you make two more posts you can message me. Just say anything at all 

I'd very much like to hear about your family, and if you have any old photos I'd love to see them. William was a very brave soul, setting out to the other side of the world. What a pioneering adventure!

Cheers for now,
China

[Gkshalimar]

Hi China,

Thanks for your reply. Walter had 2 sons, Norman and Horace. Norman died quite young, and Horace is my Grandfather. He had 2 sons, Alan and John. Alan is my father. I have 2 brothers and sisters and John had 4 daughters and pretty much all live in NZ. I have a copy of the original ticket that William Kerr and family came out to NZ on the ship ‘Shalimar’ in 1859.

Are you on the Jubb side? Are you in the UK?

Regards,

Graeme