Thomas Henry RANGER's arrival in NZ from Aus abt 1859

[pomkwi]

Thomas Henry married in Weedens Christchurch 1860. Came from the gold fields in Aust about one year before his marriage to Mary Ann MAIN. Info as to when he actually arrived in NZ. He worked in the gold fields in NZ also

[mirl]

This search from the Public Records Office Victoria might be helpful.

http://prov.vic.gov.au/search_results?searchid=42&format=freetext&FamilyName=ranger&GivenName=thomas&Ship=&Destination=&Month=0&Monthto=0&Year=0&Yearto=0&SearchSortField1=&SearchRecords=25&x=0&y=0

Then perhaps try Papers Past for old NZ newspapers as often back then they printed passenger lists.

[spades]

Have you seen this image from the Macdonald Dictionary Record card collection held by the Canterbury Museum?
http://collection.canterburymuseum.com/search.do?view=detail&page=1&id=122409&db=object

Click on the image to open it.

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[spades]

If you try searching specifically for 'RANGER' on the PROV link provided by Mirl above you'll find two results, although neither are for voyages to New Zealand.

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[mirl]

My apologies, I didn't see that even though I searched on Ranger it gave results for Granger

[spades]

Hi Mirl,

No worries, it threw me too!

For everyone reading, here is a link to previously discovered information.
http://www.familytreecircles.com/looking-for-ranger-of-figheldean-wiltshire-40730.html

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[spades]

Hi Pomkwi,

The problem with trans-Tasman migration is that unlike passengers on the long-distance immigrant ships, passengers between Australian and New Zealand posts were rarely named in newspaper reports unless they paid their passage or were otherwise VIP-ish.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzbound/tasman_migration.htm

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[pomkwi]

This search from the Public Records Office Victoria might be helpful.

http://prov.vic.gov.au/search_results?searchid=42&format=freetext&FamilyName=ranger&GivenName=thomas&Ship=&Destination=&Month=0&Monthto=0&Year=0&Yearto=0&SearchSortField1=&SearchRecords=25&x=0&y=0

Then perhaps try Papers Past for old NZ newspapers as often back then they printed passenger lists.

This search from the Public Records Office Victoria might be helpful.

http://prov.vic.gov.au/search_results?searchid=42&format=freetext&FamilyName=ranger&GivenName=thomas&Ship=&Destination=&Month=0&Monthto=0&Year=0&Yearto=0&SearchSortField1=&SearchRecords=25&x=0&y=0

Then perhaps try Papers Past for old NZ newspapers as often back then they printed passenger lists.

[pomkwi]

A big thank you to each for your quick response. I will try each recommendation and let you know how I get on