Was there a place called Whittaker in the Canterbury area?

[sandynz]

Excited to have found what appears to be a incoming passenger record for my husband's Paternal Great Grandparents ((William and Anne Bailey) there seems to be notation "to Whittaker" next to the family, I've done a bit of a Google but couldn't find anything about a place called Whittaker, does anyone have any information about this? https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nzlscant/peeress.htm

[mckha489]

It could be a person. Mr Whittaker. You can see some other people on that list have a person they have been engaged by rather than a place name.

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GLOBE18810826.2.11.2?items_per_page=10&query=Whittaker+shoemaker&snippet=true&title=AMBPA%2cAG%2cASHH%2cEG%2cGLOBE%2cKAIST%2cLT%2cNCGAZ%2cOO%2cCHP%2cSCANT%2cTS%2cSUNCH%2cTEML%2cTHD%2cWDA

[minniehaha]

The original passenger list from the "Peeress"

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6XRF-DL?i=7&wc=MP7N-J4D%3A119046201%2C119037202%2C119693701&cc=1609792

Which I think reads: "Engaged to Whittaker"


Minniehaha.

[kiwihalfpint]

It's been years since I have done shipping transcriptions, but from memory in the remarks column, the people arriving sometimes had a sponsor who helped them to come.  These sponsors usually helped with the travelling costs, sometimes paid full or half.


Cheers
KHP

[sandynz]

Thanks everyone, that makes sense. I've ordered his Grandad's birth certificate to confirm where his parents were born, hopefully adding credence to the hypothesis that these are the right people. I already know his mother's maiden name was Talliss, and have found records in Warrickshire that match, so it seems very likely.