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'Samarang'
Samarang, bark, 582 tons, sailed from England 26th March 1852 under the command of Captain Escott and arrived Lyttelton, New Zealand 31 July with 121 passengers.
Chief Cabin
Caulfeild W.
Clements C.
Brook, Mr. Frederick
Brook, Mrs Mary
Brook, Florence
Brook, Amy
Hall W. for Wellington
Knight W.
Knight A.C.
Livingstone, Dr.
Morris Rev.
Seale W.
Wilkinson, W.
Wright W.Second Cabin
Brown Horace J. 26 M Gentleman Brown Mary Ann 26 F Frew Charles 16 M Solicitor Fonlger John 27 M Carpenter Fonlger Mary Ann 26 F Goodall Sarah 29 M Goodall William 32 M Settler Hichens Elizabeth 27 F Hichens Emma 15 F Hichens Grace 18 F Hichens Grace 53 F Y 5 Hichens Jane 22 F Hichens Mary 24 F Hichens Thomas 57 M Y 5 Agriculturist Hutton Henry John 23 M Stationer Immray William M Wigglesworth Elizabeth 48 F Governess Wigglesworth James 16 M Hairdreper Wright Fortunatro 23 M Y Settler Wright Mrs Louisa 20 F YPaying Steerage image of embarkation list
Bray John 18 M Mason Clarke Thomas 33 M Agr. Labourer Collett Francis 45 M Blacksmith Coulson Alfred 28 M Carpenter Goodyear Samuel 22 M Carpenter Hancock Eliza 9 F daughter of Mrs Hunt Hichens Benjemin 12 M Agriculturist Hichens Thomas 14 M Agriculturist Hunt Ann E. 37 F Wife to Mr Hunt who sailed in the 'Stag'. Martin Charles 20 M Labourer Martin William 18 M Labourer Nelson Elizabeth 9 F Nelson Ellen 15 F Nelson James 41 M Y 2 Carpenter Nelson Jane 39 F Y 2 Payne George 20 M Shoemaker Piper Henry 19 M Sowerby Henry 18 M Pawnbroker Sowerby John 20 M Sailor Wilkinson Ellen 13 F Nurse Wright Charles 21 M Y Wheelwright Wellington Wright Eliza Sarah 20 F Y WellingtonAssisted PassagesBathurst Caroline 17 F Bathurst Ellen 12 F Bathurst Emma 10 F Bathurst Phoebe 38 F 7 Widow Bathurst Richard 13 M Bathurst Sarah 11 F Bathurst Thomas inf M Bathurst William 15 M Baxter Archibald 26 M Carpenter Bidnead Charles 39 M Y Dairyman Bidnead Mary Ann 38 F Y Bryant Henry 41 M Y 1 Machinist Bryant Jemima 31 F Y 1 Bryant Maude 0 F Cloud Jane 28 F Y 1 Cloud Thomas inf M Cloud Thomas 25 M Y 1 Bricklayer labourer Collett Henry Cornl. 15 M Carpenter Devnie Elizabeth 19 F Y 1 Devnie John 21 M Y 1 Bricklayer labourer Devnie Thomas inf M Edwards Otavious 23 M Agr. Labourer Everest George 10 M Labourer nephew to Henry Everest Everest Henry 22 M Agr. Labourer Frost Hannah 22 F Y Frost James 23 M Y Agr. Labourer Hall Robert 24 M Carpenter Harrington Anna 18 F Domestic Servant Harrington Henry 1 M Harrington William 22 M Y 1 Wheelwrigh Harrington Marianne 24 F Y 1 Harrington Sarah 26 F Domestic Servant Harrington Amos 18 M Harrison Alice 7 F Harrison Eliza 11 F Harrison Emma 9 F Harrison George 6 M Harrison Hannah 12 F Harrison John 40 M 6 Tailor Harrison Kate 13 F Harrison Sarah 17 F Domestic Servant Harrison William 5 M Hill James 32 M Laborer Mr Phillips charatur? Hubbs Fra's W. 17 M Laborer Medlyn John 32 M Agr. Labrer Phillis Charles 1 M Phillis Eliza 24 F Y 1 Phillis Thomas 26 M Y 1 Agr. Laborer Shalder Harriet 18 F Domestic Servant Shalder Robert 16 M Shoemaker Snell Joseph 17 M Agr. Laborer Stoud Henry 13 M Labourer Turner Caroline 25 F Y 5 Turner Caroline inf F Turner Fanny 9 F Turner Olive 7 F Turner Rhoda 4 F Turner Thomas J. 46 M Y 5 Carpenter Turner William 3 M Wilson Thomas 22 M Wright Frederick 19 M Carpenter 2nd cabin stewardReference: Canterbury Association Shipping Office (London, England) Lyttelton Shipping List Published: Salt Lake City, Utah. Copy of passenger lists of some Canterbury Association emigrant ships held in the Canterbury Museum. Available on microfilm at Family History Centres worldwide through their loan programme. Item #1066515
Passenger Lists of Canterbury Association Ships published 1900 will contain additional details on the above passengers.
HALL: John arrived on the SAMARANG at Lyttelton. He was lucky to meet John Robert Godley, followed by a dinner with James Edward Fitzgerald. As a result of the meeting with these two very influential men, he ascertained that the only available sheep runs were those south of Rakaia. He examined the area with two Maori guides and the Knight brothers, as his brother George had asked him to undertake the selection of a property on his behalf also. He then went to the North Island to look further, as he was not prepared to commit George to the South Island without being sure that it was the best option. He looked at the hinterland of Hawke's Bay, and was not impressed with the landscape there, so returned to Canterbury. He acquired Rakaia Terrace Station on 25th May 1853 - this is now known as Hororata - and advised his brothers George and Thomas that Canterbury was their best bet for farming. John HALL was knighted for his political services, particularly relating to his involvement in obtaining voting rights for women in NZ. Information courtesy of Wendy Morton. Posted 21 Feb. 2001. John Hall kept a diary was editor of the ship's newspaper "The Sootie Sammy", No 1 Apr 15 & No. 4 May 7. Faint photocopies are at the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington.
HARRINGTON:
The Harringtons come from Essex, around Twinstead, and Mary Ann Jacobs, (Bildeston)
and Snells (Monks Eleigh) come from Suffolk, various villages and towns. Mary Ann and William Harrington, sen. were married c. 1850 in the UK before
coming to NZ. Wm. Harrington jun. and Marianne Snell were married in 1850. Mary
Ann Jacobs was first married to Joseph Snell, (Marianne's father) in Nedging,
Suffolk, UK on the 5 Oct 1826. Joseph would have died (date not known). William
Harrington and his wife Marianne (nee SNELL), their son Henry
William, 1 year old, Sarah Harrington, (who later married James Daniel
GARWOOD, who arrived on the “Travencore”,
31 March 1851, at Lyttelton), Ann Maria Harrington, (sisters of William) and
Joseph SNELL, (brother to Marianne), and James FROST and Hannah FROST (nee
Snell, sister to Marianne) sailed in the “Samarang” from Gravesend and arriving at
Lyttelton on 31 July 1852. William was a wheelwright, Joseph Snell was an agr/labourer, Daniel Garwood was a labourer and James Frost was an agr/Labourer.
William and Marianne had six more children in NZ, Ernest Joseph, William
James, Albert Edmund, Cyrus Selwyn, Rose Emily and Lillian Marian. Their
daughter, Rose Emily HARRINGTON, married my grandfather, Charles William
WARD, 10 September 1889, in Sydney, Australia. (I have yet to find out why
they went to Australia to get married).
William became a builder in Christchurch. He and Joseph FROST (who arrived
on the“Grasmere”
at Lyttelton 1855), built the first Armagh Street bridge over the
River Avon, at a cost of £300. They also built the school in Rangiora.
William also made alterations for Matson and Torlesse, Accountants, in their
offices. William was on the first committee that organised the Christchurch
Mechanics Institute. He was also on the committee that formed the first
Canterbury Rifle Corps. He was also given two grants of land, one in
Christchurch, near Papanui, (50 acres, 1862), and one near Little River,
Bank’s Peninsular, (25 acres, 1867), both signed by Sir George Gray,
Governor of NZ. William’s name appeared in the “Lyttelton Times” dated 31
March 1855 on the Jury List. Papanui Road, Wheelwright. Wm. Harrington sen.
died in Montreal Street. William Jr. and Marianne
both died in Sumner, and are buried in the
Barbadoes Street Cemetery.
Wm. Harrington sen. died 7 Oct 1883, (Area
1, Row A, Plot 34-35), there is no headstone, just grass.
Mary
Ann Jacobs was first married to Joseph Snell, (Marianne's father) in Nedging,
Suffolk, UK on the 5 Oct 1826.
William HARRINGTON sen, also a wheelwright, (William’s father), and Mary Ann
HARRINGTON (nee JACOBS, formerly SNELL, Marianne’s mother), (who married in
1850 before coming to NZ), Joseph FROST and Elizabeth FROST (nee
HARRINGTON, William jun’s sister, and their daughter Sarah Emma FROST,
William Dearsley and Sarah Emma Dearsley (nee SNELL, sister to Marianne
HARRINGTON, nee SNELL), their two children Hannah Amelia and Joseph Henry
and Robert DEARSLEY, William DEARSLEY’s brother, all arrived in the “Grasmere” 4 May 1855. William HARRINGTON sen. was first married to
Jemima CURTIS, William HARRINGTON jun’s mother.
The Harrington's come from Essex, around Twinstead, and
Mary Ann Jacobs, (Bildeston) and Snells (Monks Eleigh) come from Suffolk,
various villages and towns. Information courtesy of
Robin Ward. Posted 24 Dec. 2006.
Dearsley Street in Christchurch is named after William Dearsley (1821-1904),
a labourer, who had arrived in Lyttelton in 1855 on the Grasmere. He
had a small farm on Cashel Street East.
Wm. Harrington jun. died 16 Oct 1908, Mary Ann
Jacobs died 16 Feb 1891, Marianne Snell died 28 April 1904.
Entry in book titled St. Michael's Baptisms. 1851 - 1867. # 114.
Harrington, Ernest Joseph, born 24 June 1853, baptised 7 August 1853. Son of
William and Marianne late Smith (appears to be a mistake about her maiden name).
Christchurch, wheelwright.
Sponsors:- William Harrington, James Frost, Hannah Frost, Rev. J. Wilson.
Entry from book titled St. Michael's Baptisms, 1851 - 1867. N# 293
Harrington, William James, born 7 November 1855, baptised 2 December 1855.
Son of William and Marianne, nee Snell.
Sponsors:- James D. Garwood, Sarah Garwood, James Frost, Rev O. Mathias.
Rose Emily was baptised on Sunday the 19th
October 1862.
Sponsers were: Joseph Snib, Rose Anne Hale, Sarah Emily Dearsley.
KNIGHT: The Knight brothers, Arthur Charles Knight and Richard C. Knight nephews of Jane Austen’ the writer acquired a property on the south bank of the upper Selwyn River in 1852 and named this station Steventon, after the village in Hampshire where Jane’s parents brought up her family. Arthur, the elder of the two, had been in the Navy. Richard Knight remained on the station until 1866, when he sold Steventon, with 80 acres of freehold, to two young settlers, Henry Hill and Frederick Napier Broome, the second husband of Lady Barker. see the book Early Canterbury Runs
Another vessel with the same name: Samarang, ship,1175 tons, Length: 189 Breadth: 39 Depth:22 was built in1857; St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. Sold to James Baines & Co., Liverpool. (Black Ball Line). Wrecked; 1884/10; Redcar, England Ref: Wallace Ship list
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