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'Sebastopol'
The Lyttelton Times December 18, 1861
Dale Album, Canterbury Museum.
On Saturday afternoon the ship Sebastopol arrived in harbour, after a fair passage, which has occupied 99 days from the Downs. She sighted the Snares on the 7th, and has been detained a week beating up the coast. Made a fair passage to the Line, but met with light and baffling winds till she got well down south, when she made good way till her arrival within sight of coast. She brings about 186 souls (all ages) on account of the Provincial Government and several other passengers, with a moderate amount of cargo. Some sickness occurred when in the tropics and four deaths have taken place during the voyage--three adults and one infant--Thomas MCFARLANE, aged 19; John HAMES, age [??]; Louisa DETHER, aged 5 months; and a young man named Alexander [SOUTER?], not a Government immigrant.
Sailed -- September 6, 1861from London
Arrived --December 14, ship Sebastopol, 992 tons, Frazer,
Passengers:--
Chief Cabin
BATT, Mr and Mrs and child
BENNETT, Mrs and Miss
MARSHALL, Miss
POIGNDESTRE, Mr and Mrs
THOMSON, Mrs and two children
Messrs WILLES, TANNER, BATT, BOYD and MYTTON.
Second Cabin--Messrs HAGLEY, WRENTMORE, SHEWRY, G. SMITH, BATTEN, SANDRY and J. SMITH.
Steerage--Miss MURISON, Miss VOLLANS, Messrs JENKINSON, RUFFEN, CROSBIE, KING (2), BARNSLY and VOLLANS.Government Immigrants Married Couples ARMSTRONG Walter blacksmith Westmoreland and wife BRISCOE James farm labourer Shropshire wife and four children CLARK Donald shepherd Invernesshire wife and four children CONNER Michael farm labourer King's County wife and child DEMPSTER William farm labourer Antrim wife and child DETHIER Theodore carpenter Middlesex wife and three children DOBSON Robert bootmaker Middlesex wife and child EATON James farm labourer Yorkshire and wife ECKHOFF Henry farm labourer Hanover and wife ELLIOT Joseph ploughman Lanarkshire and wife FABLIN William cow-keeper Kent wife and five children FERGUSON George carpenter Perthshire wife and two children GREIG John shepherd Rosshire and wife HOWELL Edmund iron moulder Staffordshire and wife HAYNES John farm labourer Leicestershire wife and two children [age 25] HUGHES James farm labourer Tyrone and wife HUNTER Robert sawyer Aberdeenshire wife and child JOHNSON Thomas farm labourer Nottinghamshire wife and four children LEGGET Robert farm labourer Armagh and wife LUSK David joiner Buteshire wife and three children MASON John farm labourer Westmoreland wife and child NOONAN Thomas carver Lancashire wife and child O'SHAUGHNESSY William farm labourer Kildare and wife POWER John domestic servant Tipperary and wife POWER Michael farm labourer Waterford wife and child RAINEY Robert farm labourer Antrim and wife ROCKETT Thomas farm labourer Dorsetshire wife and two children ROUND Elijah blacksmith Staffordshire wife and two children THOMAS Charles butcher Gloucestershire wife and two children WILLS Richard farm labourer Staffordshire wife and three children Single Men ADAMS David farm labourer Down ANGUS Alex. labourer Clackmannanshire ARNOTT Robert farm labourer Armagh ARNOTT Thomas farm labourer Armagh BIRD Thomas farm labourer Westmoreland BROUGH Wm. farm labourer Perthshire COLLIER John farm labourer Carlow CONNER Cornelius farm labourer Down CONNOR Edward L. farm labourer Middlesex DASSIN Michael farm labourer Queen's County DAVIDSON Alex. farm labourer Aberdeenshire DONOVEN Cornelius farm labourer Cork DUNN Martin ploughman Galway FALLOON Arthur ploughman Armagh FARQUAR John ploughman Armagh HAZELHURST John farm labourer Notts HAYWARD Wm. farm labourer Brecknockshire HAYES Wm. farm labourer Down HAYES John farm labourer Down HICKEY Cornelius farm labourer Cork JOHNSON Samuel farm labourer Nottinghamshire KERR Edward shepherd Midlothian KERR Henry shepherd Midlothian KERR Henry blacksmith Midlothian KOENAN Michael labourer Fermanagh LALOR Daniel farm labourer Queen's County LALOR Michael farm labourer Queen's County LORD William labourer Yorkshire LOWRY Robert schoolmaster Down MCFARLANE Thomas farm labourer Down MCLACHLAN John bricklayer Buteshire MILNE Alex. carpenter Forfarshire MOONAN George labourer Lancashire POPE John blacksmith Lanarkshire RENNIE Andrew farm labourer Perthshire RENNIE John carpenter Perthshire ROUND Ebenezer farm labourer Staffordshire RUDDOCK Edward farm labourer Armagh RUSSELL Archibald shepherd Argyleshire SANDERS Benjamin gardener Gloucestershire STEELE Samuel ploughman Londonderry TENNANT Thomas farm labourer Carlow TENNANT John farm labourer Carlow THOMAS Robert blacksmith Gloucestershire WILLS David farm labourer Staffordshire WILSON John farm labourer Armagh [age 23] WILSON James farm labourer Armagh WILSON Meredith farm labourer Armagh Single Women ALMOND Sarah domestic servant Middlesex [age 17] [BLAND?] Mary Ann [BLAND?] May [BLAND?] Alice and children BROWN Caroline C. domestic servant CRACKE Eliza domestic servant [age 18] CAMPBELL Elizabeth domestic servant [age 15] GEOIKE Adeilheirh cook [age 28] DALEY Julia domestic servant Glamorganshire FALLOON Elizabeth domestic servant Armagh HOPKINS Sarah Jane domestic servant Gloucestershie JOHNSON Ann domestic servant JOHNSON Elizabeth domestic servant JOHNSON Martha domestic servant JOHNSON Sarah domestic servant LEWIS Martha nurse Staffordshire MCKEOWN Elizabeth domestic servant Londonderry MCKEOWN Margaret domestic servant Londonderry MCKEOWN Mary domestic servant Londonderry MCKEOWN Rachel domestic servant Londonderry MOORHEAD Mary Ann POWER Barbara housekeeper Waterford READ Mary domestic servant Aberdeenshire [RENNIE?] Isabella domestic servant Perthshire RENNIE Ann dairy woman Perthshire RIDDELL Sarah domestic servant Armagh ROUND Hannah domestic servant Staffordshire RUDDOCK Margaret domestic servant Armagh THOMAS Ann domestic servant Gloucestershire TOPPIN Margaret domestic servant Waterford TOPPIN Catherine domestic servant Waterford WARD Elizabeth domestic servant Leicestershire WHEELER Anne domestic servant Oxfordshire WHEELER Fanny domestic servant Oxfordshire WOODWARD Esther A.
Analysis--31 married couples and children equal to 79 adults; single men 46, single women 35. Total 160˝
The above information courtesy of Peter Dillon. Peter has information re the HUNTER family and welcomes enquiries. Barbara Farney came to NZ in 1861 on the Sebastopol with her husband Robert Hunter and child. Robert was a carter at Kaiapoi. Descendants of Robert and Barbara are MAPLES & MOXEY. Posted 12 May, 2000
Canterbury Museum Library:
Lyttelton Shipping - Passenger Index
Robert HUNTER 38, sawyer, wife Barbara 36, daughter Elizabeth 9, Aberdeenshire.
Copy of a diary by John McLachlanOther voyages:
Capt. James A. Fraser commanded the SEBASTOPOL which arrived July 1859 Victoria, Australia.
Capt. Taylor commanded the SEBASTOPOL which departed UK 17 January, 1863 and arrived Lyttelton 21 May, with 235 passengers. Another listing.The Star Wednesday 19 July 1899 Page 4
Obituary - MOORHEAD
Mr Michael Moorhead, who died at Southbridge at the age of 64, was much respected in the Ellesmere district. He was a native of County Down and came to New Zealand in the ship “Sebestapol” in 1861 and took up land near Southbridge. He leaves a widow, one son and 6 daughters. The funeral which took place on Tuesday was largely attended. The Rev. J.P.Cocks. Conducted the burial service.