PhilipLaing

Philip Laing
Barque: 459 tons
Captain: Andrew Jamieson Elles
Surgeon Superintendent: Robert Ramsey
Sailed Greenock 23 November 1847 - arrived Port Chalmers 15th April 1848
Wellington 19th June 1848

Name		Age	Occupation	Comments
Chief Cabin Passengers
Blackie	James	27	Teacher	Bound for Otago
Burns	Reverend Thomas	51	Minister Free Church of Scotland	Bound for Otago
	Clementina	43
	Arthur John	17
	Clementina	15
	Jane	12
	Annie	8
	Francis	6
	Agnes	8 months
Carnegie	John de la Condamine	19	Married on board	Bound for Otago
	Emma Sarah	20
Donaldson	Robert	21	Farmer	Bound for Otago
Paid Steerage
Brown	John	37	Mason	Bound for Wellington
	Agnes	32
	Janet	6
	Isabel	4
		1
Bruce	Alexander Hogg	22	Teacher	Bound for Wellington
Chalmers	Alexander	31	Baker	Bound for Otago
	Jane	27
	Alexander	7
	Michael Willis	2
Mahon	Alexander	42	Farm Servant	Bound for Otago
	Catherine	43
	Catherine	14
	Robert	11
McDermid	Hugh	28	Wright	Bound for Otago
	Margaret	20
McDairmid	Francis	45	Farmer	Bound for Otago
McDairmid	William	20	Farmer	Bound for Otago
Mereth	Andrew		Joiner
Mercer	Andrew	19	Farmer	Bound for Otago
Ross	George	27	Shipbuilder	Bound for Otago
Tweedale	James	20	Joiner	Bound for Wellington
Williamson	James	48	Farmer	Bound for Otago
	Janet	40
	John Mackie	13
	Jane	13
	George Mackie	6�
	James	4
Paid Steerage - Five women engaged as Servants to Cabin Passengers
Caradus	Mary Ann		Servant to Mrs Burns
Lorimer	Ann	49	Servant - Sister to Mrs George Crawford
Milne	Janet	24	Servant -
Patullo	Jean	18	Servant to Burns family - Bound for Wellington
Robb	Jemima		Servant -
Assisted Steerage
Adam	James	25	Shipwright	Bound for Otago
	Margaret	26
	Helen	1
Aitken	George	24	Agriculturist	Bound for Wellington
	Janet	21
	Daughter	2
Barr	John	38	Labourer	Bound for Otago
	Elizabeth	37
	William	16	Labourer	Married Marjory Speid 1854
	John Jnr.	14	Labourer
	Frances	12
	Robert	5
	Mary	3
	Elizabeth	3 months
Bell	John	25	Farm Servant	Bound for Otago
Bower	David	28	Gardener	Bound for Otago
	Jean	22
Breakie	Hugh	22	Labourer	Bound for Otago
Brown	James	23	Calico Printer	Bound for Otago
	Hannah	21
	Philip Elles			Born on board
Buchanan	Thomas	42	Weaver and Labourer	Bound for Otago
	Margaret	40
	Gilbert	20
	James	15
	Ellen	9
	John	7
	David	4
	Jessie	2
Buchanan	John	46	Weaver and Labourer	Bound for Otago
	Margaret	40
	Isabella	3
	Jeanie	3 months
Buchanan	James	44	Labourer	Bound for Otago
Callander	James	38	Labourer	Bound for Otago
	Jean	37
	James Jnr	14
	John	11
	Alexander	8
	Rebecca	2
Cameron	Lewis	23	Labourer	Bound for Otago
	Margaret	20
	Mary	3
	Lewis	2 months
Carrick	Robert	14	Labourer	Bound for Otago
Christie	James	49	Sawyer	Bound for Otago
	Mary	51
	John	8
	Christina	2
Crawford	Charles	33	Agriculturist	Bound for Otago
	Elizabeth	32
	George	11
	Charles	9
	Margaret	4
	John	2
	Elizabeth	4 months
Crawford	George	44	Agricultural Labourer	Bound for Otago
	Margaret	46
	Ann	21	Weaver
	Jesse Isabella	18	Weaver
	Peter	16	Labourer
Cuddie	Thomas	25	Weaver	Bound for Otago
	Mary	24
	Thomas Alexander	2
	Alexander Thomas Burns	Infant		Born on board
Cunningham	James	14	Weaver	Bound for Otago
Dalziel	Andrew	43	Weaver & Labourer	Bound for Otago
	Margaret	42
	Elizabeth	11
	Agnes	6		Twin
	Jean	6		daughters
	Thomas	2
Dickson	Alexander	30	Plumber	Bound for Otago
Duff	William	29	Groom & Horse Breaker	Bound for Otago
	Mary Marshall	29
	Adam Robert	4
	Marion Walker	2
	Elizabeth Marshall	2 months
Ferguson	John Snr	49	Sawyer	Bound for Otago
	Helen	51
Ferguson	John Jnr	27	Joiner	Bound for Otago
	Mary Ann	26
	John	9 months
Gillies	Robert	28	Labourer	Bound for Otago
	Margaret	28
	Robert	8
	John	6
	Mary	4
	Margaret	4 months
Hair	James	25	Labourer
	Margaret	21
	Ann	3
Hastie	Robert	35	Quarrier	Bound for Otago
	Janet	33
Hastie	Thomas	15	Quarrier	Nephew to Robert
Jaffray	William	25	Shepherd	Bound for Otago Married on board
	Margaret	19
Kelloch	James	38	Flesher	Bound for Otago
	Jemima	37
Kennedy	James	19	Engraver	Bound for Wellington
Livingston	Andrew	21	Farm Servant	Bound for Otago
	Rebecca	22
	?	1
Marshall	Francis	38	Labourer	Bound for Otago
	Margaret	38
	Matthew	14	Labourer
	Margaret	11
	Agnes	8
	Francis	7
	Alexander	5
	Jean	2
Martin	William	23	Gardener	Bound for Otago
McDairmid	Hugh	28	Wright
	Wife	20
McDonald	Archibald	31	Clerk or Teacher	Bound for Otago
	Janet	28
	Christina Murray	8
	Charles Paterson	4
	John	1
McDonald McDowall???	John	34	Farm Servant
McDonald McDowall???		29
		3
		2
McKay	Thomas	33	Labourer	Bound for Otago
	Margaret	32
	William	10
	Thomas	7
	Alexander Churton	4
McLean	John	25	Agriculturist and Labourer	Bound for Otago
	Hannah	24
	Mary	5
	George	1
McLean	Henry	20	Miner	Bound for Otago
Miller	David	27	Agriculturist
	Marion	23
	Son	11
	Son	9
	Daughter	4
	Margaret	6 months
Mills	John	29	Cabinetmaker - Widower	Bound for Otago
Niven	Dugald	38	Labourer	Bound for Otago
	Christina	37
	Mary	13
	Christina	11
	William	2
	David Elles Ramsay	Infant		Born on board
Park	Gaven	22	Labourer	Bound for Otago - Married on board
	Grace	22
Patrick	James	35	Quarrier	Bound for Otago
	Isabella	35
	James	7
	Margaret	5
	Marion	2
Pollock	William	26	Farm Servant	Bound for Otago
Pollock	Mary	19	Servant	Bound for Otago
Pollock	James	13	Baker	Bound for Otago
Robertson	Thomas	39	Mason	Bound for Otago
	Elizabeth	37
	James	19	Mason
	Jane	17	Domestic Servant
	Elizabeth	16	Domestic Servant
	Margaret	13	Domestic Servant
	Agnes	10
	Daughter	4
Robertson	John	18	Carpenter	Bound for Wellington
Seaton	James	25	Mechanic	Bound for Otago
	Marion	25
	Jessie Agnes	4
	Marion	3
Sinclair	Duncan	26	Joiner	Bound for Otago
	Agnes	25
	Mary	5 months
Stevenson	Isabella Blair	50	Widow	Bound for Otago - MATRON on board
	Ann	30
	James	26	Agriculturist
	John	22	Agriculturist
	Jane	19		Married James Cullen per ship Bengal Merchant
	Robert	15	Agriculturist
Stevenson	William	28	Joiner and Glazier	Bound for Otago
	Rebecca	28
Stewart	Robert	28	Servant	Bound for Otago
	Margaret	25
	Robert	1
Thorburn	James		Engineer	Bound for Otago
	Helen	25
	Alexander	3
Thorburn	Robert	19	Farm Servant	Bound for Wellington - Brother to James
Thorburn	Andrew	17	Farm Servant	Bound for Wellington - Brother to James
Todd	John Boyle	16	Compositor and Labourer.	Bound for Otago
Turnbull	George	25	Agricultural Labourer	Bound for Otago
Ure	James	27	Brick Tile Maker	Bound for Otago
	Elizabeth	27
	James Street	7
Wallace	John	38	Shipwright	Bound for Otago
	Letitia	34
	Letitia	13
	Elizabeth	8
	Samuel	6
Watson	Alexander	38	Sawyer	Bound for Otago
	Jean	40
	Walter	4
Watson	Andrew Giels	26	Cooper	Bound for Otago
	Janet	20
Weatherburn	William	34	Mason & Shoemaker	Bound for Otago
Winton	William	37	Farm Servant	Bound for Otago
	Jean	35
	Helen	16	Farm Servant
	Thomas	14	Farm Servant
	Jean	11
	John	9
	David	2

Mrs Stewart & Mrs Soutter: Believed to have been the oldest emigrants in the British Empire, two Scotswomen who took part in the "communal" settlement scheme which resulted in the foundation of the Province of Otago, New Zealand, have just died. They were Mrs Mary Stewart aged 91, and Mrs J L Soutter, aged 93. They were the two babies of the sailing ship Philip Laing which left Greenock on November 23, 1847, carrying a party of Scottish settlers. Thanks to Robyn who transcribed this from "The Times" November 5th 1938.

Reference:
Archives New Zealand NZC 34/3 p27