Ruapehu 1887

S S RUAPEHU

The SS RUAPEHU left London on 7 May, 1887, arriving in Auckland on 19 June, 1887 with
165 immigrants for many parts of New Zealand. The Captain was F D Bell and the
Surgeon Superintendant; Dr. J. Lovett de Wolfe.

"This is a list of Emigrants expected to proceed in the Steam Ship Ruapehu to Auckland
on the 7th day of May 1887"

Passenger list transcribed from Archives New Zealand, Ref. Repro Im 15/485 & Im 5/4/43
kindly supplied by Carol Fennings (an ex. Kiwi) of Vancouver.

		Marital	Age
Surname	First Name	Status	M	F	County	Occupation

Immigrants for Auckland

Gibson	Georgina	Single		25	Chester	Dom. Servant
Hodgson	John	Married	40		Durham	Miner
	Catherine	Married		38	Yorks
	Jonathan	Single	21		Durham
Manley	Emma	Single		28	Somerset	Cook
Rowan	Hugh	Married	30		Mayo	Labourer
	Mary	Married		28
	James B	Child	7
	Mary	Child		4
	Sarah	Child		1
Snow	Jane	Single		39	Yorkshire	To husband
	Hannah M	Single		12
	John Geo.	Child	10
	Thomas M	Child	8
	James J	Child	5
Kenish	Robert	Single	19		Isle of Man	Farm Labr.


Immigrants for Canterbury

Bourke	Patrick	Single	23		Kerry	Carpenter
Connor	Patrick	Single	22		Kerry	Labourer
Cunningham	Patrick	Single	31		Wicklow	Farm Labr.
Grace	Peter	Single	28		Tipperary	Farm Labr.
Grace	Michael	Single	26		Tipperary	Farm Labr.
Hickey	Timothy	Single	23		Cork	Farm Labr.
Hudson	Thomas	Single	19		Lancashire	Carman & Labr.
Reed	Ann	Single		21	Middlesex	Gen. Servant
Reid	Patrick	Single	24		Antrim	Farm Labr.
Reid	Jane	Single		35	Aberdeen	Housemaid
Macnamara	Mary	Single		58	Cork	Nil
Mahoney	Michael	Single	20		Limerick	Farmer
Mahoney	Bridget	Single		23	Kerry	Dom. Servant
Mathews	Ellen A	Single		15	Devon	Servant
Mercer	Richard	Single	21		Armagh	Farmer
Metcalfe	Emma	Single		19	Cambridge	Dress Maker
Tuohy	Patrick	Single	21		Kerry	Ag. Labr.
Upton	Mary			22	Shropshire	Kitchenmaid


Immigrants for Hawkes Bay

Carvolth	Elizth. J	Single		37	Cornwall	Milliner
	Richard I	Child	4
	Gladys M	Child		2½
Combrisson	Olimpia	Single		25	Italy	Nursery Govns.
Condie	William	Single	26		Fife	Cabinet Maker
Condon	Mary	Single		22	Tipperary	Dom. Servant
Gearin	Kate	Single		16	Limerick	Dairy Maid
Hickey	James	Single	24		Tipperary	Constable
Hickey	Ellen	Single		21	Tipperary	Dom. Servant
Nielsen	Bernhardt	Single	21		Denmark	Moulder
Ryan	Kate	Single		26	Tipperary	Dom. Servant
Scullen	David	Single	19		Londonderry	Farm Labr.
	Elizabeth	Single		18		Dom. Servant
West	Walter W	Single	19		Middlesex	Carman
Wright	Laurance	Married	25		Essex	Labourer
	Alice	Married		25
Keily	John	Single	23		Waterford	Farm Labr.


Immigrants for Invercargill

Brown	James	Single	25		Kincardine	Farm Labr.
Gutschlay	August	Married	51		Germany	Farm Labr.
	Justine	Married		64
Rae	Elizabeth	Single		42	Stirling
	John	Single	20			Labourer
	Elizabeth	Single		15		Dom Servant
	James	Child	10
	Kattie	Child		4


Immigrants for Marlborough

Robinson	Catherine	Single	30		Cornwall	Gen. Servant


Immigrants for Nelson

Bevan	Amos	Married	45		Hereford	Ag. Labr
	Mary Ann	Married		41
	Charles	Single	17			Ag. Labr.
	Arthur	Single	15			Ag. Labr.
Hazeldine	Maria	Single		28	Lancashire	To husband
	Sarah	Child		8
	Arthur	Child	5
	Annie	Child		1
McIntyre	Catherine	Single		32	Derry	Dom. Servant
Hazeldine	Eliza A	Single		32	Lancashire	Weaver
	John I	Single	13			Collier
	William	Child	8
	Abraham	Child	4
	Sarah J	Child		6
	James	Child	1


Immigrants for Otago

Arniell	Henry	Single	21		Renfrew	Ham Curer
Collins	Josephine	Child		11	Clare	Orphan
Collins	John	Single	27		Kerry	Farm Labr.
Harper	Robert R	Single	27		Down	Farm Labr.
MacKay	Alexander	Single	23		Sutherland	Farmer
	Henrietta	Single		20		Dom. Servant
	Hugh	Single	15			Farm Servant
Moloney	Hannah	Single		26	Limerick	Dom. Servant
O'Connor	Michael	Single	23		Kerry	Ag. Labr.
	Thomas	Single	21		Kerry
Pinnock	James	Married	21		Berks	Labourer
	Ada	Married		21
Taylor	Robert	Married	38		Cumberland	Engineer
	Annie	Married		28
Toner	Mary	Single		24	Armagh	Dom. Servant
Dillon	Andrew	Single	24		Galway	Farm Labr.


Immigrants for Taranaki

Crockett	William	Married	51		Derry	Labourer
	Matilda	Married		50
	Robert	Single	23
	Charlotte	Single		21
	Rosanna	Single		19
Parkin	Charles	Single	17		Lincolns	Farm Labr.
Sudfield	Heinrich	Married	49		Germany	Shepherd
	Luise	Married		47
Sutcliffe	Lavinia	Single		25	Lancashire	Dom. Servant


Immigrants for Wellington

Andersen	Anders B	Single	18		Denmark	Labourer
Cameron	Henrietta	Single		32	Inverness	Housemaid
Curtis	Ann	Single		44	Sussex	Nil
	Walter G	Single	16
	Thomas Hy.	Single	14
Fazakerley	Ellen	Single		33	Lancashire	Cook
Gilden	John	Single	22		Mayo	Teacher
Gill	Charles	Married	27		Lancashire	Sawyer
	Elizabeth	Married		26
	Elizabeth A	Child		4
	William I	Child	2
Hussey	Hannah	Single		18	Kerry	Dom. Servant
Mahoney	Margaret	Single		26	Limerick	Housemaid
	Johanna	Single		23	Limerick	Housemaid
McGill	John	Married	39		Antirm	Farm Labr.
	Rose	Married		36
	Denis	Child	11
	Patrick	Child	3
McGill	James	Single	60		Antirm	Farm Labr.
McGoughey	James D	Single	15		Tyrone	Farmer
McMillan	William	Single	21		Lanarks	Gardener
Murphy	Daniel	Single	18		Limerick	Ag. Labr.
Olsen	Bertha	Single		37	Germany	Servant
	Karen	Single		16
	Olava	Single		14
	Annett	Child		11
	Ole	Child	9
	Kristen	Child	5
Olsen	Nora	Single		27	Norway	Gen. Servant
Parker	Joseph	Single	22		Yorks	Worsted Weaver
Roddis	Joseph	Married	35		Yorks	Weaver
	Elizabeth	Married		30
	Alice J	Child		11
Shorter	Emily	Single		13	Berks
Summers	William	Married	28		Somerset	Gardener
	Louisa	Married		26
	Eliza	Child		5
	Tom	Child	3
	William	Child	1
Summers	Henry D	Single	15		Sussex	Errand Boy
Thomson	Ellen	Single		15	Derry	Nil
Twomey	William	Single	21		Limerick	Farm Labr.
Waugh	James	Married	44		Roseburgh	Shepherd
	Robina	Married		46
	Wilhelmina	Single		18
	Catherine	Single		15
	James	Single	13
	Agnes	Child		11
	Robina	Child		9
	William	Child	6
	John H	Child	4
	Robert	Child	1¾
Whellan	Jane	Single		40	Lancaster	Laundress
	Ellen E	Child		10
	John H	Child	6
	Jenny	Child		2
Woods	Mary A	Single		26	Cavan	Parlour Maid
Wood	Charles	Single	20		Cavan	Farmer
Watchman	Ann	Single		48	Durham
	Thomas	Single	18			Miner
	John	Single	16			Miner
	Frances J	Single		13
Pattinson	Anne	Child		4


Immigrants for Westland

McLaughlin	Hugh	Single	20		Antirm	Farm Labr.
Prendergast	William	Single	20		Tipperary	Ag. Labr.


Single Women for Wellington

Cameron	Henrietta *	Single		32	Inverness	Housemaid
Curtis	Ann *	Single		44	Sussex	To husband
Fazakerley	Ellen *	Single		33	Lancashire	Cook
Hussey	Hannah *	Single		18	Kerry	Dom. Servt.
Mahony	Margt. *	Single		26	Limerick	Housemaid
	Johanna *	Single		23	Limerick	Housemaid
Olsen	Nora *	Single		27	Norway	Cook
Self	Mary	Single		11	Middlesex	Nil
	Annie	Single		9	Middlesex	Nil
	Henry	Single	5		Middlesex	Nil
Shorter	Emily *	Single		13	Berkshire	Nil
Thomson	Ellen *	Single		15	Donegal	Nil
Whisselle	Mary A	Single		25	Surrey	Clerk
Woods	Mary A *	Single		26	Cavan	Parlour Maid
Farrow	Mrs. E	Single		40	Middlesex	Matron

* these names are also mentioned in the list of Immigrants to Wellington.


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