THE SINKING OF THE SS TARARUA
FOVEAUX STRAIT
FRIDAY 29 APRIL 1881.
On the 29 April 1881, the SS Tararua was wrecked on the Otara Reef off Waipapa Point at the north-east end of Foveaux Strait at the bottom the South Island, New Zealand.
There were 131 passengers (12 women and 14 children) and a crew of 40, onboard. Of this twenty were saved. The following list, made from newspaper reports of the day has a total of 120 names.
For further information see SS TARARUA
also - Shipwreck - Tales of Survival, Courage and Calamity at Sea by Louise Callan (2000 HodderMoaBeckett)
| ADAMS | W | Crew | Perished | |
| AITKEN | Miss | Crew | Stewardess | Perished |
| ALLEN (ELLEN) | Charles | Crew | Chief Steward | Perished |
| ANDERSON | - | Dunedin - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| ANDERSON | P | Dunedin - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| ANDREW | H N G | Dunedin - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| ARMITAGE | John Rev | Lyttelton - Melbourne | Saloon | Perished |
| ARMSTEAD | A | Crew | Perished | |
| ARMSTEAD | S | Crew | Perished | |
| ASHWORTH | J | Lyttelton - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| BAILEY | Mr | Dunedin - Bluff | Saloon | Perished |
| BAINBRIDGE | J | Dunedin - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| BARRY | John | Dunedin - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| BASSETT | W | Lyttelton - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| BELL | William | Auckland - Melbourne | Saloon | Perished |
| BOYLE | Mr | Lyttelton - Bluff | Steerage | Perished |
| BRENNAN | Child | Tauranga - Hobart | Saloon | Perished |
| BRENNAN | Child | Tauranga - Hobart | Saloon | Perished |
| BRENNAN | Child | Tauranga - Hobart | Saloon | Perished |
| BRENNAN | Mrs | Tauranga - Hobart | Saloon | Perished |
| BRIEN | William | Crew | Perished | |
| BROWN | Robert | Dunedin - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| BRYANT | Mr | Dunedin - Hobart | Steerage | Perished |
| BRYANT | Mrs | Dunedin - Hobart | Steerage | Perished |
| BURGE (?) | C | Wellington - Melbourne | Saloon | Perished |
| BURNETT | James | Crew | AB | Saved |
| BURWOOD | Robert | Crew | Perished | |
| CAMPBELL | Child | Lyttelton - Melb - London | Saloon | Perished |
| CAMPBELL | Child | Lyttelton - Melb - London | Saloon | Perished |
| CAMPBELL | Child | Lyttelton - Melb - London | Saloon | Perished |
| CAMPBELL | Child | Lyttelton - Melb - London | Saloon | Perished |
| CAMPBELL | Child | Lyttelton - Melb - London | Saloon | Perished |
| CAMPBELL | Donald Dr | Lyttelton - Melb - London | Saloon | Perished |
| CAMPBELL | Mrs | Lyttelton - Melb - London | Saloon | Perished |
| CAMPBELL | unamed female servant with Dr CAMPBELL and family | Lyttelton - Melb - London | Saloon | Perished |
| CHATTERTON (CATTERTON) | John | Auckland - Melbourne | Steerage | Saved |
| COCK (COOK) | Mary A | Dunedin - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| COLBERG (CARLBERG) | Carl | Lyttelton - Melb - London | Steerage | Perished |
| COLLINS | W | Crew | Perished | |
| CONNAL (CONNOLLY) | Ebenezer | Lyttelton - Melbourne | Saloon | Perished |
| CORBET | D | Crew | Perished | |
| CRAWFORD | Mr | Lyttelton - Melbourne | Saloon | Perished |
| DALY | Henry (J) | Napier - Melbourne | Steerage | Saved |
| DAVIDSON | W | Crew | Perished | |
| DAVIES | Daniel | Lyttelton - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| DAVIS (DAVIES) | Thomas | Wellington - Melbourne | Steerage | Saved |
| DEAN | John M | Lyttelton - Melb - London | Steerage | Perished |
| DENZ | Child | Auckland - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| DENZ | Franz (Frank) | Crew | AB | Saved |
| DENZ | Mrs | Auckland - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| DICKSON (DIXON) | Thomas | Crew | AB | Saved |
| DOBSON | J | Dunedin - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| DOBSON | William | Dunedin - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| DOWDALL | M | Dunedin - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| DOWNES | E W | Wellington - Melbourne | Saloon | Perished |
| DOWNES | E W Mrs | Wellington - Melbourne | Saloon | Perished |
| ENGLISH | Dennis | Port Chalmers - | Perished | |
| ENGLISH | William | Port Chalmers - | Perished | |
| EVA | J O | Dunedin - Melbourne | Saloon | Perished |
| GARRARD | Frances George | Crew | Captain | Perished |
| GIBBS | J | Crew | Perished | |
| GILLINGHAM (GELLINGHAM) | Mr | Lyttelton - Melb - London | Saloon | Perished |
| GORDON | John | Lyttelton - Melb - London | Saloon | Perished |
| GOUGH | Charles | Lyttelton - Melbourne | Saloon | Perished |
| GOUGH | Neil | Lyttelton - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| GREEN | William | Lyttelton - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| GREY | George | Dunedin - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| HANSON | Benjamin | Lyttelton - Melb - London | Steerage | Perished |
| HILL | Child of William | Lyttelton - Melb - London | Steerage | Perished |
| HILL | William | Lyttelton - Melb - London | Steerage | Saved |
| HILL | William Mrs | Lyttelton - Melb - London | Steerage | Perished |
| HOLT | Charles | Wellington - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| HORAN | G | Crew | Perished | |
| JOHNSON | Edward | Crew | AB | Saved |
| JONES | Thomas | Lyttelton - Melb - London | Steerage | Perished |
| JONES | W B | Crew | Purser | Perished |
| JONES | W B Mrs | Lyttelton - Melbourne | Saloon (Pursers wife) | Perished |
| KELLY | Mary Miss | Auckland - Hobart | Steerage | Perished |
| LAWRENCE | George (G H) | Lyttelton - Bluff | Steerage | Saved |
| LINDSAY | Robert | Crew | Chief Officer | Saved |
| LIVINGSTONE | Alexander | Crew | Second Engineer | Perished |
| MABER (MABEY)(MAHER) | James | Crew | Engineers Storekeeper | Saved |
| MALONEY (MAHONEY) | Peter * | Crew | Second Officer | Saved |
| MARSH | S T E Mrs | Wellington - Melbourne | Saloon | Perished |
| MARTIN | George | Dunedin - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| McDAVITT | E | Crew | Perished | |
| McKENZIE | Alexander | Port Chalmers - | Perished | |
| MICHELEIFF(MICKALINEY) (McCALLET) (MICALLET) | Antonio | Crew | Chief Cook | Saved |
| MITCHELL | E Rev | Lyttelton - Melbourne | Saloon | Perished |
| MORRISON | John | Crew | Carpenter | Perished |
| MUNRO | Alexander | Crew | Chief Engineer | Perished |
| NICHOLSON | Torqual? | Crew | AB | Saved |
| O'SULLIVAN | T | Wellington - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| PENMAN | Mr | Wellington - Bluff | Steerage | Perished |
| POLSON | H | Crew | Perished | |
| RAE | A | Dunedin - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| RAMSAY | W O | Dunedin - Melbourne | Saloon | Perished |
| RICHARDSON | J B Rev | Lyttelton - Melbourne | Saloon | Perished |
| ROBINS (ROBIN) | George | Dunedin - Melbourne | Steerage | Saved |
| ROHL | Franz (Frank) | Crew | Fireman | Saved |
| SARAH | Mr | Auckland - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| SCOWN (SCOON) | J | Lyttelton - Melb - London | Steerage | Perished |
| SHARP | Mr | Lyttelton - Bluff | Steerage | Perished |
| SILVIA | Charles | Crew | Perished | |
| SMITH | William | Crew | Perished | |
| STEWART | Charles | Crew | AB | Saved |
| STREVAR (SHREAVER) | C | Dunedin - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| SUTHERLAND | Andrew | Crew | Third Engineer | Perished |
| THOLIU (TALLIES) | Gustave | Wellington - Melbourne | Steerage | Saved |
| WALLACE | Joseph | Lyttelton - Melb - London | Steerage | Perished |
| WARREN | Crew | Crew | Perished | |
| WATERHOUSE | J | Lyttelton - Melbourne | Saloon | Perished |
| WATERHOUSE | Joseph Rev | Lyttelton - Melbourne | Saloon | Perished |
| WAYNES | T | Crew | Perished | |
| WESTON | John | Crew | AB | Saved |
| WHITE | William | Lyttelton - Melb - London | Steerage | Perished |
| WILLIAMS | John | Wellington - Melbourne | Steerage | Saved |
| WILTSHIRE | G | Wellington - | Perished | |
| WRIGHT | Robert | Dunedin - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| YOUNG | James | Dunedin - Melbourne | Steerage | Perished |
| YOUNG | William | Lyttelton - Melb - London | Steerage | Perished |
* Also documented as Edward MALONEY.
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