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Arethusa Ship: 1272 tons Captain: John H Stiven Surgeon Superintendent: Dr Edward Husband Sailed Plymouth September 3rd 1879 - arrived Wellington December 7th 1879
Arrival of the Arethusa
Name Age County Occupation Families & Children
Bradley Patrick 34 Meath Agricultural Labourer Mary 30
Cowan Charles 50 Ayr Dairy Farmer Euphemia 48 Elizabeth 20 Dairy Maid Charles 16 Farm Boy George 14 Farm Boy Euphemia 11 Robert 7
Davison Joseph H 23 Yorkshire Carpenter Mary 23 Shaw 8 months Died on board - 20/09/1879 Dentition & diarrhoea
Deut John 34 Yorkshire Blacksmith Mary 34 France Allen 35 Yorkshire Joiner Mary Ann 36 Ada 11 Elizabeth 7
Ireland Robert 24 Durham Agricultural Labourer Ellen 22 Jane 1 Died on board - 25/10/1879
Muco Enteritis
Moult Edwin 24 Cheshire Farmer Juliet 26 Harry 10 months
Pearson Thomas 34 Yorkshire Mason Martha 37 Elizabeth 10 George William 7 Mary 5 Sarah J 1
Power Lawrence 60 Kilkenny Farm Labourer Ann 65
Colonial Nominated Families & Children Apperley Alfred 24 Herefordshire Wheel Wright Elizabeth 22
Bailey Benjamin 38 Salop Labourer Ann 37 Robert 19 Iron Moulder Martha 17 Servant William 14 Thomas 12 Sarah 9 Lucy 6
Bluikhorue Charles 54 Leicestershire Labourer Sarah 59
Boggs Hales 26 Essex Joiner Jane 25 Harry 3 Bertha 4 months
Bowie David 29 Kincardine Ship Wright Agnes 26 Euphemia 1
Burke Richard 43 Dublin Wharf Labourer Margaret 42 Margaret 19 Servant Thomas 16 Wharf Labourer Partick 14 Messenger Richard 11 Joseph 7
Couchman Frederick 44 Kent Signalman Charlotte 44 Martha 10
Couchman Charles 24 Sussex Carpenter Eliza 22 Emily 1 Frederick 5 months
Couchman Frederick 22 Sussex Railway Employee John 20 Railway Employee Horace 18 Railway Employee Jane 16 Servant William 13 Shop Boy
Craven John 30 Lancashire Joiner Bound for Fielding Alice 29 Sarah 8 Elizabeth 6 Frederick 2 Herbert 1
Downer Haydon E 36 Hamptonshire Ship Wright Anne 33 Fitz E 3 Alfred 2
Driver William 31 Middlesex Chairmaker Harriet 25
Eadie Andrew 29 Fife Agricultural Labourer Honora 28
Ferguson William 38 Lanark Ship Joiner Margaret 35 Thomas 6 William 5 John H 3 James 2 Alex 8 months
Fleming Gaven 26 Lanark Labourer Bound for Fielding Sarah 23 William 6 James 4
Garnett James 27 Yorkshire Railway Guard Henrietta 24 Martha E 5
Gillbanks Isaac 32 Lancashire Bootmaker Ann 32 Mary 10
Gillbanks William 34 Lancashire Labourer Mary 35 John Henry 14 Benjamin Wilson 8 Joseph 3 William 1
Gosling Lawrence 24 Middlesex Stevedore Sarah 22 Ellen 2 Mary 11 months Infant Son Born on board -15/09/1879
Harper James 39 Forfar Millwright Helen 37 Mary 10 Margaret 8 Helen 6 Agnes 4 James 2
Heald William 22 Lancashire Joiner - bound for Feilding Manchester Block settlement under Emigrants and Colonists Aid Corporation Alice 23 Mary 1
Heald Ralph 26 Lancashire Joiner - bound for Feilding Manchester Block settlement under Emigrants and Colonists Aid Corporation Ellen 25 Mary E 4 Ralph 8 months
Wilkinson Sarah 24 Lancashire Servant travelled with Heald
Hutchins Thomas 28 Cheshire Blacksmith Elizabeth 26 Edward 2 Elizabeth 3 days Jones Daniel 32 Monmouth Blacksmith Emily 32
McAuerie James 30 Tyrone Labourer Harriet 27 Harriet 6 James 2 Eva 8 months
McKeown John 43 Tyrone Agricultural Labourer Mary A 32 James 8 Mary 6 John 4 Margaret 11 months
Martin James 44 Salop Labourer Fanny 40 Martha 20 General Servant Elizabeth 17 General Servant George 14 Iron Moulder Kete 12 Lucy 10 John 7 William 5 Henry 1
Muir Joseph 25 Linlithgow Miner Euphemia 20 Jassie 2 Murray James 39 Forfar Machine Fitter Mary A 39 Margaret 12 David 9 William 6 Catherine 4 Robert 2
Payne Leonard 26 Sussex Railway Guard Marion 26 Amy R 6 Lilly M 3 Alice F 11 months
Pearce Richard 29 Wiltshire Carpenter Charlotte 30
Berry Elizabeth 12 Travelled with Pearce family
Pearson Robert 30 Sussex Platelayer Agnes 34 Thomas W 16 Errand Boy George H 14 Errand Boy Edith A 12 Eleanor A 10 Mary J 7 Colin W 5 Bessie 2 John 1 Agnes 5 months
Rimmer Thomas 23 Cheshire Joiner bound for Fielding - bound for Feilding Manchester Block settlement under Emigrants and Colonists Aid Corporation Ellen 22 William A 2 Annie 1
Robertson William 42 Renfrew Labourer bound for Fielding - bound for Feilding Manchester Block settlement under Emigrants and Colonists Aid Corporation Jane 41 Ross George 29 Rosshire Carpenter Mary 22 Annie 5 months
Stuart John 23 Ayr Labourer bound for Fielding - bound for Feilding Manchester Block settlement under Emigrants and Colonists Aid Corporation Sarah 23 James 6 Mary 4 John 2 Jane 6 months Died on board - 27/10/1879 Infantile meningitis
McCulloch William 42 Ayr Labourer travelled with Stuart Taylor George 23 Aberdeen Mason Mary 22
Turnbull Robert 31 Roxburgh Cabinetmaker Euphemia 28 John C 5 months
Wilkinson John 44 Lancashire Labourer bound for Fielding - bound for Feilding Manchester Block settlement under Emigrants and Colonists Aid Corporation Mary 44 John 22 Labourer William 20 Joiner Mary 18 Servant George E 13 Joiner Margaret 11 Kate 9
Waddington William 23 Travelled with Wilkinson - bound for Feilding Manchester Block settlement under Emigrants and Colonists Aid Corporation
Leonard William 24 Aberdeen Mason Mary 20
Taylor James M 6 Travelled with Leonard
Page George 26 Staffordshire Puddler bound for Nelson Clara 23 George 1 Lloyd
Single Men Armstrong Robert 22 Antrim Agricultural Labourer Barriscril Samuel 22 Monaghan Agricultural Labourer Boyd Thomas 22 Down Agricultural Labourer Boyle Thomas 19 Antrim Agricultural Labourer Bristol Thomas 25 Staffordshire Agricultural Labourer Clarke James 21 Cavan Agricultural Labourer Corker William J 26 Derry Agricultural Labourer Crockett John 22 Derry Agricultural Labourer Joseph 20 Derry Agricultural Labourer Darling William H 24 Leitrim Agricultural Labourer Dickinson James 22 Northumberland Agricultural Labourer Fletcher Joseph 24 Lancashire Agricultural Labourer Grearson Michael 20 Monaghan Agricultural Labourer John 19 Monaghan Agricultural Labourer Keating Thomas 23 Cavan General Labourer Kennedy Samuel 21 Down Agricultural Labourer McCann Patrick 22 Cavan Agricultural Labourer McEvoy Joseph 18 Meath Agricultural Labourer McGill William 23 Antrim Agricultural Labourer Martin Patrick 23 Cavan Agricultural Labourer May John 22 Kerry Agricultural Labourer Moran Thomas 22 Kerry Agricultural Labourer Pretious William H 10 Yorkshire Scholar Rielly Thomas 20 Cavan Agricultural Labourer Smith William 26 Down Agricultural Labourer Windrure George 24 Monaghan Agricultural Labourer Robert J 21 Monaghan Agricultural Labourer
Colonial Nominated Single Men Anderson John 20 Tyrone Blacksmith Thomas 17 Tyrone Carpenter James 14 Tyrone Servant Broad Edward F 20 Surrey Carpenter Carly Patrick 18 Roscommon Agricultural Labourer Cole William 22 Gloucestershire Agricultural Labourer Condon Michael 19 Limerick Groom Connor Peter 30 Kerry Agricultural Labourer Cooper George James 35 Kent Fitter Emily 16 Kent Servant Henry C 14 Kent Mildred E 12 Kent George J 11 Kent Marian 8 Kent Eleanor 4 Kent Call Patrick 23 Tipperary Agricultural Labourer Elliott Robert 21 Derry Agricultural Labourer Fitchley Hugh 29 Lancashire Driller Fox John 21 Roscommon Agricultural Labourer Garuhan Henry 19 Suffolk Agricultural Labourer Griffiths James 13 Essex Scholar Hurley Patrick 21 Cork Agricultural Labourer Hurlstone Charles 29 Somersetshire Shipwright Kearns Michael 20 Kerry Shipwright Lenowry Joseph 29 Guernsey Boat Builder McDonough John Joseph 19 Roscommon Agricultural Labourer McLaughlin James 24 Roscommon Agricultural Labourer Mahoney Cornelius 23 Kerry Agricultural Labourer Marks Albert 16 Warwickshire Tailor Arthur 19 Warwickshire Tailor Mitchell William 33 Forfar Gardener Murphy Patrick 22 Kerry Agricultural Labourer O'Connell Cornelius 20 Kerry Agricultural Labourer O'Leary Daniel 21 Cork Agricultural Labourer Florence 21 Cork Agricultural Labourer Power John 18 Kilkenny Labourer bound for New Plymouth Slattery Thomas 20 Tipperary Agricultural Labourer Thomson William 23 Aberdeen Carpenter Veitch Robert 23 Edinburgh Upholsterer Watkins James 24 Fermanagh Coachman Williams Michael 22 Tipperary Agricultural Labourer Taylor Andrew 21 Aberdeen Agricultural Labourer David 19 Aberdeen Agricultural Labourer Madigan Michael 25 Clare Agricultural Labourer Stanley Thomas 22 Lancashire Bricklayer
Single Women
Bainford Miriam 23 Staffordshire General Servant Brogan Elizabeth 18 Cavan General Servant Charmichael Margaret 22 Antrim Housemaid Sarah 20 Antrim General Servant Farrell Kate 22 Kerry Dairymaid Fitzgerald Abbey 19 Cork General Servant Mary 18 Cork General Servant Kervens Mary 21 Kerry General Servant Kearns Mary 18 Galway General Servant Ilpatrick Annie 19 Derry General Servant Markey Alice 21 Monaghan General Servant Maxwell Jane 20 Antrim General Servant Margaret A 17 Antrim General Servant Martin Francis 49 Middlesex General Servant - MATRON
Colonial Nominated Single Women
Anderson Margaret 15 Tyrone General Servant Barnes Anne m 40 Middlesex To Husband George J I 20 Middlesex Carman
Booth Annie 55 Carlow House Keeper - Died on board - 28/09/1879 Pulmonary Haemorrhage Isabella H 21 General Servant Alice M 18 General Servant John J 17 Agricultural Labourer Emily 14 Frances 12
Carpy Ann 20 Roscommon General Servant Coleman Annie 19 Queens County General Servant Ellen 17 Queens County General Servant
Cooke Martha 28 Donegal Servant David 8 Martha 7 Isabella 5
Crawford Annie M 19 Fermanagh General Servant Eliza J 17 General Servant Fawcett Jane 20 Fermanagh General Servant
Harris Harriet 33 Surrey To Husband Harriet 13 George 8 Lucy 5 Henry 4 Charles 2 Sarah 1
Hibberd Clara 25 Yorkshire Cook Hurlston Mary 67 Somersetshire Widow Knight Sarah 56 Worcestershire Nurse McKee Elizabeth 42 Lanark Nurse
Mary 32 Lanark Nurse Peter 13 David 11
McLaughlin Agnes 20 Roscommon Dairymaid Bridget 22 Roscommon Dairymaid Mahoney Ellen 17 Kerry General Servant Honora 19 Kerry General Servant
Moore Jane C 28 Queens County Teacher David H 6 Robert J 4 Thomas J 3 Georgina 2
O'Connor Honora 20 Cork General Servant O'Leary Elizabeth 20 Cork General Servant Olsen Frederica 17 Norway General Servant O'Sullivan Mary 19 Cork General Servant
Parr Jemima 38 Aberdeen Cook Isabella 17 Aberdeen Dressmaker Alice M 15 Aberdeen Servant George 12 Ada I 9 Jane E 6 Rose H 3
Power Julia 16 Queens County Servant bound for New Plymouth Raftis Mary 18 Kilkenny General Servant Riley Elizabeth 47 Yorkshire Widow Hannah 25 Yorkshire General Servant Teideman Elizabeth 18 Surrey Housemaid Tierman Bridget 25 Roscommon General Servant Mary 27 Roscommon Housemaid Williams Mary A 23 Staffordshire General Servant
Wood Anna M 58 Tyrone Widow Haw Mary 39 Devonshire Harry 10 James 8 John 6
Stanley Mary 47 Lancashire Widow
GILLBANKS family: Siblings Isaac GILLBANKS ,William GILLBANKS, Mary GILLBANKS came to NZ aboard the Arethusa. Eventually however all of the siblings settled in New Plymouth where a lot of their descendents are now buried (at Te Henui Cemetery). It is thought that the parents of Isaac, William and Mary (John GILLBANKS and Mary GILLBANKS nee: BENJAMIN) were also aboard the ship. Mary BENJAMIN's parents were William BENJAMIN and Agnes CARTER (daughter of William CARTER and Elizabeth ?) Isaac (1846-1932) married Ann CLARK William (1844-1925) married Caroline RALPH, (daughter of William RALPH and ?), 7 May 1865, Broughton West, Lancashire, England Mary is thought to have married William Edward Rogers PARSONS abt 1874 in England. The GILLBANKS family are originally from Lancashire, England.
John Joseph MCDONOUGH: John Joseph McDonough, the son of Michael McDonough and Mary Agin, arrived in NZ aboard the Arethusa 7/12/1879 from Rosscommon, Ireland as an assisted immigrant. His occupation was listed as Agricultural Labourer and his age as 19. He married Kate Walsh from County Kilkenny in 1886. On August 4th 1881he joined the New Zealand Police. Police records state that he was born on August 4th 1857 and his description was given as 5 foot 10 inches, light brown hair and grey eyes. John served in Dunedin and moved to Invercargill on June 4th 1886 where he lived in Ellis Road. He died on February 29th 1916. John and Kate McDonough had 5 children: 1) Mary (Sister MARY STANISLAUS) 1886 - 1971 2) John Michael 1888 - 1968 (married Ruth Featherston) 3) Kate Helena 1893 - 1962 (married Jules Seigert) 4) James Cormack 1895 - 1968 (married Mary Monica Affleck) 5) Walter Matthew 1897 - 1965 (married Murial Clarke)
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