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New Zealand Settler Ships - Cartvale 1874

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  • Frederick Barnaby (1856 - 1947)
    Came to NZ on SS Cartvale from London 25 June 1874 and arrived in Wellington 11 October 1874. Cartvale carried 418 assisted emigrants and this was the largest number of emigrants sent at that time to N...

Information from the National Library of NZ:

Smith, George, b 1836 : Diary of a voyage to New Zealand Date: Jun-Oct 1874 By: Smith, George, b 1836

Ref: MS-Papers-0309

Account of the voyage from London to Wellington, June-Oct 1874, on the vessel Cartvale'. Details of quarantine internment at Somes Island. Includes the passenger's half of the contract ticket for Smith and his family

George Smith, wife and 4 children travelled to Wellington as steerage passengers. Mrs Smith gave birth to another child on 21 July.

Quantity: 1 folder(s) (2 notebooks, 1 ticket). 0.01 Linear Metres.

Physical Description: Holograph

Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr & Mrs G A Whitham, 1968

Alternative form available: Transcription by F Rands (1989) available at MS-Papers-4270