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New Zealand Settler Ships - Dallam Tower 1875

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  • Emily Gore (1868 - 1948)
  • Charles Wiggins (1829 - 1895)
    Dallam Towers 1875 Letitia Gore was born 22/9/1822 and Charles Wiggins was born 1829, so she was approx 7 years older than him. Letitia had a son Thomas with Thomas Parr, born on 29/3/1845 and he also...
  • (Letty) Letitia (Parr) Wiggins (1825 - 1908)
    Came to NZ on the ship Dallam Towers, with her grand daughter posing as her daughter to enable Letty and her husband Charles to take 10 years off their ages to fit the immigration criteria. Wiggins Ch...

Dallam Tower Ship: 1499 tons Captain: Campbell Surgeon Superintendent: Dr. Hosking Sailed London 21st December 1874 - arriving Wellington 17th Febuary 1875

Arival of the Dallam Tower passengers in Otago

Name Age County Occupation

Passengers for Wellington

Families and Children

Arnold George 20 Sussex Farm Labourer Caroline 19

Blackstone Joseph 38 Yorkshire Mason Annie 38

Bond John 41 Devon Farm Labourer Sarah 36 Malachi 16 Trans to s/m Sarah A. 14 Trans to s/w Eli Thomas 13 Trans to s/m William 11 Joseph 9 John 7 James 5 Ernest 2 Albert 1

Bryan William 29 Staffordshire Carpenter Ann 32 William 8 George 6 Martha 4 John 2 Sarah 3 months

Byatt Thomas 29 Staffordshire Painter Sarah 27 Rose A. 1

Coffey Thomas 36 Kerry Labourer Margaret 22 Honoria 1

Colinson Charles E. 25 Yorkshire Wagoner Mary 28

Daley Philip 28 Meath Farm Labourer Mary 27 Mary 6 Michael 3 Philip 1

Easton Samuel 23 Middlesex Blacksmith Phoebe 22 Louisa 2 months

Eckett John 27 Hants Gardener Agnes 27

Fitzgerald Michael 23 Kerry Labourer Ellen 22 Ellen 1

Giddings William 25 Cambridge Navvy Fanny 20

Graham Robert 23 Suffolk Painter Kate 21

Hartley James 21 Yorkshire Painter Mary A. 18

Harley William 27 Yorkshire Joiner Rebecca 29

Jeffrey John 34 Kent Labourer Susannah 29 Agnes 10 Hester 7 George 4 Grace M. 9 months

Kilt James 35 Agnes 22

McMillan James 24 Down Labourer Jessie 28 Samuel 18 months

Mercer Thomas 39 Yorkshire Farm Labourer Rebecca 36

Robb Jacob 40 Antrim Carpenter Mary 34

Strawbridge Henry A. 22 Devon Farm Labourer Emma

Strawbridge John 48 Devon Farm Labourer Mary 49 Samuel 17 Trans to s/m Mary 15 Trans to s/w Sarah A. 13 Trans to s/w Eli T. 10 Susan 7 Sarah 73 Trans to s/w

Strawbridge Joseph 29 Devon Farm Labourer Elizabeth 22

Simpson John 34 Oxon Carpenter Harriet 33 Alice 11 Edith 9 Arthur 7 Bertha 5 Frederick 3 Harry 8 months

Snell Israel 39 Kent Farm Labourer Julia A. 38 Henry E. 13 Trans to s/m Jesse 10 Clara H. 8 Mary R. 4 Anne L. 4 months

Stead George William 25 Middlesex Labourer Maria 28 George William 5 Rosa M. 3

Vantier Philip 27 Jersey Painter Catherine 28 Louisa 2½ Philip 1 Edwin 1 mth

Wiggins Charles 39 Berkshire Farm Labourer - bound for Feilding (Newbury) Lettie 37 Jane (Emma Jane Gore) 7 (Grand-daughter posing as their daughter but actually the daughter of Thomas and Emma Gore)

Single Men Arnold Richard 29 Middlesex Labourer Balcombe John 13 Sussex Balls David 24 Essex Gardener Bailey James 34 Kent Farm Labourer Beaver Edwin 21 Glostershire Farm Labourer Binks William 26 Yorkshire Stonemason Burnel John 25 Jersey Farm Labourer Burns Peter H. 30 Yorkshire Tailor Cant Henry 32 Lancashire Navvy Clark James 23 Yorkshire Stonemason Cole William Henry 19 Cornwall Farm Labourer Coobms Charles 20 Beds Labourer Donohue Daniel 29 Glostershire Laboure Elkins Arthur 25 Hants Labourer Ellery William 21 Cornwall Labourer Evans Thomas 27 Glostershire Farm Labourer Farr George 30 Surrey Sawyer Fowler Alfred 19 Wiltshire Farm Labourer Gott William 24 Roscommon Farm Labourer Griffin Patrick 24 Kerry Farm Labourer Harding George 35 Herts Navvy Hazzard Charles 28 Hants Labourer Hinds Joseph 30 Cork Farm Labourer Hogarth John 34 Yorkshire Joiner Hurrel Henry 18 Yorkshire Blacksmith Jordan William 34 Kent Farm Labourer George 9 Kilroy Patrick 26 Roscommon Farm Labourer Lambourne William 25 Sussex Farm Labourer Mansfield Samuel 24 Surrey Labourer Monleith Robert 24 Meath Farm Labourer Joseph 22 Meath Farm Labourer Reside Alexander 18 Argyle Farm Labourer Rinck Frederic 23 Germany Farm Labourer Rourke Owen 22 Cork Labourer Strawbridge Samuel 17 Devon Shoemaker Simmons Henry 40 Kent Labourer Smith William E. 23 Roxburgh Gardener Snellgrove John 16 Kent Farm Labourer Henry E. 13 Kent Stanway Willian Henry 20 Cornwall Labourer Watson Thomas 31 Hereford Excavator Webb Oscar 27 Cambridge Labourer Williams Thomas 27 Lancashire Tailor Wooding Charles 20 Beds Farm Labourer Colonial Nominated Single Men Bond Malachi 16 Devon Farm Labourer Eli Thomas 13 Devon Dingle William 16 Cornwall Farm Labourer

Single Women Ashton Dora 19 Hants Nursemaid Balcombe Emma 34 Sussex Dressmaker Emily 14 Georgiana 9 Charlotte 8 Bateman Julia 29 Limerick Housemaid Edwards Sarah 24 Middlesex Servant Hoskin Mary A. 21 Cornwall Cook Jordan Louisa 5 Kent Mark Margaret 17 Sussex Servant Moriarty Johanna 21 Kerry Servant Scollard Margaret 20 Cork Dressmaker Strawbridge Mary 15 Devon Sarah A 13 Sarah 73 Worrell Lillias 21 Middlesex Servant

Colonial Naminated Single Women Bond Sarah A. 14 Devon Kelly Johanna 19 Kilkenny Housekeeper Margaret 7

Passengers for Otago Families and Children

Alexander Henry 21 Wiltshire Labourer Rachael 21

Alexander William 27 Wiltshire Labourer Sarah J. 24

Bunting George 31 Staffordshire Potter Elizabeth 29 Mary 6 Anne 3 George 1 mth

Chandler Charles 28 Hants Carpenter Harriet 26 Minnie 2

Crilly James 28 Armagh Tailor Mary 26 William 6 Mary 3

Cooper Samuel 26 Staffordshire Potter Eliza 27 Elizabeth 4 Ann E. 3 David 1

Eccles James 30 Staffordshire Printer Hannah 27

Gaukroger Samuel 40 Yorkshire Wood Sawyer Sarah 45 Martha E. 20 Trans to s/w William Henry 17 Trans to s/m Ambrosina 14 Trans to s/w

Holford Joseph 32 Staffordshire Potter Jane 29 William 8 Thomas 4 Margaret 5months Dead

Holford William 32 Staffordshire General Labourer Annie 29 Thomas 7

King Henry 27 Kent Farm Labourer Emma 26 Frederick 7

Knight James 34 Staffordshire Potter Louisa 33 John James 11 Arthur B. 3

Langston Thomas 35 Glostershire Stonemason Susannah 25

Mountford Samuel 30 Staffordshire Potter Emma 28 Annie E. 7 Edmund 2

Phillips William 38 Yorkshire Mason Selina 32 Ann E. 13 Trans to s/w

Prenderville John 24 Kerry Farm Labourer Margaret 23 John 5 months

Redding Thomas 22 Surrey Carter Mary 21 Emma 2 William 2 months Dead

Rowan Patrick 21 Mayo Labourer Bridget 20

Schieffelbein Herman 30 Germany Farm Labourer Ernestina 32 Rudolph 6 Theodore 1 Wilhelmina 15 Trans to s/w

Stephens Henry 41 Cornwall General Smith Margaret G. 40 Mary J. 18 Trans to s/w John Henry 6

Colonial Nominated Families and Children

Beckett William 28 Berkshire Labourer Mary J. 27 Rose E. 4 Ada E. 1

Challenor William 43 Warwickshire Boatman Eliza 37

Boaz William 14 Trans to s/m Trav. with Challenor's Fortune James 25 Wiltshire Labourer Sarah 22 Henry A. 6 Elizabeth 3 Eli 5 months John 22 Trans to s/m

Keln Fredeick 47 Germany Farm Labourer Wilhelmina 47 Augustina 16 Trans to s/w Johann 14 Trans to s/m Emilie 7 Matilda 2

Keln Frederick 29 Germany Farm Labourer Justina 22 Emma 1 Amanda 2 months

Neas Frederick 37 Germany Joiner Pauline 37 Rudolph 11 Emma 9 Bertha 7 Emilia 3

Neighbour George 29 Berkshire Stone Sawyer Jane 28 Annie 1 William 1 mth

Piernicki Anton L. 38 Germany Farm Labourer Anna 38 Franz 13 Trans to s/m Ants 11 Marta 9 Johanna 6 Valantin 1

Radke Frederick 25 Germany Farm Labourer Rosina 36 Emilia 17 Trans to s/w Ernestina 15 Trans to s/w Gustavus 8 Rudolph 6

Taylor John Moss 36 Lancashire Bootmaker Ann 37 John 5

Winton James 24 Middlesex Carman Eliza 22 George 3

Single Men Birch Royston O. 27 Norfolk Carpenter Cawfield Bryan 20 Mayo Labourer Cowan Robert 25 Londonderry Farm Labourer Cowle Robert 35 Isle of Man Farm Labourer Farris Alfred William 21 Middlesex Carpenter George Henry 23 Middlesex Carpenter Gankroger William Henry 17 Yorkshire Wood Sawyer Geddes William 19 Kirkudbright Stone Miller Lewin James 22 Isle of Man Farm Labourer McGuckin Hugh 24 Londonderry Ploughman Monaghan Stephen 24 Mayo Butler Moriarty Timothy 20 Kerry Labourer

Colonial Nominated Single Men Boaz William 14 Warwickshire Eames Charles 32 Hants Farm Labourer Fortune John 22 Wiltshire Carter Keln Johann 14 Germany Piernicki Franz 13 Germany Witheridge Thomas 20 Warwickshire Carpenter George 16 Warwickshire Carpenter

Single Women Francis Pricilla 25 Jersey Cook Charlotte 23 Jersey General Servant Gankroger Martha 20 Yorkshire Servant Ambrosina 14 Hester Emma 19 Middlesex Waitress Phillips Ann E. 13 Yorkshire Rowe Emma 38 Middlesex Housekeeper Matron Savage Fanny 20 Middlesex Nurse Savory Margaret A. 28 Surrey Servant Catherine 26 Surrey Servant Schieffelheim Wilhelmina 15 Germany Servant Stevens Mary J. 15 Cornwall Teacher

Colonial Nominated Single Women Keelan Bridget 19 Meath Servant Keln Augustina 16 Germany Servant Radke Emilia 17 Germany Servant Ernestina 15 Germany Servant Ryan Catherine 22 Limerick Housemaid Hannah 19 Limerick Housemaid

Copyright Denise & Peter 2000 - 2009

Reference: Archives New Zealand IM15/187 & IM15/187a