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THE SIR EDWARD PAGET.
the Sir Edward Paget, at one time a fast sailer, was an elaborately fitted-up ship, and one of the first of Green's Line of passenger ships to New Zealand, She had the reputation of making some remarkable passages for her size in her early days. She made three voyages to New Zealand after she had done about twenty-five years' service. She first came to Auckland as far back as 1850, under the command of Captain Barclay, arriving on December 18 after a lengthy passage of 135 days. She arrived in Auckland again on May 25, 1853, under Captain Chapman. She sailed from Gravesend on December 9 and the Downs on the 18th. Her passage down Channel proved an exceedingly boisterous one, and the ship was severely damaged.
She experienced a succession of heavy westerly gales, which drove her into Cowes, where she was detained for some six weeks repairing damages. More severe gales were experienced when rounding the southern part of Van Diemen's Land, heavy seas doing considerable damage. She arrived at Auckland eventually after a lengthy and tedious passage of 170 days from London, or 120 days from Cowes.
The next voyage was to Lyttelton. She sailed from London on February 21, and arrived on July 2, 1856, under Captain Wycherley—131 days from the docks. After discharging cargo and landing some passengers she proceeded to Dunedin, where on August 15 she landed 60 passengers and loaded for Home.
Passenger List
- Departed: London (4 Jan 1856) to Lyttelton & Dunedin
- Captain: Wycherly
Arrived: LYTTELTON (2 Jul 1856)
- ARNOLD JAMES 24
- ARNOLD ANNE 22
- ARNOLD CHARLES 1
- BALESTIER JOHN 42
- BALESTIER MARIA 40
- BALESTIER EMILY 8
- BARRELL MARK 24
- BARTEN ELIZABETH 21
- BELL MARY 25
- BIBBY WILLIAM 23
- BRIGHTING CAROLINE 18
- CAMPION MARIA INF
- CAMPION GEORGE EMBLEN 27
- CAMPION ANNE HANNAH 23
- CAMPION JOHN 1
- CARD MARY 47
- CARD HARRIETT 24
- CARD ELLEN 17
- CARD ANNE 15
- CARD HENRY 10
- CARD CAROLINE 7
- CARD JOHN 4
- CARRELL SARAH 36
- CARRELL JOHN 35
- CARRELL JOHN 1
- CATTERMOLE JAMES 19
- CLARKE WILLIAM 20
- COOK GEORGE 18
- COOK PETER 18
- COUTTS JOHN 12
- CRYSELL WILLIAM 20
- DANBY FRANCIS 22
- DEAL ISAAC 36
- DEAL FRANCES 31
- EDWARDS GEORGE 21
- FLINT SUSAN 87
- GRAHAM MARGARET 26
- HACK EDWARD 21
- HANCOCK ELIZABETH 37
- HANCOCK GEORGE 33
- HANCOCK ELIZABETH 10
- HANCOCK CAROLINE 9
- HARRIS A JOHN 6
- HAWKINS ELIZABETH INF
- HAWKINS RICHARD 25
- HAWKINS CLARA 22
- HAYHURST SARAH 79
- HAYHURST AMELIA 50
- HAYHURST JAMES 50
- HAYHURST BETSY 29
- HAYHURST MARY 23
- HAYHURST MARGARET 17
- HAYHURST WILLIAM 12
- HERON MARY 22
- HERON ROBERT 19
- HESTER ELIZABETH Inf
- HESTER MARY ANN 28
- HESTER THOMAS 25
- HESTER THOMAS 2
- HOBBS JOHN 31
- HOBBS MARY ANNE 8
- HOBBS CHARLES 4
- HUGHLINGS MARYANNE 26
- HUGHLINGS THOMAS 26
- HUTCHINSON LUCINA 29
- JONES RICHARD 23
- KEMISH THOMAS 27
- KEMISH CHARLOTTE 24
- KING ESTHER 25
- KNIGHT HENRY 22
- LEACH CHARLOTTE 22
- LEE ELIZABETH 18
- MAIN CLARA Inf
- MAIN ROBERT 44
- MAIN SARAH 20
- MAIN HARRIETT 16
- MAIN SUSAN 13
- MAIN MARYANN 10
- MAIN MARTHA 7
- MAIN ELEANOR 4
- MCNECHY SARAH Inf
- McNECHY JOHN 21
- McNECHY ELIZABETH 20
- MILLS SARAH INF
- MILLS THEODORE INF
- MILLS EBONEZER 45
- MILLS SARAH 41
- MILLS JOHN 37
- MILLS JOHANNA 28
- MILLS LUCY 17
- MILLS JAMES 12
- MILLS JOSEPH 6
- MOFFET WILLIAM 23
- MOFFET GAVIN 19
- NASH ALEXANDER INF
- NASH RACHEL 31
- NASH PHOEBE 11
- NASH JOSEPH 3
- NEVILLE CHARLES INF
- NEVILLE SAMUEL 34
- NEVILLE SARAH 32
- NEVILLE SAMUEL 11
- NEVILLE JANE 9
- NEVILLE NATHAN 8
- NEVILLE MARY 3
- NEWTON FRANCES INF
- NEWTON ROBERT 40
- NEWTON MARY 39
- NEWTON CATHARINE 16
- NEWTON CHARLOTTE 14
- NEWTON THOMAS 11
- NEWTON JOHN 9
- NEWTON WILLIAM 5
- NEWTON HENRY 2
- NORFOLK MARY ANN 22
- NORFOLK SARAH 20
- PARADISE JOHN INF
- PARADISE JOHN 35
- PARADISE ISABELLA 28
- PARADISE JANE 8
- PARADISE ISABELLA 2
- PEARCE ANN 46
- PEARCE GEORGE 39
- PEARCE GEORGINA 35
- PEARCE GEORGE 15
- PEARCE MARY ANN 12
- PEARCE CHARLES 8
- PITCAITHLEY WILLIAM 26
- PITCAITHLEY ISABELLA 21
- PYE DANIEL 20
- RANGECROFT HENRY 21
- RESIAUX ANN 49
- RESIAUX MARY ANNE 24
- RESIAUX CHARLES 17
- RESIAUX WALTER 13
- RESIAUX ALFRED 10
- RIPPINGAL CHARLES 20
- RUSSELL ELIZABETH 27
- SCHUMAKER CAROLINE 22
- SCHUMAKER PHILIP 22
- SCHUMAKER CAROLINE 1
- SEARLE GEORGE 20
- SHAW JAMES 21
- SHAW WILLIAM 20
- SHAYLOR JANE 29
- THOMPSON WILLIAM INF
- THOMPSON JOHN 29
- THOMPSON JANE 27
- THOMPSON ROBERT 23
- THOMPSON JANE 2
- WAGHORN DAVID 42
- WAGHORN SARAH 41
- WAGHORN HENRY 22
- WAGHORN ARTHUR 16
- WAGHORN RICHARD 13
- WAGHORN JAMES 10
- WAGHORN DAVID 6
- WAYLAND FANNY 21
- WAYLAND JOSEPH 18
- WILSON MARGARET 39
- WILSON SAMUEL 26
- WILSON SAMUEL 16
- WILSON AGNES 14
- WILSON ROBERT 10
- WILSON JOHN 7
Arrived: PORT CHALMERS (15 Aug 1856)
- Kilgour David
- Kilgour Mrs
- Kilgour Sons (3)
- Kilgour Daughter
- Watson Mr
- Watson Mrs
- Watson Son
- Kilgour Alexander
- Kilgour Mrs
- Kilgour Sons (3)
- Kilgour Daughters (2)
- Leckie Mr
- Leckie Mrs
- Leckie Sons (3)
- Stantiford Mrs
- Stantiford Son
- Stantiford Daughters (2)
- Barr Mr John
- Barr Mrs
- Barr Mr James
- Barr Mrs
- Barr Son
- Barr Daughter
- Fisher William
- Fisher Mrs
- Fisher Son
- Fisher Daughters (3)
- Anderson George
- Bayne Mr
- Bayne Mrs
- Bayne Sons (4)
- Bayne Daughters (2)
- Dunn James
- Dunn Mr
- Dunn Mrs
- Dunn Daughter
- Stewart Mrs Ann
- Stewart Sons (2)
- Reid Christina
- Dixon Mrs
- Dixon Son
- Dixon Daughter
- Geary Mr
- Geary Mrs
- Geary John
- Trail Charles
Source: http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlists/siredwardpaget.html