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Shipping List for the Douglas from London, England to Wellington, New Zealand
Douglas
Ship: 1428 Tons
Captain: Wilson
Surgeon Superintendent:
Sailed London 14th June 1873 - arrived Wellington 20th September 1873
The Douglas was chartered by both Shaw, Savill company and the New Zealand Shipping Company. There was a slight outbreak of scarlatina and smallpox aboard at the beginning of the voyage, and passengers were subject to a short quarantine on arrival in Wellington.
Charlotte Sooby - Servant age 17 from Middlesex
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Shipping List for the Waikato from Plymouth, England to Wellington, New Zealand
Waikato
Ship: 1021 tons
Captain: Hodder
Surgeon Superintendent: George Speke Payne
Sailed Plymouth 24th March 1874 - arrived Wellington 11 July 1874
The Waikato, a well-found ship of 1021tons, flying the New Zealand Shipping Co's flag was a real clipper, and completed many fast voyages out and home. Of twelve passages outwards only three exceeded 100 days. The ship was built by Blumer and Co., Sunderland in 1874. When steamers took the place of many sailing vessels the Waikato was sold to the Germans and renamed the Pfluger. Subsequently she fell into the hands of J. D. Spreckels and Son, of San Francisco, in a partly dismasted condition. This was in 1900, when she was rigged as a barquentine, and given the name of Coronado. She was later sold to the Canadian Pacific Coal Co., She founered on November 20th 1918 when being towed from Ladysmith to Vancouver.
White Wings - Sir Henry Brett
Benjamin Sooby - Labourer age 16 from Middlesex
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864-1933) Wednesday 30 August 1893, page 3
SOOBY, Benjamin, on 17th March, 1884, went
from Plymouth in the ship Waikato to Wel-
lington, New Zealand. His father John inquires.
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Tuapeka Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2026, 23 August 1893, Page 4
MISSING FRIENDS.
The following persons who left the United
Kingdom for Australia, or were last heard
of in these colonies, are inquired for in
'Lloyd's Weekly' London newspaper of
June 11 and June 18, the editor of which
has the addresses of the inquirers. Persons
who discover their friends through this
republication are requested to ocknowledge
the fact when writing to the editor of
'Lloyd's':-
Benjamin Sooby, on March 17, 1884, went
from Plymouth in the ship Waikato, to
Wellington. His father (John) inquires.
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PASSENGER LISTS 1884 - 1910
| NAME | AGE | SHIP | EMBARKED | DESTINATION | REMARKS | REPRO | ARRIVED NZ |
|---|
| SOOBY T H | | STAR OF N. ZEALAND | LONDON | AUCKLAND | 402 | 1896 01 DEC | AUCK |
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Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume XXVI, Issue 24, 23 February 1867, Page 2
Shipping Intelligence
ENTERED INWARDS.
February 20, steamer Wellington, 262, Renner, from Wel-
lington, Passengers: saloon-Messrs. Deck, Steward Leslie,
and 100 excursionists; second cabin-Messrs, Kinnett, Morrin,
and Sooby.
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Petone Settlers Data
Details for Record #39869
Name: BENGN.
Family Name: SOOBY
Gender: M
Date of Birth: 1858
Place of Birth: MIDDLESEX
Record Source: VOGEL
Mans age: 16
Occupation or calling: LABORER
Assisted: Y
Source: IM 15/119 'WAIKATO' NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Voyage Number: 1
Is NZCO Voyage? No
Vessel Name: WAIKATO
Date of departure: 1874-03-24
Ports of loading: LONDON/PLYMOUTH
Date of arrival: 1874-07-11
Ports of discharge: WELLINGTON / AUCKLAND 17/08, PT. CHALMERS 01/11/1874
Captain/Officers: CAPTN:CHAS. HODDER, SURGN: G.S.PAYNE, MATRON: MISS MILLER
Assisted immigrants: 368
Sources and Comments: IM 15/119, NATIONAL ARCHIVES, COMBER INDEX, WN, MARITIME MUSEUM
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Petone Settlers Data
Details for Record #39870
Name: CHARLOTTE
Family Name: SOOBY
Gender: M
Place of Birth: MIDDLESEX
Record Source: VOGEL
Womans age: 17
Occupation or calling: SERVANT
Assisted: Y
Source: IM 15/54 'THE DOUGLAS' NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Voyage Number: 1
Is NZCO Voyage? No
Vessel Name: THE DOUGLAS
Date of departure: 1873-06-14
Ports of loading: LONDON (1428 TONS)
Date of arrival: 1873-09-26
Ports of discharge: WELLINGTON
Captain/Officers: CAPTN:JOHN WILSON, SURGN: JOHN TUCK, MATRON: MISS TAYLOR
Assisted immigrants: 389
Sources and Comments: IM 15/54, NATIONAL ARCHIVES, MADE (3) VOYAGES TO N.Z. - 1873-1886 (PSM), COMBER INDEX, WN. MARITIME