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Person Page 396

Mary

F, #9876, b. 1814
Pedigree Link

Biography

Mary was born in 1814. She and Thomas Honeyman were married.
Class: steerage. Mary immigrated to from England to Wellington on the Olympus arrived 20 apr 1841 on 9 December 1840.1

Citations

  1. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists

John Kilgour

M, #9877, b. 1806
Pedigree Link

Family: Margaret (b. 1804)

SonWilliam Kilgour (b. 1838)

Biography

John Kilgour was born in 1806.1 He and Margaret were married.
Class: steerage. John Kilgour was a Slater & Plasterer in 1840.2 He immigrated to from England to Wellington on the Olympus arrived 20 apr 1841 on 9 December 1840.2 He was a carpenter, Nile St., East, Nelson in 1844.1

Citations

  1. [S554] papers past, Juror list 1844 Nelson
  2. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists

Margaret

F, #9878, b. 1804
Pedigree Link

Family: John Kilgour (b. 1806)

SonWilliam Kilgour (b. 1838)

Biography

Margaret was born in 1804. She and John Kilgour were married.
Class: steerage. Margaret immigrated to from England to Wellington on the Olympus arrived 20 apr 1841 on 9 December 1840.1

Citations

  1. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists

William Kilgour

M, #9879, b. 1838

Parents

FatherJohn Kilgour (b. 1806)
MotherMargaret (b. 1804)
Pedigree Link

Biography

William Kilgour was born in 1838.
Class: steerage. William Kilgour immigrated to from England to Wellington on the Olympus arrived 20 apr 1841 on 9 December 1840.1

Citations

  1. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists

Peter Langley

M, #9880, b. about 1819, d. January 1875

Parents

FatherThomas Langley (b. 1792)
Pedigree Link

Family: Mary Ford (b. about 1820)

DaughterBridget Langley (b. 1848)
SonPeter Langley (b. 1853)
SonJohn Langley (b. 1857)
SonHenry Langley (b. 1860, d. 1860)
SonThomas Langley (b. about 1865)

Biography

Peter Langley was born about 1819 in Balla, IRL.1 He and Mary Ford were married in 1848 in Melbourne, VIC, AUS.1 He died in January 1875, at age ~56, in VIC, AUS.1
Class: steerage
Thanks for your great work, Tony! There are 4 Bluett family members on the Olympus which arrived on April 20 1841. There was a fifth who has been left off. She was Thomas Bluett's wife, Mary, who was Peter Langley's sister, and mother of Mary Ann and Thomas junior. I am trying to discover how and when Peter got from NZ to Australia, where he married in 1848 in Melbourne. Any suggestions as to how I might do this, please DeLangley60 ( Ancestry.com)

Peter was an employee of the NZ Coy PABA. Peter Langley was a Labourer in 1840. He immigrated to from England to Wellington on the Olympus arrived 20 apr 1841 on 9 December 1840.2 He emigrated from to Melbourne, VIC, AUS, about 1845.1

Citations

  1. [S982] Paul BARTON, extensive family history on file
  2. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists

Mary Leslie

F, #9881, b. 1825
Pedigree Link

Biography

Mary Leslie was born in 1825. She and G Hoggarth were married on 10 May 1841 in Wellington, NZ.1
Class: steerage. Mary Leslie was a Servant in 1840. She immigrated to Efrom England to Wellington on the Olympus arrived 20 apr 1841 on 9 December 1840.2

Citations

  1. [S538] Louis E WARD, Early Wellington
  2. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists

Robert (LYLE) Lyal

M, #9882, b. 1806
Pedigree Link

Biography

Robert (LYLE) Lyal was born in 1806.1,2 He and Agnes were married.
Class: steerage. Robert (LYLE) Lyal was a Millwright & Sawyer in 1840.3 He immigrated to from England to Wellington on the Olympus arrived 20 apr 1841 on 9 December 1840.3 He was in sawyer Kaiwarawara in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S314] Wellington Burgesses Roll 1842
  2. [S308] A H CARMAN, The Birth of a City Wellington 1840 - 1843
  3. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists

Agnes

F, #9883, b. 1806
Pedigree Link

Biography

Agnes was born in 1806. She and Robert (LYLE) Lyal were married.
Class: steerage. Agnes immigrated to from England to Wellington on the Olympus arrived 20 apr 1841 on 9 December 1840.1

Citations

  1. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists

Rose Ann Wilkins

F, #9884, b. 1851, d. 1 October 1933

Parents

FatherIsaac Wilkins (b. about 1825, d. 1862)
MotherCharlotte Perks (b. about 1820, d. 29 January 1877)
Pedigree Link

Family: John Benge (b. 18 October 1841, d. 16 August 1906)

DaughterElizabeth (Lizzie) Annie Benge (b. 6 June 1868, d. 6 November 1962)

Biography

Rose Ann Wilkins was born in 1851 in Birmingham, WARKS, ENG.1 She and John Benge were married on 1 May 1867 in St Peters Church, Wellington, NZ.1 She died on 1 October 1933, at age ~82, in Upper Hutt, Wellington, NZ.1
One of the oldest and most respected residents of Upper Hutt, Mrs John Benge, died on Sunday in her eighty-third year. Born in Birmingham, England, the late Mrs Benge went to South Africa at the age of five years, with her parents, the late Mr and Mrs Isaac Wilkins.
She came to New Zealand eight years later, and at the age of 16, married the late Me John Benge, who died 25 years ago. Engaged in farming and sawmilling Mr and Mrs Benge lived at Te Marua, but at the death of her hisband, Mrs Benge moved to Martin Street, Upper Hutt.
Of a family of nine, seven survive their mother. They are Messrs J. T. and George Benge (Upper Hutt), H. V. Benge (Feilding), Ernest and Alfred Benge (Hamilton) and Mesdames J. Mabey (Taihape), L. Jackson (Hopeland) and F. Heard (Hastings) PECK.

Citations

  1. [S704] PECK of TAITA, web site extensive trees

John Ward McKain

M, #9885, b. 1818

Parents

FatherWilliam McKAIN (d. 1837)
MotherDouglas Mary Dunsmore (b. 20 July 1789, d. 3 April 1873)
Pedigree Link

Biography

John Ward McKain was born in 1818 in ENG immigrated aged 24.1 He and Harriet Maynard were married about 1844 in Wellington, NZ.2
John Ward McKain immigrated to from England to Wellington on the Olympus arrived 20 apr 1841.3 Class: steerage. He was a Tailor in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S723] Arthur H CARMAN, Tawa Flat and the Old Porirua Road
  2. [S364] CARTER Joy, email address
  3. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists

Robina Agnes McKain

F, #9886, b. 1824, d. 1847

Parents

FatherWilliam McKAIN (d. 1837)
MotherDouglas Mary Dunsmore (b. 20 July 1789, d. 3 April 1873)
Pedigree Link

Family: William (VILLIERS) Villers (b. about 1815)

DaughterDouglas Mary Villers (b. 1849)
DaughterVillers (b. 1853)
DaughterJulia Agnes Villers (b. 1854)
SonVillers (b. 1855)
DaughterRobina Agnes Villers (b. 1857)
DaughterAda Amelia Villers (b. 1861)
DaughterClarence Francis Villers (b. 1862)

Biography

Robina Agnes McKain was born in 1824.1,2 She and William (VILLIERS) Villers were married. She died in 1847, at age ~23, in Wellington, NZ.3 She was buried in 1847 in Bolton Street Cemetery, Wellington, NZ.3
Class: steerage. Robina Agnes McKain was a Sempstress in 1842.2 She immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Olympus arriving NZ 28/10/1842 on 16 June 1842.2

Citations

  1. [S723] Arthur H CARMAN, Tawa Flat and the Old Porirua Road
  2. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists
  3. [S905] Friends of Bolton Street Cemetery

James Buchanan McKain

M, #9887, b. 1826

Parents

FatherWilliam McKAIN (d. 1837)
MotherDouglas Mary Dunsmore (b. 20 July 1789, d. 3 April 1873)
Pedigree Link

Biography

James Buchanan McKain was born in 1826 in ENG.1,2,3
James Buchanan McKain immigrated to from England to Wellington on the Olympus arrived 20 apr 1841.4,2 Class: steerage
settled Otago ? OASES. He was a Tailor in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S364] CARTER Joy, email address
  2. [S536] Bob MATTHEWS, OASES database of early settlers to Otago.
  3. [S723] Arthur H CARMAN, Tawa Flat and the Old Porirua Road
  4. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists

Frederick Dunmore McKain

M, #9888, b. 1828

Parents

FatherWilliam McKAIN (d. 1837)
MotherDouglas Mary Dunsmore (b. 20 July 1789, d. 3 April 1873)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Frederick Dunmore McKain was born in 1828.1
Frederick Dunmore McKain immigrated to from England to Wellington on the Olympus arrived 20 apr 1841.2 Class: steerage. He was a Labourer in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S723] Arthur H CARMAN, Tawa Flat and the Old Porirua Road
  2. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists

Isaac Septimus McKain

M, #9889, b. 1831

Parents

FatherWilliam McKAIN (d. 1837)
MotherDouglas Mary Dunsmore (b. 20 July 1789, d. 3 April 1873)
Pedigree Link

Family: Unknown

DaughterAnnie Maria McKain+ (b. 1864)

Biography

Isaac Septimus McKain was born in 1831.1 He and Unknown were married.
Isaac Septimus McKain immigrated to from England to Wellington on the Olympus arrived 20 apr 1841.2 Class: steerage. He was in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S723] Arthur H CARMAN, Tawa Flat and the Old Porirua Road
  2. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists

Mary

F, #9890, b. 1813
Pedigree Link

Family: McNAUGHTON (d. before 1840)

SonLaurance McNaughton (b. 1835)

Biography

Mary was born in 1813. She and McNAUGHTON were married.
Widow class: steerage. Mary immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Olympus arriving NZ 20 apr 1841 on 9 December 1840.1 She was a Dressmaker in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists

Laurance McNaughton

M, #9891, b. 1835

Parents

FatherMcNAUGHTON (d. before 1840)
MotherMary (b. 1813)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Laurance McNaughton was born in 1835.
Class: steerage. Laurance McNaughton immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Olympus arriving NZ 20 apr 1841 on 9 December 1840.1 He was in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists

Charles Mabey

M, #9892, b. 1798

Parents

FatherRobert Mabey (b. 1767, d. 1848)
MotherMary Ward (b. 1767)
Pedigree Link

Family 1: Maria Sampson (d. 1837)

DaughterMaria Mabey (b. 1831)

Family 2: Harriet Croom (b. 1805, d. 1895)

DaughterSophia Mabey (b. 1830, d. 1841)
SonCharles Mabey (b. 19 July 1837)
DaughterMary Mabey (b. September 1840, d. 20 November 1918)
SonJoseph Croom Mabey+ (b. 12 March 1841, d. 9 February 1924)
SonThomas Croom Mabey (b. 20 March 1847, d. 1 April 1931)

Biography

Charles Mabey was born in 1798 in ENG.1,2 He and Maria Sampson were married in 1825 in ENG.3 He and Harriet Croom were married in 1837 in ENG.3
Class: steerage. Charles Mabey immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Olympus arriving NZ 20 apr 1841 on 9 December 1840.4 He was an Agricultural Labourer and flax dresser in 1842.4

Citations

  1. [S308] A H CARMAN, The Birth of a City Wellington 1840 - 1843
  2. [S749] Miles ERWIN, Guardian of the Valley
  3. [S704] PECK of TAITA, web site extensive trees
  4. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists

Harriet Croom

F, #9893, b. 1805, d. 1895
Pedigree Link

Family: Charles Mabey (b. 1798)

DaughterSophia Mabey (b. 1830, d. 1841)
SonCharles Mabey (b. 19 July 1837)
DaughterMary Mabey (b. September 1840, d. 20 November 1918)
SonJoseph Croom Mabey+ (b. 12 March 1841, d. 9 February 1924)
SonThomas Croom Mabey (b. 20 March 1847, d. 1 April 1931)

Biography

Harriet Croom was born in 1805.1 She and Charles Mabey were married in 1837 in ENG.1 She died in 1895, at age ~90, in NZ.1
Class: steerage. Harriet Croom immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Olympus arriving NZ 20 apr 1841 on 9 December 1840.2

Citations

  1. [S704] PECK of TAITA, web site extensive trees
  2. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists

Sophia Mabey

F, #9894, b. 1830, d. 1841

Parents

FatherCharles Mabey (b. 1798)
MotherHarriet Croom (b. 1805, d. 1895)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Sophia Mabey was born in 1830 in ENG.1 She died in 1841, at age ~11, in at sea on the Olympus of West Africa.1
Comment on passenger list "Sophia 10 years left behind. W.A."class: steerage.

Citations

  1. [S704] PECK of TAITA, web site extensive trees

Charles Mabey

M, #9895, b. 19 July 1837

Parents

FatherCharles Mabey (b. 1798)
MotherHarriet Croom (b. 1805, d. 1895)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Charles Mabey was born on 19 July 1837 in Branscombe, Seaton, Devonshire, ENG.1
Class: steerage
6 daughters an done son. Charles Mabey immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Olympus arriving NZ 20 apr 1841 on 9 December 1840.2 He was in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S704] PECK of TAITA, web site extensive trees
  2. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists

Mary Mabey

F, #9896, b. September 1840, d. 20 November 1918

Parents

FatherCharles Mabey (b. 1798)
MotherHarriet Croom (b. 1805, d. 1895)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Mary Mabey was born in September 1840 in ENG.1 She and Robert McGiffert Cleland were married in 1860 in NZ.1 She died on 20 November 1918, at age 78, in Wellington, NZ.1
Class: steerage
2 children see PECK. Mary Mabey immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Olympus arriving NZ 20 apr 1841 on 9 December 1840.2

Citations

  1. [S704] PECK of TAITA, web site extensive trees
  2. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists

Joseph Croom Mabey

M, #9897, b. 12 March 1841, d. 9 February 1924

Parents

FatherCharles Mabey (b. 1798)
MotherHarriet Croom (b. 1805, d. 1895)
Pedigree Link

Family: Georgina Lee (b. 1848, d. 21 May 1885)

DaughterEthel Emily Mabey (b. 17 February 1879, d. 13 July 1968)

Biography

Joseph Croom Mabey was born on 12 March 1841 in at sea on the Olympus.1 He and Georgina Lee were married on 18 April 1866 in St John's, Upper Hutt, NZ.2 He died on 9 February 1924, at age 82, in Upper Hutt, Wellington, NZ.2
Joseph Croom Mabey immigrated to to NZ on the Olympus arriving NZ 20 apr 1841.3 Born at sea 12/3/1841 class: steerage.

Citations

  1. [S431] various, Shipping Lists
  2. [S704] PECK of TAITA, web site extensive trees
  3. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists

Job Mabey

M, #9898, b. 1812, d. 15 December 1896

Parents

FatherRobert Mabey (b. 1767, d. 1848)
MotherMary Ward (b. 1767)
Pedigree Link

Family: Rachael Mockridge (b. 1812, d. 27 July 1886)

DaughterMary Jane Mabey (b. 18 June 1836, d. 1 August 1921)
DaughterSarah Albania Mabey (b. 19 January 1839, d. 9 February 1841)
DaughterElizabeth Sarah Mabey (b. 17 July 1841, d. 15 April 1922)
SonDavid James Maybey+ (b. 11 July 1843, d. 20 November 1878)
SonRobert Thomas Mabey (b. 22 October 1845, d. 8 September 1924)
DaughterAnna Mabey (b. 24 September 1846)
DaughterMary (Annie) Ann Mabey+ (b. 1848, d. 1918)
SonGeorge (King) Mabey (b. 15 October 1849, d. 6 June 1885)
SonJohn Mabey (b. 9 October 1851, d. 1852)
DaughterHarriet Mabey (b. 10 May 1856, d. 6 September 1856)
SonJob Charles Mabey (b. 15 June 1858, d. 18 May 1952)

Biography

Job Mabey was born in 1812 in Dorset, ENG.1,2 He and Rachael Mockridge were married. He died on 15 December 1896, at age ~84, in Taita, Wellington, NZ.1
Mabey class: steerage
Job left England on the 9th December 1840 on the OLYMPUS and arrived in Port Nicholson (Wellington) on 20th April 1841.
He travelled with his wife Rachael, aged 28, and his two daughters Mary Jane, aged 4 and Sarah aged 3 (who died of croup enroute).
Also on board was his brother Charles aged 38 with his wife Harriet, aged 35 and their daughter Sophia aged 10.. there is a comment on the passenger list that says "Sophia 10 years left behind in W.A." - now known she died during the trip and was buried at sea 'off the coast of West Africa' - Charles aged 3, Mary aged 21 months and Joseph, an infant. PECK. Job Mabey immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Olympus arriving NZ 20 apr 1841 on 9 December 1840.3 He was an Agricultural Labourer in 1842.3

Citations

  1. [S704] PECK of TAITA, web site extensive trees
  2. [S749] Miles ERWIN, Guardian of the Valley
  3. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists

Rachael Mockridge

F, #9899, b. 1812, d. 27 July 1886

Parents

Pedigree Link

Family: Job Mabey (b. 1812, d. 15 December 1896)

DaughterMary Jane Mabey (b. 18 June 1836, d. 1 August 1921)
DaughterSarah Albania Mabey (b. 19 January 1839, d. 9 February 1841)
DaughterElizabeth Sarah Mabey (b. 17 July 1841, d. 15 April 1922)
SonDavid James Maybey+ (b. 11 July 1843, d. 20 November 1878)
SonRobert Thomas Mabey (b. 22 October 1845, d. 8 September 1924)
DaughterAnna Mabey (b. 24 September 1846)
DaughterMary (Annie) Ann Mabey+ (b. 1848, d. 1918)
SonGeorge (King) Mabey (b. 15 October 1849, d. 6 June 1885)
SonJohn Mabey (b. 9 October 1851, d. 1852)
DaughterHarriet Mabey (b. 10 May 1856, d. 6 September 1856)
SonJob Charles Mabey (b. 15 June 1858, d. 18 May 1952)

Biography

Rachael Mockridge was born in 1812 in Devon, ENG.1 She and Job Mabey were married. She died on 27 July 1886, at age ~74, in Taita, Wellington, NZ.1
Class: steerage
see website: https://www.geni.com/people/Rachael-Mabey/6000000008584261129. Rachael Mockridge immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Olympus arriving NZ 20 apr 1841 on 9 December 1840.2 She was in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S704] PECK of TAITA, web site extensive trees
  2. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists

Mary Jane Mabey

F, #9900, b. 18 June 1836, d. 1 August 1921

Parents

FatherJob Mabey (b. 1812, d. 15 December 1896)
MotherRachael Mockridge (b. 1812, d. 27 July 1886)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Mary Jane Mabey was born on 18 June 1836 in Sidbury, Sidmouth, East Devon, ENG.1,2 She and James Harris were married on 11 January 1854 in Christ Church, Taita, Wellington, NZ, first marriage in the new Christ Church.1,2 She died on 1 August 1921, at age 85, in Sandon, NZ.1
Class: steerage
Mary Jane was the first child of Rachel and Job Mabey. She emigrated to New Zealand on the OLYMPUS with her parents, aged 4 years, and her sister Sarah Mabey who died 2 months from New Zealand.
They arrived in Wellington (then Port Nicholson) on 20-4-1841.
She married James when she was 18 and he was 21 -
They were the 1st couple to be married in the newly build church at Taita
She had 11 (known) children - just as her parents had, from 1854 to 1879, by which time she was 43 and James was 46
All the first 9 children were born in Taita, don't know yet where the 10th, Mary Jane, was born, then the last child Job, was born in Sanson in 1879 - so after having pioneered the Hutt for about 25 years they moved north to the Manawatu
She died aged 85, 24 years after James - they are buried in Sandon Cemetery PECK. Mary Jane Mabey immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Olympus arriving NZ 20 apr 1841 on 9 December 1840.3 She was in 1842.

Citations

  1. [S704] PECK of TAITA, web site extensive trees
  2. [S749] Miles ERWIN, Guardian of the Valley
  3. [S116] various web sites, Shipping Lists