Glasgow to Bluff, arrived 14/1/1878
Southland Times Monday 14th January 1878Port of Bluff - Arrived January 13 - Albion Company’s ship “Oamaru”, 1306 tons, Captain Stuart from Glasgow with 240 immigrants, Cargills Gibbs & Co, agents.
Sunday January 13th, Arrival of the “Oamaru” - we have pleasure in reporting the arrival of the Albion Company’s fine ship Oamaru, commanded by Captain Stuart, her first master, and who has returned to his old love after running a voyage or two between London, Melbourne and Sydney, in the fine steamer Nemesis.
The Oamaru has made a fine run of 79 days from port to port and has brought 240 immigrants, all in good health. No infectious desease of any kind occurred during the passage. There were only two deaths which were more than balanced by two births.
Of the immigrants brought by the Oamaru, there are seventy for the Bluff. The whole of them would not have been too many. We may add that the Oamaru has no cargo for this port and hence will lie at the heads to land passengers, and then proceed to Dunedin. Her Passengers will probably be landed by the “Oreti” today.
When the two ships Timaru and Oamaru were being built for Patrick Henderson it was his intention to name them Scotia and Albion, but just before they were launched in 1874 the names were changed. The tonnage of the two ships were just about 1,333, and both were built by Scott of Greenock in 1874, the Oamaru being launched in October, and the Timaru in December.
The Oamaru was a handsome and most comfortable iron ship which made no less than 25 voyages to New Zealand, landing hundreds of immigrants at the principle ports.
Immigrants - The following list of immigrants by the ship Oamaru has been handed to us by the immigration officer, M H V Lillicrap.
NAME OTHER INFO AGE OCCUPATION ACC
David ANGUS Invercargill Nominated 21 Goods Guard FamQ
Jane ANGUS 24 FamQ
Alexander ANGUS Invercargill Nominated 33 Farm Labourer FamQ
Margaret ANGUS 24 FamQ
Thomas CONNOLLY (+READY) Nominated 32 Bricklayer Lab FamQ
Bridget CONNOLLY 30 FamQ
Thomas CONNOLLY 4 FamQ
Mary READY (+CONNOLLY) 9 FamQ
Thomas CRAWLEY Invercargill Nominated 20 Labourer FamQ
Margaret CRAWLEY 23 FamQ
William DAVIS Invercargill Nominated 26 Carpenter FamQ
Mary DAVIS 25 FamQ
Thomas EDWARDS Southland Nominated 31 Joiner FamQ
Annie EDWARDS 28 FamQ
John G. EDWARDS 2 FamQ
Haldon GEORGESON 31 Labourer FamQ
Williamina GEORGESON 32 FamQ
J.W.GEORGESON 2 FamQ
Grace GEORGESON 2m FamQ
Patrick MULLIGAN FamQ
Margaret MULLIGAN FamQ
Child MULLIGAN X 3 FamQ
William SALTER FamQ
Francis SALTER FamQ
Micheal SCULLY FamQ
Bridget SCULLY FamQ
Thomas SCULLY FamQ
William YHOMAS FamQ
Sarah THOMAS and family ? FamQ
John FOTHERINGHAM SMQ
Henry RAVENSCROFT SMQ
Richard JENNINGS SMQ
Edward JENNINGS SMQ
Phillip CURRIE SMQ
Thomas CURRIE SMQ
Alexander CURRIE SMQ
James McALUR SMQ
Denis McCARTHY SMQ
Patrick MULLIGAN SMQ
John NICOLL SMQ
William RAFFERTY SMQ
Alexander ROSS SMQ
Archibald ROSS SMQ
Thomas ???? SMQ
George SMITH SMQ
George WHITE SMQ
John M. WREN SMQ
Margaret CURRIE SWQ
Alexandra CURRIE SWQ
Rebecca DOWN SWQ
Mary FORD SWQ
Sabrina FORD SWQ
Margaret IRVINE SWQ
Kate MULLIGAN SWQ
Anne MULLIGAN SWQ
Mary MULLIGAN SWQ
Elizabeth NICOLL SWQ
Kate ???? SWQ
Mary SANGSTER SWQ
Elizabeth SANGSTER Matron of SHIP SWQ
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"Oamaru"
List of Passengers from Greenock to Bluff on ship Oamaru
Arrived Bluff Sunday, January 13 1878.
