Research papers and transcripts

Date: 30 Sep 1874-20 Jan 1875, 2001

From: Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection

By: Hilliker, George, active 1874

Reference: MS-Papers-7084

Description: Account of voyage from Gravesend to Port Chalmers on the vessel `Margaret Galbraith'. Hilliker was travelling in the single men's compartment and his brief daily entries record the ship's progress, vessels sighted, weather and events on board. He arrived at Port Chalmers on 9 Jan and took the steamer to Oamaru, his final destination, arriving on 20 Jan 1875. The account is written in the form of a letter which was probably posted back to relatives in England Quantity: 1 folder(s) (12 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typed transcript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by M Donaldson, 2001

Date: 2008

From: Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-11395-16

Description: Chronology and paperspast articles Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescripts and photocopies

Date: Sep 1877-Dec 1879

From: Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection

By: Barraud, Laura Cottam, 1859-1935

Reference: MS-Papers-7767

Description: Barraud records part of the return voyage to Wellington with her family on the `Zealandia', 12 Sep-26 Oct 1877, ending with two weeks quarantine on Somes Island after a smallpox outbreak. From Apr-Dec 1879 Laura resumed her diary describing family and social life in Wellington. Daughter of the artist Charles Barraud. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (22 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript

Date: 6 Aug 1849-16 Jan 1850

From: Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection

By: Slatter, George, 1806-1859

Reference: MS-Papers-7078

Description: Shipboard diary kept during a voyage from London to New Zealand aboard the Pekin, 6 Aug 1849-16 Jan 1850. Before arriving at Nelson he also described time spent at Port Chalmers and Wellington. The voyage entries mainly describe the ship's progress George Slatter, his wife Sarah and their five children, emigrated as steerage passangers aboard the New Zealand Company vessel Pekin Quantity: 1 folder(s) (18 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typed transcript

Date: 4 Apr-8 Jul 1864, 2001

From: Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection

By: Caygill, James, active 1864

Reference: MS-Papers-7211

Description: Diary attributed to James Caygill from Yorkshire, a married steerage passenger aboard the `Amoor' during a voyage from England to Lyttelton. He describes the ship's progress, weather, shipboard life (interspersed with lines of verse), and his first impressions of Christchurch. Also a poem written by `Speightspeare' (Caygill?) in which he expresses his reason for immigrating Quantity: 1 folder(s) (16 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Marsha Donaldson of Upper Hutt, 2001

Date: 4 Jun-1 Nov 1877

From: Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection

By: Grant, George, 1859-1901

Reference: MS-Papers-7148

Description: Describes religious work among passengers and sailors; also describes Rio de Janeiro where ship remained several weeks for repairs after collision on 7 July resulting in the loss of the barque `Ellen Lamb'; and brief description of Somes Island Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 folder(s) (22 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Marsha Donaldson of Upper Hutt

Date: 6 Sep-8 Dec 1879

From: Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection

By: Stokes, Thomas Oliver, -1950

Reference: MS-Papers-7161

Description: Stokes comments on conditions on board, family members and other passengers, the `Wanganui's' progress, weather, birds and fish sighted, and shipboard life in general Source of title - Supplied Accompanying material - NZ Shipping Company passenger list for Wanganui (Microfilm printout), and copy of original diary Thomas Oliver Stokes Junior immigrated to Dunedin with his parents and 4 brothers and 4 sisters. He was the eldest child in the family and celebrated his 21st birthday during the voyage Quantity: 1 folder(s) (20 pages). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Ms Marsha Donaldson, Upper Hutt, Jul 2001

Date: 6 Nov 1841 (transcribed 2006)

From: Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection

By: Barrett, Richard, 1807-1847

Reference: MS-Papers-8681

Description: Letter to his brother, written from Port Nicholson, 6 Nov 1841, giving details of his life since he arrived in New Zealand, ca 1830. Transcribed by Marsha Donaldson, with footnotes relating to Richard Barrett's three daughters Accompanying material - Photocopy of original letter (MS-Papers-1183) and pages from DNZB Vol 1 (Richard Barrett) Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typed transcript, mss, printed matter (some photocopies)

Date: 13 Dec 1841-13 May 1842

From: Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection

By: Hughes, Thomas, 1807-

Reference: MS-Papers-7154

Description: The logbook describes the passengers' health and details of treatment and includes observations on the weather and the voyage. The medical comforts, list of stores and a chart detailing daily rates of sailing which are at the back of the original log have not been transcribed. Dr Thomas Hughes was the Surgeon Superintendent on board the New Zealand Company vessel `Clifford' during her voyage to Wellington and Nelson. The ship left Gravesend on 18 December 1841 and arrived at Nelson, its final destination, on 11 May 1842. Accompanying material - Explanatory notes about the transcript; Passenger list and pages relating to the voyage from `Pioneer passengers' by June E Neale [1982] Quantity: 1 folder(s) (29 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript

Date: 1 May-16 Aug, 1 Sep 1862

From: Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection

By: Smith, William, active 1862

Reference: MS-Papers-6934

Description: Smith, a single man, gives a steerage passenger's candid view of the voyage, especially weather experienced, food, Neptune's visit, fellow passengers; and describes their first few days in Dunedin. Includes an index to people and ships mentioned Source of title - Supplied Travelling in company of his brother Rev James Smith and wife who gave birth to a daughter Cecilia Sutherland Meiklejohn Smith a few days out from Port Chalmers. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (19, 1 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typed transcript Finding Aids: Index to people and ships mentioned in diary. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Marsha Donaldson, Upper Hutt (Nov 2000)