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Caygill, James, fl 1864 : Voyage to New Zealand / transcribed by Marsha Donaldson
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
Moore, Walter Montagu, 1851-1929 : Journal / transcribed and indexed by M Donaldson
Date: 31 Oct 1873-8 Feb 1876 (transcribed 2007)
From: Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection
By: Moore, Walter Montagu, 1851-1929
Reference: MS-Papers-8722
Description: Account of voyage to Canterbury on Crusader with his brothers Francis and Henry, 1873-1874, and return voyage to England a year later on the Merope. Describes his stay in Christchurch, trips to Governor's Bay and Akaroa, to Hokitika via Arthur's Pass, trip to visit numerous sheep stations in South Canterbury, social events, cricket matches, balls, Professor Bickerton's lectures, Transit of Venus Expedition (lead by Major Palmer, R.E., chief astronomer), Canterbury runholders and settlers including Lysaght family, Thomas Potts (Ohinetahi), etc. Trip to North Island via Wellington, thermal region, Tauranga, Auckland, and return to Christchurch before leaving for England on the Merope in Jan 1875. Includes brief account of Walter's return voyage to New Zealand, Oct 1875-8 Feb 1876 on the Crusader. Includes index of people, sheep stations and ships mentioned Accompanying material - Newspaper report of 1873-1874 voyage of Crusader, & 1874 voyage of the Merope (Transit of Venus expedition on board) (from Lyttelton Times); biographical notes & 1861 census for Moore family; biographical entry for Thomas Potts (NZ dictionary of biography / Scholefield) Quantity: 1 folder(s) 60 pp & 7 pp (index) & additional printed material. 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typed transcript and printed material (photocopies)
Caygill, James, fl 1864 : Voyage to New Zealand / transcribed by Marsha Donaldson (elec...
Date: 4 Apr-8 Jul 1864, 2001
From: Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection
By: Caygill, James, active 1864
Reference: MSDL-1279
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 Electronic document(s). Processing information: Part of SBDD (shipboard diary digitisation) project
Moore, Walter Montagu, 1851-1929 : Journal / transcribed and indexed by Marsha Donaldso...
Date: 31 Oct 1873-8 Feb 1876 (transcribed 2007)
From: Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection
By: Moore, Walter Montagu, 1851-1929
Reference: MSDL-1260
Description: Account of voyage to Canterbury on Crusader with his brothers Francis and Henry, 1873-1874, and return voyage to England a year later on the Merope. Describes his stay in Christchurch, trips to Governor's Bay and Akaroa, to Hokitika via Arthur's Pass, trip to visit numerous sheep stations in South Canterbury, social events, cricket matches, balls, Professor Bickerton's lectures, Transit of Venus Expedition (lead by Major Palmer, R.E., chief astronomer), Canterbury runholders and settlers including Lysaght family, Thomas Potts (Ohinetahi), etc. Trip to North Island via Wellington, thermal region, Tauranga, Auckland, and return to Christchurch before leaving for England on the Merope in Jan 1875. Includes brief account of Walter's return voyage to New Zealand, Oct 1875-8 Feb 1876 on the Crusader. Includes index of people, sheep stations and ships mentioned Accompanying material - Newspaper report of 1873-1874 voyage of Crusader, & 1874 voyage of the Merope (Transit of Venus expedition on board) (from Lyttelton Times); biographical notes & 1861 census for Moore family; biographical entry for Thomas Potts (NZ dictionary of biography / Scholefield) Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s). Processing information: Part of SBDD project (Shipboard diary digitisation)
Shepherd, Henry Thorne, 1806-1874 : Shipboard journal of the voyage of the Lancashire W...
Date: 4 Jul-13 Oct 1863, 2000
From: Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection
By: Shepherd, Henry Thorne, 1806-1874
Reference: MS-Papers-6914
Description: Two copies of same shipboard account. The writer records the ship's position, weather and mentions some events and fellow passengers. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (7 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typed transcript