A ship of 550 tons built in 1857, employed by Shaw, Savill and Co to transport immigrants to New Zealand. Its first voyage, under Captain Todd, sailed from the Leith on 4 October 1857 and arrived at Port Chalmers on 8 January 1858.
Strathallan (Ship)
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Between foc'sle and gaol, some incidents touching the seamen in early New Zealand / Els...
Date: n d [ca 1960]
From: Roth, Herbert Otto, 1917-1994: Collected papers, personal papers, photographs and ephemera
Reference: 94-106-43/18
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s) 42 pages. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy)
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Smaill, William, b 1849 : Travel memories on the Strathallan
Date: 1858-1863, 1926 [1966]
By: Smaill, William, 1849-1929
Reference: MS-1952
Description: Includes Recollections of William Smaill from 1858-1862-3 round Mayfield farm Quantity: 1 volume(s) 56 pages. Physical Description: Typed transcript (photocopy)
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Preston, Ivy Alice, 1913-2010: Elizabeth Ward, pioneer
Date: [198-]
By: Preston, Ivy Alice, 1913-2010
Reference: MS-Papers-4374
Description: The biography outlines the main events in Elizabeth's life, including the upbringing of her children, and provides a picture of pioneering life in South Canterbury. Source of title - Title page Ivy Preston is the great grand-daughter of Elizabeth Ward and her husband, Robert, who emigrated to New Zealand from Scotland on the Strathallan in 1858 and took up farming at Pareora near Timaru. Robert was killed in a farm accident in Jun 1875 and Elizabeth continued to farm there, remarrying twice, firstly to Robert Stokes then to John Ward, nephew of her first husband. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (115 leaves). Physical Description: Typescript
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Research notes relating to shipping
Date: [ca 1970s]
From: Beach family : Genealogical and personal papers of the Beach and Woodward families
Reference: 89-266-4/09
Description: Includes photocopied pages from Rutherford & Skinner's book re early New Plymouth and shipping; shipping cards (index) re Arawa, Tongariro, Hermione, Strathallan Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Porteous, Mary, fl 2000 : Passage to New Zealand on the Strathallan / Rev George Morice
Date: 1993
By: Porteous, Mary, active 2000
Reference: MS-Papers-6896
Description: Transcript of an extract from the Journal of Rev George Morice covering the period Aug-3 Dec 1866 with an introduction, footnotes and conclusion supplied by the transcriber, Mary Porteous. It provides a detailed description of Morice's voyage from England to New Zealand aboard the `Strathallan' including information about his fellow passengers and crew and the daily weather conditions. He comments at length on the various types of fish and birds that they encounter and catch. He keeps a daily log of the ship's position as well as miles covered for each day and remarks on some of the more extraordinary ocassions aboard the ship such as the `Crossing the line ceremony' and the love affair and letters between two of the steerage passengers. He also gives a daily account of the books that he is reading. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (31 pages). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typed transcript (photocopy)
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Papers relating to voyage to New Zealand
Date: 1940
From: Roth, Herbert Otto, 1917-1994: Collected papers, personal papers, photographs and ephemera
Reference: 94-106-77/14
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Story, Edith Mary, 1861-1942 : Our fathers have told us
Date: [ca 1920]
By: Story, Edith Mary, 1861-1942
Reference: qMS-1898-1899
Description: A collection of stories relating to the early settlement of New Zealand, narrated to Mrs Story by the settlers or their immediate descendants. Many pioneers recounted their voyage to New Zealand Accompanying material - Undated letter to editor of `Morning post' re reminiscences Another copy of this manuscript was deposited by Story at the British Library. Mrs Story was in New Zealand from 1915-1920 Quantity: 2 volume(s). Physical Description: Typescript (26 cm; black cloth) (Index: 34 cm; ¼ black morocco, grey card) Finding Aids: Index compiled by Nola Millar at qMS-1899.