Sepia Saturday 247 - Motorbikes!

Here is a picture of William Pearce and his mum Eliza Pearce for this weeks Sepia Saturday. Click here for more wonderful sepia Saturday pictures and stories!

The picture was taken at their property on Aikmans Road, Merivale, Christchurch about 1920.  Don't you just love the old sidecar, more like a woven basket for your legs than a vehicle, with a place to put your hands under the leather weatherproof cover, to keep them warm.  Of course wearing your every day hat was necessary when posing on a bike for a photo.  From other photos we have they actually wore leather helmets a bit like aviators wore.  I don't think they would have protected the head very much.

We have dozens of these motorbike photos and even a photo of a bloke's shed from the 1920s with car and bike parked up inside.  I'm so lucky to have them.

Sepia Saturday 246: Tents!

The following photos are of the Pearce boys and an unknown friend or relation in a cute tent.  The photo was taken around 1920.  We are not sure where they are camping but it is probably somewhere quite local to the Christchurch region, New Zealand.  It looks like dry hard ground they are on and there is a building visible on the left hand side. 

One can imagine the excitement that two smaller boys would have had camping out for the night.  It looks like they are fairly well set up as it looks like some kind of lamp hanging in the back of the tent.

The Pearce family had four boys and from photos we have, they were into hunting, camping, travelling and lots of boys stuff.  My great grandad Arthur Cyril Pearce was also into photography, hence why we now have these wonderful pics from the past.

From left to right are Albert Pearce, William Pearce, Walter Pearce and a friend! And behind the camera was my great grandad!

The John Temperley: New Zealand Immigration Ship 1865-1866

Please buy my book on the ship John Temperley which is now published and ready to go.  It is called "The John Temperley:  New Zealand Immigration Ship 1865-1866," published by Rock Your Boat Publishing.

The story of the John Temperley:

"Of the female immigrants, “ten were prostitutes and four ballet dancers.”

"The scandalous newspaper reports told of wild single women on board the immigrant ship John Temperley.  But what really happened on the voyage?  Were the women named as “prostitutes” and “ballet dancers” really that bad?"

"This book explores the John Temperley’s journey to Auckland in 1865 and the notorious voyage to Lyttelton in 1866, using first hand accounts and official documents.  It delves into the lives of the single women on board and uncovers the joys, sadness and tragedies of their lives."

The Ship Zealandia: Immigration Ship 1869-1902

Our new book is called: "Shaw, Savill & Albion Co.'s Zealandia: Immigration Ship 1869-1902" by Marolyn Diver and Belinda Lansley.

It is finished and is available on Trade Me right now (July 2014).  If you live overseas it is available on Amazon in your respective country.  Please buy it to find out more about your ancestral ship!  There are details of the journeys inside, passenger lists and biographies, and what it was like to travel on the Zealandia.  When you buy our books it helps us to research, write and fund more of these books, thereby preserving New Zealand history in print.

The blurb for our book is:

"Over the span of 34 years Zealandia successfully ferried over 4000 immigrants, tourist and gentry alike to New Zealands fair shores. With 32 voyages completed she was one of Shaw, Savill & Co.'s most successful immigration ships. But her career was by no means spotless. Launched under the dark cloud of scandal and rumour caused by rival shipping companies, her long successful career was marred by two major tragedies. A fatal collision with the ship Ellen Lamb, and the tragic death of a well respected Captain during a hurricane. 

With the help of shipboard diaries, descendants information and written first hand accounts, the majestic and loyal Zealandia's story is restored and brought back to life."

NOTE:  Please make sure you have the correct ship before buying as we can't give refunds.  There was another ship called Zealandia which ran from 1858 to 1867.   We have not written about this ship, only the later ship which ran from 1869 -1902.

Here is the beautiful and elegant cover design by Strawberrymouse.

The Ship Zealandia - Passenger List 1875

Here is a passenger list which has not been transcribed on the Internet until now.  So hopefully this will help a few people looking for their ancestors and what ship they came out on.  A new book has been written on the Zealandia.  Click here for more information on the book our book on the Shaw, Savill & Albion Co.'s Zealandia:  Immigration Ship 1869 - 1902.

 1875

London 17 July 1875 – Port Chalmers 27 October 1875

Name		Age	County	Occupation/Notes
Cabin Passengers
Pearde	Mrs.
Young	Mr.
Baldwin	Mr.
Monkhome	Mr.
Second Cabin
Unknown (7)
Free and Colonial Nominated Immigrants in Steerage
Families and Children
Crosley	Michael	28	Durham	Brickmaker
	Jane	24
Collett	Thomas	29	Gloucestershire	Joiner
	Lucy A.	35
	Mildred L.	3
	Clara E.
Henderson	Andrew	33	Down	Farm Labourer
	Alice	29
	John	12	T/F single men
	James	9
	Alice	6
	Joseph	3
	Mary	11 Mth
Ingram	John	27	Essex	Labourer
	Eliza	25
	John	4
	William	1
Horne	Frederick	44	Middlesex	Tailor
	Laura	38
	Ellen	19	T/F Single women	Pupil Teacher
	Marion	19	T/F Single women	Machinist
	Frederick	14	T/F single men
	Charles	11
	Laura	9
	Florence	3
	Linford	75	T/F single men
Johnson	Peter	48	Norway	Sailmaker
	Mary	31
	Mary A.	16	T/F single women
McCarthy	Cornelia	34	Middlesex	Smith
	Mary	31
Mitchell	Edward	38	Cornwall	Saddler
	Frances A.	30
	Elizabeth A.	32	T/F Single women	Servant
Suinard	Nathaniel	36	Sussex	Painter Dc
	Caroline	33
	Charles	11
	Emma	10
Tingey	Joseph	31	Middlesex	Painter Dc
	Elizabeth	31
	Florence C.	5 mths
Wardle	Jonathan R.	29	Northumberland	Stone Mason
	Jane	27
	Robert R.	2
	Elizabeth	56	T/F Single women
Dalley	Andrew	30	Worcestershire	Smith
	Eliza A.	33
	Andrew James	8 mths
Dring	Allan	24	Oxon	Labourer
	Susan	21
Harvey	Robert	33	Norfolk	Carpenter
	Hephzibah	34
	Thomas H.	7
	Claude H.	3
	Jessie M.	1 3/4 yrs
Kempster	William	28	Herts	Farm Labourer
	Elizabeth	28
McElhinny	Michael	25	Donegal	Farm Labourer
	Mary	27
	Eliza	3
	Michael	1 mth
Hegarty	Catherine	25	T/F Single Women	Servant (Travelled with McElhinny)
Quarterman	George	39	Oxon	Farmer
	Emma	37
	Edward	18	T/F Single Men
	Emma	16	T/F Single women
	George	14	T/F Single men
	William	12	T/F single men
	Seymour	8
	Frederick	6
	Linda	4
	Arthur	3 mths
Thow	Andrew	33	Forfar	Farm Labourer
	Wilhelmina	28
Walker	James	28	Lanarkshire	Bricklayer
	Margaret	24
	Isabella	4
	Hugh	2 1/2
	Margaret	1
Clemo	William Henry	29	Cornwall	Cabinet Maker
	Ann	29
Mayhew	Robert	30	Sulfolk	Cabinet Maker
	Catherine E.	28
	Harriet B.	5
	Elizabeth A.	4
	Louisa	16 mths
Thunley	John	26	lancashire	Pointsman
	Sarah A.	24
	Clara E.	5
	Ethel M.	3
Broughton	Theodore	25	T/F single men	Travelled with Thunley
Vaughan	John	25	Cork	Labourer
	Julia	23
	John	3
	Mary	1
Clarke	William Joseph	33	Suffolk	Printer
	Elizabeth Y.?	32
	Richard J.	12	T/F Single Men
	Elizabeth H.	11
	Albert C.	6
	William Joseph	2
	Wm. Alfred	3 mths
Pollock	John	40	Dumbarton	Joiner
	Hannah	40
	Jane	21	T/F Single women	Servant
	Christine	19	T/F Single Women	Servant
	Duncan	17	T/F Single Men
	John	12	T/F Single Men
	Mary	10
	Jessie	8
Reeves	Isaac	52	Wiltshire	Farm Labourer
	Mary A.	52
	Caleb	20	T/F to Single Men
	Isabella	18	T/F to Single women	Servant
	Emily	10
Whiting	Isaac	43	Oxon	Farm Labourer
	Emma	35
	Mary A.	25	T/F Single women	Servant
	Martha	19	T/F Single women	Servant
Collins	Michael	37	Clare	Farm Labourer
	Bridget	27
	Martin	5
	Richard	3
Single Men
Farrell	Eugene	20	Kerry	Servant
Conniham	John	22	Kerry	Labourer
Cumming	William	22	Wigtonshire	Shepherd
Cumming	Andrew	27	Wigtonshire	Shepherd
Conners	William	22	Limerick	Carpenter
Conners	David	21	Limerick	Carpenter
Fenton	Michael	23	Limerick	Labourer
Foley	Timothy	22	Kerry	Labourer
Gleeson	Patrick	30	Tipperary	Ploughman
Holman	J. Small	22	Devon	Gc. Labourer
Hill	John	27	Cambridge	Signalman
Kinsley	Joseph	27	Dublin	Shoemaker
Martin	Matthew	26	Limerick	Farm Labourer
McNeill	John	20	Derry	Labourer
McGrath	John	21	Tipperary	Farm Labourer
Norton	John	19	Leicestershire	Brickmaker
Newton	George	17	Middlesex	Labourer
Penfold	Richard	24	Surrey	Compositor
Penfold	Ann	45	T/F Single women	Nurse
Penfold	Emily	19	T/F Single women
Penfold	Walter W.	10
Quick	John	19	Kerry	Labourer
Riddle	Thomas W.	22	Kerry	Labourer
Blake	Henry	23	Wiltshire	Currier
Callanan	James	21	Galway	Labourer
Collin	Ralph	27	Durham	Blacksmith
Diver	Richard	21	Donegal	Farm Labourer
Elsom	Edward	33	Cambridge	Labourer
Hunt	Frank	22	Wiltshire	Mason
Jauncy	Henry	21	Middlesex	Smith
Jones	William	21	Limerick	Labourer
Keenan	Michael	21	Westmeath	Farm Labourer
Lien	Michael	18	Kerry	Labourer
Magher	Anthony	32	Limerick	Farm Labourer
Murphy	Lawrence	22	Limerick	Labourer
Walsh	William	24	Waterford	Labourer
Hunt	Edward	30	Wiltshire	Farm Labourer
Hunt	James	26	Wiltshire	Gardener
Hogan	Matthew	21	Clare	Gad
Lien	Patrick	20	Kerry	Labourer
McIver	Mundo	23	Rofs??	Shepherd
Matheson	Roderick	21	Rofs??	Shepherd
Duck	Stephen	26	Berkshire	Stoker
McEwan	David	26	Devon	Labourer
Wallington	Edmund	18	Kent	Labourer
O'Connell	James	21	Limerick	Ploughman
Campbell	J.W.L.	20	Sussex	Printer
Brocklebank	William	21	Cheshire	Joiner
Spencer	Edward	36	lancashire	Farmer
Spencer	William E.	11
Houngan	Terence	26	Tipperary	Labourer
Crowe	Timothy	22	Tipperary	Labourer
Leen	Patrick	21	Kerry	Labourer
Leen	Catherine	17	T/F to Single Women	Dairymaid
Brien	James	26	Kerry	Labourer
Fitzgerald	Ganett	25	Kerry	Labourer
O'Connell	Patrick	19	Limerick	Ploughman
Single Women
Baker	Alice	19	Herts	Housmaid
Connolly	Mary	25	Dublin	Saleswomen
Dowling	Catherine	23	Limerick	Housemaid
English	Sarah N.	26	Cornwall	Cook
Hadler	Mary	25	Middlesex	Dressmaker
Hadler	Ann	27	Middlesex	Milliner
Lacey	Hannah	22	Middlesex	Cook
Rainey	Margaret	23	Derry	Housemaid
Rooney	Mary J.	22	Fermanagh	Servant
Storey	Lizzie	15 1/2	Fermanagh	Nursemaid
Sharp	Ada	17	Glamorganshire	Servant
Taylor	Mary	24	Clare	Servant
McGrane	Eliza	17	Dublin	Servant
McGrath	Ellen	24	Limerick	Dairymaid
Vaughan	Honora	22	Cork	Servant
Snelgrove	Jane	22	Lancashire	Housemaid
Bryant	Rachael	28	Middlesex	Servant
Frances	Mary	20	Galway	Servant
Lawless	Bridget	19	Galway	Servant
Frances	Honor	17	Galway	Servant
Flannery	Bridget	19	Clare	Servant
Reidy	Catherine	18	Kerry	Dairymaid
Rogerson	Mrs C.	35	Dublin	Matron on board ship
McQuinn	Honorah	21	Kerry	Housemaid
Nicholl	Mary	35	Wexford	Cook
Flahue	Margaret	33	Kerry	Servant
Flahue	Maurice	14	T/F single Men
McGiverin	Mary	18	Roscommon	Servant
McGiverin	Jane	16	Roscommon	Servant
Shanahan	Ellen	21	Tipperary	Servant