G2G: Is there a database of immigrant ships to New Zealand?

Question

I have a couple who immigrated to New Zealand on the ship Tinandra on 23 Feb 1842. Is there a database of ships to N.Z. as there is for Australia?

Comments

Doug, try contacting Graeme Olney.  He may be able to help you.

Answer 1

Hi Doug

Yes there is an Index of Ships that came to New Zealand here on Wikitree - https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Category:Immigrant_Ships_to_New_Zealand, with the voyages of each ship sub-categorised under each named ship.

and an Index of all the voyages ( in cronological order) - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Shipping_to_New_Zealand_Ports

Now not all ships have a category and not all voyages are listed (these have been mostly added on request as thee have been identified and linked to one or more profiles ) 

In your case the "Timandra" is there - Timandra (1841)

and the voyage your looking for is there too - Timandra, sailed 2 November 1841 - she left plymouth, England on the 2 November 1841 and arrived at New Plymouth, New Zealand on the 23 February 1842

GraemeO

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PS. there is also a category, for profiles, were a ship is known but isnt in the index and that is Immigrant_Ships_to_New_Zealand_needs_Category were a profile can be temporary categorised until they are created.

Answer 2

There are passenger list archives on FamilySearch (provided by Archives New Zealand): New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973

This may be your Sarah, circa 1841.

From the main passenger list page, click on "Browse all Images" button. Then you can select a port and year, and see ship names covered by the database. May not be the exact format you are looking for, but there is a wealth of information there.

Comments

Thanks, Steve, but that wasn't quite what I was asking. For Australian immigrants, both convict and free,each ship has its own category, and as each new ship is mentioned, a category is created; see [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Categories_Waiting_to_be_Added_or_Renamed]

I was enquiring whether a similar scheme existed for New Zealand ships.  I recall that in my early days here, there was somebody looking after ships to New Zealand, but I have not heard of anything as formal as the Aussie scheme.  At the same time, the "related Questions" beneath mine suggest that some scheme exists.

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Sorry Doug, that definitely was clear on my end. As far as I am aware, there is no such scheme available.

Answer 3

Hi Doug,

I have a NZ colleague who's a genealogist, and he keeps track of immigrant ships here:

http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/index.html

See if this helps.