Andrew Hardy, Jessie Napier Muirhead & 4 children emigrate from Leith,Scotland to Wellington, New zealand in 1916.

Census transcription

• Andrew Hardy - Head - 33 m - Seaman - born in Shetland
• Jessie do. - Wife - 26 f - married for 7 years - 3 children - 2 still living - born Midl Leith
• Martha do. - Daughter - 6 - School - born in do.
• Maggie do. - Daughter - 3 - born in do.
• Herculus do. - Visitor - 28 - Seaman - Shetland

I guess Herculus may be a brother or cousin of Andrew.

Birth records from ScotlandsPeople search index

Search for "hardy" 1900-1016, LEITH.

• HARDY - MARTHA BOYD - F - 1904 - 692/1/702 - Leith North
• HARDY - MARGARET HUNTER - F - 1907 - 692/1 626 - Leith North
• HARDY - LAURENCE - M - 1909 - 692/1 495 - Leith North
• HARDY - JESSIE NAPIER M - F - 1911 - 692/1 604 - Leith North
• HARDY - ANDREW JOHN - M - 1914 - 692/1 16 - Leith North

Marriage records from ScotlandsPeople search index

• HARDY - ANDREW - MUIRHEAD - JESSIE N - 1903 - 692/1 70 - Leith North

Death records from ScotlandsPeople search index

• HARDY - LAURENCE - 0 - 1910 - 692/1 123 - Leith North

Passenger log

The Tainui departed London 1 Dec 1915, arrived Wellington NZ 22 Jan 1916.^[1]

• Mrs J Hardy - Housewife - 31 f
• Martha do. - Child - 10 f
• Margaret do. - Child - 8 f
• Jessie do. - Child - 4 f
• Andrew do. - Child - 2 m

All intended permanent residence NZ.

Andrew (elder) was not on this passenger log. His profession was Seaman , possibly he was a crew member on the same boat and therefore not listed as passenger.

New Zealand electoral rolls

• 1919 Wellington: Andrew and Jessie Hardy, 318 Tinakori Rd, Seaman/married.

Sources

1. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDJ-FJQ1 : 5 July 2019), Jessie Hardy, 22 Jan 1916; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004459960.