Voyage of the ship Comte de Paris to New Zealand in 1840

Date: 1840 to 1840
Location: Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand
Surnames/tags: Shipping New Zealand

Contents 1 General 1.1 Miscellaneous Notes 1.2 Passenger lists 2 Sources

General

See below for passenger list.

See Category: New Zealand Colonists - Akaroa

Miscellaneous Notes

• Claude Jean Baptiste Eteveneaux (abt.1826-1915) gives an extended autobiographical piece about the voyage.^[1]
• In November 1906, there were seven surviving emigrants from this ship. A photo was taken of all but P. Malmanche. Those were P Malmanche, Mr. G. Brietmeier, Mme. Lelievre, M. Eteveneaux, Mme. Eteveneaux, M. Libeau and Mme. Libeau.^[2]
• Many of the passengers were proclaimed to be British Citizens on 21 Oct 1851.^[3]
• The captain was Jean François Langlois.

Passenger lists

Name/Link	Age	Origin	Occupation (Denise & Peter)	Notes from Buick/de la Gironière
Belligny, Pierre Joseph		France	Agent for Nanto-Bordelaise Co
Belligny, Eugène de		France	Cousin to above
Bauriaud / Bouriaud, Elie	31	Charente-Maritime, France	Nurseryman & Gardener	Born in Charente-maritime in 1809. Died in Akaroa in 1866.
Bauriaud / Bouriaud, Marie Annette	34			wife of Elie. Born in Charente-maritime in 1805. Died in New Zealand in 1872
Benoit, Jacques (Pierre)	33	Charente-Maritime, France	Farmer	Born in Charente-maritime in 1807. Married Louise Terbouilie in Akaroa. Returned to France with his family in 1863, died in 1870
Benoit, Louise Marianne	19			Born in Charente-maritime around 1821. Died in 1900
Bernard, Pierre	40	France	Farmer & Sawyer	Born in France in 1800. Died in Akaroa in 1885
Bernard, Marg	32			Born in France in 1808, died in Akaroa in 1873
Breitmeyer, Johann	36	Kandel, Germany	Shoemaker & Farmer	Born in 1804 in Germany. Died in Akaroa in 1881
Breitmeyer, Eva Maria	35			First wife of Johann. Born in Germany in 1805. Died in New Zealand in 1854
Breitmeyer, Johann	8			Born in Germany in 1832. Drowned in New Zealand in 1852
Breitmeyer, Catharina	5			Born in Germany in 1835. Died in Akaroa in 1877
Breitmeyer, Elisabeth	4			Born in Germany in 1836. Died in 1897
Breitmeyer, Johann	2			Born in Germany in 1838. Married Elisabeth Brown in 1862. Died in New Zealand in 1909
Cebert, Jacques Michel	30	Orne, France	Farm Worker	Born in l'Orne, in 1810. Left New Zealand for Tahiti in 1845. Died in 1885
Cebert, Jeanne	29			First wife of Jacques Michel. Born in the Haute-Loire in 1811
Chardin, Mr			Died on board c 10/08/1840 Buried at Pigeon Bay	died of scurvy during the voyage
David, Guillaume		Paris, France	Gardener	Born in Paris
David, Anne	32			Born in Paris in 1808. Drowned at Akaroa in 1850
David, Jean Guillaume	8			Born in Paris in 1832. Drowned with his mother in 1850
David, Marguerite				Born in Paris. Drowned in 1843
Desse, Jean Delphin	11	France	Farmer, Nephew to Pierre Bernard	Nephew of Pierre Bernard. Born in France in 1829. Died in New Zealand in 1859
(Le) Duc, Isaac	28	Charente-Maritime, France		born in Charente-maritime in 1812. Returned to France in 1845.
Dulac, Joseph			Farmer, Sailor on voyage
Dupas, Mr				left the colony in 1841
Eteveneaux, Jean Pierre	42	Jura, France	Farmer	Born in le Jura in 1798. Died in Akaroa in 1869
Eteveneaux, Jeanne Françoise	49			Born in le Jura in 1791. Died in Akaroa in 1875
Eteveneaux, Marie Celestine	17			Born in le Jura in 1823, married Jules Véron in 1840. Returned to France in 1853
Eteveneaux, Marie Judith	15			Born in le Jura in 1825. Married Christian-Jakob Waeckerle in 1842. Died in Akaroa in 1880
Eteveneaux, Jean-Batiste	12			Born in le Jura in 1828. Married Catherine Libeau at Akaroa in 1847. Died in Akaroa in 1915
Fleuret, Georges	28	Manche, France	Carpenter	Born in La Manche in 1812. Died in Akaroa in 1846
Francois, Jean Adolphe	28	Paris, France	Hotelier	Born in Paris in 1811. Died in New Zealand in 1891
Gendrot, Hippolyte	32	France	Farmer & Sawyer	Born in France in 1808. Died in Akaroa in 1874
Gendrot, Pierre	31	France	Farmer & Labourer	Born in France in 1809. Married Victoire Brière. Died in Akaroa in 1859
Gendrot, Victoire				Died in New Zealand during birth, in 1848
Gendrot, Clemence Rose	5			Born in France in 1835. Married Joseph Libeau in 1856. Died in Akaroa in 1908
Gourtner, Niklaus		Germany	Sawyer	born in Germany
Guindon, Benjamin Gabriel	34	Charente-Maritime, France	Farmer	Born in the Charente-maritime in 1806. Married Isabeau Thibeau in 1833. Died in Akaroa in 1877
Guindon, Isabeau Virginie	29			Wife of Benjamin. Born in the Charente-maritime in 1811. Remarried in 1881 - Died in Akaroa in the same year
Hahn, Josef		Germany		born in Germany
Heaulme, Balthasar	29	Belgium	Carpenter, Sailor on voyage
Hettich, Kaspar		Baden, Germany		born in Germany, Left Akaroa for Brazil in 1841l.
Jotereau,			Died on board c 10/08/1840 Buried at Pigeon Bay	died of scurvy during the voyage
Jouy, Mr			Caulker, Sailor on voyage
Lelievre, François Etienne	30	Manche, France	Farmer, Sailor on voyage	(Born in la Manche in 1810. In 1851 opened an auberge "Au repos du voyageur", also started a ferry liaison between Akaroa and Pigeon Bay. Married Justine, daughter of a Malmanche, in 1851. Died at Akaroa in 1902
Libeau, Joseph	33	France	Farmer	Born in Charente-maritime in 1807. Married Madeleine Chauvert. Died in New Zealand in 1883
Libeau, Madeline	30			Wife of Joseph. Born 1810
Libeau, Catherine Mélanie	11			Born at Rochefort in 1831. Married Jean-Baptiste Etéveneaux in 1847. Died in New Zealand in 1918.
Libeau, Joseph	6			Born at Rochefort in 1834. Married Clémence Gendrot in 1856. Died in New Zealand in 1919
Libeau, Armand Isidore	Infant		Born on board - 23/04/1840	born on the "Comte de Paris" on 23rd April 1840. Died in Akaroa in 1842
de Malmanche, Emeri	36	Charente, France	Farmer & Gardener	Born in Charente in 1804. Married Victoire Jerzeau in 1829. Died in Akaroa in 1882
Malmanche, Rose Jeanne	27		Also known as Victoire	Wife of Emeri. Born in Charente in 1813. Wife of Emeri. Died in Akaroa in 1893
Malmanche, Rose	8		Also known as Justine	Born in Charente in 1832. Married François Lelièvre in 1851. Died in Akaroa in 1912
Malmanche, Pierre	5			Born in Charente in 1835. Married Elisabeth Hamilton in Akaroa, in 1859. Died in New Zealand in 1913
Malmanche, François	28	Charente, France	Farmer, Brother of Emeri de Malmanchie	Born in Charente in 1812. Died in Akaroa in 1866
Michel, Alfred	20	Puy-de-Dôme, France	Farmer	born in the Puy-de-Dôme in 1820
Rousselot, François	39	Moselle, France	Farmer	Born in La Moselle in 1801. Died in Akaroa in 1862
Rousselot, Joséphine Adélaïde	37			(Adele) Born in le Nord in 1803. Married François Bruard in 1824, then remarried with François Rousselot. Died in 1873
Veron, Louis Jules	21	Manche, France	Hotelier	Born in La Manche in 1819. Married Célestine Etéveneaux in Akaroa. Left New Zealand in 1853, died in France in 1875. Also gives "wife" with no further detail.
Waeckerle, Christian Jakob	24	Baden, Germany	Miller	Born in Germany in 1816. Married Judith Etéveneaux in 1842. Died in Akaroa in 1901. Also gives "wife" with no further detail.
Walther, Peter	45	Grünstadt, Germany	Farmer	Born in Germany in 1795. Widower. Died in New Zealand in 1849
Woll, Philipp		Germany	Carpenter	Born in Germany. Married Elisabeth Wilhelm

Denise & Peter also list three people who were settlers but unable to confirm if they were passengers; none of whom are listed by Buick or de la Gironière:

• Masset, Charles, 19, France.
• Pigoulet/Picoulet, France
• Vidal, Etienne, Hérault, France

Sources

1. ↑ "In Olden Days - Reminiscences of M. Eteveneaux", Star (Christchurch), Issue 10796, 16 June 1913, Page 4.
2. ↑ "Obituary - Mr P. Malmanche", Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIV, Issue 16160, 10 February 1913, Page 9
3. ↑ "Proclamation", New Zealander, Volume 7, Issue 598, 7 January 1852, Page 4

• "Comte de Paris", Denise & Peter
  • referencing "Akaroa & Banks Peninsula 1840 - 1940", Archives New Zealand
• "The colonisation of New Zealand - French colonists in Akaroa, South Island", accessed 19 Aug 2020;
  • referencing "The French at Akaroa" T.L. Buick and "La France en Nouvelle-Zélande 1840 - 1846" Muriel Proust de la Gironière (Editions du Gerfut)