A list of the passengers on the MARINER which left Gravesend 1 Jan 1859 and arrived in Nelson, New Zealand on 23 April 1859 then sailed to Port Chalmers, Otago

some reports say there were 141 passengers
because some of these names were taken from a list when the "Mariner" arrived in Port Chalmers, I don't know if some of them embarked at Nelson or London

the "Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle" had a partial list on 27 April 1859
names are added as found
if you can help please leave a comment below

ARRIVED
... April 23, ship Mariner, 653, Frazer, from London.

Passengers
FIRST CLASS:
Rev. Edward George (1822-1904) and Mrs EDWARDS
Mr Samuel GASKELL (1790-1867)
Miss E. GASKILL
Mr W. SKINNER
Rev. Mr and Mrs Alexander Bruce TODD (1821-1903)
David & Mary WALLACE
Mr John N. WILSON
Mr and Mrs Richard George WILSON (1823-1887) and family

SECOND CABIN
Charlotte BOSELEY (nee FEAKINS 1829-1874) wife of Newman, born Harrietsham, Kent - she was murdered by Newman 12 years after arrival
Newman BOSELEY (1825-1886), born Stockbury, Kent
- Newman & Charlotte had the Bay View Hotel at Wakapuaka. Newman received a 15 year sentence for her murder. Over 500 people signed a petition in 1875 for his remission and continued for years to have him released early. He was still in gaol in 1880 but married Selina CAREY (widow 1829-1917) in 1884. Selina had to leave Newman. She remarried in 1894 to John WALKER.
The Bay View Hotel burned down 1882
the life and times of NEWMAN & CHARLOTTE in New Zealand

James BRAND
Albert William BROOKS
John BROWN
David and Elizabeth (nee Oliver) BRUNTON of Scotland
- (had a further 2 sons born in Dunedin)
Beatrice Oliver BRUNTON (1853-1943)
Charlotte Oliver BRUNTON (1858-1864)
Janet Scott BRUNTON (1850-1911)
Mary Anne BRUNTON (1855-1935)
Francis G. CAIRNS
Mr and Mrs FINCH
Alfred Abner FINCH (1856-1930)
Ann Isabella FINCH (?-1860)
Artur Thomas FINCH (1853-1920)
Frederick Arthur FINCH (1844-1916)
James George FINCH (1848-1930)
Marah Julia FINCH (1853-1925)
John HANNAH
Charles HARRIS and wife
George HARRIS
Alexander JOHNSTON
Frank KINNEAR
Adam McILWICK
Benjamin C. O'CONNOR
William PITHEY, wife and two children
Charles MOUSLEY - scroll to end. Charles died the folowing year
Thomas SMITH
Sydney STRIDOLPH
Louisa WALKER

STEERAGE
John AITKEN
Andrew ARMSTRONG
Mr and Mrs DICKISON
David DICKISON
Eliza DICKISON
Isabella DICKISON
Jane DICKISON
John DICKISON
Margaret DICKISON
Charles FAULKNER
George HOOD (see Fletcher Oliver below)
Mr and Mrs William JOLLY
E. G. LEES
Margaret MACKAY
George MASON
Mr and Mrs William MURRAY
David McCARTER
Peter McINTOSH
James Laurie OLIVER (1828-1874) & wife Fletcher (nee Hood 1826-1861) OLIVER
- Fletcher was a daughter of James Hood & Margaret Ramage of Midlothian, Scotland. in the 1851 Census of St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Scotland, James was a jeweller. They died in Dunedin
Agnes Waugh OLIVER (1853-?)
James Hood Laurie OLIVER (1851-1906)
Jane Ramsay Wanless OLIVER (1856-1943)
William W. OLIVER (1850-?)
Mary STEVENSON
Margaret STEVENSON
Daniel WEST and two children
Joseph WOOD

ASSISTED IMMIGRANTS
Mary Ann AVERY (Mrs James Avery) and two daughers
William AVERY, wife and son
Joseph BLAYMIRES, wife and four children
John BLAYMIRES, wife and three children
Walter DAVIDSON
Friederich EBIERHARDT/EBERHARDT, wife and daughter
Hans HeinrichEGGERS (1837-1921), wife, and daughter
Frederick EVERS and wife
Heinrich HEINTZ
Johann Heinrich KRUGER, wife, and three children
Heinrich Johann LAMPP, wife and five children
Johann Christian Peter NAGEL (1834-1890), wife and child
William Heinrich NEUMAN, wife and five children
Mrs Mary ROSE
Furgeon Henrich RIVER, and son
Johann SIGGELKOW


21 May 1859 - Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle
... Sailed May 20, barque Mariner, 680, Frazer, for Otago, with original passengers from London, and seven passengers transhipped ex Robertina, from Sydney, and one from Nelson.


In 1858 Nelson had:
* 17 merchants
* 5 bakers - bread was (equivalent to) 3c per 500g loaf
* 5 butchers
* 9 milliners
* 4 breweries
* 12 shoemakers
* 4 blacksmiths
* 17 carpenters
* 9 cabinet makers
* 6 boarding houses
* 27 brick or stone buildings
* 434 wooden buildings


PHOTO
Trafalgar Street, Nelson 1860
taken from the site Nelson becomes a City in 1859