Emigration to Canterbury : Shipping Lists 1856-1874

Mermaid

Sailed 30 September 1865
Arrived 1st January 1866 at Lyttelton

View Mermaid passenger list as PDF [6.7 MB]

All blank ledger pages have not been filmed - page numbers may jump accordingly.

Note: includes details of 3 single men sailing on Glenmark (pages 19 & 33).

Related information

Articles from contemporary newspapers

Title: Shipping
Source: The Lyttelton Times, 28 December 1865, p. 4
Summary: Assisted government immigrants listed. An analysis of their trades and nationality of passengers. Published in newspaper prior to arrival of the Mermaid.

Title: Shipping
Source: The Lyttelton Times, 2 January 1866, p. 4
Summary: Cabin passengers listed. Account of arrival and testimonials presented to captain by passengers of the Mermaid. Assisted immigrants listed. Analysis of their trades and nationalities

Websites

Passenger list from New Zealand Yesteryears

More information about finding passenger lists can be found in the Family History guide.

Microfilm copies of newspapers including The Press, The Lyttelton Times and The Star are available in the Family History area, Tuakiri | Identity, Level 2, Tūranga.

Note about image quality

The embarkation lists were microfilmed, and digital images created from the film.
The originals were faint so black pages were inserted to help contrast of text, and the filming was manipulated to help increase contrast as much as possible.
Blank ledger pages were not filmed.
The limitations of the originals mean some pages may appear faint, and some pages may have text from the reverse showing through.
The text within the PDF documents is not searchable.