EXPRESS 199 ton Steamer Captain J. Christian Built in 1853 at Kingston upon Hull Parted moorings and hit rocks 27th Feb 1877 at Riverton
Passengers who disembarked at Bluff or Invercargill 1871 Woodward Mr Dunedin to Bluff (04 Jan 1875) Walkers Miss Atkins Mr Milligan Mr Melrose Mr McArthur Mr Bree Mr Mussen Mr Fish Mr Rough Mr Goodall Mr Grafton Mr Jones Mr McChesney Mr Smith Mr Stevenson Mr McMann Mr Martin Mr McClaggan Mr Bromley Mr Pyke Mr Cameron Mr Twinning Mr 7 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (10 Jan 1875) Martin Miss Suter Miss Smith Miss Miles Miss Stirling Mr Douglas Mr Metcalf Mr Thomson Mr (x2) Black Mr Anderson Mr MacDonald Mr Saunders Mr Martin Mr Cook Mr Hamilton Mr Hogan Mr Syrett Mr Bower Mr Young Mr Bell Mr Hall Mr Sibbald Mr Harrison Mr 6 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (25 Jan 1875) Emery Mrs Webster Mrs Matheson Mr Williamson Mr McGlashan Mr Clarkson Mr Widowson Mr Smith Mr Girdon Mr Webster Mr Johns Mr Chandler Mr Angell Mr Browne Mr Jamsen Mr Stabing Mr Immigrants ex WILD DEER for Invercargill & Queenstown Dunedin to Bluff (31 Jan 1875) Winder Miss Chandler Mrs Hunter Mr Currie Mr (x3) McNab Mr McEldon Mr Wilson Master (x2) Dunedin to Riverton (09 Feb 1875) Thyne Mr Thyne Mrs Shepherd Mrs Shepherd Child Galloway Miss Dunedin to Bluff (14 Feb 1875) Simpson Miss Harvey Mr Monk Mr Brown Mr Hopkins Mr Malcolm Mr 8 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (22 Feb 1875) Saunders Mr Saunders Mrs Thompson Mr Kingswell Mr Benjamin Mr Russan Mr Anderson Mr Campbell Mr Weir Mr English Opera Co (29) 4 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (28 Feb 1875) Taylor Miss Watson Miss Knowles Mrs Jackson Mrs Wilkes Mr Wilkes Mrs Wilkes Son Williamson Mrs Williamson Family (3) Boyd Captain Richardson Dr Richardson Son Dalgliesh Mr Nixon Mr Engel Mr Turner Mr Davis Mr Findlay Mr Mussen Mr Graham Mr McKerrow Mr Johnston Mr Pearce Mr Southern Mr King Mr Thomson Mr McLaggan Mr Ramsay Mr McGeorge Mr Graham Master Thomas Mr Thomas Mrs Thomas Family (3) 10 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (07 Mar 1875) Thomas Mrs Thomas Child Carden Mr Wilson Mr Watson Mr Carney Mr Fraser Mr Conway Mr Armstrong Mr 10 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (14 Mar 1875) Brown Mrs Gavin Mrs Geddes Mr Geddes Mrs Geddes Miss Boucher Mr Boucher Mrs Robertson Captain Upton Mr Wood Mr 6 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (22 Mar 1875) McLeod Mr McLeod Mrs Goodsir Mrs Kelly Mr Cutter Mr Morrison Mr Brown Mr Jamieson Mr 4 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (28 Mar 1875) McGregor Mr McGregor Mrs McGregor Servants (2) McGregor Children (5) Firth Mrs Wren Mrs Hamilton Mrs Boyes Mrs Newey Mrs Strang Mr Boyes Mr Goff Mr McKay Mr Mann Mr wash Mr Pezet Mr Medley Mr Pearson Mr Kennedy Mr Stewart Mr Walt Mr Brown Mr Manson Mr 5 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (05 Apr 1875) McGillivray Miss (x2) Campbell Miss Manders Mrs Holder Mr Joy Mr Shield Mr Williams Mr McCormack Mr Kilching Mr Kerr Mr Hannay Mr Stevenson Mr Connor Mr Grant Mr Hyams Mr Holmes Mr 12 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (11 Apr 1875) Ward Judge Ferne Mrs Ferne Children (6) Chapman Mrs Saunders Miss Ashley Mr D. Browne Mr Downey Mr Donnelly Mr Letharty Mr Anderson Mr Renney Mr Farnie Mr 10 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (18 Apr 1875) Palmer Mr Clifford Mr Wade Mr Gordon Mr McDermid Mr Thomson Mr Hay Mr Brindley Mr Chisholm Mr Dixon Mr Dixon Mrs Smith Mrs Smith Son Stewart Mrs Stewart Children (3) Webster Miss Dunedin to Bluff (25 Apr 1875) Taylor Miss Cameron Mr Cameron Mrs Petnerbridge Captain Coates Mr Gill Mr Petrie Mr Nees Mr Gillon Mr Wren Mr Brown Mr May Mr Webb Mr C.J. 9 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (05 May 1875) Millar Mrs Dundred Mr Hooper Mr Sibbald Mr McRobie Mr Lauder Mr Howe Mr Ross Mr Millar Mr Thomson Mr 3 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (16 May 1875) Johnston Miss Kihan Mr Kihan Mrs Wignall Mr Wignall Mrs Powell Mrs Martin Mr J.T. Lockleys Mr Toby Mr Jones Mr Dunedin to Bluff (23 May 1875) Westbrooke Miss McClure Dr Frederick Mr Frederick Mrs Campbell Mr Crawley Mr Lute Mr Winn Mr Buchanan Mr Nicholas Mr Richardson Mr J.F. Townshend Mr 3 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (30 May 1875) Fothergill Mr Brown Mr Boyle Mr McLean Mr Crowe Mr Sovett Mrs Sovett Children (2) Eastward's Co. 4 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (08 Jun 1875) Millar Mr Robinson Mr 59 immigants Dunedin to Bluff (20 Jun 1875) Buchanan Mr Buchanan Mrs Napier Miss Webb Mr Kinross Mr Taylor Mr Golding Mr Topi Mr Thomson Mr Dale Mr Wilson Mr (part of newspaper torn - unreadable) Dunedin to Bluff (22 Jun 1875) Cuthbertson Mrs Robertson Miss Musson Mr Olson Mr McGregor Mr Galt Mr Howell Mr Condon Mr Lushey Mr Mee Mr Kinneur Mr Chalmers Mr 2 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (04 Jul 1875) Hume Miss Hamlyn Miss Munro Miss McGibbon Mr Lawson Mr Dunedin to Bluff (11 Jul 1875) Beattie Mrs Beattie Child Thomson Mrs Thomson Child Kingswell Mr Rimmington Mr McKenzie Mr McLeod Mr White Mr Wilson Mr Medley Mr Tompkins Mr Dunedin to Bluff (18 Jul 1875) Croziers Mr Trumble Mr Gibbs Mr Andrews Mr Finn Mr McKenzie Mr Gordon Mr Ross Mr Thomson Mr Abdey Professor Towers Miss 3 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (08 Aug 1875) Ward Judge Kinison Miss Brown Mr Bridgman Mr Clegg Mr Seehof Mr Snider Mr Kean Mr Meredith Constable 20 in steerage Dunedin to Invercargill (22 Aug 1875) Hill Mr Pollock Mr Myers Mr Carmichael Mr Hodgson Mr Waddel Mr Dunedin to Invercargill (12 Sep 1875) Westbrooke Miss Hartley Miss Inness Mr 4 in steerage Dunedin to Invercargill (19 Sep 1875) Jones Mrs McGregor Mrs McGregor Servant Tunney Mr Moses Mr Murray Mr Green Mr Dick Mr Brown Mr Brown Son 4 in steerage Dunedin to Invercargill (03 Oct 1875) Jacobs Mr Jacobs Mrs Cornelius Miss Topham Mr Tuson Mr Hume Mr Copeland Mr Smith Mr Emslie Mr Simeon Mr Walker Mr 6 in steerage Dunedin to Invercargill (10 Oct 1875) Perry Mrs Young Miss Dixon Mr Menzies Mr Young Mr C. Young Mr H. Bridges Mr Proudfoot Mr 13 in steerage Dunedin to Invercargill (17 Oct 1875) Ingram Misses (2) Muir Miss Chapell Mr Bridge Mr Holmes Mr McNamara Mr Waterson Mr West Mr Jargar Mr Irving Mr Johnston Mr Coates Mr 3 in steerage Dunedin to Invercargill (24 Oct 1875) Gordon Mr Gordon Mrs Patterson Miss Cruickshank Mr Palmer Mr Carmichael Mr Smith Mr Basstian Mr Bond Mr Wisherby Mr Shepherd Mr Dunkley Mr Fescheler Mr 8 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (29 Oct 1875) Strang Mrs Stewart Mrs Stewart Daughter Tarlton Misses (2) Kerr Mr Topi Mr 1 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (03 Nov 1875) McLeod Mrs Kingsland Mrs Farrow Mrs Bellamy Miss Greening Miss Inglis Mr McPherson Mr Basstian Mr Sutton Mr Saunders Mr Bell Master 9 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (07 Nov 1875) Otto Mrs Otto Child Durant Captain Meir Mr Bupps Mr Polson Mr Dunedin to Bluff (16 Nov 1875) Thompson Mr Thompson Mrs Craddock Mrs Craddock Miss Eastwood Mrs Campion Mrs Whittaker Mr Lockley Mr Webb Mr Bates Mr Cohen Mr Smith Mr Cummings Mr 5 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (21 Nov 1875) Green Mr Green Mrs Douglas Mrs Slade Mrs Grant Miss Gillies Mr Reid Mr 7 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (26 Nov 1875) Wallace Mrs Liddel Mrs Anderson Miss Seager Miss Whittaker Mrs Muller Mr McKerrow Mr Goldie Mr King Mr McNab Mr Macadam Mr Dunedin to Bluff (09 Dec 1875) Beattie Mrs Beattie Children (2) Lyall Miss Rose Captain Austin Mr Crawford Mr Benjamin Mr Saunders Mr Ross Mr Brownley Mr Gordon Mr Wilson Mr 2 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (11 Dec 1875) Balfour Mr Balfour Mrs Balfour Children (7) Petheridge Captain Grey Mr Reed Mr 12 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (22 Dec 1875) Smith Mrs Wilson Mr Clark Mr Campbell Mr (2) Raymond Mr Clark Mr Jones Mr Longford Mr Jefferson Mr Taylor Mr Sowerby Mr 7 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (06 Jan 1876) Dinne Mr Dinne Mrs Harper Miss Black Mrs Black Child Law Mr Law Mrs Goodall Mr Goodall Mrs Anderson Miss Lumsden Miss Thomson Miss Thomson Miss Currie Mr McLean Mr McChesney Mr Boyd Mr Fitzmorris Mr Farley Mr Clark Mr Doyle Mr Boyd Mr McLennan Mr Campbell Mr Johnston Mr Sterling Mr McKenzie Mr Braid Mr Gardener Mr Gilbertson Mr Christie Mr Proctor Mr McArthur Mr West Mr Smith Mr Hargan Mr 7 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (13 Jan 1876) Brunton Mrs Brunton Servant Brunton Children (2) Driver Mrs Watson Mrs Watson Mrs A Tomlinson Mrs Huffadine Mrs Huffadine Children (3) Gibson Captain Gibson Mrs Gibson Child Moore Mr Forest Mr Scott Mr Sutton Mr Devitt Mr Phillips Mr Smith Mr Adamson Mr Young Mr Smith Mr 2 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (20 Jan 1876) Sew Hoy Mr Sew Hoy Mrs Trotter Mr Trotter Mrs Orr Mr Orr Mrs Wilkinson Mrs Wilkinson Daughter Williams Mrs Brown Mrs McKenzie Miss McLean Miss Tait Mr Tait Daughters (2) Thomson Mr Jamison Mr Evans Mr Hutton Mr Finlayson Mr Levy Mr Simpson Dr 15 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (27 Jan 1876) Jacobs Mrs Jacobs Servant Jacobs Child Scholfield Mrs Meldrum Mrs Grant Miss Noble Miss Noble Miss Week Miss Watson Miss Russell Captain Rennie Mr Greenup Mr Jauncey Mr Jack Mr Millar Mr Campbell Mr George Mr Overton Mr Jones Mr Meldrum Mr 4 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (03 Feb 1876) Byles Mrs Mitchell Mrs Shand Miss McKay Miss Gowlay Mrs Gowlay Daughter McKay Mr D McRobie Mr Walker Mr Stanford Mr Simmons Mr Boyd Mr Carter Mr Coust Mr Gordon Mr Kennedy Mr McKellar Mr Dodd Mr Harris Mr ? in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (13 Feb 1876) Braid Mr Ronie Mr 5 in steerage & 28 immigrants per "CORONA" Dunedin to Bluff (23 Feb 1876) Henderson Mr Henderson Mrs Henderson Children (2) Aitken Mrs Polson Mr Carrick Mr Snowdon Mr 7 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (27 Feb 1876) King Mr Foldie Mr Benjamin Mr Anderson Mr Tunnage Mr Dilmer Mr Hay Mr Levy Mr Sly Miss 2 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (09 Mar 1876) Aylin Mrs Vivian Miss Leake Miss Kelly Miss Carlyle Miss Hooper Miss Jackson Mr Jackson Mrs Brown Mr Pearson Mr Hooper Mr Hole Mr Attwood Mr Fordham Mr Greer Mr Lockley Mr Brodrick Mr Calder Mr 9 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (16 Mar 1876) Steward Mrs Steward Daughter Boon Mrs Wilson Miss Beddow Miss Adamson Mr Longford Mr Gordon Mr Keith Mr Cross Mr Mason Mr Cunningham Mr Low Mr Moffett Mr 6 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (23 Mar 1876) Thomas Mrs Forth Mrs Joss Mrs Captain (as transcribed!) Joss Family Shaw Miss 7 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (30 Mar 1876) McGregor Mrs MacDonald Mrs Morissey Mrs McNaught Mrs Tomes Mr Gray Mr Bartley Mr Melross Mr Brown Mr Eriksen Mr Moon Mr Leech Mr Musgrave Mr Grant Mr Foster Mr Masters Mr Masters Mr Masters Mr Dunedin to Bluff (06 Apr 1876) Findlay Mr Findlay Mrs Findlay Children (2) Forrester Mr Crawford Mr Burke Mr Perkins Mr Goldstein Mr Brown Mr Marshall Miss Thomas Master 10 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (20 Apr 1876) Morrison Miss McArthur Miss Hume Mr Holmes Mr 3 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (29 Apr 1876) Phail Mrs Phail Child Hudson Mr Forest Mr Bonar Mr Greenups Mr Angus Mr 3 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (11 May 1876) Langlands Mr Gilmour Mr Atkinson Mr McKenzie Mr Coxhead Mr Stevenson Mr 3 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (26 May 1876) Dick Mr Dick Mrs Hogan Mr Cassels Mr Huff Mr 4 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (01 Jun 1876) Montague Miss Daniel Mr Bevan Mr Winter Mr Winer Mr Taylor Mr Brown Mr 5 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (08 Jun 1876) McDonald Mrs McDonald Children (4) Mussen Mrs Jamieson Mrs Presswell Mrs McEwan Mr McEwan Mrs Sankey Mr McNab Mr Pearce Mr Scanlan Mr Quelch Mr Scott Mr Meadows Mr 8 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (22 Jun 1876) McChesney Mrs Murdoch Mr Homer Mr Gibson Mr W Gibson Mr J McKay Mr Gordon Mr Bridgeman Constable 2 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (24 Jun 1876) Perry Mr Meldrum Mr Brand Mr Hamilton Mr Matheson Mr Cargill Mr Russell Mr Weilley Mr Burnett Miss Beattie Mr Beattie Mrs Beattie Child Cowell Constable Cowell (with) Prisoners (2) 4 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (03 Sep 1876) Forset Mr Howard Mr Fretwell Constable Galloway Miss 4 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (11 Sep 1876) Brown Mr Reid Mr Coventry Mr Henry Mr Collie Mr Collie Mrs Collie Children (2) Brown Mrs Brown Misses (3) Dunedin to Bluff (01 Oct 1876) Thomson Miss Trotter Mr Trotter Mrs Trotter Master Tall Mrs White Mrs White Family (2) Falk Mr Bush Mr (2) Benson Mr Forbes Mr 5 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (09 Oct 1876) Simple Mrs Reade Mrs Fraser Mr Ruder Mr Durham Mr Ward Judge 2 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (15 Oct 1876) Reed Mr Gibson Mr French Mr McGeorge Mr Shaw Mrs 2 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (22 Oct 1876) Thomson Mr Rose Mr Bently Mr McKay Mr Johnson Mr Rowlingshaw Mr Dunk Mr Nesbitt Mr Bews Mr 2 in steerage & 30 Immigrants per TIMARU from Glasgow Dunedin to Bluff (29 Oct 1876) Cumming Miss Mitchell Mr Holmes Mr 5 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (05 Nov 1876) Hickson Miss Reid Miss Burley Mr T. Burley Mr J. Williamson Mr Campbell Mr Raphael Mr Joyce Mr J.P. Hickson Mr 2 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (12 Nov 1876) Clapp Miss Clapp Mrs Wood Mrs Johnston Mrs Campbell Mrs Campbell Child Burton Mr Carter Mr Daniel Mr 2 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (20 Nov 1876) Hill Mrs Galloway Mrs Dundas Mr Gresham Mr Joss Captain 3 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (26 Nov 1876) Fall (Tall?) Mrs Fall (Tall?) Family Pierson Mr Davis Mr Johnston Mr Murray Mr Dunedin to Bluff (13 Dec 1876) Ashton Mr Herbert Mr Roper Mr Huston Mr Cripps Mr Shepperson Mr Emmet Mr Baker Mr Wilcox Mr Wraggs Mr Vernen Mr Lees Mr McPherson Mr Ashton Mrs Jackson Mrs Wraggs Mrs Power Mrs 3 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (17 Dec 1876) Lind Mrs Griffiths Mrs Furley Mrs Furley Child Howell Miss / Coincidence Think Early Stevens Misses (2) \ I think not! Riverton History Winder Miss Collins Miss Lunn Mr Lindsay Mr Maitland Mr Brooks Mr Simpson Mr Maitland Master Hume Master 3 in steerage Dunedin to Bluff (29 Dec 1876) Swain Mr Miller Mr McRobie Mr Ashton Mr Martin Miss Seaton Miss Coxhead Miss Lindsay Mrs Oldham Mrs Murchie Mrs Murchie Child Murchie Servant Dunedin to Bluff (05 Jan 1877) Holmes Miss Warren Misses (2) Sinclair Miss Woods Miss Holmes Master Reid Mrs Lind Mrs Dean Mrs Reid Mr Lind Mr Leslie Captain Russell Captain 4 in steerage Transcribed by Corey Woodw@rd