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Early Wellington
Arrival of the “Blenheim.”
Arrival of the “Blenheim.”
The “Blenheim,” commanded by Captain Moses Campbell, left London on the 25th August, 1840, and arrived at Port Nicholson February, 1841, with 18 married couples, 87 single persons and 39 children under fourteen. Dr Neill page 79 Campbell was the surgeon superintendent, and Robert Watt, Surveyor of Shipping to the N.Z. Company, signed the certificate on the 25th August.
| Name | Age | Age |
| Brown, James | 28 | — |
| Brown, Mary | — | 30 |
| Brown, Sarah, 9; James | 71/2 | — |
| Brown, George, 5; Elizabeth | 11/2 | — |
| Cameron, John | 49 | — |
| Cameron, Janet | — | 44 |
| Cameron, J., 26; A., 24; C., 20 D. | 17 | — |
| Cameron, A., 15; Ann, 12; A., 9; D., 7; M. | 5 | — |
| Cameron, Alex | 35 | — |
| Cameron, Janet | — | 30 |
| Cameron, J., 19; H., 17; *D., 30; A. | 21 | — |
| Cameron, C., 45; M., 15; C | 17 | — |
| * Cameron, Alex | 30 | — |
| * Cameron, Isabella | — | 25 |
| Cameron Allan | — | — |
| Campbell, Cap Moses | — | — |
| Campbell, Wife | — | — |
| Campbell, J., 8; C., 6; L., 5; S., 1; Isa. | 1 | — |
| Campbell, Neil | — | — |
| Chisholm, John | 40 | — |
| Drummond, James | 15 | — |
| Dunnit, Matthew | 36 | — |
| Dunnit, Margaret | — | 33 |
| Dunnit, John, 71/2; Janet | 4 | — |
| Easton, Geo. | 22 | — |
| Easton, Mary | — | 21 |
| Ferguson, Donald | 36 | — |
| Ferguson, Mary | — | 35 |
| Ferguson, Marion, 9; Donald | 7 | — |
| Frazer, Duncan | 40 | — |
| Frazer, Margaret | — | 36 |
| Frazer, J., 17; C., 16; Is., 15; M. | 14 | — |
| Frazer, E., 14; A., 12; Al., 8; J., 7; D. | 4 | — |
| Frazer, Jane | 20 | — |
| Grant, Alexander | 30 | — |
| Harvie, Wm., | 15 | — |
| Keith, Alex | 24 | — |
| MacEachnie, M., | 36 | — |
| Mackay, John, 52; John | 28 | — |
| Mackay, D., 25; S., 19; L., 16; H., 14; Colin | 6 | — |
| McColstry, Dan | 27 | — |
| McConnell, Wm. | 22 | — |
| McConnell, Elizabeth | — | 21 |
| McDonald, Allan | 22 | — |
| McDonald, Donald and Mrs. | — | — |
| McDonald, C, 16; D., 15; A., 14; F., 12; A. | 11 | — |
| McDonald, C., 9; Thos. | 5 | — |
| McFarlance, John | — | — |
| McGregor, Gregor | 21 | — |
| McKenzie, Hugh | 50 | — |
| McKenzie Catherine | — | 46 |
| McKenzie, J., 24; P., 21; M. | 17 | — |
| McKenzie, F., 15; J., 12; John | 10 | — |
| McKinnis, Lachlan | 21 | — |
| McKinnon, John | 20 | — |
| McLachlan, Dugald | 40 | — |
| McLachlan, Jane | — | 32 |
| McLachlan, C., 15; A., 11; H., 10; P. | 4 | — |
| McLeod, John | 29 | — |
| McLellan, Archibald | 30 | — |
| McMaster, Angus | 36 | — |
| * McMillan, Ewen | 35 | — |
| *McMillan, D., 29; J., 27; M., 37; C. | 32 | — |
| * McNaughton, Ewen | 28 | — |
| *McNaughton, Janet, 25; Angus | 3 | — |
| McQuarrie, Donald | 54 | — |
| McQuarrie, Margaret | — | 53 |
| McQuarrie, R., 27; J., 25; A., 23; J. | 19 | — |
| McQuarrie, Alex | 17 | — |
| McQueen, Archibald | 21 | — |
| Mitchell, James | 29 | — |
| Mitchell, Janet | — | 28 |
| Mitchell, Marion, 5; Jane | 3 | — |
| Morrison, Hugh | 50 | — |
| Morrison, Ann | — | 40 |
| Morrison, H., 18; D., 16; A., 14; J. | 12 | — |
| Morrison, M, 10; Mary 8; Colin | 6 | — |
| Murray, John | 24 | — |
| Nicholl, Wm. | 47 | — |
| Nicholl, Janet | 35 | — |
| Nicholl, J., 18; W., 16; C., 13; T., 10; Janet | 8 | — |
| Rankin, James | 21 | — |
| Ross, George | 21 | — |
| *Shank, George | — | — |
| Sinclair, Francis | 42 | — |
| Sinclair, Eliza | — | 45 |
| Sinclair, J., 20; G., 15; J., 14; Jane | 12 | — |
| Sinclair, H., 10; F., 6; Ann | 1 | — |
| Smith, Mary | 19 | — |
| Sutherland, Dr. Sinclair | — | — |
| Thompson, Alex | 28 | — |
| Thompson, Helen | — | 26 |
| Turner, Isabella | 28 | — |
| Turner, John | 20 | — |
* Did not embark.