Find Ancestors

Emigrated from England to Wellington area, New Zealand c1840 ...

Seeking information ... When? What ship?

Would appreciate any help please ...

Emigration records start at 1890 on FMP. Maybe you would have more luck tracing him inwards on New Zealand records

Thanks Shirley

I have tried every resource I can think of, and can access on-line

Hopefully someone will have some magical info re early NZ

Best wishes

Brian....

SKIPWORTH Francis Robert
Prince of Wales
Wellington
1842

Now to find passenger list for Prince of Wales....

Brian...

Prince of Wales
Ship: 582 tons
Captain: Alexander Alexander
Surgeon Superintendent: Matthew Doyle Kearns
Sailed London 2nd September 1842 - arrived Nelson 31st December 1842...

The Ship then went onto Wellington arriving 3 Jan1843...

Your Francis was down as a Cabin Passenger aged 24yrs occupation: Gent. No other passenger named Skipworth/Skipwith was travelling.

Brian..For ref in case you dont have it....


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


FRANCIS ROBERT ESTOTVILLE SKIPWITH
Male


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 26 JUN 1820 Alveston, Warwick, England



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Parents:
Father: GRAY SKIPWITH Family
Mother: HARRIET

Many thanks Eringobragh

I have seen the Skipworth entry on the Prince of Wales in 1942-3 - and it is a possibility ... although the surname I'm looking for is Skipwith, and there is a thought that he possibly arrived NZ very, very late 1830's.

Maybe the 1842-3 arrival is correct but with a spelling or transcription 'error'

I have the Francis Robert Estoteville Skipwith christening for 1920 ... parents are correct

Interesting. Thanks again

Brian...I would think that the probability of someone with the same Christian names approx same age arriving at the same place and same time frame as you are looking is rather low...Skipworth/Skipwith... I would assume its the same person unless you have evidence to the contrary...
Have you followed him after his arrival in Wellington....?

EDIT....


Arrived February 26th, ship Thomas Sparks, 494, Sharp, from London, via Cape of Good Hope and Port Nicholson, with a few emigrants and intermediate passengers. Passengers from Wellington, Messrs. Ridgeway, **Skipwith,*** Taylor, Fell, and Clifford.

Nelson Examiner and ,
Sailed - 10th March, ship Thomas Sparks, 494, Sharp, for Port Nicholson and Valparaiso. Passengers for Wellington, **Mr. Skipwith ***and Mr. Clifford.

Here's your man getting married in N.Z.:

1854/1103 Emily Morshead Symons / Francis Robert Estoterville Skipworth

(Note spelling of his surname).

Thanks Eringobragh and to Beverley W

I have him from 1843 on ... including marriage to Emily Symons in 1854. This in fact was his second 'marriage' ... first was to a Maori 'princess'.
I note the spelling of the surname .... but newspaper notice on marriage to Emily Symons spelt it as 'Skipwith'

Intriguing .... maybe he was a 'remittance man' banished to the colonies ... spelling of surname mispelt deliberately at the time to avoid family embarasment

We need a time machine

Thankyou

Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886
Name: Francis Robert Estoteville Skipwith

(says died 21st Sept. 1855. Matric. 30th May 1839 aged 18, Magdalen Hall)

Chris :)

Thanks Chris Ho

I gather that means attended Oxford University ... resided Magdalen Hall ... matric at 18 yrs ..... died 1855

That fits .... I feel it's the same person ... but after emigrating England to NZ his surname on records is spelt 'Skipworth' (Passenger list, Marriage 1854/1103, Death 1855/249) instead of Skipwith.

Newspaper article for his 1854 marriage used "skipwith"

His two daughters from first 'marriage' used surname of 'Skipwith' (1878/992 and 1880/2279) in NZ

Interesting !!!

Hi Cupcakes

Thankyou for your reply

Yes ... have googled his name etc ...... There is an extensive family info trail back to 1023

Have all that ... and much more

The mystery to me was his arrival etc in NZ ... if surname used on official documents in NZ was 'Skipworth' but his name was actually 'Skipwith' as used in newspaper articles - and by his daughters when they married, then problem solved - hopefully.

What we do in the interests of accuracy in genealogy !!!!!

Thankyou and best wishes to all

Brian

it could all come down to a matter of accents!


I tried imagining how an upper class Englishman might say "Skipwith" .......... if you hold your head back and speak from the back of your throat, chin tucked in, and nasally ............ it sounds very much like Skipworth :-D





BTW ........


Magdalen Hall at Oxford is NOT a residence ....... it is a college. It is now known as Hertford College.


You don't actually attend Oxford University, you are at one of the more than 40 self-governing Colleges and Halls which form the university. One is more likely to say "I was at Magdalen", than "I was at Oxford".

The same applies at Cambridge



sylvia

Thanks Sylvia

Appreciate the info

Best wishes

Hi Brian,

Three Skipwith names in NZ Telecom White Pages. Two in Rotorua and one in Auckland.

It is unusual spelling, but just check those first and you may get lucky.

Good luck,

Maria (Christchurch NZ)

Hi Maria

Thankyou

My research suggests Skipwith is the 'original' - Skipworth is a derivative

Hopefully will be in NZ soon to access some info that is not on-line (or that I cannot find on-line)

Best wishes