A book has been published to make available the contents of this website. This book provides more facts about the people who came to New Zealand on the Blenheim. It is a snapshot of the information on www.blenheim175.wordpress.com as at the time of publication, and is published as part of the celebrations marking the 175th anniversary of the voyage.
The information about each of the families and individuals who travelled on the Blenheim is based on official records and contemporary newspaper reports where possible, and has also benefitted from a number of family histories that have been published. The focus has been on those who travelled on the Blenheim, not on subsequent (or earlier) generations. The stories are told mainly through newspaper accounts, often obituaries, or are taken from memoirs and journals written by or about the passengers.
The book includes Jessie Campbell’s Journal and Letters.
The book is A4 size, soft cover and wire bound, with 290 pages fully indexed. The price per copy is $25 plus postage and packaging of $6.50 in New Zealand.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BOOK HAS SOLD OUT AND NO MORE COPIES ARE AVAILABLE
HOWEVER
A PDF version of the book is available for download at The Blenheim People 2015, but does not include any updates or corrections that are included on this website.
To order a copy print the order form on the brochure here and post it, or contact Hugh McPhail at
7 Westland Road
Mt Cook
Wellington 6021
or
Tel: 04 970 9851
or
Email: blenheim175@gmail.com
Blenheim175 
Is this book still available for purchase please?
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I have a handful of copies left – about a dozen.
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Is this book still available to purchase, my great, great, great, great grandparents are James and Mary Brown.
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Hi Amelia
There are a few copies available. I will email you direct with details.
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Is it still possible to purchase a copy of the book?
My connection to this book is
Donald MacDonald.
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Hi Miriam
I have a few copies available. I will email you direct with the details.
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Hi Can I purchase a copy of this book if still available.
My connection Is Donald MacDonald
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Hi Linda
There is a handful of copies left, so email your address to blenheim175@gmail.com and I’ll send you one. Cost is $25 plus $6.50 post and packaging.
Hugh McPhail
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Hi I wondered if there is any mention of Annie Carswell and or Thelma Mills. If so I would be interested in buying.
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Hi Leigh
The website includes information that does not appear in the book regarding the Carswell family, based on information provided by Ron Carswell. The reference to Annie Carswell is in the section on William and Maria Miller, under their daughter Jane Miller who married David Carswell – “Annie Carswell, born in 1873, died in 1959, married James Hay in 1905.”
The section on Hugh Morrison and Anne Turner has a reference to Mr Carswell’s Hotel in the Wairarapa.
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