The Blenheim, under the command of Captain John Grey, left Greenock in Scotland on 25 August 1840, and arrived in Port Nicholson, New Zealand, on 27 December 1840. Aboard were Scottish emigrants to the new colony, seeking opportunities for a new life on the other side of the world.
This page provides the record of those who travelled on the Blenheim and links to more information about each of them – where they came from and what happened to them after they reached New Zealand.
The linked pages for each family or individual are limited to them and their immediate family, based only on readily available information; they are works in progress, and may be incomplete or inaccurate. You are invited to add comments or observations, stories or pictures, either in the comments section for each posting or by emailing blenheim175@gmail.com.
A detailed passenger list and a discussion of the sources consulted is at Blenheim Passenger List.
A summary of Sources used in compiling this information is also provided.
Cabin Passengers
- Donald and Mrs McDONALD and family
- Captain Moses and Jessie CAMPBELL and family
- John CAMERON
- John MacFARLANE
- Dr Sinclair SUTHERLAND
- Dr Neil CAMPBELL (Surgeon Superintendent)
Steerage Passengers
- James and Mary BROWN and family
- Allan CAMERON and Janet GRANT and family
- Catherine CAMERON and family
- Donald CAMERON and Christian McLEAN and family
- Donald CAMERON and Mary McPHERSON and family
- Dugald CAMERON and Christina CAMERON and family
- Ewen CAMERON and Maria COLQUHOUN and family
- John CAMERON and Janet McGREGOR and family
- John CHISHOLM
- Mathew and Margaret DUNNET and family
- George and Mary EASTON
- Donald and Mary FERGUSON and family
- John FERGUSON
- Duncan FRASER and Marjory FRASER and family
- Jane FRASER
- Alexander GRANT
- William HARVIE
- Alexander KEITH
- Daniel McCOLLSTY
- William and Elizabeth McCONNEL
- Michael McEACHNIE
- Gregor McGREGOR
- John MacKAY and family
- Hugh McKENZIE and Catherine McDONALD and family
- Lachlan McKINNIS
- John McKINNON
- Dugald McLACHLAN and Jane CAMERON and family
- Archibald and Christina McLELLAN
- Angus McMASTER
- Donald McQUARRIE and Margaret McEACHERN and family
- Archibald McQUEEN
- William and Maria MILLER and family
- James MITCHELL and family
- Hugh MORRISON and Anne TURNER and family
- John MURRAY
- William and Janet NICOL and family
- James RANKIN
- George ROSS
- Francis and Eliza SINCLAIR and family and John McHUTCHESON
- Mary SMITH
- Alexander and Helen THOMPSON
- Isabella TURNER
- John TURNER
