Edmund and Emma Fletcher arrival in New Zealand (General)

by jhopkins , Sunday, July 10, 2011, 01:05 (4892 days ago)

Hello

Periodically there have been posts about a number of Edmund Fletchers; one of whom married my great grandfather's sister, Emma Hopkins.

I have just located the ship they arrived on in New Zealand. This was by accident - I was looking for Emma's younger brother Alfred, and found them on the same ship. Perhaps this was deliberate because he was only 15 when he arrived here. I am posting this in case it is of interest to Fletcher or Hopkins researchers. I have now located the ships and arrival dates for all the known Hopkins siblings who migrated to New Zealand if anyone is interested.

MERMAID
1233 ton ship
London (29 Sep 1862) to Lyttelton (26 Dec 1862)
FLETCHER EDMUND 32 LABOURER
FLETCHER EMMA 26
HOPKINS ALFRED 15 LABOURER

Edmund and Emma's marriage:
Date: 22 May 1862
Grooms_Surname: FLETCHER
Grooms_Forenames: Edmund
Grooms_Age: Of full age
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: labourer
Grooms_Residence: Aylburton
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: FLETCHER
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Edmund
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Labourer
Brides_Surname: HOPKINS
Brides_Forenames: Emma
Brides_Age: Of full age
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Aylburton
Brides_Fathers_Surname: HOPKINS
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Thomas
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Small farmer
(snip)
Parish_Chapel: Lydney