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Have tried in vain to find a record of this ship or its passengers.

It departed London or Plymouth in August 1885 bound for New Zealand, via Cape Town and Australian ports.

Looking for the Kelly family on board. Thanks in anticipation
:-)

Online travel info doesn't start till 1890 I,m afraid

Have you tried inward travel on the New Zealand records

This gives detail of the ship's journey but no passenger names I am afraid:

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP18851001.2.3.4

You can search on the above site and there are MANY mentions of the Arawa and of its passenger lists so you may find something there, though it means a long trawl.

Dea x

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Name: Elizabeth Jenkins
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 23 Jun 1870
Birth Place: Bridgeton,Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland
Father: Gilbert Jenkins
Mother: Elizabeth Turnbull
FHL Film Number: 6035516


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Name: Elizabeth Turnbull Jenkins
Gender: Female
Marriage Year: 1898
Marriage Place: New Zealand
Spouse: Thomas Kelly
Relation: Bride (Wife)
Folio Number: 1097



Name: Elizabeth Turnbull Kelly
Death Date: Jul-Aug-Sep 1935
Registration Place: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Folio Number: 3078
Died 12 sept 1935

Thomas Kelly also died 1935 11 sept 1935

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Name: Thomas Kelly
Birth Date: abt 1863
Death Age: 72
Death Date: 11 Sep 1935
Death Place: Invercargill
Burial Place: Southland, New Zealand
Cemetery: Eastern

Thomas Kelly was also born in Scotland


Name: Thomas Kelly
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 16 Apr 1863
Birth Place: Carluke,Lanark,Scotland
Father: George Kelly
Mother: Ann White
FHL Film Number: 6035516
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Thanks Dea & Shirley.

No it is Rev John E. Kelly and his wife and 3 children. I'm not sure if they stopped at Australia before going to NZ (they later returned to SA).

At least I have the ship's name which is more than I had before (from Papers Past!)

I assume this is a different man??
No family travelling with him

Reverend John Kelly
in the UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Name: Reverend John Kelly
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Birth Date: abt 1859
Departure Date: 21 Nov 1890
Port of Departure: London, England
Destination Port: Melbourne, Australia
Ship Name: Cuzco
Master: J F Anderson

Probably no passenger list here - just an advertisement for the ship:

EDIT:
Far too early, anyway, if your Kellys only set off in August.



https://tinyurl.com/y7cmmgft

Shaw Savill & Albion Company, Limited :S.S. "Arawa". [Flier]. 9th May 1885
Date: 1885
By: Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967
Ref: Eph-A-SHIP-1885-01

Announces that the Arawa has arrived in New Zealand on 7 May, accomplishing the voyage in 40 days, the fastest voyage ever made to the Colony, from Britain. Describes the facilities on board.

Have to go but I have just found this:

Your search found 5 records
[1 of 5]
Name KELLY,
Vessel ARAWA: Departed:London via Plymouth, Teneriffe, Cape Town and Hobart 31 October 1889 Arrived:Wellington 17 December 1889
Notes Mrs, passengers for Auckland
Source New Zealand herald 17 December 1889
[2 of 5]
Name KELLY, E
Vessel ARAWA: Arrived:Auckland
Notes Reverend
Source New Zealand Herald, 1 October 1885
[3 of 5]
Name KELLY, E
Vessel ARAWA: Arrived:Auckland
Notes Mrs
Source New Zealand Herald, 1 October 1885
[4 of 5]
Name KELLY, E
Vessel ARAWA: Arrived:Auckland
Notes 3 children
Source New Zealand Herald, 1 October 1885
[5 of 5]
Name KELLY, Thomas
Vessel ARAWA: Arrived:Auckland
Notes Mr
Source New Zealand Herald, 1 October 1885



Found here:

http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll


Dea x

EDIT.

If the above link does not work try:

http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/passengers/passenger.html

Dea x

Here they are:

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18851001.2.9?end_date=01-10-1885&phrase=2&query=Arawa&start_date=01-10-1885&title=NZH&type=ARTICLE

Dea x

Ooh so clever Dea, thank you!

Now I'm very curious about Thomas as he wasn't one of the children...this requires some investigation! :-)

:O

John had a brother Thomas who was 2 years older...! I wonder...

Just a thought Cherilyn...........

Looking at the actual article in the newspaper it lists after the couples and families ............ Misses Downey, Cormack and Forbes, Messrs. Thomas, Kelly, Bushe, Taylor......................... etc....

I have looked through all the passengers and I cannot find another Mr. Kelly OR a Mr. Thomas. I just wonder if they have somehow merged the names. There would still be a Mr. Kelly though but he may not be a 'Thomas' Kelly and he may well not have any connection at all.

Dea x