Marian Jane THOMAS (1.5.5)
Born
1862 North Dalton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William THOMAS and Jane WOODILL
Baptised
10 May 1862 North Dalton, Yorkshire, England
Emigration
17 May 1863 left England. Arrived in New Zealand on 5 September 1863
Travelled on The Captain Cook commanded by Captain Cleaver. The ship was built in Quebec in 1854. It was 195 feet long, 37 feet wide, and 22.5 feet deep.
Three infants on The Captain Cook arrived with both parents dead, five whose mother’s were dead and two instances where fathers were considered too young and unfit to take charge of babies. There were 11 deaths on the voyage and the ship was placed in quarantine on arrival in New Zealand as many of the people were sick with Typhoid symptoms. An improvement of the onboard female hospital was noted but it was still not big enough to accomodeate those who were sick. The upper deck had leaked through leaving nowhere dry.
The ship had been caught by heavy gales, one which developed into a hurricane leaving the ship quite damaged. Icebergs were also encountered. The passangers spoke highly of the kindness of Captain Cleaver and his Chief Officer
Married
William James MISSEN 23 April 1884, Akaroa, New Zealand
Children
Violet May GLEESON (adopted)
Information about Violet May GLEESON
Born: about 1887, Canterbury, New Zealand to Rosa Clare GLEESON
Adopted: 1890 by Marian Jane THOMAS and William James MISSEN
Married: Ernest BAKER at Waharoa, Matamata-Piako, Waikato, New Zealand
Children: Ella Daphne BAKER born 27 July 1910, Hamilton, New Zealand. Died: 1972
Died
27 January 1900, Masterton, New Zealand
Buried
1900 in Archer Street Cemetery, Masterton, New Zealand
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Information about William James MISSEN (husband of Marian Jane THOMAS)
Born: 25 May 1860 Christchurch, New Zealand
Parents: Bateman Thomas MISSEN and Sarah MADLEY
Died: 22 June 1945 Palmerston North, New Zealand
Married: Marian Jane THOMAS 23 April 1884, Akaroa, New Zealand
Bankrupt: 31 January 1888, Christchurch, New Zealand
Married: Jane Dawson ALDERSON 17 July 1901 Wairarapa, New Zealand
Accident: 28 April 1928 Hit by a car in Palmerston North, New Zealand
Died: 22 June 1945 Palmerston North, New Zealand
Children of William James MISSEN and second wife Jane Dawson ALDERSON
William John MISSEN 4 April 1902
Henry Edwin MISSEN 4 July 1904
Evelyn Jane MISSEN 1 May 1906
Amy Sarah Elizabeth MISSEN 5 February 1908
Frank Bateman MISSEN 4 September 1909
Charles Hector MISSEN 25 February 1913
Eric Alderson MISSEN 14 May 1914
Vivian Percival MISSEN 28 December 1915
