| MERMAID | |||||
| Sailed from London on 6 October, 1868 and arrived at Lyttelton on 8 January 1869. | |||||
| The voyage for this ship of 1233 tons took 94 days to New Zealand, with Captain | |||||
| Rose in command. | |||||
| The following is a list of Government Immigrants transcribed from the "Lyttleton Times", of | |||||
| Saturday, January 9, 1869 | |||||
| Surname | First Name | Class | Occupation | County | Comment |
| Allen | Mr | Cabin | |||
| Allen | Mrs | Cabin | |||
| Bishop | Mr | Cabin | |||
| Brown | Mr | Cabin | |||
| Milton | Mr | Cabin | & Servant | ||
| Milton | Mrs | Cabin | & Family | ||
| Pilgrim | Mrs | Cabin | |||
| Wilkin | Mr R | Cabin | |||
| Wilkin | Mrs | Cabin | |||
| Wilkin | James David | Cabin | |||
| Wilkin | John Robert | Cabin | |||
| Condell | Mr | Second Cabin | |||
| Drummond | Mr | Second Cabin | |||
| Goldsmith | Mr | Second Cabin | |||
| May | Mr | Second Cabin | |||
| May | Mrs | Second Cabin | & Son | ||
| Ogilvic | Mr | Second Cabin | |||
| Patchett | Mr | Second Cabin | |||
| Patchett | Mrs | Second Cabin | & Family | ||
| Patchett | Mr | Second Cabin | |||
| Patchett | Mrs | Second Cabin | Junior | ||
| Preston | Mrs | Second Cabin | |||
| Banwell | Charles J | Govt Assisted | Farm Labourer | Somerset | |
| Banwell | Mrs | Govt Assisted | Somerset | ||
| Caddy | Thomas | Govt Assisted | Farm Labourer | Cornwall | |
| Caddy | Mrs | Govt Assisted | Cornwall | ||
| Clarke | Samuel | Govt Assisted | Farm Labourer | Tyrone | & Family |
| Clarke | Mrs | Govt Assisted | Tyrone | ||
| Cole | John P | Govt Assisted | Farm Labourer | Cambridge | |
| Cole | Mrs | Govt Assisted | Cambridge | ||
| Dally | Caleb | Govt Assisted | Farm Labourer | Cornwall | |
| Dally | Mrs | Govt Assisted | Cornwall | ||
| Dench | Thomas | Govt Assisted | Farm Labourer | Surrey | |
| Dench | Mrs | Govt Assisted | Surrey | ||
| King | Charles | Govt Assisted | Farm Labourer | Surrey | |
| King | Mrs | Govt Assisted | Surrey | ||
| Lockhart | Charles | Govt Assisted | Farm Labourer | Down | |
| Lockhart | Mrs | Govt Assisted | Down | ||
| Moore | John | Govt Assisted | Farm Labourer | Essex | |
| Moore | Mrs | Govt Assisted | Essex | ||
| Prime | William | Govt Assisted | Farm Labourer | Hertshire | |
| Prime | Mrs | Govt Assisted | Hertshire | ||
| Rutter | Mrs | Govt Assisted | Lincolnshire | ||
| Rutter | Henry | Govt Assisted | Farm Labourer | Lincolnshire | |
Single Men Beckett | Henry | Govt Assisted | Farm Labourer | Buckinghamshire | |
| Connor | Bryan | Govt Assisted | Farm Labourer | Kerry | |
| Helford | George | Govt Assisted | Farm Labourer | Northamptonshire | |
| Henderson | James | Govt Assisted | Farm Labourer | Caithness | |
| Henry | Robert | Govt Assisted | Farm Labourer | Tyrone | |
| Holland | James | Govt Assisted | Farm Labourer | Down | |
| Phillips | John | Govt Assisted | Farm Labourer | Antrim | |
| Shea | Michael | Govt Assisted | Farm Labourer | Kerry | |
| Wallace | Robert | Govt Assisted | Farm Labourer | Tyrone | |
| Cowens | John | Govt Assisted | Ploughman | Northumberland | |
| Hastie | Robert | Govt Assisted | Ploughman | Antrim | |
| McGuire | Thomas | Govt Assisted | Ploughman | Fermanagh | |
| Steele | James | Govt Assisted | Ploughman | Londonderry | |
| Thomns | William | Govt Assisted | Ploughman | Montgomery | |
| White | Robert | Govt Assisted | Ploughman | Dumfries | |
| Williams | John | Govt Assisted | Ploughman | Montgomery | |
| Corkery | Michael | Govt Assisted | Labourer | Kerry | |
| Lewis | Edward | Govt Assisted | Labourer | Shropshire | |
| Shepherd | James M | Govt Assisted | Labourer | Norfolk | |
| Triggs | James | Govt Assisted | Labourer | Kent | |
| Curtin | James | Govt Assisted | Shepherd | Waterford | |
| Spicer | Edward (Edwin) | Govt Assisted | Shepherd | Berkshire | |
Single Women Kay | Peter George | Govt Assisted | Schoolmaster | - | & 2 Children |
| Kay | Mrs | Govt Assisted | - | ||
| Allen | Elizabeth | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Middlesex | |
| Servant | |||||
| Andrews | Florenco | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Lancashire | |
| Servant | |||||
| Banks | Elizabeth S | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Middlesex | |
| Servant | |||||
| Burnes | Charlotte | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Surrey | |
| Servant | |||||
| Cherry | Mary | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Down | |
| Servant | |||||
| Childs | Charlotte | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Dorsetshire | |
| Servant | |||||
| Clarke | Catherine | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Tyrone | |
| Servant | |||||
| Clarke | Martha Margaret A | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Tyrone | |
| Servant | |||||
| Daly | Mary | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Clare | |
| Servant | |||||
| Dallow | Mary T | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Shropshire | |
| Servant | |||||
| Doherty | Isabella | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Donegal | |
| Servant | |||||
| Finlayson | Margaret | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Rosshire | |
| Servant | |||||
| Hamilton | Mary J | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Down | |
| Servant | |||||
| Henry | Hester | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Tyrone | |
| Servant | |||||
| Humphreys | Mary | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Montgomery | |
| Servant | |||||
| Hyland | Susan | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Down | |
| Servant | |||||
| Johnson | Mary | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Antrim | |
| Servant | |||||
| Kay | Charlotte E | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Down | |
| Servant | |||||
| Kay | Louisa E | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Down | |
| Servant | |||||
| Kelly | Honora | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Limerick | |
| Servant | |||||
| Kelly | Mary | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Limerick | |
| Servant | |||||
| Kirkley | Mary | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Hanover | |
| Servant | |||||
| Lee | Lucy | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Surrey | |
| Servant | |||||
| Loney | Mary | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Armagh | |
| Servant | |||||
| McDermott | Elizabeth | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Donegal | |
| Servant | |||||
| McDougal | Anna | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Antrim | |
| Servant | |||||
| McElroy | Jane | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Tyrone | |
| Servant | |||||
| McElroy | Margaret | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Tyrone | |
| Servant | |||||
| McMahon | Marian | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Fermanagh | |
| Servant | |||||
| Menhinick | Catherine | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Surrey | |
| Servant | |||||
| Meyer | Louisa | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Hanover | |
| Servant | |||||
| Mullin | Eliza J | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Tyrone | |
| Servant | |||||
| Neil | Dorothea | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Antrim | |
| Servant | |||||
| Outram | Caroline | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Leicestershire | |
| Servant | |||||
| Owens | Catherine | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Northumberland | |
| Servant | |||||
| Packer | Margaret | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Donegal | |
| Servant | |||||
| Payne | Sarah | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Middlesex | |
| Servant | |||||
| Pratt | Clara | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Middlesex | |
| Servant | |||||
| Ramsay | Jane | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Antrim | |
| Servant | |||||
| Russell | Catherine | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Cardiganshire | |
| Servant | |||||
| Russell | Emma M | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Middlesex | |
| Servant | |||||
| Savill | Emily | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Middlesex | |
| Servant | |||||
| Sellars | Dinah | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Cornwall | |
| Servant | |||||
| Sharland | Mary A | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Somerset | |
| Servant | |||||
| Smellie | Fanny | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Middlesex | |
| Servant | |||||
| Spicer | Sarah A | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Burks | |
| Servant | |||||
| Spurling | Enna | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Suffolk | |
| Servant | |||||
| Tomler | Dora | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Hanover | |
| Servant | |||||
| Treemar | Mary | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Pembrokeshire | |
| Servant | |||||
| Tyler | Sarah | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Essex | |
| Servant | |||||
| Walker | Jane B | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Forfarshire | |
| Servant | |||||
| Wallace | Mary J | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Tyrone | |
| Servant | |||||
| Wallace | Isobella | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Tyrone | |
| Servant | |||||
| Wilkins | Louisa | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Surrey | |
| Servant | |||||
| Wise | Sarah | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Surrey | |
| Servant | |||||
| Woods | Mary J | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Tyrone | |
| Servant | |||||
| Woodward | Amy | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Kent | |
| Servant | |||||
| Curtin | Briget | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Waterford | |
| Servant | |||||
| Fitzgerald | Mary | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Kerry | |
| Servant | |||||
| Kelly | Briget | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Limerick | |
| Servant | |||||
| McCarten | Isobella | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Tyrone | |
| Servant | |||||
| Wilson | Mary J | Govt Assisted | Domestic | Leicestershire | |
| Servant | |||||
| Cross | Hannah | Govt Assisted | Cook | Northamptonshire | |
| McMahon | Jane | Govt Assisted | Cook | Fermanagh | |
| Sharpe | Eliza | Govt Assisted | Cook | Yorkshire | |
| Wise | Eliza Caroline | Govt Assisted | Cook | Surrey | |
| Wise | Martha | Govt Assisted | Cook | Surrey | |
| Lee | Eliza | Govt Assisted | Nurse | Middlesex | |
| Pogson | Caroline | Govt Assisted | Nurse | Surrey | |
| Pratt | Eliza Ann | Govt Assisted | Nurse | Middlesex | |
| Rogers | Jane E | Govt Assisted | Nurse | Surrey | |
| McKay | Jessie | Govt Assisted | Laundress | Sutherlandshire | |
| Thompson | Catherine | Govt Assisted | Laundress | Kent | |
| Triggs | Charlotte | Govt Assisted | Laundress | Kent | & 5 Children |