Click image to enlarge In 1873 the Edwin Fox became an immigrant ship. If you know the vessel's name - check Gavin's website 'Immigrant Ships to New Zealand 1835 to 1910' to obtain the arrival port and date in New Zealand. Francis Fox, 30, was a British national. City Of San Francisco - 1876. Descendants of passengers, crew and convicts who sailed on the Edwin Fox are invited to a party. The Edwin Fox was built as a Moulmein Trader in 1853 and was the last of its type. Edwin Fox made her first voyage to the Southern Ocean on 14 February 1856 carrying 5 passengers and some cargo arriving in Melbourne on 28th May. EDWIN FOX. Most visitors to New Zealand will pass through Picton as they move between the islands, and so there are high hopes that the continual cost of her preservation can be met by revenue from the visitor centre. Incoming passenger lists (1878-1960) Search and download lists of passengers arriving in the UK on ships that departed from ports outside Europe and the Mediterranean, though lists include passengers who joined ships at European and Mediterranean ports en route to the UK, between 1878 and 1960 (BT 26) on the Ancestry.co.uk (£) website. Media. The Edwin Fox has had more incarnations than you’d believe possible. The railway takes center stage as Endeavour investigates the disappearance of a local woman - with initial fears linking it to the unsolved murder of … Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}41°17′6″S 174°0′24″E / 41.28500°S 174.00667°E / -41.28500; 174.00667, Excluding the abandoned and deteriorating wreck at Port Stanley of the barque, List of convict ship voyages to Western Australia, "The 149 year Illustrated Log of the Edwin Fox", "The Edwin Fox, Picton, New Zealand" from H2G2, Convict ship voyages to Western Australia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edwin_Fox&oldid=1000659992, NZHPT Category I listings in the Marlborough Region, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTORS. The ship was in use until 1950, then abandoned to rot at her moorings. 8/30/2020 August 30th, 2020. Upload Media. Convict Description Convicted At; James Allen: James Allen, one of 280 convicts transported on the Edwin Fox, 24 August 1858: Sussex, Lewes Adjourned General Quarter Sessions: Henry Anderson: The next attempt to sail also nearly ended in disaster. She has been given a category I registration from Heritage New Zealand. The inbound passenger lists also include airplane arrivals in Auckland beginning in … In late 1986 she was floated free and towed to a new berth near the ferry terminal. In 1867 she was converted from a full-rigged ship to a barque, and from 1873 served on the emigrant route to New Zealand, making four voyages carrying a total of 751 settlers to the distant new colony. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891 (free with registration) at FamilySearch EDWIN FOX. Initially it was planned to restore the ship completely, replacing rigging and refurbishing the interior. In 1965 she was bought by the Edwin Fox Society for the nominal sum of one shilling. New Zealand Refrigeration Co Ltd, Christchurch (c 1900-1965), Edwin Fox Restoration Society (c 1965-1975), This page was last edited on 16 January 2021, at 02:56. My father, who saw very little of his father thinks he recalls him talking about serving on the Loch Torridon at some point but I didn't think she put into Wellington and as he was ever a teller of 'tall tales', I'm not sure this can be relied on. There they boarded the clipper the Edwin Fox, 25th November 1874, bound from the River Thames, London, to Wellington, New Zealand. It can be viewed here or by following the links to Physical Description on the list below. In later journeys, when the Edwin Fox carried passengers, this deck was converted to accommodate assisted immigrants and convicts. [2] Edwin Fox carried settlers to both Australia and New Zealand and carried troops in the Crimean War. passenger lists until about 1885 with often quite detailed descriptions of the voyage and, sometimes, words of praise from the passengers to captain and crew. .ongoing to completion Home » People » Second Cabin (Second Class) Passenger List » Mr. Francis Edwin Fox. The Edwin Fox left Portsmouth yesterday with the remainder of the 26th Cameronians and other troops from various depots, in all numbering 195 men, besides 20 women and 22 children, with the following officers:- Capt. It has since been decided that this is not practical, not only for reasons of finance but because the timbers required are no longer available. Enter the maritime museum to explore the decks of the ship and step down its timber hull to see the workmanship that went into building this merchant ship. In 1870, the central government, under Vogel, took over control of immigration. The Edwin Fox is a battered teak and saul ship that is now permanently moored undercover in Picton. ARossi Archivist. 26th (in command), Lieut. With Simon Scardifield, Shaun Evans, Sean Rigby, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd. Images and index of the ship passenger lists from Archives New Zealand. The Edwin Fox then spent a period trading between various Eastern ports culminating in a contract to carry 300 coolies from what was then Swatow in China to Cuba where they were destined to work in the cane fields. The Edwin Fox now has a roof built over her and a preservative applied to all timber to stop rotting thanks to a further grant by the New Zealand Government in 2000. Passenger Lists of Vessels for Baltimore and Philadelphia. Above the lower deck was the main deck, now completely destroyed. Edwin Fox made her first voyage to the Southern Ocean on 14 February 1856 carrying 5 passengers and some cargo arriving in Melbourne on 28th May. Beers. Nelson,NZ - Port Pirie. She then went into service in the Crimean War as a troop ship, and later carrying passengers and cargo.