Spain – Our Folk Stories

December 17, 2023December 30, 2023

Journeys to Waipipi – Capetown to Waipipi

On 16th November 1864, the Daily Southern Cross reported that the barque Alfred anchored in New Zealand, having sailed from Cape Town on the 27th September. Included among the 251 passengers were John and Anne Waddoups with their three daughters, Harriet, Mary and Matilda, and Thomas and Mary Ryan with their two sons, Thomas Aylward … Continue reading Journeys to Waipipi – Capetown to Waipipi

September 9, 2023November 9, 2023

Journeys to Waipipi – from Woodford to Cape Town

On 27th September 1864, 251 passengers waited at Table Bay, Cape Town, in the Western Cape province of South Africa, to board the Barque Alfred bound for Auckland, New Zealand. Among them were Thomas and Mary Ryan, Mary’s young son Thomas Aylward and Thomas and Mary’s infant son, Michael. Michael Aylward (c1830-1860) and Mary Spain … Continue reading Journeys to Waipipi – from Woodford to Cape Town