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The Castle Eden, 930 tons, built Sunderland, England 1842 by J. & F. Soames. Sailed from Gravesend 28th Sept. 1850, and remaining passengers at Plymouth on October 3. Ship under the command of Captain Timothy Thornhill.

Most immigrants who left Europe in the 19th century opted for North America – a shorter, cheaper passage across the Atlantic. In 1850 this took 10 days and cost £4. By comparison, the journey to New Zealand took from 75 to 120 days and cost at least £15. But trans-Atlantic emigrants faced worse conditions and, because the passage to New Zealand was better regulated, greater risks of death by shipwreck or illness. Src: TeAro
"Cabin class" passengers paid the most money for their fares, received the biggest cabins, could take the most luggage, and were waited on by the ship's staff.

'Intermediate class' passengers paid a little less, and slept in smaller cabins. They were not waited on hand and foot like cabin class passengers, but their meals were provided, and they had few shipboard responsibilities. (Often intermediate passengers were young, adventurous single men from 'good families' hoping to build new lives for themselves.)

Most passengers on immigrant ships to New Zealand were "steerage class". They had often received a subsidised or free passage from an emigration company or the British Colonial Office. They did not have cabins at all, and instead they lived out the voyage in tiny, dark bunkrooms below deck. They did all their own washing and cleaning, and were allocated plenty of shipboard chores. Steerage passengers took turns to cook, and then gathered outside the galley to collect their meals.

Passengers Chief Cabin:

Septimus Beardmore; Henry H De Bourbelle; Fred P Brice; John J Buchanan; Charles A Calvett; Gerald Geo. Fitzgerald; Anthony Freestone; Thomas Hammer; Thomas G Hart; Thomas B Haylock; Cornelius Haylock; Alfred J Haylock; Dr. Thomas Jackson; Mrs Jackson; B. Jackson; S. Jackson; Edward Kent; Mrs Rhoda Kent; Alice Rhoda Kent; Laura Selina Kent; Charles T. Mansell; Mr Mason; Mrs Mason; Ann Mason; Emily L. Mason; Lord Frederick Montague; Christopher Skinner.

Intermediate Cabin Passengers:
Mr Antile Adley; Johnson, Benjamin ( did not sail); Henry Wm Beechy; Harriet Beechy; Caroline Beechy; Emma Beechy; William Beechy; Henry Jnr Beechy, Mrs Beechy, John Bowley, Mrs Eliza Bowley, Louisa Anne Bowley, Mary Elizabeth Bowley, Mr Edward Buxton,Mrs. Martha Buxton, Martha Buxton, Adeline Buxton, Cordelia Buxton, Everida Buxton, Alice Buxton, Matilda Buxton, Bryan, Miss Rebecca, Miss Sarah Collins, Thomas P. Davison, Alfred Denham, Henry Fletcher, Mrs Hannah Fletcher, Mary Jane Fletcher, William Holmes, William Love, James McCardell, Miss Anne Simpson, Charles Henry Willoughby, John Willoughby

Steerage Passengers

Surname

Fore name

Occupation

Mar/Age
Chn

Beckenham

MaryAnne

-

M 20

1

Beckenham

Sarah

-

9

-

Beckenham

William

Shepherd

M -30

1

Beechey

Fred

Laborer

17

-

Beechey

George

Laborer

20

-

Blackmore

Anne

-

M 37

3

Blackmore

George Davey

-

infant

-

Blackmore

John

Ag Laborer

M 46

3

Blackmore

John Davey

-

8

-

Blackmore

ThomasDavey

-

5

-

Bowley

James

Gardener

M -24

-

Bowley

Mary

-

M 23

-

Bryan

Rebecca

Dom Servant

26

-

Burnell

Eliza

-

M -34

2

Burnell

Jane

-

2

-

Burnell

John

Hse Servant

M 24

2

Burnell

John

-

10

-

Capil

Elizabeth

-

M - 26

2

Capil

George

Ag Laborer

M 35

2

Capil

James

-

4 mths

Capil

Thomas

-

3

-

Claridge

Elizabeth

-

M -29

1

Claridge

Rebecca

-

Infant

-

Claridge

Thomas

Ag Laborer

M- 24

1

Clarke

Joseph

NK

NK

-

Clarke

Samuel

NK

NK

-

Coad

Emma Amelia

-

1

-

Coad

Mary

-

M -28

1

Coad

Thomas

Carpenter

M -29

1

Collett

Sarah Isabella

Servant

3

-

Dale

Thomas

Farm Servant

32

-

Davis

John Thomas

NK

NK

-

Gibson

Isaac

Ag Laborer

24

-

Gilbert

John Edward

Sch Teacher

13

-

Godfrey

Ellen

Dom Servant

25

-

Going

Thomas

Ag Laborer

18

-

Guilford

Anne

-

M-42

3

Guilford

James

-

9

-

Guilford

John

-

4

-

Guilford

John

Ag Laborer

M-39

3

Guilford

William

-

12

-

Hamlett

Lucy

-

Mar- 31

2

Hamlett

Lucy

-

U - 4

-

Hamlett

Robert

-

U - 1

-

Hamlett

Robert

Ag Laborer

Mar - 30

2

Hare

Caroline

-

Mar - 30

-

Hare

James

Tailor/cook/gardener

Mar - 34

-

Iresou

Charles

Ag Laborer

U - 17

-

Jackson

Anne

-

2

Jackson

Charlotte

-

Mar-33

5

Jackson

Elizabeth

-

Infant

-

Jackson

George

-

U-4

-

Jackson

Henry

Ag Laborer

Mar-32

5

Jackson

James

-

U-2

-

Jackson

William

-

U-9

-

Jackson

Hannah

-

U-17

-

Jackson

Richard

Ag Laborer

U-21

-

Kimber

Esther

-

Mar-39

5

Kimber

Henry

-

U-5

-

Kimber

James

-

U-13

-

Kimber

Jane

-

U-11

-

Kimber

Sarah

-

U-2

-

Kimber

Stephen

Ag Laborer

Mar-35

5

Kingsford

Denne

-

NK

-

Leslie

Henry

-

M-29

Cow Keeper

Leslie

John Henry

-

U-2

-

Leslie

Ann Elizabeth

-

U-7

-

Leslie

Charlotte

-

Mar-37

2

Surname

Fore name

Occupation

Mar/Age

Chn

Loader

Ann

-

Infant

-

Loader

Emma

-

U-5

-

Loader

George

Gen Laborer

Mar-39

4

Loader

George

-

U-7

-

Leake

Ellen

-

U-11

-

Leake

Henry

Baker & Gen. Lab

Mar-35

1

Leake

Sophia

-

Mar-32

1

Luxton

Elizabeth

-

U-9

-

Luxton

Grace

-

Mar-35

3

Luxton

John

Ag laborer

Mar-39

3

Luxton

John

-

U-6

-

Luxton

William Henry

-

U-1

-

MacGregor

Alexander

-

NK

1

MacGregor

Ann

-

Infant

-

MacGregor

Isabella

-

NK

1

Mumford

David

Bricklayer Lab.

Mar-34

4

Mumford

John

-

U-7

Mumford

Martha

-

Mar-30

4

Mumford

Samuel

-

U-5

-

Mumford

Susan

-

U-3

-

Mumford

William

-

U-9

-

Monday

Ann

-

Mar-30

-

Monday

Joseph

Laborer

Mar-37

-

Orchard

Samuel

Sawyer

U-29

-

Powis

Ed John

adpt child of Hare

U-11

-

Rose

Robert

-

UK

-

Rouse

Amelia

-

Mar-27

-

Rouse

Charlles Richard

Cooper

Mar-27

-

Rumsby

William

-

UK

-

Ryder

Elizabeth

Servant

Mar-26

-

Scarott

Elizabeth

-

Mar-23

-

Scarott

William

Ag Laborer

Mar-22

-

Springthal

Benjamin

-

UK

-

Suggett

Elizabeth B

School teacher/Dressmaker

U-34

-

Thurling

James

Blacksmith

Mar-20

-

Thurling

Muriel

Dressmaker/Dom.Servant

Mar-21

-

Treleaven

Charles

-

U-10

-

Treleaven

Emma Jane

-

U-5

-

Treleaven

George Henry

-

U-7

-

Treleaven

James

-

U-12

-

Treleaven

Mary Anne

-

Mar-37

4

Treleaven

Samuel

Painter & sawyer

Mar-34

4

Ware

Emma

-

U-4

-

Ware

John

-

U-2

-

Ware

Mary A

-

Mar-27

2

Ware

Thomas

Millwright & I. Maker

Mar-28

2

Wheeler

Elizabeth

-

Mar-33

3

Wheeler

Elizabeth

-

U-4

-

Wheeler

Fanny

-

U-2

-

Wheeler

Mary

-

U-7

-

Wheeler

Thomas

Sawyer

Mar-30

3

Wilbraham

Henry

Carpenter

U-18

-

Witney

George

-

U-6

-

Witney

George

Ag. Laborer

Mar-26

3

Witney

Lucy

-

U-5

-

Witney

Lucy

-

Mar-31

3

Witney

Mary

-

U-2

-

Wright

Arthur Zealand

-

Infant

-

Wright

Eliza

-

Mar-37

6

Wright

Eliza

-

U-5

-

Wright

Eliza

-

Mar-37

4

Wright

Emily

-

U-2

-

Wright

Emma

-

U-10

-

Wright

Esther

-

U-4

-

Wright

Geo. Samuel

-

U-14

-

Wright

George

Laborer & gardener

Mar-46

6

Wright

Henry

-

U-8

-

Wright

Henry

-

U-8

-

Wright

Hugh

-

U-5

-

Wright

James

Ag. Laborer

Mar-33

4

Wright

Sarah

-

U-11

-

The name of the land purchaser who recommended John and Ann Guilford was B Lancaster - the agent who signed them up for immigration was William Draper

Location for the stowage on"Castle Eden" barrack arrangements of the Guilford's outside items was B2 W3.

Scene at Gravesend