Information from CD prepared by Stuart Macfarlane and included with Pamela Booth’s second edition of her book, “Blink Bonnie”, published March 2010. Stuart is the grandson of James Higgie b. 1857. Pamela is the great-great granddaughter of Robert Clark Higgie b.1855.

Date of death confirmed from Heads Road Wanganui Cemetery records found in April 2023:
In loving memory of our dear mother CHRISTINA HIGGIE dearly beloved wife of Thomas Higgie, died 24th May 1908 aged 68 years; also the above THOMAS HIGGIE who died 13th March 1919 aged 77 Years; and their daughter ISABELLA MARY CHRYSTOL HIGGIE who died on the 19th September 1931; JESSIE EVELYN RAMSAY died at Te Rapa, Hamilton, 10th August 1938; HELEN BLANCHE HIGGIE died at Hamilton 25th February 1937.

In April 2023, Brian of nzolivers did some checking into the passenger list of the barque ‘Olympus’, where we found earlier Thomas and wife Mary sailed to New Zealand on it. They left London on the 9th December 1840 and arrived in Port Nicholson on the 20th April 1841. Along this Thomas was born at sea on the 26 January 1841, off the coast of Brazil Rio de Janeiro in the South Atlantic ocean.

Steerage Passengers from the Passenger list of the barque Olympus:
https://www.geni.com/projects/New-Zealand-Settler-Ships-Olympus-1841/16662
Heggie, Thomas age 24, occupation Millwright [Therefore born circa 1816]
Heggie, Ann Mary 20 [Therefore born circa 1820]
Heggie, Thomas - Infant Born at sea 26/1/1841 Lat 20.58S Long 31.00W
(Age above as at one month before departure)

Now, it’s interesting looking at the names of other passengers. For example, Christina Wilkinson. She was only a toddler when she came to New Zealand, and twenty-five years after arriving in New Zealand was to marry this Thomas Higgie.