Mary left London aboard the Sebasopol on Sept. 2, 1861 and arrived in Lyttleton, New Zealand on Dec. 14, 1861. She then arrived again in Lyttelton, New Zealand on 21 May, 1863 aboard the Clipper Ship 'Sebastopol' which had departed London on 10 January, 1863, a date prior to the death of her father William Vallance on 23 April,1863. She sailed this second voyage with free passage as Matron to the Ship (e-mail from Lindsay McLean, Nov. 26, 2018)
Reverses of fortune overtook him (James O'Shea) like many others, in later years, and about seven years ago he left (New Zealand) with his family for Buenos Ayres to commence life in the Argentine (Star Newspaper (New Zealand) Oct. 12, 1896).
He (James O'Shea) was but for a very short time there (Argentina) when the revolution broke out. In common with other Englishmen he had lively experiences there during the military operations... Soon after the cessation of actual hostilities, Mr. O'Shea, not being familiar with or relishing these interruptions to business, carried on an extensive business as a wool merchant. On his return he resumed business with the Boers and natives - a very difficult matter in recent years with most Englishmen (due to the Boer wars) (Star Newspaper (New Zealand) Oct. 12, 1896).
Greetings once more Ed...
By the courtesy and kindness of an unknown researcher on www.rootschat.com the information as follows below and attached above has now come to hand...
'Miss M.L Vallance - Age: 25 years' sailed on 'Voyage 41' of the Passenger Steamship 'SS Great Britain' which left Liverpool, England on 27 October, 1873 and after 56 days arrived in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 21 December, 1873; the attached Wikipedia document makes interesting reading and in part tells that the vessel at times had a crew of 143, could travel under sail alone with favourable winds, and operated on the England-Australia route for almost 30 years...
'SS Great Britain' in dry dock at Bristol, England, is preserved for exhibit as a Museum Ship - another addition to the Ancestral Family related 'must go visit' list...
'Miss Vallance' (albeit given the erroneous age 20 - refer 'Outward passenger lists...' attached) departed Melbourne on the 'SS Gothenburg' on 30 December, 1873...via Hokitika on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand on 5 January 1874, then progressively at the further South Island Ports of Greymouth and Nelson, prior to a midnight 7 January, 1874 arrival in Wellington, on the lower tip of North Island, New Zealand...
Thereby, and following a 'world wide' separation of 'as the crow flies' distance approx 11,593 miles/18,656 kilometres, and the duration 21 May, 1863 to 7 January, 1874, the elder/younger 'Vallance' siblings Mary Eliza Dunscomb/Miriam Lois were reunited...
e-mail from Lindsay McLean, Nov. 27, 2018
Recorded in the "Partial Index to Cape Province Death Certificates for Port Elizabeth 1898" on www.familysearch.org between #901 Jacob Petrus Du Preez and #905 Cornelius Brown reads "missing Mary Eliza Dunscomb O'Shea." as per Lindsay McLean e-mail 11/24/2018.