EARLY SHIPPING DAYS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17193, 9 November 1923, Page 10

EARLY SHIPPING DAYS.

VOYAGES FROM THE OLD COUNTRY.’

TALES OF THE EMIGRANT SHIPS.

romance aert «om« of !>»• hardahlos of the aarly ahlpvisr daya of Naw Zealand are Teoalled In the aeries of articles now belnr publlsUed In the ••Star” relating to the early nhipplxic d"»e. Many people are Interested In the snbie'-t, as there are still many old identities with us. while thousands of citizens of the Dominion are descended Irom the old stock which brayed the voyafas In the eallere of ♦he •fifties, ’sixties and ’■erentiee. Tlsn article printed to-day constate of extracts from the early flies.

arrival of tiie pleiades. From the “ Lyttelton Times," December 30, 1872. Arrived. December 28. Pleiades, shi}', 997 tons. Roberts, from London. Passengers:— Cabin: Sir Thomas Tancred. Ladv Tancred. Misses Edith and Bertha Tancred. Mr Harry Tancred, Rev J Raven. Miss Raven. Misses Rose, I Lizzie. Mary Raven. Miss Baldwin. Miss Matthias. Miss Pyemont, Miss C aroline Worslev. Miss Isabella Robertson. Mr T. Hawktnson, Dr P. Doyle, and 114 immigrants. The tine iron clipper-built vessel Pleiades. commanded by Captain Roberts, arrived in harbour in Saturday morning, and anchored off Rhodes Bay at 9 o'clock, after a somewhat protracted passage of 101 days. As soon as the vessel was anchored, the health officer. Dr Donald, and the harbourmaster proceeded to the ship and found all well, but it was not until the commissioners had been on board at noon, and made their usual inspection, that the public were admitted. Our reporter, on going on board, found everything in good order, the ’tween decks throughout being very clean. There was no condenser on board, the vessel, we are informed, being allowed to come away without one. there being no time to fix one up. The immigrants seem of a very good stamp, and look well-suited to the requirements of the colony. The single girls come out in charge of Mrs Westcott, matron, who has acted in the capacity for a number of years. On board we noticed some fine sheep. One is a splendid ram. and the others are t fine stock. The captain has been veryfortunate. one only of the number shipped having died during the passage. Among the saloon passengers there are several old colonists and others having friends in the colony. The passengers and immigrants speak very highly of the treatment they have received from the captain and his officers, and also from the surgeonsuperintendent, Dr P. Doyle. The immigrants were landed on Saturday afternoon in the s s. Gazelle, and wertf 1 conveyed to the barracks. The Pleiades, which was launched in I October, 1860, from the building yard of Messrs A Macmillan and son, Dumbarton, River Clyde, left Greenhithe m September 13 and landed the pilot , off Dartmouth on the 17th. She crossed . the Equator on October 16, 2S days out. having had very light north-east trades. She passed the meridian of the • ape on November 12, and the meridian of Tasmania on December 11. There the winds were mostly from the \’.E. and N.N.W. to the Snares, which were passed at 8 pm. on the 19th, about 35 miles distant. During the whole of the passage up the coast she experienced variable weather,., calms and light N.E. winds.

EMIGRANTS IN THE CRUSADER. From- tjie “ Lyttelton Times,” December 31, 1572. The following emigrants left London in the Crusader, which sailed for Canterbury on October 10:--Ludwig Schroder 31. Margaret Schroder 32. Philip Arnst 26. Martha A rust 25, Robert Cawdron 35. Rosa 1 awdron 24. Charlotte Cawdron 3. Annie Cawdron 1. Alfred Bragg 24. Richard Bragg 4. Alfred Bragg 1. fames Wiison 28, Jane Wilson 28. Alex Gould 45, Martha Gould 40. Elizabeth Gould 10. Albert Williams 42. Ann Williams 42. Frederick Williams 9. Rosa Williams 7. Lucv Williams 4. Walter Williams 3. Emily Williams 2. Harry Williams 1. Christian Laagesen 31. Kmilie Laagesen 26. Yaldemar Laagesen 5, Dagmar Laagesen 3. Ludwig Laagesen 2. llenrich Larsen 26. Bodil Larsen 24. Bergith Larsen 5. Marie Larsen 1, Gun der G undersell 36.. 11 ermine Gundersen 34. Agnes Gundersen 6. Betsy Gunderson 5. Jenny Gundersen 3, Johan Gundersen 1. Hans C. Thomsen 39, Else Marie Thomsen 21, Johann Gudex 52, Elizabeth (index 48, George Gudex 11, Peter Ealam 39. Ann Ealam 33, Peter Kalam 7. Annie Ealam 5, Marie Ealam 5, Josiah Linell 23, Ann Lined 20, Adolph Less 29. Maria Less 24, James Bick 32. Juliana Hick 31. James Bick 9, Wm. Bunting 24. Sarah Bunting 22, Wm. Bunting 1. Mark Finch 25, Sarah i inch 25. fnseph Hr van 35. Elizabeth ; Bryan 35, Wm. Bryan 10. Albert Bryan 8, George Brvan 4. Elizabeth Bryan 1, Robert Waldron 24. Harriet Waldron 23. Wm Waldron 1. Single men. John Klink 22. Wm. Gould 24. Samuel Gould 22. Richard j Could 20. Robt. Gould 14. Alex. Gould 12. Wm. Williams 18. Albert Williams , 16. Wm. McCullv 21. Walter Allen 21. I Edward Proctor 18. Martin Mehrtens23. ' Abel York 70, Samuel McCullv 21. John i Scanlon 20. F. Batchelor 21. J • L. ! i hristensen 26. J. P. Kjeldsen 21, Neils P Petersen. 20, « hristian Yeght 30. 1 hristian Gudex 16. Yaienton Esseli' un 19. 1 hemas Ealam 17, Graved Ger- ! ling 23, Andrew Brown 13, Michael i Murphy 25. Jeremiah McCarthy 24. John Morris 2S. John C. Shere 22. Single women. Martha Gould IS. Mary \\ il'iiams 17, Ann Williams 15 ! iar.i Williams 12, Maria Steam 28 Elizabeth Proctor 20. Caroline Read 25 Eliza Ger van 20. Mary McCudy IS. | Elizabeth Bolderstone 28, liedvig Yes- ! tergard JS. Johaiia Bahu 23, Metle Petersen 18, Pauline Steiner 26, Sarah Eaiem 15, Christina Gudex 17. < aroma Ivingshott 20. Arabeda Anderson -5. Arabella Anderson 1, Maria Klink 19, Sarah Pearce 23. Elizabeth Henry 18, Rachel Wvatt 13, Mary Bevan 12. Surah Hearn 23. Mary Bunting IS. Harriet Gay 40, Helen Coutts 20, Catherine Baker 24. Agnes Smith 18. Isa bella Smith 12. Johanna Brosnan 18, Margaret Brosnan 16. Eden Dyle 19. Mary Cosey 17, Margaret Hodge 24, Agnes Andrews 23. Hellen Dick 20, Elizabeth Dick 15, Maggie Dick 10.