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Emigrant Ships To Australia and New Zealand in 1854-1856

From British Parliamentary Papers, 1856 XXIV [2089],393

Victoria | New Zealand | Van Dieman Land | Western Australia 1st | Western Australia 2nd | South Australia | New South Wales

Appendix No. 9

New South Wales

Return of Ships and Emigrants despatched by Public Funds to New South Wales, in 1854, 1855, and up to the 31st March 1856.

Name of Vessel Tonnage Date of Departure Date of Arrival No. Of Days on the Voyage Name of Surgeon Superintendent Number of Emigrants Number of Deaths on the Voyage
Old Measurement New Measurement Adults Children under 14 Total Souls Adults Children under 14 Total Souls
M F M F M F M F
      1854  1854                        
Switzerland - 640 1 Mar 16 June 107 J.F. Knipe 98 76 40 33 247 1 - 3 3 7
Sabrina - 645 28 Mar 10 July 104 H. Costerton 107 95 29 30 261 - 1 - 2 3
Plantagenet - 806 16 April 29 July 104 C. Chapman 176 71 40 32 319 - - 1 - 1
Lady Elgin - 851 21 April 4 Aug 105 E. Deane 136 116 24 24 300 No Deaths
Araminta - 845 3 May 20 July 87 R.N. Lowe 136 128 31 28 323 1 - 1 3 5
Monsoon - 1,150 13 May 14 Aug 93 Fred. Cumming 179 109 47 58 303 - - 3 5 8
Columbia - 1,291 16 May 22 Aug 98 E. Kearney 112 204 37 41 394 1 1 1 4 7
China - 630 28 May 24 Sept 119 J.W.C. Merrewether 53 146 20 14 233 - 1 1 1 3
Genghis Khan - 1,306 31 May 14 Aug 75 O. Johnson 196 152 62 67 477 - - 2 5 7
Tantivy - 1,040 3 June 3 Sept 92 J.G. Moir 148 105 66 80 399 - 1 3 6 10
Lady Ann - 745 25 June 29 Sept 96 P. Beal 183 49 32 24 288 No Deaths
Caroline - 733 8 July 13 Oct 97 A.S. Gray 54 169 13 22 258 No Deaths
Anglo-Saxon 890 765 11 July 21 Oct 102 M. Grover 129 111 45 51 336 2 4 1 2 9
Ellenborough - 1,031 14 July 31 Oct 109 D. Stolworthy 174 99 65 67 405 - - 6 2 8
Stamboul - 890 28 July 23 Oct 87 E. Gregory 133 121 46 47 347 - - 2 - 2
Kate - 904 2 Aug 7 Nov 97 F.W.C. Beaven 117 116 70 60 363 - 2 2 2 6
Patrician - 1,071 4 Aug 31 Oct 88 G.P. Lambert 60 232 25 42 359 1 2 - 2 5
Lady Kennaway 583 ? ship 584 24 Aug 8 Dec 106 J. Magee 34 184 15 21 254 - 1 1 3 5
General Hewett - 1,055 25 Aug 12 Dec 109 R.T. Webber 151 117 57 69 394 - 2 4 10 16
St. Helena - 811 30 Aug 17 Dec 109 T. Charles 133 97 28 34 292 - - 1 - 1

David M’Iver

David McIvor

 917 ship 868 7 Sept 18 Dec 102 J.C. Sanger 170 134 37 36 377 3 3 11 3 20
Rajasthan - 700 23 Sept 11 Jan 1855 110 Chas. Lewis 85 131 27 38 281 - - 1 7 8
Wacousta - 734 28 Sept 2 Jan 1855 96 J. Berneastio 67 150 12 23 252 - - - 1 1
Queen of England - 876 30 Sept 29 Dec 90 J. Black 142 112 63 58 375 - 3 1 2 6
        1855                        
Ebba Brahe - 1,756 14 Oct 6 Jan 84 L. Foucart 153 210 38 43 444 2 1 6 7 16
William Miles 1,224 - 16 Oct 16 Feb 92 W.G. Gun 210 101 50 45 406 2 - - - 2
Samuel Boddington - ship 669 21 Oct 17 Feb 110 J.T. Hannsard 83 103 36 37 159 1 1 1 2 5
Nabob - ship 848 2 Nov 13 Feb 93 J.R. Coward 128 146 54 52 519 No Deaths
Lord George Bentinck - barque, 592 tons at Newcastle 5 Nov 9 Mar 124 --- 62 27 15 13 117 No Deaths
Ascendant - 562 14 Nov 25 Feb 103 F.N. Greene 97 80 46 28 251 No Deaths
Anna - 1,098 15 Nov 21 Feb 98 Robert Alsop 161 126 63 65 415 - - 2 3 5
Bengal - 582 17 Nov 25 Feb 100 C.A. Becko? 95 82 37 55 269 - - 3 7 10
Blackfriars - barque 621 tons at Newcastle 20 Nov 10 Mar 110 --- 89 41 23 19 172 No Deaths
Lord Hungerford - 928 1 Dec 20 Mar 109 R.W. Doman 102 140 35 44 321 - - - 1 1
Nepaul - 1,006 7 Dec 15 Mar 98 J. Carroll 162 99 52 29 342 1 - - 1 2
Bermondsey - 507 26 Dec 29 Apr 124 Jos. Speer 83 86 29 30 228 No Deaths
Speedy - 1,031 31 Dec 9 Apr 99 C. Chapman 154 148 56 58 416 1 - 1 - 2
      1855                            
John Davies - 1,133 6 Jan 3 May 118 J.J. Evans 159 105 68 60 392 - - 5 3 8
Rose of Sharon - 870 10 Jan 13 Apr 93 Chas. G. Taylor 153 93 62 55 363 - 1 1 1 3
Simonds - 1,202 13 Jan 12 Apr 89 Chas. Ferraby 103 224 30 46 406 - 1 - - 1
Sultana - 588 20 Jan 19 May 119 Wm. Booker 125 62 29 20 236 - - 1 - 1
Himalaya - 477 20 Jan 10 May 110 Chas. Temple 31 122 10 16 179 No Deaths
Victory - 579 6 Feb 24 May 107 Wm. Stephenson 100 85 35 26 246 - - 1 2 3
Asiatic - 954 13 Feb 23 May 99 Lawrence Martin 148 107 63 56 374 - - 5 3 8
Truro - 694 14 Feb 27 May 102 Geo. Spicer 111 109 47 39 306 - - 1 - 1
Constitution - 992 17 Feb 27 May 99 Alex. Cumming 143 109 70 48 380 3 6 8 2 19
Matoaka - 1,323 21 Feb 17 May 85 A.D. White 104 256 23 22 405 - - 1 - 1
Libertas - 602 6 Mar 28 June 114 W. Holman 136 59 33 24 252 - - 1 - 1
Golden Era 1,636 - 21 Mar 16 June 87 A.C. Kemball 133 227 38 38 436 - - 1 4 5
Blenheim - 808 31 Mar 5 July 96 Fred. E. West 124 95 52 34 305 - - 2 - 2
Gloriana - 1,056 12 April 27 July 106 Edwd. Kearney 124 188 30 21 363 No Deaths
Cambodia - 700 20 April 1 Aug 103 Phillip Beal 144 111 37 27 319 - 2 - - 2
Exodus - 1,237 21 April 26 July 96 Osborne Johnson 132 192 50 68 442 2 1 - - 3
Mangerton - 1,080 22 April 28 July 97 F.W. Johnson 71 217 35 48 371 3 2 3 2 10
Euphrates - 953 22 April 5 Aug 105 D.B. Daly 123 77 46 42 288 No Deaths
Lloyds - 1,069 8 May 1 Aug 85 R. Wilson 171 138 57 71 437 No Deaths
Eliza - 912 30 May 18 Sept 111 I. Burrows 90 171 24 26 311 - 1 - - 1
Anglia - 570 5 June 24 Sept 111 E.H. Longstaff 114 63 39 33 249 - - - 3 3
Gilmore - 630 12 June 17 Oct 128 G.E.F. Hatch 107 86 46 43 282 3 - 2 1 6
Conrad - 842 27 June 15 Nov 141 E. French 123 121 36 56 336 - - 2 6 8
Hilton - 1,437 27 June 10 Oct 105 M.E.B. Nicholson
S. Anderson		 154 198 50 57 459 - - 3 1 4
Chowringhee - 893 16 July 16 Nov --- H. Wilkinson 120 115 31 28 294 1 1 2 1 5
ship Chowringhee, 893 tons, Captain Ferguson, sailed from Southampton 18th July. Passengers: Mr.& Mrs. Berry & six children ; Mr.& Mrs. Hicks
& two children ; Mr.& Mrs. Kelly & three children ; Mr.& Mrs. Nully ; Mr.& Mrs. Rowlands & four children ; Mr.& Mrs. E. Sanderson & two children ;
Mr.& Mrs. H. Sanderson & one child ; Messrs. Twynham, Condon, Grogan, Oliver and 294 Government immigrants.
Ramillies - 740 25 July 19 Nov 117 S.W. Aldred 126 73 44 36 279 - - 3 1 4
Sabrina - 673 8 Aug 27 Nov 111 T. Rowlands 121 86 35 34 276 3 3 - 2 8
Kate - 904 15 Aug 4 Dec 111 W. Donaldson 117 147 32 27 323 1 - 1 - 2
Fortune 571 - 4 Sept 8 Dec 95 J.R. Marshall 98 76 21 29 224 - - 5 1 6
Bee - 1,352 11 Sept 6 Jan 117 R. Allsop 132 218 38 42 430 2 2 - - 4
Cressy - 720 29 Sept --- --- James Barlas 57 171 18 18 264 - - - - -
Morayshire - 832 7 Oct 19 Jan 104 J. Bleeck 80 169 44 30 323 No Deaths
James Fernie - 1,037 24 Oct - - W.J. Rowland 168 136 47 59 410          
David M’Iver - 862 22 Nov - - P. Culhane 127 181 22 25 355          
Maitland - 700 16 Dec - - F.N. Greene 118 121 29 28 296          
      1856                          
Phoebe Dunbar - 704 22 Jan - - H. Costerton 136 84 24 24 268          
Robert Small - 794 30 Jan - - W. Arthur 107 123 38 45 313          
Commodore Perry - 2,143 17 Feb - - D. Macosh 194 166 55 43 458          
Persia - 658 14 Mar - - J. Belcher 119 84 32 25 260          
Sultana - 588 14 Mar - - J.S. Ireland 83 95 28 39 245          
Ben Nevis - 1,347 29 Mar - - C. Chapman 160 109 32 32 333          

Emigration Commission
8, Park Street, Westminster, 7th April 1856.
S. Walcott, Secretary

Appendix No. 10

Victoria

Return of Ships and Emigrants dispatched by Public Funds to Victoria, in 1854, 1855, and up to the 31st March 1856.

Name of Vessel Tonnage Date of Departure Date of Arrival No. of Days on the Voyage Name of Surgeon Superintendent Number of Emigrants Number of Deaths on the Voyage
Old Measurement New Measurement Adults Children under 14 Total Souls Adults Children under 14 Total Souls
M F M F M F M F
     
1854
1854
                        
Persian - 1,132 2 Jan 9 Apr 97 W. Davison 68 285 38 61 452 - 1 2 4 7
Merchantman - 1,018 11 Jan 29 Apr 108 J. Carroll 56 205 27 40 328 - 2 3 - 5
Almora - 1,218 31 Jan 25 Apr 84 J. Baird 112 197 46 91 446 1 - 4 8 13
Matoaka - 1,323 14 Feb 26 May 101 R.E. Allsop 48 306 19 30 403 No deaths -
America - 690 4 Feb 4 May 89 W. Rutter 60 129 30 61 280 - - 2 1 3
Conway - 1,148 12 Feb 16 June 124 J.M Burke & J.O'Donnell 114 195 42 74 425 1 2 2 4 9
Lord Stanley - 769 10 Feb 30 June 140 J.T.S. Jolley 77 124 32 48 281 1 1 1 1 4
Parsee - 1,170 27 Feb 9 June 102 R. Wilson 112 206 40 62 420 1 1 1 2 5
Ontario - 696 4 Mar 22 July 140 G.W. Paynter 85 128 36 50 299 1 3 3 3 10
Chandernagore - 620 4 Mar 21 June 109 W.W. M'Creight 40 167 12 26 245 No deaths -
City of Manchester - 1,108 20 Mar 11 July 113 F.W. Johnson 100 210 36 64 410 - - 2 2 4
Admiral Boxer - 1,116 17 Mar 30 June 105 W.J. Rowland 111 183 52 69 415 - - 1 - 1
Hilton - 1,440 15 Apr 7 July 83 G.L. Hillas 112 242 58 75 487 1 - 3 5 9
Maria Hay - 1,007 17 Apr 23 July 97 A.C. Kemball 116 169 47 69 401 - - 1 3 4
Marshall Bennett 353 - 25 Apr 11 Aug 108 G. Tallis 46 76 23 38 183 - - 4 4 8
Geelong - 393 3 May 10 Aug 99 R. Jones 52 90 17 24 183 No deaths -
Stamboul - 1,275 18 May 21 Aug 95 G. Anderson 107 236 28 61 432 1 - 1 3 5
Nestor - 458 21 May 16 Sept 118 W.H. Pearse 61 80 18 33 192 - - - 3 3
Bride of the Sea 1,000 - 26 May 11 Aug 77 J.F. Grace & W.F. Goss 102 259 34 63 458 - - 1 2 3
Arabian - 580 3 June 19 Sept 108 D.B. Daly 77 107 32 40 256 - - - 3 3
Edward Johnston - 997 17 June 3 Sept 78 D.B. North 128 151 45 32 356 - - - 1 1
Joshua - 804 21 June 28 Sept 99 W. Mateer 86 147 35 70 338 1 2 2 - 5
Black Eagle 1,853 - 25 June 19 Oct 116 David MacCosh 117 241 50 89 497 - 2 - - 2
Indian Ocean - 1,080 8 July 6 Oct 90 J.G. Winstone 124 150 48 98 420 2 1 2 8 13
Apolline - 453 16 July 3 Nov 110 E.C. Lewes 43 101 14 19 177 - - - 1 1
Bloomer - 342 21 July 20 Nov 122 C. Turner 51 65 29 29 174 - - 1 - 1
Hornet - 1,286 29 July 23 Oct 86 J. Wallis 118 225 41 48 432 - - 1 - 1
Panama - 743 31 July 24 Oct 85 J. Gibson 89 109 35 41 274 - 1 2 - 3
Nelcus 1,817 - 10 Aug 23 Oct 74 J.T. Dillon 95 189 31 73 388 1 2 - 2 5
Clara - 708 19 Aug 19 Nov 92 F. Martin 81 138 21 50 290 - - 2 1 3
Agra - 714 25 Aug 3 Dec 100 J.T. Fraser 90 122 39 63 314 - 1 - 1 2
Phoebe Dunbar - 704 5 Sept 25 Dec 111 H.G. Brock 31 201 18 20 270 - 1 - 1 2
Violet - 561 6 Sept 14 Dec 99 Partrick Keane 61 126 19 28 234 - 1 1 1 3
Birmingham - 1,030 27 Sept 23 Dec 87 Caleb Radford 132 165 48 76 421 1 1 3 8 13
Covenanter - 1,274 29 Sept 23 Jan 1855 116 thomas Slater 101 204 47 70 422 1 2 2 6 11
Derry Castle - 941 1 Oct 21 Jan 1855 112 Duncan Macnab 102 145 48 56 351 1 7 1 8 17
Tudor - 1,064 8 Oct 30 Dec 84 R. Wilson 102 178 45 91 416 - 1 2 2 5
        1855                        
British Empire - 546 17 Oct 15 Jan 89 S.W. Aldred 74 97 28 52 251 1 6 - 4 11
Oithona - 851 21 Oct 30 Jan 101 Lloyd Herbert 108 133 41 62 344 1 - 3 3 7
Shand - 836 27 Oct 20 Jan 85 Thomas Lightfoot 128 109 47 48 332 - - 1 4 5
Amazon - 791 7 Nov 1 Feb 96 J.S. Hughes 46 198 20 26 290 No deaths -
Constant - 535 8 Nov 22 Feb 107 Arthur Goullet 92 70 33 32 227 - - - 3 3
Marchioness of Salisbury - 565 22 Nov 21 Feb 91 W.R. Honey 39 165 14 23 241 No deaths -
Athletae - 1,052 22 Nov 19 Feb 80 W.J. Rowland 116 163 56 76 411 - 1 5 - 6
Persia - 658 19 Dec 12 Apr 114 M. O'Sullivan 52 155 24 24 255 - 1 4 - 5
Northumberland - 811 27 Dec 25 Apr 119 J.S. Ireland 78 118 37 73 306 - 2 1 1 4
Gambia - 567 28 Dec 24 Apr 117 M.P. Foley 42 160 13 19 234 - 1 - - 1
*Olivia - - 28 Dec - - - 7 5 3 1 16 No deaths -
Sir Charles Napier 575 - 29 Dec 19 Apr 111 Wm. Thomson 41 131 23 35 230 - - 1 - 1
**Guiding Star - 1,475 9 Jan - - J. Thornton 118 210 58 95 481 - - - - -
Epsom - 652 20 Jan 27 Apr 97 J.W. Ward 43 165 16 27 251 - - 1 - 1
Frederick - 863 23 Jan 11 Apr 78 H. Costerton 58 188 26 43 315 - 2 - - 2
Omega - 765 30 Jan 4 May 94 Wm. Arthur 76 161 35 62 334 - 2 - - 2
Epaminondas - 1,171 31 Jan 1 June 121 P. Culhane 99 229 25 50 403 1 1 4 4 10
Sea King - 806 20 Feb 16 May 85 John Coates 112 146 36 74 368 No deaths -
Samarang - 582? 8 Mar 8 July 122 J.L. Miller 55 124 27 49 255 - - 1 - 1
Hotspur - 1,670 9 Mar 25 June 108 J.G. Moir 68 315 14 29 426 - 1 2 5 8
Ravenscraig - 689 10 Mar 26? June 106 Geo. Nicholson 67 141 18 31 257 - - - 1 1
***Tornado - 1,220 14 Apr 15 July 92 D. Macosh 44 332 12 19 407 - 3 - - 3
Maria Hay - 1,007 16 May 17 Aug 93 J.C. Sanger 64 227 33 42 366 - - 2 1 3
Cairngorm - 1,161 2 June 5 Sept 95 A.S. Gray 151 154 25 40 370 - - 1 1 2
Western Bride - 1,121 21 June 26 Sept 97 J.G. Winstone 79 226 26 50 381 - - - 1 1
Thames - 829 9 July 11 Oct 94 C. Turner 58 166 27 39 290 - - - 2 2
Balnaguith - 462 14 July 1 Nov 110 G. Tallis 94 75 13 26 208 No death -
Calliance - 822 6 Oct 31 Dec - R.T. Webber 62 198 25 30 315 - - - - -
        1856                        
John and Lucy - 1,236 19 Oct Jan - J.T.S. Jolley 68 279 13 19 379 - - - - -
Anna Maria - 487 10 Nov 10 Feb - P. Arthur 79 93 13 21 206 - - - - -
Ocean Monarch - 1,831 27 Nov June - J.M. Burke 70 296 17 23 406 - - - - -
      1856                  - - - -  - 
Earl Grey - 760 31 Jan June - J Wallis 92 112 31 32 267 - - - - -
Fairlie 755 - 20 Feb 5 June - C. Lewis 103 125 40 42 310 - - - - -
Arthur the Great - 1,380 9 Mar June - H.J. Brownfield 126 226 59 53 464 - - - - -
Atalanta - 930 27 Mar June - J. Carroll 102 194 40 43 379 - - - - -
* A private ship.
** This vessel has not been heard of since the 15th February 1855.
*** This vessel sailed from Glasgow on the 19th January, but had to put into Greenock.

S.Walcott, Secretary.

Emigration Commission,
8, Park Street, Westminster, 7th April 1856.

Appendix No. 11

South Australia

Return of Ships and Emigrants despatched by Public Funds to South Australia, in 1854, 1855, and up to the 31st March 1856.

Name of Vessel Tonnage Date of Departure Date of Arrival No. Of Days on the Voyage Name of Surgeon Superintendent Number of Emigrants Number of Deaths on the Voyage
Old Measurement New Measurement Adults Children under 14 Total Souls Adults Children under 14 Total Souls
M F M F M F M F
      1854  1854                        
Time and Truth - 576 11 Jan 8 May 117 H.G. Wright 80 88 32 41 241 - 1 1 2 4
Royal Charlie - 480 19 Jan 24 May 125 J.S. Wilkinson 55 73 36 50 214 - 2 - - 2
Taymouth Castle - 682 7 Feb 3 May 85 J. King 56 162 33 35 286 - - 1 - 1
John Bunyan - 981 12 Feb 22 May 99 P. Culhane 80 140 53 67 340 - - 12 17 29
Fortune - 571 25 Feb 6 June 101 E.W. Doman 49 134 32 26 241 1 - - - 1
Trafalgar - 717 6 Mar 28 June 114 W. Lane 71 134 34 63 302 - - 1 2 3
Joseph Rowan - 935 21 Mar 16 June 87 R. Pridie 107 149 55 59 370 - 2 - 1 3
Nugget - 1,128 4 April 3 July 90 A.D. White 113 185 42 66 406 - - 5 7 12
Ostrich - 426 20 April 21 July 92 J.S. Ireland 48 73 37 30 188 - - 2 1 3
Navarino - 500 2 May 15 Aug 105 E.G. Leeson 62 107 23 42 234 - - 2 2 4
Thetis - 550 21 May 31 Aug 102 R. Johnston 76 91 26 34 227 1 - 2 4 7
William Prowse - 602 25 May 19 Aug 86 E. French 87 118 27 37 269 - 2 1 - 3
Confiance 824 - 10 June 12 Sept 94 M.E.B. Nicholson 96 167 28 40 331 - - - 1 1
Pestonjee Bomanjee - 704 17 June 7 Oct 112 W.H. Motherall 84 122 45 57 308 2 2 3 3 10
Emigrant - 935 12 July 24 Oct 104 John Spencer 81 131 50 50 312 - - 2 - 2
Lord Raglan - 923 16 July 23 Oct 99 W. Brett 117 165 43 44 369 - 1 1 2 4
Isle of Thanet - 515 27 July 24 Oct 89 A.E. Davies 89 96 25 23 233 - - 2 - 2
Dirigo - 1,286 9 Aug 22 Nov 105 W.L. Echlin 175 193 54 62 484 - 1 5 6 12
James Fernie - 1,037 18 Aug 16 Nov 90 C.H. Graham 88 190 37 61 376 3 9 5 11 28
Marion - 996 27 Aug 10 Dec 105 J. Mackenzie 109 151 56 75 391 - - 6 8 14
Lord of the Isles 770 - 30 Aug 2 Dec 94 W.M.F. Chatterly 79 147 39 43 308 - 4 3 5 12
Standard - 714 9 Sept 17 Dec 99 H.T. Parke 111 114 47 43 315 2 1 4 3 10
Coromandel - 850 20 Sept 8 Jan 120 James Barlas 69 152 29 37 287 - 2 1 1 4
Star Queen - 836 30 Sept 29 Dec 90 F.H. Church 118 129 74 51 372 2 - 4 3 9
        1855                        
Magdalena - 869 11 Oct 16 Jan 97 J.C. Bury 98 142 47 37 324 1 - 2 - 3
Telegraph - 1,118 23 Oct 23 Jan 88 Henry Scott 114 182 66 59 421 - 1 2 1 4
William Stevenson - 806 7 Nov 1 Feb 86 William Campbell 82 108 47 47 284 1 1 2 1 5
Nile - 763 11 Nov 18 Feb 99 J. Young 120 99 41 46 306 - - 1 1 2
Rodney - 877 21 Nov 20 Feb 91 H.J. Brownfield 98 158 34 42 332 - - 4 3 7
Norman - 577 4 Dec 7 Mar 92 Thos. Alexander 67 104 24 30 225 No Deaths
Northern Light - 1,283 7 Dec 9 Apr 119 John T.S. Jolly 104 217 48 66 435 - - - 3 3
Lady Macdonald - 680 15 Dec 8 Apr 113 John Black 108 95 25 55 283 1 3 2 1 7
Flora 728 - 28 Dec 7 Apr 99 Herbert Wigan Swayne 71 161 38 40 310 1 - 2 3 6
      1855                          
Hooghly - 540 3 Jan 19 Apr 106 Robert Robertson 88 97 36 37 258 1 1 5 7 14
Caroline - 997 11 Jan 24 Apr 103 John M. Burke 118 127 58 63 366 1 1 5 4 11
Mallard - 478 13 Jan 25 Apr 102 J. Fitzpatrick 68 81 39 33 221 - - 2 1 3
Europa - 1,099 30 Jan 11 May 101 William Rutter 78 212 18 28 336 - 1 - - 1
David Malcolm - 538 24 Jan 11 May 107 D. Mahoney 91 90 29 27 237 - - - 1 1
Nashwauk - 762 13 Feb 13 May 89 Richard Smales 33 191 9 25 258 1 - - - 1
John Banks - 752 21 Feb 28 May 96 Robert Thomas M’Cowan 89 127 28 45 289 - - 1 - 1
Punjab - 585 1 Mar 24 May 84 Henry Lannigan 76 104 45 54 279 - - 1 - 1
Constantine - 608 8 Mar 2 July 106 William Mateer 50 156 9 15 230 - - - 1 1
Grand Trianon - 1,050 21 Mar 10 June 81 Charles Kitching 57 269 12 19 357 - 1 - - 1
Velocity - 682 23 Mar 24 June 93 Augustus Davies 56 158 13 20 247 - - - 1 1
Sea Park - 835 28 Mar 24 June 88 W.H. Pearce 47 202 11 18 278 No Deaths
Taymouth Castle - 682 27 Mar 24 June 89 Thos. Graham 91 113 46 52 303 1 - 2 3 6
Octavia - 1,055 18 Apr 18 July 91 Robins William Cooke 120 192 45 27 384 - - 3 3 6
South Sea - 953 2 May 30 July 89 James T. Fraser 121 171 19 25 336 - 1 - 2 3
Lismoyne - 506 6 May 22 Aug 98 J.S. Milner 67 108 19 18 212 - 2 - - 2
Admiral Boxer - 1,116 23 May 21 Aug 90 G. Anderson 111 201 32 38 382 - - 1 - 1
Aliquis - 1,247 23 May 29 Aug 98 John M’Kenzie 89 280 11 14 394 No Deaths
Thomas Arbuthnot - 621 9 June 13 Sept 96 James O’Donnell 66 145 18 23 252 No Deaths
Switzerland - 640 16 June 11 Sept 87 Harold Owen 77 117 33 36 263 - - - 1 1
Oriental - 580 23 June 1 Nov 96 W. Arpthorp 75 125 20 41 261 2 1 1 1 5
Bucephalus - 1,245 7 July 13 Oct 98 J. Baird 122 214 41 51 428 - - - 4 4
Warren Hastings - 587 11 July 10 Oct 91 T. Lightfoot 53 129 30 32 244 No Deaths
Victoria Regia - 739 25 July 12 Nov 110 C.H. Graham 86 153 31 13 283 2 2 1 - 5
Royal Albert - 663 16 Aug 2 Dec --- S.L. Crane 74 128 36 35 273 - - - - -
Glentanner - 610 23 Aug 26 Nov 95 J.S. Hughes 76 139 25 17 257 No Deaths
Agincourt - 660 4 Sept 4 Dec 91 A. Newbold 87 131 8 14 240 - - - 1 1
Nimroud - 943 16 Sept 31 Dec --- T. Slater 97 185 25 36 343 - - - - -
Fitzjames - 1,307 3 Oct 31 Dec --- F.H. Church 128 247 29 26 430 - - - - -
        1856                        
Australia - 721 14 Oct 22 Jan --- H.T. Parke 85 144 22 22 273 - - - - -
Navarino - 550 11 Nov 21 Feb --- W. Campbell 79 91 37 29 236 - - - - -
Lord Raglan - 756 13 Nov 7 Feb --- R. Pridie 119 112 31 32 294 - - - - -
Duchess of Northumberland - 650 26 Nov 29 Feb --- C.W. Kitching 90 90 31 35 246 - - - - -
Violet - 561 19 Dec 13 April --- J.R. Tunmer 101 85 34 20 240 - - - - -
      1856                          
Amazon - 791 2 Jan 8 April --- E.W. Doman 139 80 37 42 298 - - - - -
Aurora - 536 19 Jan 22 May --- T. Le G. Holthouse 107 54 24 35 220 - - - - -
Gomelza - 521 2 Mar 10 June --- H.T. Cornelius - - - - - - - - - -
Emigration Commission
8, Park Street, Westminster, 7th April 1856.
S. Walcott, Secretary

Appendix No. 12

Western Australia

Return of Ships and Emigrants dispatched by Public Funds to Western Australia in 1854 and 1855.

Name of Vessel Tonnage Date of Departure Date of Arrival No. of Days on the Voyage Name of Surgeon Superintendent Number of Emigrants Number of Deaths on the Voyage
Old Measurement New Measurement Adults Children under 14 Total Souls Adults Children under 14 Total Souls
M F M F M F M F
      1854 1854                        
Esmeralda - 470 24 June 14 Oct 112 A. Newbold 64 85 27 29 205 - - 1 1 2
        1855                        
Berkshire - 582 3 Dec 13 Mar 110 H.C. Kingstone 92 102 18 26 238 - 1 - - 1
      1855                          
Sir William Folkes - - 13 Aug - - - 2 8 5 4 19 - - - - -

S.Walcott, Secretary.

Emigration Commission,
8, Park Street, Westminster, 7th April 1856.

Appendix No. 13

Van Diemen's Land

Return of Ships and Emigrants dispatched by Public Funds to Van Diemen's Land in 1854 and 1855.

Name of Vessel Tonnage Date of Departure Date of Arrival No. of Days on the Voyage Name of Surgeon Superintendent Number of Emigrants Number of Deaths on the Voyage
Old Measurement New Measurement Adults Children under 14 Total Souls Adults Children under 14 Total Souls
M F M F M F M F
      1854 1854                        
Northumberland - 593 8 Apr 25 July 108 L. Martin 48 57 37 38 180 - - 2 1 3
Kingston - 843 26 May 26 Aug 92 A. Cumming 71 191 43 36 341 No death -
Maitland 6418 - 3 June 16 Sept 105 W.C. Collingwood 64 158 36 46 304 1 - - 1 2
Caroline Middleton - 1,050 25 June 29 Sept 96 C. Kitching 83 195 45 48 371 2 - 4 5 11
Columbus - 454 4 July 27 Oct 115 W. Donaldson 28 129 12 13 182 - - 1 - 1
Mooltan - 611 20 July 30 Oct 102 W.L. Dawson 64 136 26 31 257 - - 1 - 1
Duchess of Northumberland - 543 10 Aug 22 Dec 134 J.P. Julian 54 143 26 33 256 - - - 2 2
William Hammond - 685 30 Sept 25 Dec 83 J. Belcher 47 171 16 24 258 - - 1 2 3
        1855                        
Raleigh - 491 11 Dec 24 Mar 103 J.R. Tunmer 52 56 42 23 173 - - 1 2 3
      1855                          
Donald M'Kay - - 6 June - - - 6 13 5 2 26 - - - - -

S.Walcott, Secretary.

Emigration Commission,
8, Park Street, Westminster, 7th April 1856.

Appendix No. 14

New Zealand

Return of Ships and Emigrants dispatched by Public Funds to New Zealand in 1854 and 1855.

Name of Vessel Tonnage Date of Departure Number of Emigrants Number of Deaths on the Voyage
Old Measurement New Measurement Adults Children under 14 Total Souls Adults Children under 14 Total Souls
M F M F M F M F
      1854                    
Gipsy - - 3 July 37 32 20 23 112 - - - 1 1
Josephine Willis - - 7 Oct 25 28 12 12 77 No death -
Simiah - - 27 Oct 1 - - - 1 No death -
      1855                    
Merchantman - - 23 May 6 13 5 2 26 - - - - -

S.Walcott, Secretary.

Emigration Commission,
8, Park Street, Westminster, 7th April 1856.

Appendix No. 50.

Western Australia

Return of Ships and Emigrants despatched by Public Funds to Western Australia from 1850 to 1854.

Name of Vessel Date of Departure Date of Arrival No. of Emigrants embarked. No. of Deaths on the Voyage.
Adults Children under 14 Total Souls Adults Children under 14 Total Souls
M F M F M F M F
Sophia 27 Apr 1850 27 July 1850 104 91 30 21 246 No death.
Mary 22 Dec 1851 26 Mar 1852 40 49 10 13 121 No death.
Raleigh 11 Mar 1852 1 June 1852 57 42 35 29 163 - 1 - 1 2
Travancore 1 Oct 1852 13 Jan 1853 31 132 28 30 221 - 1 1 3 5
Palestine 30 Nov 1852 28 Apr 1853 45 96 38 50 229 1 1 3 5 10
Sabrina 12 Mar 1853 13 June 1853 62 159 40 50 320 3 1 1 2 7
Clara 7 June 1853 3 Sept 1853 54 173 41 58 326 - - 2 3 5
Victory 29 Dec 1853 24 Mar 1854 64 103 40 34 241 No death.
Esmeralda 24 June 1854 14 Oct 1854 64 85 27 29 205 - - 1 1 2
Berkshire 3 Dec 1854 13 Mar 1855 92 102 18 26 238 - - 1 2 3
Total 622 1,032 316 340 2,310 4 4 9 17 34

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