Transcribed and submitted to TheShipsList by Robert Janmaat, Adelaide, from a variety of sources, cited below.
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ship Eliza, 812 tons, Captain S.T. Loutet, from Southampton 21st May 1856, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 20th August 1856

— 12th ship from England to S.A. with government passengers for 1856 ; 8 births and 7 deaths on the passage ; William Henry Pearse , surgeon-superintendent.

The Eliza arrived, with 338 souls, on the 20th August, from Southampton, after a voyage of 90 days. The surgeon-superintendent, Mr. Henry Pearse, acted efficiently, who states that he received every support from Mr. S.T. Loutet, the master of the ship. There were seven deaths and eight births before the final disembarkation. The surgeon-superintendent reports that diarrhoea prevailed more or less during the whole voyage, and that several febrile attacks of an ephemeral character occurred after passing the tropics. Several complaints were made regarding the quality of the biscuit and flour issued while at sea. The Immigration Board investigated these complaints. The biscuit issued from bags seems to have got damp, and in some few cases mouldy ; occasionally, fresh biscuit was issued in lieu of that complained of, but the surgeon-superintendent, though he considered the biscuit in bags not so dry as in the casks, did not consider it necessary to make any official representation of the matter. The Board found the specimens of flour submitted to them of good quality, and the bread made from it well baked, and of good flavour. The immigrants by this ship seemed to be generally of an eligible class and well selected ; but the surgeon-superintendent stated that he had some difficulty in managing the single men and a few of the single women. The ship itself was well adapted for immigrants and well ventilated.

The South Australian Government Gazette 1866 pp. 91-92
Name	Age	Date of Death	Cause of Death	Where buried
James, Alfred	1	May 21st, 1856	Inflammation of lungs	at sea
Whitley, David	58	June 1st, 1856	Pleuro pneumonia	at sea
Cormack, —	04days	June 5th, 1856	Prematurely born	at sea
Allard, James	20	June 30th, 1856	Fever	at sea
Butcher, Stephen (Triphenia)	2	July 20th, 1856	Convulsions	at sea
Biram, Hannah	1	July 30th, 1856	Diarrhoea	at sea
Marks, Arthur	2	August 15th, 1856	Diarrhoea	at sea

note: where maiden name of wife is indicated, it has been included in the given name column within ( ) ; the passenger list comprises three sections arranged alphabetically, i families, ii single men, iii single women & children ; transcriber notes in italics

Sources: State Library South Australia, official passenger lists, mainly of immigrants arriving in South Australia under United Kingdom assisted passage schemes, 1847-1886 GRG 35/48a (formely ACC 313); Sydney Shipping Gazette; South Australian Register; The South Australian Government Gazette; GRG 35/48/2 Crown lands and Immigrant ships papers; Biographical index SA 1836-1885 (the B-index column indicates individuals who may be found in that index, with corresponding reference number for further research) ; "1857 Session 2 (306) Papers relative to Emigration to Australian Colonies: ..... Part II. S. and W. Australia, Van Diemen's Land" ; FreeBMD ; 1851 UK census'

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