Transcribed and submitted to TheShipsList by Robert Janmaat, Adelaide, from a variety of sources, cited below.
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ship Gosforth, 810 tons, Captain H.P.W. Wight, from London ? September, Plymouth 3rd October, 1865 arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 23rd December 1865

The South Australian Register, Tuesday 26 December 1865 p. 2

Sartuday 23 December:— Gosforth, ship, 810 tons, H.P.W. Wight, master, from London via Plymouth October 03. Elder, Smith & Co., agents.
Passengers— Dr. Charles Grahame (Surgeon-Superintendent), in the cabin ; and 388 Government emigrants in the steerage, the names of whom will be found in another column:—

. . . . — 14th ship from England to S.A. with government passengers for 1865 ; —1— birth and —-7— deaths on the passage ; Dr. Charles Graham,

The Passenger List indicates the class of Emigrants, so in the list below, I have combined those lists, but have made notations alongside the family name, thus, Assisted Passage = AP ; Colonial Nominees = CN ; General Emigrants = GE ; General Passengers = GP ; Passage Paid = PP ; Remittance Emigrants = RE. — Robert

The South Australian Register, Tuesday 26 December 1865 p. 2

IMPORTS

GOSFORTH, from London—3 cases, J. Watsford ; 7 bales, 1 case, Cleland, Page, and Co. ; 1 case, Rev. J. C. Woods ; 10 cases, Acraman, Main, Lindsay, and Co. ; 34 iron pipes, Officer Administering the Government ; 1 case. Rev. T. Heath ; 708 gaspipes, S. A. Gas Company ; 1 case, S. Murray ; 3 cases, 1 bdl.. W. Morgan and Co. ; 260 soaps. 960 kegs, 640 splits, 282 brick bearers, 7 casks, 524 iron ladles, 4,000 bull-heads, Proprietors Wallaroo Mines ; 25 bales, Proprietors Moonta Mines ; 260 pieces, 144 arms and boxes, 4,398 bars, 609 bdls., 12 kegs, 4 casks, 5 cases, J. Gurr ; 5 cases, 1 cask, Elder, Smith, and Co. ; 1,228 brls., 65 bdls. iron, Pearce, Wincey, and Co. ; 125 cases, Order ; 10 trunks, J. Hill and Co. ; 144 pipe-boxes, 18 barrow and 78 truck wheels, 11 staves, 12 pieces forge trucks, 22 machines, 21 cases, 68 casks, 4 pkgs., 4 kegs, 4 bdls., G. P. Harris ; 12 bdls., 7 crates, 1 cask, A. Bamberger.

Miscellaneous Shipping

The Gosforth left London in September, and Plymouth on October 3, consequently her arrival here on Saturday morning concluded a passage in 80 days, the whole period of which has been unmarked by any extraordinary matter of interest, not even the usual diversity of speaking vessels having broken the monotony of the voyage. On leaving Plymouth some very heavy weather set in, continuing for a long period ; but on the 14th Octo ber sighted the Island of Palma, and on November 1 crossed the Line in 26° W. The south-east trades were scarcely worth speaking of, consequently 27 days elapsed before passing the meridian of the Cape ; but after that she had a very fair run across the Southern Ocean. She anchored outside the Bell Buoy on Saturday morning, and would have proceeded into harbour on the following morning's tide had the master chosen to do so. The intervention of the holidays, however, induced him to keep his first position for a short time. The people are now free to leave at any time, the Government officials and Matron of the Servants' Home having boarded the ship on Saturday.

The South Australian Register, Tuesday 26 December 1865 p. 3

ARRIVAL OF THE GOSFORTH WITH GOVERNMENT IMMIGRANTS.

The population has been again augmented by the arrival of 388 souls by the above vessel, which is one of the superior class recently selected by the Commissioners. She is 810 tons register, and from the space in 'tween decks is computed to carry 333 statute adults. She has almost that number on board, having embarked 389 souls at Plymouth, and sailed on October 3, with Dr. C. H. Graham as Surgeon-Superintendent This appointment has also been a happy one, for under Providence his care and watchful attention have resulted in an arrival with a clean bill of health, no serious sickness having occurred, and but six deaths are recorded, entirely amongst the juveniles. On the other hand, there was one birth. On the usual visit of inspection the greatest satisfaction was expressed. It must be noted that Dr. Graham has been constantly in the service for 11 voyages, and consequently had considerable experience. His efforts were seconded by the adaptability of the ship to emigration purposes and the ready coalescence of the master (Captain Wight) in carrying out the regulations. The ventilator of Dr. Edmunds was fitted to the Gosforth, and found fully to answer all expectations, keeping the 'tween decks perfectly supplied with fresh air ; but the distiller of Normanby is not so well spoken of as on previous occasions. But this has probably proceeded from some of the machinery or tubes becoming defective. It is to be regretted that the old arrangement of the single females' compartment is still retained especially as it has been a subject of constant complaint during the past few months. It would be so easily remedied that surprise has been expressed that the fore-and-aft bulkhead had not been long ago condemned, for it only muddles the lower deck into a couple of long narrow strips of space, instead of affording the whole width of the vessel's beam. This, however, will doubtless be altered in some of the next arrivals. The particulars of trades and national classification an subjoined:— English —Thomas, Jemima, Elizabeth, Jemima and Harriet Alman, Bennett, Louisa, Bennett, and Mary Andrews, James, Mary, and Josiah Angove, Richard Angwin, William, Prudence, James, and Susan Argall, Mary Barsby, John, Sarah, Elizabeth, Hannah, and Sam Barsby, Joseph, Elizabeth, John, Mary A., Eliza, and James Bate, John Elizabeth, and Thomas Bawden, Thomas, Jane, William, Morris, Elizabeth, and Thomas Bawden, Benjamin, Emily, Eliza, and Noah Beard, William, Johanna, and Elizabeth Blackmore, Elizabeth and Tam Blake, Hannah Board, John Boase, Edward Bray, James, Sarah, James and Mary Bray, William, Mary, and James Bray, John, Jane, John, Sam., and Benjamin Brokensha, Nathaniel Brokensha, William Browne, Henry, Selina, and Henry Burford, William Candy, Sam. Cheynoweth, James, Mary, Sampson, and Ellen Cheynoweth, William, Mary, John, and Thomas Cooke, John Collett, James, Mary, James, and Mary Collins, Fred., Leonora, and Fred. Colton, Joseph Coomb, John, Mary, and Elizabeth Coombe, Nichs. Cradick, William and Mary Crocker, William, Mary, and William Crocker, Ann Curtis, Henry, Susan, and Henry Dabb, Henry, Jane, and Anne Daniel, Thomas Daniel, Henry, Temperance, Elizabeth, and Louisa Davey, William and Bridget Daw, George Dolphin, John Eastlake, Peter Eddy, Thomas, Jane, Thomas, and Mary Edwards, Joseph and Margaret Ellerway, Jane Elliott, Simon, Jane, and Richard Ellis, William Fricker, Albert George, Joel, Martha, and Lavinia Gill, George Goldsworthy, Charles and Elizabeth Gray, John and Susan Grose, Mary Hancock, Edward Hancock, Henry Harris, James Harris, John, Mary, Mary, and Ann Hardey, William Haswell, William Hawke, William Hawke, John and Keziah Hibber, John Hippsley, John Hiser, Richard, Edmund, and Elizabeth Hocking, James and Jane Hodgkinson, Harriet Holveady, John Huddy, John, Ann, William, Rebecca, Sarah, Emily, John, Edward, and Mary James, William, Elizabeth, William, and William H. Jenkin, George, Jane, Mary, John, and George Johns, Thomas and Joseph Jones, Jeremiah Jose, Ellen, George, Harriet, David, Grace, David, Sarah, William, Edward, and Henry Harkeet, Richard Kempe, John and Mary Kinsman, James Kuigo [sic] Kings, William, Keziah, Thomas, Mary A., Charlotte, and George Lane, John Lawrence, John Leggo, Richard, Grace, and James Legoe, William Long, Joseph, Martha, Mary, Joseph, and Lavinia Longley, Richard Lowry, James Luke, Thomas Marshall, James, Elizabeth, Bessie, and Joseph Marshall, John, Mary, Mary, and William Matthews, John and Catherine Matthews, James, Maria, and Martha Merrifield, John Mills, Martha and Johanna Moon, Thomas Moyle, Mary A., Elizabeth, and Margaret Nankervis, John, Jane, Jane, and Susan Nankervis, Matthew and Grace Nettell, Edward Newton, James Nicholas, Samuel Nicholls, William Nix, Samuel Noel, David and Henrietta Norman, William, Charlotte, Amy, and Martha Norman, Joseph Northy, Jane Noy, William H. Oliver, Jane and Harriet Osborne, Edward, Eliza, Eliza, John, Edward, and Mary Parkes, Henry Parkyer, William Pascoe, Martin Pascoe, Ann Pearce, Catherine Perkin, Elizabeth Phillips, John and Elizabeth Phillips, John, Ann, James, Catherine, Elijah, Thomas, and Sam. Phillips, Benjamin Phillips, George, Helen, George, and Agnes Phillips, Emily Piper, James Polkinghorne, William Polkinghorne, Thomas and Ellen Price, John, Ann, Elizabeth, and Mary Prisk, John Rabery, Joshua Renowden, Henry Renowden, Rd. Richards, Jas. and Frances Richards, Wm., Elizabeth, Agnes, and D. Robertson, J. H. Rowe, James Rowe, James and Eliza Rowe, John and Mary Rowe, Zachariah Sanders, William and Mary Sanders, Reuben and Elizabeth Scrase, Henry Sewell, John Short, Elizabeth Sprague, John Stadden, Frederick, Elizabeth, Alfred, and James Stevens, Thomas and Sarah Stevens, Frederick and Louisa Tate, Francis and Jane Thomas, Samuel Thomas, Joseph, Susannah, Mary, and Joseph Trebilcock, Francis Trengove, Alfred Tresize, Ellen Trevarrow, Joseph, Ellen, and Joseph Trewartha, John and Jane Treweek, Nicholas and Grace Uren, Susan Veator, George Vowles, William Walker, James Wall, Walter Walters, Richard and Elizabeth Walters [sic] Watters, Catherine Warren, Mary Warring, Henry White, William Wilkinson, Elijah Williams, William Wills, William and Alice Wills, George and Eliza Wills, Thomas, Nanny, Francis, and Thomas Woolcock, Richard Woolcock. Scotch — William Annes, Mary Carlow, George Carlow, George, Jean, and Margaret Carlow, Robert Cumming, Simon and Alice Dalgleish, Catherine Flause, John, Bannerina, David, and George Forsyth, John Forsyth, Barbara, Georgina, and Ann Forsyth, David Heddle, James Meldrum, Edward McKay, Fred. McLachlan, James McLean, Donald McLeod, Alison Robertson, David Robertson, George Samson, Andrew Scott. Irish — Thomas Gorby, Margaret Rayle. Occupations— Bootmakers 3, miners 75, tindressers 2, servants 24. sawyers 2, labourer 42, blacksmiths 13, farm labourers and ploughmen 3, matron 1, dressmaker 1, masons 4, nurses 2, gardeners 3, collier 1, carpenters 4, plumber 1, hatter 1, chairmaker 1, cooks 3, joiners 2, porter 1, groom 1, plasterer 1, engine-driver 1, bricklayer 1, railway labourer 1, engineer 1, cabinetmaker 1, bakers 2, painter 1. Married males 81, married females 81, single males 100, single females 32. Children between 1 and 12— males, 41 ; females 36. Infants— males 9, females 8. Some of the domestic servants are very highly recommended, and will doubtless find immediate employment. Nationalities— English— Adults 267, children between one and twelve 75, infants 10, total 358 Scotch— Adults 25, children between one and twelve 2, infants 1, total 28 Irish— Adults 2, total 2 Grand total 388 equal to 332½ statute adults.

GRG 35/48/2 Crown lands and Immigrant ships papers Surgeon Superintendent report. " Deaths on the voyage"
Name	Age	Date of Death	Cause of Death	Where buried
Chynoweth, Ellen	inf	October 4th, 1865	Teething Diarrhoea	at sea
Argyll / Argall, Susan B.	1	October 22nd, 1865	Worms	at sea
Brokensha, Benjamin	inf	October 26th, 1865	Tabes Mesenterica	at sea
Blackman / Blackmore, Ethwold [!]	inf	October 26th, 1865	Teething Diarrhoea	at sea
Daniel, Anna	1	December 5th, 1865	Mesenteric Inflamation	at sea
Matthews, William J.	inf	January 2nd, 1866	not given

Surgeon Superintendent Report "Births on Board"
Name of Mother		Date of Birth	Sex of Infant
Prisk, Anne		-	female

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

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 (formerly 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 ; FreeBMD ; UK census'

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