Transcribed and submitted to TheShipsList by Robert Janmaat, Adelaide, from a variety of sources, cited below.
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ship Hougoumont, 847 tons, Captain William Cosens, from Liverpool 2nd June, Plymouth 9th June, 1866 arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 16th September 1866

The South Australian Advertiser, Monday 17 September 1866 p. 2

Sunday 16 September:— Hougoumont, ship, 874 tons, W. Cosens, master, from Liverpool June 02 via Plymouth June 09. Elder, Smith & Co., agents.
Passengers—Dr. W.H. Pearse(Surgeon-Superintendent), in the cabin ; and 334 Government emigrants in the steerage whose names will be found elsewhere:—

. . . . — 7th ship from England to S.A. with government passengers for 1866 ; —4— births and —-1— deaths on the passage ; Dr. W.H. Pearse, surgeon-superintendent.

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
IMPORTS
Cargo of the Hougoumont, from Liverpool—39 cases galvanized iron. Order ; 13 casks, 6 boxes, W. A. Hughes; 220 qr.-boxes soap, J. Robin and Co. ; 100 cases galvanized iron, Philip Levi and Co. ; 30 boxes fish, 30 bales Dundee goods, G. A. and H. Bartleet ; 375 boxes soap. Order ; 1 case books, W. H. Lewis ; 990 bags salt, C. Jacobs ; 12 iron gates, 1 box, J. Downer ; 400 bdls. fencing wire. Harrold Brothers ; 1 boiler, 1 dome, 2 flywheels, 6 cases machinery, 1 machine, 1 pkg. shafts, 1 boiler, 4 iron wheels, 1 axle, 1 ashpan, Order ; 7 hhds. holloware, G. P. Harris ; 2 cases, G. A. and H. Bartleet ; 25 cases beer, 1 case punches, Order ; 21,000 slates, 50 hhds. ale, J. Robin and Co. ; 50 cases gin, H. Scott ; 1 case, J. B. Brebner ; 4 cases, J. Lloyd; 200 bdls. fencing wire, 1,560 bars, 548 bdls. iron, 18 cases galvanized iron, J. Gurr ; 15,500 firebricks, 10 tons coke, Proprietors Wallaroo Mines ; 1 box, J. B. Macarthy.
Miscellaneous Shipping
The Hougoumont , from Liverpool and Plymouth, is commanded by Captain Cosens, whose friends in the colony will remember with pleasure his previous visits to Port Adelaide in the Lady Ann and Salamanca. It is at all times gratifying to welcome back old faces, and the more so when they — the owners — are known to possess qualities requisite to the good government of an immigrant ship. It was unfortunate the vessel had been visited with measles, as the boarding officers were, in consequence, unable to board, although a strong gale was blowing when she anchored ; but Captain Cosens furnished to our reporter the following particulars of the voyage:— On leaving Plymouth, strong westerly winds prevailed, which continued until inside Porto Santo, and through the channel between the Canary Islands. Soon after the north-east trades set in, even before reaching the Cape de Verdi Islands, taking her into a position 11° N. lat., 25° 30' W. long., and from there she was but 14 days to the line, which was crossed in 29° W. on July 15, or 30 days from Plymouth. St. Rayne was weathered without difficulty, although crossing so far west ; but she made her southing down the coast of South America so close to the land that she was occasionally in soundings at seven fathoms water, and was actually in sight of the lighthouse. After getting clear of the coast it was Captain Cosens's intention to get well to the southward, but the winds would not permit his reaching further than 44½°. On 19th August passed the Cape of Good Hope when 71 days out, and the run across the Southern Ocean was made in 27 days. Vessels Spoken.—By the Hougoumont—On July 8, in lat. 7° 0' N., long. 22° 40' W., the British ship Frederick, steering W.N.W. ; on July 14, in lat 1° 0' N., long. 28° 30' W., the British barque River Mersey, from Liverpool, 34 day out, bound to Valparaiso.
The South Australian Register, Monday 17 September 1866 p. 3
ARRIVAL OF THE HOUGOUMONT WITH 334 IMMIGRANTS.
The Hougoumont turned up in a strong gale on Sunday morning, and the weather was such that the beach lifeboat took off all the officers from the boarding station, and well she behaved, shipping an occasional lip of water, but letting it out again instantly. On reaching the ship the surgeon reported 24 cases of measles on the voyage, and although none of them had been fatal the additional Health Officer decided to keep her in quarantine until Dr. Duncan was communicated with. It was fortunate she had no cases on board on arrival, nor had there been any from August 18. The Surgeon-Superintendent is an old hand in the service, having been here on several previous occasions ; and Captain Cosens is so well known in the Adelaide trade as to require no comments on his reputation as a kind and attentive master. We shall take an early opportunity of visiting and reporting on the state of the vessel. During the voyage there has only been one death and four births, so that the population increased by three from the time of departure. The following are the names of the immigrants, together with their national and industrial classification :— English — Wm. Brewer, Charles, Jane, Maud E. and George H. Burton, Abraham, Hannah, Elizabeth, Theresea, Abraham, and Hannah Carter, George and Henry Carter, Elizabeth Carter, Charles, Ann, and Margaret Campbell, Charles Clarke, Wm., Elizabeth, and Emily Coe, John, Susan, Charles, Esther, and Albert Cook, Richard, Sarah A., Henry, and John E. Cooper, John Davies. Caroline Downing, Henry Dunn, Elizabeth Elstone, Sarah Flint, Susan George, Elizabeth Hales, Wm. Hawthorn, John Inwood, Henry, Ann. and Emma Knoles, Wm., Sarah, Sarah, Elizabeth, and Grace Lampier, George, Eliza, and James Lampier, John Meredith, Helen Moir, Harriett Murray, Thomas, Mary, and Thomas Sanders, Edward Smith, Marie, James, and Sarah Veysal, Isaac, Eliza, and William Whicker, Charlotte Woolley, Albert Woolley, Mary J. Zozer [sic]. Scotch — John Allan, Mary Allan, Augusta Anderson, Sarah Arthuton, James Banks, Dorothy Black, Robert, Julia, William, Duncan, and Elizabeth Blair, James Boath, William Brymer, Robina and Jane Caldwell, Elizabeth Carlton, Jane Clarke, Mary Common, William Common, Catherine Dalgleish, Mary and Agnes Dodds, Theresa Duncan, David, Martha, and Jane Duncan, Alexander Ferguson, Edward Ferguson, John Foubester, John Fraser, James Fulton, Jemima Glascow, Joseph Glendining, George, Margaret and Jane Graham, Mary and Ellen Gray, Jane Lavick, Fred, Liston, Catherine and Catherine Manson. James and Alexander Martin, William, Violet, Peter, William, Mary, and Duncan Martin, James and Robert McAra, Matilda McAra, Matilda and Catherine McAra, Donald McCoag, Angus McColl, Norman McLean, Alexander McLean, John McLeod, John McRea, Charles and Isabella Moir, William and James Moir, Andrew, Elizabeth, Robert, James, Agnes and Margaret Patterson, James Quinn, Adam, Ellen, Adam, and Barbara Steadman, Isabella Smith, James, Margaret, Margaret, and James Thain, Sophia Thompson, Alexander Mannan. Alexander Wilson, Jane Wright. Irish — Mary Bergan, Daniel and Pat Brady, John Cahill, Bridget and Margaret Calliney, Martin Canny, James Carson, Mack Clune, Ann Clune, Pat Cocoran, Ellen and Eliza Connell, Mary, Mary, and Catherine Conny, Thomas Conway, Bridget Crothy, Pat Crowley, Michael Cunningham, James Curran, Austin Davoran, Mary Davoran, Bridget Dillon, James, Ellen, Johanna, and Ellen Dinan, Michael and James Dobbin, John Donohue, Mary Donohue, Thomas Digan, Thomas and Simon Dullard, Mary Dowling, Mary Dullard, Catherine Dundon, Jane Edwards, James Fenessy, Pat and John Fitzpatrick, William, Mary, and Michael Fitzgerald, John Flanagan, Julia Foley, John Galligan, John Galligan, George Galvin, William Glacken, Margaret Glanville, Mick. Grimes, Michael Guerin, Honora, Catherine, and Mary Haren, Michael, and John Haren, John Hartigan, Wm. and Annie Haynes, Margaret Hayes, James Heays, Denis, and Lucy Hehir, Ann Hells, Denis Hennessy, Thomas Hill, Thomas Hogan, Hannah Carney, Michael Kain, Pat Kearney, Mary, and Winifred Kiely, Pat Latiff, Pat Leo, Denis Lyons, Mary Lyons, Bridget Macnamara, Margaret Macnamarra, Michael, Honora, Thomas, and John Magee, John Martin, James Mater, Michael Mater, Mary, Winnifred, Bessy, and Jeremiah Mater, Philip Maguire, Denis Maloney, John Maloney, Margaret Maloney, Esther Martin, John, Bridget, Jeremiah, Bridget and James Meany, Julia Maloney, Catherine McMahon, Martin McMahon, Michael McMahon, Pat Mclnerney, John McNamara, Mary McGouth, Margaret McGouth, Thomas McGuire, Bernard McEvoy, John Meagher, Margaret Mitchell, Timothy, Susannah, Margaret Johannah, Mary, and Bartholomew Moloy, Mary Moore, John Moran, Catherine Mullins, Thomas Murphy, Catherine Murphy, Bridget Murphy, Bridget Muarry, Matthias Murthock, Mary and Honora Nestor, Pat Nestor, Austin Nestor, Annie Nollan, Pat O'Brien, Bridget O'Brien, John O'Connor, Margaret O'Connor, Mary O'Connor, Johanna O'Donnell, Pat O'Donnell, James O'Donnell, Mathew and John O'Halloran, Bridget, Honora, Mary, Margaret, and Catherine O'Halloran, Michael O'Kife, Honora Pilkington, James Quinn, Catherine Quinlan, Mary Quinlan, Mary Quirk, Denis Quirk, John Rabbett, Michael Rabbitt, Daniel Reid, James Reid, Michael Reidy, John and Richard Reily, Ellen Reily, Bridget Rooney, Anthony Rooney, Jeremiah, David, John B., and Daniel Ryan, Johanna, John, and William Ryan, Edmund Setright, James Scanlan, Mary Slarry, Bridget Smith, John Smith, Pat Slattery, Catherine Smyth, Margaret Stack, Catherine Sullivan, Marie Sullivan, Michael Tracey, Margaret Vaughan, Bridget Wright. Summary.— Adults— English. 48 ; Scotch, 69 ; Irish, 187— total, 254. Children between 1 and 12— English, 17 ; Scotch, 14 ; Irish, 15— total, 46 . Infants— English, 1 ; Scotch, 2 ; Irish, 2— total, 5 Totals— English, 68 ; Scotch, 83 ; Irish, 184. Grand total. 335, equal to 307 statute adults. Industrial classifications.— Joiners, 3 ; smiths, 5 ; shoemakers, 4 ; servants, 84 ; plasterer, 1 ; miller, 1 ; labourers, 94 ; tailor. 1 ; nurses, 3 ; dressmaker, 1 ; cooks, 3 ; carpenters, 2 ; sawyers, 3 ; fitters, 1 ; matron, 1 ; ironfounder, 1 ; ploughmen, 6 ; agricultural labourers, 2 ; shepherds, 6 ; cabinetmaker, 1 ; semptress, I ; housekeepers, 3 ; dairymaid, 1. During the voyage there has only been one death and four births, so that the population increased by three from the time of departure.
The Surgeon-Superintendent's report about the conduct of the Matron, Miss Tozer, can be found here : Miss Tozer Matron on Hougoumont
Miss Tozer's response to the allegations	The South Australian Register - Thursday 29 November 1866, - page 5.
THE Matron of the Ship Hougoumonnt    TO THE  EDITOR Sir— As my character has been treated with such injustice in a public report. I beg to be allowed the privilege of stating the facts of the case, and shall be obliged by your inserting the same in your valuable paper. The Surgeon-Superintendent allowed from 30 to 40 single men to come on the poop and mix among 109 single women for one hour every day, for the alleged purpose of visiting their sisters. Instead of visiting sisters they abused their privilege by putting their arms round the necks of those who were no relations to them. I strongly objected to this unnecessary exhibition, producing disorder and impropriety of conduct. In the two previous ships I accompanied to this colony the brothers were allowed to visit their sisters— one at a time, and apart from the other girls, which, to my mind, was much more consistent with good order. The captain agreed with me that so many men rushing on the poop was a disgraceful scene, which called forth the remark from me that I should make notes of the disorder in my diary, and hope it would be read at the end of the passage ; but it was not read. When I spoke to Dr. Duncan about my diary, I was told by that officer I had no right to make notes ; that the doctor was supreme on board. On my expressing my disapproval to the Surgeon-Superintendent of all the single men and women being allowed to assemble in mass, he would not deign to enter into it ; but replied his plans always worked well. The report respecting my harsh and provoking treatment to the Irish women, together with my neglecting to submit any reports to him, or with holding any information from him, I flatly deny. I have applied to the Hon., the Commissioner of Crown Lands for a Board of Appeal, which has been refused. The Immigration Agent has in his letter to the Government exaggerated on Dr. Pearse report to him. Dr. Pearce reports of me as bearing the highest moral character ; whereas Dr. Duncan reports that where moral influence is required I am unsuited. I shall be happy to produce these letters and reports if required. Now, Sir, I beg to ask if this Government is justified in instructing their agents in England to employ a superior class of Matrons and treat them as follows:— That they be compelled to comply with the doctor's decisions on board ship, let them be ever so unreasonable and to be refused to make known their sufferings, let them be ever so great, on arrival. Any matron who is supported by her doctor has quite enough to endure by spending her nights in the between decks, her days with a thoughtless lot of girls on the one hand and a rough set of men on the other ; and after she has spent her strength in trying to improve these thoughtless  girls, who are to be the future mothers of the colony, she is sent back to England at a cost of £30 to have her strength still more impoverished by the fare of a second-class passage for three months. . I am, Sir, &c, M.J. TOZER. Servants' Homes,- Gilles-street, November 22.

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
Sanders, Thomas	inf	July 8th, 1866	Diarrhoea	at sea

Surgeon Superintendent Report "Births on Board"
Name of Mother		Date of Birth	Sex of Infant
		Four births at sea, but no Surgeon Superintendent records found

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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