Transcribed and submitted to TheShipsList by Robert Janmaat, Adelaide, from a variety of sources, cited below.
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ship Prince of Wales, 1,470 tons, acting captain, James Peat, from London 13th July, Plymouth 21st July, 1866 arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 17th October 1866

The South Australian Advertiser, Thursday 18 October 1866 p. 2

Wednesday October 17:— Prince of Wales, ship, 1,470 tons, James Peat, (acting master), from London July 13 via Plymouth July 21. F.J. Beck & Co., Town ; Henry Simpson, Port, agents.
Passengers—Dr. John T.S. Jolley (Surgeon-Superintendent), in the cabin ; and 384 Government emigrants in the steerage, whose names will be found elsewhere:—

. . . . — 8th ship from England to S.A. with government passengers for 1866 ; —4— births and —-4— deaths on the passage ; Dr. John Tooker Spry Jolly, 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 Prince of Wales, from London—2 cases, A. Gaedechens and Co. ; 1 do., A-Macgeorge ; 100 half hhds., E. Spicer ; 30 hhds., F. Clark and Sons ; 26,000 slates. Order ; 5 hhds., 90 drums. Peacock and Son 1 cask, 10 drums, Martin and Sach ; 56 casks, 37 ingots, H. L. Vosz : 3 casks, 1 case, Order ; 100 casks, Ripley Webb and Co. ; 385 sacks, 300 bags, D. and J. Fowler ; 10 hhds., J. H. Rains ; 3 cases, 22 casks, Bean Brothers ; 12 casks, J. Scott ; 91 tons coals, Pearce, Wincey, and Co. ; 1 jar, 2 pipes, 1 cask, A. M. Bickford and Son ; 1 pipe, 1 tierce, A. W. Richardson ; 2 drums, 1 case, 1 cask, W. Goddard ; 3 casks, 4 cases, 4 pipes, 1 drum, R. Hutton ; 417 bars, 82 bdls., 36 plates, 5 hhds., 8 cases, 9 casks, 3kegs, 1 truss, P. C. Greayer ; 20 cases, D. and J. Fowler ; 1 case, Order ; 100 casks, Hall and Co. ; 5 cases, D. and J. Fowler ; 5 trunks, T. O. Jones; 470 casks, F. Clark and Sons ; 3 cases, 2 crates, 2S lengths, R. Dodgson; 7 bales. Proprietors Advertiser, Chronicle, and Express ; 250 casks, 20 hhds., 200 cases, C. Jacobs ; 4 cases, A. F. Christen and Co. ; 25 hhds., Heriot, Fullarton, and Co. ; 1 case, Order ; 1 do., A. F. Christen and Co. ; 100 do., Fotheringham Brothers ; 24 tents, 99 brls., 40 cases, 14 kegs, 15 tierces, 3 hhds., 27 crates, E. Spicer ; 3,000 slates. Elder, Smith, and Co. ; 52 kegs, 2 bales, 1 cask, 50 drums, 51 pkgs., C cases, 139 bars, 80 bdls., 491/4 tons coal, S. A. Mining Association ; C crates, Heriot, Fullarton, and Co. ; 12 cases, D. and J. Fowler ; 3 bales, G. yon der Heyde and Co. ; 1 box, Order.

Miscellaneous Shipping

The Prince of Wales.—This remarkably fine ship arrived last night at midnight after a capital passage of 80 days, having left Plymouth on July 21, and on the 23rd was off the Lizard with light north-east winds. On August 21 crossed the Line with very favourable weather, and on September 7 sighted Tristan d'Acuhna with strong gale blowing ; but moderately fair winds supervening, was off the Cape on the 15th, and made an admirable run across the Southern Ocean. The voyage has been marked by the loss of her master, Captain John Rippon, who died from extreme debility on September 23. He had been suffering from severe diarrhoea prior to leaving England, and on getting to sea became worse and worse till he expired, and the sympathy felt for him on board has been manifested in every possible manner. He was a man of rare parts as a shipmaster, and visited Port Adelaide several years back in the Navarino, and subsequently in the Peregrine Oliver, and made so many friends that the commiseration at his death will be general. On October 12 sighted Neptune Island, and not having received a pilot from the cutters, the acting master was navigating the Gulf with every caution, having a leadsman in the chains giving constant soundings ; but his conduct must have been very irregular, as he allowed the vessel to ground on Point Malcolm at half-ebb, and Pilot John Germein soon after boarded in his dingey. As soon as information could be landed Captain Douglas made the necessary arrangements to secure the services of the steamtugs for the morning's tide, and at once proceeded to the vessel to aid by his advice and assistance. A huge quantity of water was started, and pumped out in order to lighten her as much as possible, and there is every reason to believe she will be towed to the anchorage first thing this morning ; but as she draws 20 feet water some days will elapse before she proceeds into harbor.

The South Australian Register, Thursday 18 October 1866 p. 2

ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCE OF WALES WITH GOVERNMENT IMMIGRANTS.

The Commissioners were determined to secure a spacious ship when the Prince was chartered, for being one of the old East Indiamen, she has a spar-deck, main-deck, and tween-deck, each of which is devoted to passengers, Dr. Jolley, the surgeon superintendent of the ship, is on his eighteenth voyage, so there can be no question as to his skill and ability ; indeed, although the people, generally speaking, are not quite up to the mark, the ship has arrived without any serious case of sickness. Four deaths and four births tended to keep the number as at embarkation and from the industrial list the selection of trades is well adapted to the requirements of the colony. It was unfortunate the ship stranded on Point Malcolm, or she would have reached the anchorage on the eightieth day ; but as she possesses some novel features we shall take an opportunity of visiting her again in order more fully to give particulars of the voyage and the ship.:— English —Mary Ahern, Henry Atteyes, Richard, Elizabeth, William, and Joseph Ball, Ellen Parker, Susan Bartlett, Rose Bayley, William, Sophia and Lavinia Beer, William Bethell, Fanny Bishop, Thomas, Corah, Eliza, and Anne Bosley, John Brewer, Fred, Caterer, Charles and William Chappie, William Clarke, John Clayton, Thomas and Anne Cleave, Thomasina and Wm. G. Cooke, Maria Cresswell, William H., Maria, Henry, and Geo. F. Cresswell, William Crossman, Martin, Emma, Catherine, and Theresa Crowley, Amelia Cumber, William, Mary, and Mary A. Davies, Hannah and Phoebe Davies, Ellen Devlin, Richard Dunn, W. and E. Frost, F. and Elizabeth Lloyd, Alfred Frewins, Richard George, William Giles, Mary A. Glanville, Thomas and Samuel Greenway, Francis Griffiths, Eliza Griffiths, Josh., Elizabeth, and William Griffiths, James Harrap, John Harrison, John Hatherway, Eliza Hatherby, George, Elizabeth, John, and Maria Haysom, John Herbert, Thomas and Emma Higgs, James, Hannah, Mary, and James Hill, William Hockey, James Hollister, William and Amelia Hooper, James and Harriet Jackson, Thomas and Betsy James, Elizabeth James, Ellen Jarvis, William John, James Johns, Louisa Johns, Margaret Killeen, John Kilynack, Emily lumber, James Ling, John, Emma, Louisa, John, and Edward King, Mary E. Lee, Titus, Mary, Fred., Jessie, Selina, William, and Anna Lloyd, Matilda Longmaid, Ann and Mary Malone, Fanny Martin, Sam, Susan, and Elizabeth Matthews, William McCauley, Mary Mclnerney, Robert, Mary, Robert, and Janet McIntosh, Agnes McMahon, Elizabeth Moore, Sam and Mary Nicholas, Michael and Margaret O'Brien, William and Ellen Pack, Charles and Mary J. Pemberthy, Richard, Ann, Thomas, Edward, James, Peter, Elizabeth, and Hannah Perkins, Peter Perkins, Alfred and Sarah Perrin, John and Elizabeth Phillips, Frank Pitt, John Powell, William H. Prideaux, Job Raison, Ann Ricketts, Alexander Robertson, Peter and John Robson, William, Phillis, James, and William Roney, William and Sarah Rosevear. Jas. Rowe, Mary Rowe, Alexander and Thomas Rowe, Eliza Sandercock, John, Ann, Lewis, and Florence Saunders, Mary Shambrook, Thomas Sleeman, Elias Stevens, Robt. Stoodley, Luke Stott, Matthew and Mary A. Stott, John, Catherine, John, and Maria Sullivan, William Thomas, John and Jane Thomas, William Toll, Henry and Mary Trevaskis, William Turner, Hannah Underwood, Richard Verran, Charles Vincent, John, Harriet, Mary, Harry, and Fred Vincent, Martha and Jane Vincent, John Wagstaff, Fred Weeks, William West, Elizabeth Wevill, Richard, Mary A., Polly, and Marion Witteridge. Scotch — Charles Angas, Matilda Atkins, James Benzies, Margaret Bichan, James Buchan, Jonah Clark, David, Betsy, and Mary J. Christie. William Downie, Emma and Priscilla Evans, George Ferguson, James Foulis, John Agnes, William, and John Fogan, Alexander Gordon, John Gordon, Isabella Grandison, James, Margaret, and Margaret Grant, William Groat, Mary A. James, John Jones, John and Mary J. Maguire, John and Margaret Maxwell, Daniel McDonald, James, Anne, and John McKay, Dugald McKenzie, James McPherson, Alexander Morrison, William Munro, Thomas Murray, John Oliver, Alexander Phunester, Dinah Richardson, George Robson, John Ross, Mary Sanderson, John Simpson, Thomas and Janet Swanston, Robert Thompson, John, Elizabeth, and Henry Watkins, John Wilson. Irish — James Armstrong, Joseph Ballard, Pat Barrett, Christopher Blakely, Edward Boyle, John and Pat Byrne, Catherine Byrne, Margaret and Catherine Carney, Catherine Carroll, Ellen Clelan, Margaret Connelly, Bridget Conway, Pat Conway, Pat Conway, James Crelan, John and Pat Daly, John Davies, Anne and Mary Delane, Martin Dillon, William Dwyer, Pat Earley, Madalina Earley, Margaret Ellis, Pat Fanning, James and Bridget Fanning, Bridget and Mary Fanning, Johanna Foley, Bridget and Michael Galvin, Pat Green, Pat Gurrin, William and John Hammill, Timothy Hanly, Pat Hayes, John Healy, Catherine Healy, Pat Hehir, John, William, and Michael Hewitt, Pat Hickey, Thomas Hynes, John Hynes, Mary Hynes, Thomas, Margaret, Pat, and Michael Jordan, Sam. and Anty Kearney, Margaret, John, Anne, James, Mary A., Michael, and Thomas Kearney, Michael Kelly, Margaret Kelly, John Kenny, Bartholomew Kilkelly, Thomas King, Mary King, Honora Kitson, Johanna and Anne Liddy, Pat Lawrence, James Loughlin, Nichs. Moloney, John Maughan, Henry McGough, Mary McGough, Michael, Bridget, Thomas, Pat, and Mary McMahon, Pat McNamara, Thomas, Bridget, and Pat McNamara, Anne, Martin, Michael, Pat, and Philip McNally, Michael Meere, John and Mary Moloughney, John Moran, Mary Mulligan, Cornelius and Daniel Murphy, Johanna, Catherine, and Ellen Murphy, John Murphy, James Naylon, Anty Nolan, Martin Nolan, John and Ellen O'Brien, Ellen, Pat, and John Connor, Lot O'Day, Mary O'Loughlin, George Orr, Peter Owens, John, Mary, Johanna, Honora, Maria, and James Reilly, Michael Sexton, James Trasey, and Mick Walsh. Summary. English Adults, 163 children between 1 and 12, 32 Infants, 6 Total, 201 Scotch Adults, 49 children between 1 and 12, 4 Infants, 2 total, 55 Irish Adults, 110 children between 1 and 12, 14 infants, 2 total. 126 Grand total, 382 equal to 347 statute adults. Industrial classification. Labourers 106, servants 55, tailoress 1, wheelwrights 3, whitesmith 1, schoolmaster 1, carriage painter 1, ironmoulder- blacksmiths 4, porter 1, copyist 1, miners 4, brick- layer 1, laundresses 3, agricultural labourers 7. gardener 1, carpenters 9, ship's carpenter 1, bakers 3, quarrymen 2, ploughmen 15, house- keepers 3, shepherds 2, matrons 2, seamstresses 4, farmer 1, groom 1, plasterers 3. miller 1, shoe- makers 3, butchers 2, ironfounder 1, carter 1, joiner 1, steward 1, landholder (?) 1, dairymaid 1.

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
Bethell, William James	22	August 4th, 1866	Pneumonia and inflammation	at sea
Watkins, Henry	inf	August 7th, 1866	Diarrhoea	at sea
Jordan, Michael	inf	September 1st, 1866	Croup	at sea
Crowley, Catherine	1	October 6th, 1866	Bronchitis	at sea

Surgeon Superintendent Report "Births on Board"
Name of Mother		Date of Birth	Sex of Infant
Cleave, Anne		July 28th, 1866	female
Christie, Betsey		August 2nd, 1866	male
Perkins, Anne		August 26th, 1866	male
McGuire, Mary Jane		September 17th, 1866	male
Roney, Phillis		November 12th, 1866	male
note: the last birth listed was nearly a full month past the arrival date of Prince of Wales and if the normal "lay period" was in place (two weeks), this birth was onshore, however, this birth is not listed in the Birth Index. Owing to the draught on this fine vessell, she was unable to cross the bar and was detained at the lightship until the 8th Nov. so the 14 day lay period came into force ... so, in a sense, this birth was at sea. ... Regards Robert

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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