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Blanche, March 20, 1854 Liverpool - April 20, 1854 Saint John, New Brunswick

The following list was extracted from the British Parliamentary Papers, 1854-55 XXXIX (109). Mr. Moses Perley was the emigrant agent at Saint John (then written St. John), New Brunswick. Perley reported that the Blanche had 309 steerage passengers and 10 in cabin. She arrived on April 20 and was still in quarantine when Perley made his report on April 25. He states: "A child three years of age died as the vessel was getting out of Liverpool, and afterwards deaths were almost of daily occurrence, until two-days before the vessel arrived here, as will be seen by the list of deaths enclosed, amounting to 35 in all, previous to the arrival of the vessel at quarantine."

After being placed in quarantine Perley reported that "Eight persons were placed in hospital labouring under Asiatic cholera and choleraic diarrhœa, seven of them adults, and one child." What is interesting is that many of these passengers were of German origins. Perley continues: "Dr. Harding remarks that disease was more fatal among the German emigrants than among those from Ireland. Of 57 German emigrants embarked at Liverpool, no less than eight died on the voyage."

The German emigrants were from Baden and spoke no English but Mr. Perley got them situations. He reported, "Mr. Trentowsky, the Prussian consul, has been very kind to them, and will lend his services in any way for their advantage." Two of the Germans were to continue on to Boston.

The Blanche finally came into port on May 1.

List of Deaths on board the Packet Ship "Blanche," 964 tons, M'Laughton Master, on the Voyage from Liverpool to St. John, New Brunswick; sailed from Liverpool 20th March, and arrived at St. John, New Brunswick, 20th April 1854.
1854 22 March W. Riley Age, 3 years
  24 March William Scammel Age, 60 years
  29 March David Riley Age, 40 years
  31 March Eliza Malony Age, 1 year
  1 April Jeremiah Hinley Age, 1 year
  4 April Catherine Hinley Age, 4 years
  4 April Edwin James Age, 3 years
  5 April Peter Morrison Age, 34 years
  7 April George Lyons Age, 3 years
  8 April John Mason Age, 6 months
  8 April Mary Hare Age, 13 years
  9 April John Graghan Age, 24 years
  9 April Feraine Spinner Age, 9 years
  9 April Ludwic Weiner Age, 8 years
  9 April Denis Weiner Age, 40 years
  9 April Bernard Weiler Age, 38 years
  9 April Denis Weiler Age, 46 years
  10 April Francis Rogers Age, 35 years
  13 April Ellen White Age, 28 years
  13 April Wanburgher Weimer Age, 45 years
  13 April Matthew Mickay Age, 2 years
  14 April Ann Snowder Age, 9 years
  14 April Richard Hodgrove Age, 40 years
  14 April James Graghan Age, 34 years
  15 April Ann Menehane Age, 3 years
  15 April Bernard Weiner Age, 40 years
  16 April George Snowder Age, 7 years
  17 April Eliza Cowan Age, 34 years
  17 April John Caghan Age, 14 years
  17 April James Caghan Age, 28 years
  17 April Theresa Beodor Age, 9 years
  17 April Matthew Weikay Age, 2 years
  17 April John Henley Age, 3 years
  17 April Peggy Henley Age, Infant
  17 April Marian Weiner Age, 7 years
  Total -------------------------- 35 Persons

From list furnished by Dr. Harding.

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