Euphemus

Carter's Family History via New Zealand

EUPHEMUS - 1857

"Euphemus" - 586 tons, Captain: W. Harwood. Departed Gravesend, London 9th October 1856. Arrived Auckland, New Zealand 12 February 1857. Agents: Brown and Campbell. [Source: Southern Cross 13 February 1857]

The Euphemus left Gravesend on the 9th October 1856, and had a fair run down channel. She had no north-east trades, and experienced so much light and variable weather that she did not cross the equator till the 47th day out - the 25th November. Two or three days previously Captain Harwood spoke the ship Sussex bound to Melbourne, 42 days out. On the 19th December she passed within sight of Tristan D'Acunha - the weather at that time being so very fine that no less than 26 sail were all within sight of each other. On the 22nd she crossed the meridian of the Cape. Her run to the eastward was a fair one, the ship having passed within Eddystone rock, on the south coast of Van Diemen's Land, on the 29 January. Thence, a continuance of northerly weather retarded the progress of the ship - making it the 9th inst. (Monday) before sighting the Three Kings. She has had light weather on the coast. The Euphemus brings a large number of passengers, chiefly fore-cabin - in all 114 souls, and in excellent health. Only one death has occurred on the voyage - that of a child named Louisa Hamilton, aged 17 months, which died from natural causes on the 30th December. The voyage, though occupying 126 days, has been a very fine one throughout, which indeed, is the cause of the somewhat lengthy passage she has made.

Passengers:

No.	Name	No.	Name	No.	Name
1.	Mr Wm. Fairburn	39.	Frederick Cottle	77.	Patrick Collins
2.	Mrs J. Fairburn	40.	Sydney Cottle	78.	Helen Collins
3.	Mr J. Haines	41.	Wm. Wickham	79.	Mary Collins
4.	Mr Thomas Minchin	42.	Edward Mortimer	80.	James Dearness
5.	Joseph Flower	43.	John Mortimer	81.	Sarah Dearness
6.	Lucy Flower	44.	George Edwards	82.	William Dearness
7.	Lyndia Mary Flower	45.	Isabella Edwards	83.	Sarah Ann Dearness
8.	Lucy Eliza Flower	46.	Joseph Kinyon	84.	Jemima Dearness
9.	Gerald Edward Flower	47.	John Town	85.	Alice Wall
10.	Wm. Phillips Flower	48.	James Town	86.	John Thomas Wall
11.	Thomas George	49.	George Corney	87.	Christina McVicars
12.	Elizabeth George	50.	Ellen Corney	88.	Margaret McVicars
13.	Thomas Charles George	51.	Joah Corney	89.	Margaret Fleming
14.	Elizabeth George	52.	Samuel Corney	90.	William Fleming
15.	Lucy George	53.	Wm. Hamilton	91.	Cecilia Watling
16.	Louisa George	54.	Mary Hamilton	92.	Catherine Girvino
17.	Frederich George	55.	James H. Hamilton	93.	Eliza Girvino
18.	Eleanor Goodenham	56.	Mary Hamilton	94.	Martha Gibbons
19.	Octavius Smallfield	57.	Louisa Hamilton	95.	Agnes Cairns
20.	John Cory	58.	Thomas Fitness	96.	Mary Ann Rae
21.	Wm. Willing	59.	Elizabeth Fitness	97.	Mary A. Rae
22.	John Coot	60.	James Fitness	98.	Joseph Reilly
23.	James Tebbutt	61.	Jane Fitness	99.	William Palmer
24.	Mary Anne Tibbutt	62.	James Fitness	100.	Edwin Blencowe
25.	Marianne Tibbutt	63.	Thomas Fitness	101.	David Henderson
26.	Alfred Tibbutt	64.	Mary Jane Fitness	102.	Dennis Egan
27.	Amelia Tibbutt	65.	Elizabeth Fitness	103.	Samuel Barber
28.	Joseph Johnson	66.	Benjamin Fitness	104.	George Gerriah
29.	Mary Johnson	67.	William Fitness	105.	Lyndia Gerriah
30.	Joseph Johnson	68.	Richard Rowland	106.	George Gerriah
31.	Maria Johnson	69.	Sydney Wells	107.	Martha Gerriah
32.	Mary Ann Johnson	70.	Elizabeth Wells	108.	Charlotte Gerriah
33.	Walter Hayes	71.	Susan Wells	109.	Sarah Gerriah
34.	George Thorogood	72.	Susan Wells	110.	James Gerriah
35.	James Cottle	73.	Eliza Ann Wells	111.	Benjamin Gall
36.	Caroline Cottle	74.	Charlotte Wells	112.	Rhoda Barrett
37.	Sarah Cottle	75.	Mary Ann Wells	113.	Dr. R. B. Norris [Surgeon]
38.	Jane Cottle	76.	Sarah Wells	114.	W. Harwood [Captain]

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