Voyage to Adelaide in 1864

Voyage to Adelaide in 1864
Under command of	Captain David Bruce
Departure port	London
Departure date	6th August 1864
Arrival port	Port Adelaide
Arrival date	7th November 1864
Voyage duration	93 days
Port of Call
Port of call	Plymouth
Arrival	12th Aug 1864
Departure	12th Aug 1864

On the 6th August 1864 the City of Adelaide began her maiden voyage to South Australia when she left London and proceeded to Plymouth to collect more passengers. After six days sailing, she was sighted off Plymouth about 10:00am on the 12th August. About 1:00pm the remaining passengers sailed out to her by small boat and boarded her. The City of Adelaide departed at about 4:00pm the same day bound for Adelaide under the command of Captain David Bruce.

Passenger List

The following is a list of passengers on the maiden voyage that arrived in Port Adelaide on 7 November 1864 after a 93 day passage.

No.	Name on Passenger List	GEDCOM Name	Cabin Class	Birth Date
1	Bray, Miss Blanche L.	Bray, Blanche Loiuse	First Class (Saloon)	1848
2	Bray, Mr. Thomas Cox	Bray, Thomas Cox	First Class (Saloon)	8 Jun 1815
3	Bray, Mrs. Sarah	Pink, Sarah	First Class (Saloon)
4	Bray, Sarah Ann	Bray, Sarah Ann	First Class (Saloon)	Mar 1844
5	Bruce, Miss	Bruce, Janet	First Class (Saloon)	1843
6	Cockburn Campbell, Sir Thomas	Cockburn Campbell, Thomas	First Class (Saloon)	1845
7	Dover, Janetta/Linetta	Dover, Janetta/Linetta	First Class (Saloon)
8	Fairlie, Child	Fairlie, Amy	First Class (Saloon)	c1860
9	Fairlie, Child	Fairlie,	First Class (Saloon)
10	Fairlie, Child	Fairlie,	First Class (Saloon)
11	Fairlie, Miss	Fairlie, Maryanne	First Class (Saloon)	c1853
12	Fairlie, Miss	Fairlie, Bessie	First Class (Saloon)	c1850
13	Fairlie, Mrs.	Parsons, Elizabeth	First Class (Saloon)	1823
14	Letchford, Eliza	Letchford, Eliza	First Class (Saloon)	20 Nov 1849
15	Letchford, Master	Letchford, Frederick	First Class (Saloon)	1860
16	Letchford, Miss	Letchford, Fanny	First Class (Saloon)	1857
17	Methuen, Matilda	Methuen, Matilda	First Class (Saloon)
18	Nason, Dr.	Nason, Edward	First Class (Saloon)	1823
19	Ringwood, Mr. T. W.	Ringwood, Frederick William	First Class (Saloon)	1846
20	Sims, Mr. Joseph H.	Sims, Joseph Griffiths	First Class (Saloon)	1823
21	Suter, Mr. E	Suter, Edward	First Class (Saloon)	Abt 1815
22	Suter, Mrs. F	Moris, Fanny	First Class (Saloon)	Abt 1817
23	Wilcox, Annie	Fuller, Annie Caldicot	First Class (Saloon)	Abt May 1840
24	Wilcox, Mr. George	Wilcox, George	First Class (Saloon)	03 Oct 1838
25	Henniker, Mr. James	Henniker, James	Second Class Cabins
26	Hillier, Mr. William Smith	Hillier, William Smith	Second Class Cabins
27	Hillier, Mrs. Jane	Hillier, Jane	Second Class Cabins
28	Humbley, Mr. H.	Humbley, Richard Humbley Wells	Second Class Cabins	1842
29	Price, Mr. C. J.	Price, Charles Joseph	Second Class Cabins	c1841
30	Ruff, Mrs.	Merrett, Elizabeth	Second Class Cabins	1819

Crew List

#	Name	Position	Wage	Last ship	Date joined	Place joined	Date Left	Place Left	Reason left	Age	Comment
1	Bruce, David	Master		Irene	1 August 1864	London	Remains			49
2	Bruce, John	1st Mate		Irene	6 August 1864	London	04 May 1865	London	discharged	25
3	Robins, Edwd Joseph	2nd Mate		Obi	6 August 1864	London	06 May 1865	London	discharged	45
4	Smith, Julian	3rd Mate		Irene	6 August 1864	London	06 May 1865	London	discharged	21
5	Standish, Daniel	Boatswain		Lansdowne	6 August 1864	London	06 May 1865	London	discharged	36
6	Nason, Edward	Surgeon			6 August 1864	London	04 May 1865	London	discharged	40
7	Bruce, Thomas	Carpenter		Irene	6 August 1864	London	06 May 1865	London	discharged	24
8	Elliot, William H	Midshipman		Copenhagen	6 August 1864	London	12 Aug 1864	Plymouth	illness	21
9	Harrold, John	Cook		Fiery Star	6 August 1864	London	28 Dec 1864	Adelaide	deserted	42
10	Millwood, Henry	Cook’s Mate			6 August 1864	London	21 Nov 1864	Adelaide	discharged	32
11	Claxton, Stephen F	Steward		Irene	6 August 1864	London	06 May 1865	London	discharged	32
12	Claxton, William	Steward, 2nd Class		Irene	6 August 1864	London	21 Nov 1864	Adelaide	discharged	16
13	Wood, Alfred	Steward, 2nd Class		Orient	6 August 1864	London	21 Nov 1864	Adelaide	discharged	37
14	Hopkins, W	Cuddy Servant			6 August 1864	London	28 Dec 1864	Adelaide	deserted	22
15	Driver, E	Stock-keeper			6 August 1864	London	28 Dec 1864	Adelaide	deserted	22
16	Brown, Joseph	Stock-keeper			6 August 1864	London	04 May 1865	London	discharged	35
17	Giles, Richard	AB		Mary	6 August 1864	London	04 May 1865	London	discharged	24
18	Rickards, John	AB		Faith	6 August 1864	London	04 May 1865	London	discharged	28
19	Land, W	AB		Arab Steed	6 August 1864	London	04 May 1865	London	discharged	26
20	Holdersen, Edwd	AB		Arab Steed	6 August 1864	London	04 May 1865	London	discharged	31
21	Cornell, Alfred	AB		Chaudiere	6 August 1864	London	04 May 1865	London	discharged	21
22	Wilcox, John	AB		London	6 August 1864	London	04 May 1865	London	discharged	22
23	Matthew, James	AB		Cherry	6 August 1864	London	21 Nov 1864	Adelaide	discharged	25
24	Quested, Henry	AB		Irene	6 August 1864	London	21 Nov 1864	Adelaide	discharged	35
25	Head, Robert	AB		Irene	6 August 1864	London	21 Nov 1864	Adelaide	discharged	33
26	Gover, Charles	AB		Rosina	6 August 1864	London	21 Nov 1864	Adelaide	discharged	32
27	Anderson, John	AB		Harwich	6 August 1864	London	21 Nov 1864	Adelaide	discharged	29
28	London, Edward	AB		Coniston	6 August 1864	London	21 Nov 1864	Adelaide	discharged	35
29	Ludwig, George	AB		Coniston	6 August 1864	London	21 Nov 1864	Adelaide	discharged	27
30	Rande, Jose	AB		Coniston	6 August 1864	London	21 Nov 1864	Adelaide	discharged	28
31	Ellis, John A	AB		Gosforth	6 August 1864	London	21 Nov 1864	Adelaide	discharged	20
32	Waltham, John	AB		John Norman	6 August 1864	London	signed on, but did not join			29
33	Forwood, W W	Boy		Renown	6 August 1864	London	21 Nov 1864	Adelaide	discharged	18
34	Pink, George	Boy			6 August 1864	London	21 Nov 1864	Adelaide	discharged	20
35	Bruce, Alexander	Apprentice		Indentured	2 July 1863	London	Remains			17
36	Poole, Alfred	Apprentice		Indentured	30 July 1864	London	Remains			17
37	Patlock, Paul	Apprentice		Indentured	3 August 1864	London	Remains			15
38	Baskwald, William	Apprentice		Indentured	3 August 1864	London	Remains			15
39	Robinson, Fredk Wm	Apprentice		Indentured	3 August 1864	London	Remains			14

Cargo List

The following is a list of the cargo on the voyage identified by the importers.

Importer	Goods
Order	100 tons coal
F. Clark and Sons	30 hhds.
Elder, Smith & Co.	410 deals
Heriot, Fullarton & Co.	621 pkgs
Hamilton Brothers	2 cases
R. Dodgson	3 cases
W. Younghusband, Jun. & Co.	400 kegs
Harrold Brothers	17 bales
Order	50 cases
Order	1 case
D. and J. Fowler	212 bdls., 10 bales
W. Younghusband, Jun. & Co.	20 cases
Order	8 cases
Order	44 pkgs.
S. Mayfield and Son	1 case
C.G. Ives	1 case
Order	50 cases
W. Rhodes	4 casks
J. Sugg	20 drums
Order	1 case
Acraman, Maine, Lindsay, and Co.	1 case
Order	2 cases
F. Davison	1 case
J. Relnu, & Co.	55 cases
J. Hill	14 cases
E & W. Hackett	2 casks
Elder, Smith & Co.	222 casks, 7 bales
Order	1 case
J. Newman and Son	1 case
Abrahams and Co.	37 bales, 10 cases
J. Witkowski	7 bales
W. Schultz	13 pkgs.
Order	15 pkgs.
Philip Levi & Co.	1,151 pkgs.
G. and R. Wills and Co.	100 casks
Officer Administering Government	537 pkgs.
Order	1 box
Order	197 pkgs
A.M. Bickford	3 casks
Order	1 case
J.T. Church and Co.	8 pkgs.
W.D. Allott	5 pkgs.
Order	21 pkgs.
W. Goddard	40 pkgs.
Hunter and Stevenson	5 cases
J. Hart and Co.	50 bales
Order	5 puncheons, 15 bales, 100 cases, 60 pkgs.
J.A. Holden and Co.	2 puncheons
Giles and Smith	40 casks
Philip Levi and Co.	500 cases
L. Glyde	1 case
F. Hasluck	216 pkgs.
Order	4 cases
Hull and Sons	10 bales
S. Hart	5 pkgs.
M. Fooks	1 case
Order	1 case., 35 pkgs
Vardy	1 case
Martin and Sach	60 cases
W.C. Buik	6 hhds
Chappell and Gundry	3 cases
C. Platts	3 pkgs.
G. Philips and Co.	2 cases
Order	10 trunks
G. Wilcox	636 pkgs.
H.G. Wilcox	42 pkgs.
J. Stacey and Sons	21 trunks
A. Scott	6 pkgs.
Manager South Australian Bank	25 boxes
D. and W. Murray	9 pkgs.
Goode Brothers	41 pkgs.
McArthur, Kingsborough, and Co.	24 pkgs.
Harrold Brothers	4,160 pkgs.
J. Hodgekiss and Co.	9 pkgs.
J. Robin and Co.	18 pkgs.
J. H. Kaines	118 pkgs.
P. Sharp	20 cases
Order	50 chests
J. Holman	1 case
G. and R. Wills and Co.	58 pkgs.
Temple and Morey	2 cases
Heriot, Fullarton and Co.	3 pkgs.
D. and J. Fowler	1,369 pkgs.
C. Gooch and Son	22 pkgs.
Manager South Australian Bank	10 pkgs.
E. Spicer	7 pkgs.
J. Skelton and Co.	7 pkgs.
J. Colton and Co.	33 pkgs.
Maine and Geyer	15 pkgs.
T.O. Jones	6 trunks
M. Brandon	6 trunks
W.C. Uren	6 trunks
A. Jaffrey	4 cases
F.J. Beck and Co.	412 bdls.
P. Falk and Co.	2 cases
A. Macgeorge	2 cases
E. Suter	18 trunks
T.O. Jones	15 pkgs
T. Reynolds	1 case
F. Clarke and Sons	50 casks
Order.	4 cases, 36 pkgs., 9 casks