Voyage to Adelaide in 1866

Voyage to Adelaide in 1866
Under command of	Captain David Bruce
Departure port	London
Departure date	27th July 1866
Arrival port	Port Adelaide
Arrival date	11th October 1866
Voyage duration	76 days
Port of Call
Port of call	Plymouth
Arrival
Departure	2nd August 1866

On the 11th October 1866, the City of Adelaide reached South Australia for the third time, having departed London on July 27th, The Downs on the 28th and Plymouth on the 2nd August. She had left the English Channel in company with the ship Yatala, and although the Yatala was considered to be a faster vessel at the time, the City made the better crossing to Adelaide.

During the voyage, the City spoke to two other vessels - the French barque Jusselein on its way from Mauritius to Bordeaux and the Bremen ship Emilie on her way from Akjab to Falmouth.

Passengers aboard on this voyage included some colonists of long standing who made regular trips to England. These included Mr. Alfred Hawker and the Archdeacon of Adelaide, Mr. W. J. Woodcock.

The speed of this voyage were reported in the newspapers, as the City took less than seventy days to make the voyage pilot to pilot from Plymouth. Ulitimately, the Yatala and the City of Adelaide shared the record for the fastest transit to Adelaide for many years. Unfortunately, the friendly rivalry between these two ships came to an end when the Yatala was lost when she ran aground near Cape Gris-Nez on 27th March 1872.

Passenger List

The following is a list of passengers on the maiden voyage that arrived in Port Adelaide on 11 October 1866 after a 76 day passage.

No.	Name on Passenger List	GEDCOM Name	Cabin Class	Birth Date	Age	Comment
1	Brown, Mr.	Brown,	First Class (Saloon)
2	Brown, Mrs.	Brown,	First Class (Saloon)
3	Bruce, D.	Bruce, David	First Class (Saloon)
4	Colton, Mr. William	Colton, William	First Class (Saloon)	1822
5	Fiveash, Algernon James Thomas	Fiveash, Algernon James Thomas	First Class (Saloon)	1861
6	Fiveash, Justina Emily Ann	Fiveash, Justina Emily Ann	First Class (Saloon)	1855
7	Garner, Miss E.	Garner, E.	First Class (Saloon)
8	Hawker, Mr. Alfred	Hawker, Alfred	First Class (Saloon)
9	Hogarth, Mr. Findley	Hogarth, Findlay	First Class (Saloon)	c1840
10	Hogarth, Mrs. Emma	Homburg, Emma	First Class (Saloon)
11	Low, Dr. E.	Low, E.	First Class (Saloon)
12	Macdonald, Mr. J. G.	Macdonald, J. G.	First Class (Saloon)
13	Muller (Miller), C.W.H. (W.C.H.)	Muller (Miller), C.W.H. (W.C.H.)	First Class (Saloon)
14	Sandover, Miss Elizabeth	Sandover, Elizabeth	First Class (Saloon)
15	Scarfe, Mr. F. N.	Scarfe, Frederick Norman	First Class (Saloon)	c1822
16	Shaw, Mr. George	Shaw, George	First Class (Saloon)
17	Shaw, Mrs. Mary	Shaw, Mary	First Class (Saloon)
18	Shaw, Miss	Shaw,	First Class (Saloon)
19	Simpkins, S.	Simpkins, S.	First Class (Saloon)
20	Spark, John	Spark, John	First Class (Saloon)
21	Staple, Miss S.	Staple, S.	First Class (Saloon)
22	Steigenberger, Justina	Steigenberger, Justina	First Class (Saloon)
23	Strathen, Mr. John	Strathen, John	First Class (Saloon)
24	Strathen, Mrs. Elizabeth	Strathen, Elizabeth	First Class (Saloon)
25	Stuckey, Miss A. M.	Stuckey, A. M.	First Class (Saloon)
26	Townsend, Mr.	Townsend,	First Class (Saloon)
27	Weinbourg, Mr. O.	Weinbourg, O.	First Class (Saloon)
28	Weinbourg, Mrs. P.	Weinbourg, P.	First Class (Saloon)
29	Woodcock, Archdeacon William John	Woodcock, William John	First Class (Saloon)	1808
30	Wright, Mr. Samuel	Wright, Samuel	First Class (Saloon)
31	Wright, Mrs. E.	Wright, E.	First Class (Saloon)
32	Wright, Mrs. Sophia P.	Wright, Sophia P.	First Class (Saloon)
33	Wright, Child	Wright,	First Class (Saloon)
34	Wright, Child	Wright,	First Class (Saloon)
35	Wright, Child	Wright,	First Class (Saloon)
36	Wright, Servant of	Unknown,	First Class (Saloon)
37	Bateman, Mr. R.	Bateman, Robert	Second Class Cabins	14 Mar 1819
38	Bateman, Mrs.	Fuller, Elizabeth	Second Class Cabins
39	Bateman, Robert	Bateman, Eliza Florence	Second Class Cabins	1848
40	Bateman, Henry	Bateman, Henry	Second Class Cabins	26 Sep 1849
41	Bateman, Miss Kate	Bateman, Kate Mary Ann	Second Class Cabins	1852
42	Bateman, Miss Emily	Bateman, Emily Isabella	Second Class Cabins	c1855
43	Firth, Mr. T. M.	Firth, T. M.	Second Class Cabins
44	Firth, Mrs.	Firth,	Second Class Cabins
45	Firth, Master	Firth,	Second Class Cabins
46	Hodgkin, Mr.	Hodgkin,	Second Class Cabins
47	Hodgkin, Mrs.	Hodgkin,	Second Class Cabins
48	Johnstone, Mrs.	Johnstone,	Second Class Cabins
49	Lewis, Mr. A. J.	Lewis, A. J.	Second Class Cabins
50	Moore, Mr. W.	Moore, W.	Second Class Cabins
51	Myers, Mr.	Myers,	Second Class Cabins
52	Smith, Mr. W.	Smith, W.	Second Class Cabins
53	Tapley, Mr. E. C.	Tapley, E. C.	Second Class Cabins
54	Walters, Mr. R.	Walters, R.	Second Class Cabins

Crew List

#	Name	Position	Wage	Last ship	Date joined	Place joined	Date Left	Place Left	Reason left	Age	Comment
1	Bruce, David	Master		City of Adelaide		London	Remains			50	Assumed on crew, no list held
2	Bruce, John	1st Mate		City of Adelaide		London				25	Assumed on crew, no list held
3	Robins, Edwd Joseph	2nd Mate		City of Adelaide		London				45	Assumed on crew, no list held
4	McIntosh, William	Carpenter		City of Adelaide		London				27	Assumed on crew, no list held
5	Young, Charles	Cook		City of Adelaide		London				24	Assumed on crew, no list held
6	Gordon, Francis	Steward		City of Adelaide		London				32	Assumed on crew, no list held
7	Johnson, John	AB		City of Adelaide		London				25	Assumed on crew, no list held
8	Langley, Peter	AB		City of Adelaide		London				33	Assumed on crew, no list held
9	Garrood, Henry	Apprentice		Indentured	28 June 1865	London	Remains			17	Assumed on crew, no list held
10	Harding, George	Apprentice		Indentured	12 July 1865	London	Remains			15	Assumed on crew, no list held
11	Bruce, Alexander	Apprentice		Indentured	25 July 1863	London	Remains			18	Assumed on crew, no list held
12	Tatlock, Paul	Apprentice		Indentured	3 August 1864	London	Remains			18	Assumed on crew, no list held
13	Poole, Alfred	Apprentice		Indentured	30 July 1864	London	Remains			19	Assumed on crew, no list held
14	Robinson, Fredk Wm	Apprentice		Indentured	4 August 1864	London	Remains			16	Assumed on crew, no list held