Voyage to Adelaide in 1869

Voyage to Adelaide in 1869
Under command of	Captain John Bruce
Departure port	London
Departure date	13th May 1869
Arrival port	Semaphore
Arrival date	31st July 1869
Voyage duration	77 days
Port of Call
Port of call	Plymouth
Arrival	14th May 1869
Departure	15th May 1869

On the 13th May 1869 the City of Adelaide began its voyage to South Australia under the command of Captain John Bruce.

On the morning of Saturday 21st July 1869 the City of Adelaide was again within sight of the destination. This was a significant voyage as it had been undertaken in just 77 days since leaving Plymuth on the 15th May.

Amongst the passengers was the future Governor of Western Australia, His Excellency F. A. Weld, whose presence caused quite a stir when the ship arrived in Adelaide. Captain James Moorehouse kept a brief diary during the voyage.

Passenger List

The following is a list of passengers on the voyage that arrived in Port Adelaide on 21st July 1869 after a 77 day passage.

No.	Name on Passenger List	GEDCOM Name	Cabin Class	Birth Date	Age	Comment
1	Weld, His Excell F. A.	Weld, Sir Frederick Aloysius	First Class (Saloon)	9 May 1823	45
2	Weld, Mrs.	March Phillipps de Lisle, Filumena Mary Anne Lisle	First Class (Saloon)	1836
3	Weld, Child	Weld, Christiana Mary Filumena	First Class (Saloon)	23 June 1860	9
4	Weld, Child	Weld, Cecily Mary Agnes	First Class (Saloon)	10 Sep 1861	7
5	Weld, Child	Weld, Filumena Mary	First Class (Saloon)	7 April 1865	4
6	Weld, Child	Weld, Edith Mary	First Class (Saloon)	27 April 1866	3
7	Weld, Child	Weld, Humphrey Frederick	First Class (Saloon)	30 Sep 1867	1
8	Weld, Child	Weld, Everard Aloysius	First Class (Saloon)	24 Nov 1868	6m
9	de Lisle, Mr. F.	March Phillipps de Lisle, Francis Lisle	First Class (Saloon)	11 June 1851	17
10	Weld, Servant of	Unknown,	First Class (Saloon)
11	Weld, Servant of	Unknown,	First Class (Saloon)
12	Weld, Servant of	Unknown,	First Class (Saloon)
13	Weld, Servant of	Unknown,	First Class (Saloon)
14	Weld, Servant of	Unknown,	First Class (Saloon)
15	Weld, Servant of	Unknown,	First Class (Saloon)
16	Weld, Servant of	Unknown,	First Class (Saloon)
17	Blundell, Mr.	Blundell,	First Class (Saloon)
18	Budgett, Miss	Budgett,	First Class (Saloon)
19	Cadenhead, Mr.	Cadenhead,	First Class (Saloon)
20	Conway, Miss	Conway,	First Class (Saloon)
21	Crampton, Miss	Crampton,	First Class (Saloon)
22	Hall, Mr.	Hall,	First Class (Saloon)
23	Hall, Mrs.	Hall,	First Class (Saloon)
24	Holmes, Mr.	Holmes,	First Class (Saloon)
25	Miller, Mr.	Miller,	First Class (Saloon)
26	Miller, Miss	Miller,	First Class (Saloon)
27	Mitton, Mr.	Mitton,	First Class (Saloon)
28	Mitton, Mrs.	Mitton,	First Class (Saloon)
29	Moorehouse, Captain	Moorehouse, James	First Class (Saloon)
30	Ordemann, Mr.	Ordemann,	First Class (Saloon)
31	Ordemann, Mrs.	Ordemann,	First Class (Saloon)
32	Paulin, Mr.	Paulin,	First Class (Saloon)
33	Tapley, Captain	Tapley,	First Class (Saloon)
34	Carpenter, Mr.	Carpenter,	Second Class Cabins
35	Carpenter, Master	Carpenter,	Second Class Cabins
36	Chedleigh, Mr. William	Chedleigh, William	Second Class Cabins
37	Hammond, Mr.	Hammond,	Second Class Cabins
38	Hammond, Mrs.	Hammond,	Second Class Cabins
39	Hammond, Child	Hammond,	Second Class Cabins
40	Hammond, Child	Hammond,	Second Class Cabins
41	Hynes, Mr.	Hynes,	Second Class Cabins
42	Hynes, Mrs.	Hynes,	Second Class Cabins
43	Jones, Fred.	Jones, Frederick	Second Class Cabins
44	Lucy, Mr.	Lucy,	Second Class Cabins
45	Lucy, Mrs.	Lucy,	Second Class Cabins
46	Mahoney, J.	Mahoney, J.	Second Class Cabins
47	McDonough, Michael	McDonough, Michael	Second Class Cabins
48	Sanders, John	Sanders, John	Second Class Cabins
49	Schultz, Ernst	Schultz, Ernst	Second Class Cabins
50	Taylor, Mr.	Taylor,	Second Class Cabins
51	Taylor, Mrs.	Taylor,	Second Class Cabins
52	Taylor, Child	Taylor,	Second Class Cabins
53	Taylor, Child	Taylor,	Second Class Cabins
54	Tippett, Miss	Tippett,	Second Class Cabins

Crew List

The following is a list of the crew on the voyage.

#	Name	Position	Wage	Last ship	Date joined	Place joined	Date Left	Place Left	Reason left	Age	Comment
1	Bruce, John	Master		City of Adelaide	10 May 1869	London	Remains			29
2	Robins, Edwd Joseph	1st Mate	9-0-0	City of Adelaide	10 May 1869	London	Remains			50
3	Watts, Robert A	2nd Mate	6-0-0	City of Adelaide	10 May 1869	London	18 Mar 1870	London	discharged	29
4	Garrood, Henry	3rd Mate	2-15-0	City of Adelaide	10 May 1869	London	18 Mar 1870	London	discharged	19
5	Escott, Richard	Boatswain	3-10-0	Europa	10 May 1869	London	18 Mar 1870	London	discharged	47
6	McIntosh, William	Carpenter	6-0-0	City of Adelaide	10 May 1869	London	18 Mar 1870	London	discharged	29
7	Brown, William	Sailmaker	3-15-0	City of Adelaide	10 May 1869	London	18 Mar 1870	London	discharged	58
8	Nicol, John	Cook	5-0-0	Moravian	10 May 1869	London	18 Mar 1870	London	discharged	41
9	Thomsett, Alfred	Cook, Assistant	0-1-0	Man of Life	10 May 1869	London	09 Aug 1869	Adelaide	discharged	24
10	Gordon, Francis	Steward	6-0-0	City of Adelaide	10 May 1869	London	18 Mar 1870	London	discharged	34
11	Dawe, George	Steward, Fore Cabin	0-1-0	Ben Nevis	10 May 1869	London	09 Aug 1869	Adelaide	discharged	24
12	Riley, William	Steward, 2nd Cabin	0-1-0	Golden Fleece	10 May 1869	London	18 Aug 1869	Adelaide	discharged	38
13	Beecroft, John Clarke	Steward, Assistant	0-1-0		10 May 1869	London	07 Sep 1869	Adelaide	discharged	27
14	Garrood, Chas Jesse	Cuddy Servant	0-1-0		10 May 1869	London	09 Aug 1869	Adelaide	discharged	21
15	Payne, William	Butcher	0-1-0	City of Adelaide	10 May 1869	London	23 Aug 1869	Adelaide	discharged	32
16	Smith, Willm Thomas	AB	2-15-0	Hindustan	10 May 1869	London	signed on, but did not join			31
17	Lelen, F M	AB	0-1-0	Darra	10 May 1869	London	21 Aug 1869	Adelaide	discharged	38
18	Davies, Thomas	AB	0-1-0	Maxmill	10 May 1869	London	23 Aug 1869	Adelaide	discharged	21
19	Cornford, John	AB	0-1-0	Neptune	10 May 1869	London	23 Aug 1869	Adelaide	discharged	23
20	Morris, William H	AB	2-10-0	South Australian	10 May 1869	London	19 Mar 1870	London	discharged	21
21	Hodge, Alexander	AB	2-10-0	City of Adelaide	10 May 1869	London	19 Mar 1870	London	discharged	21
22	Horne, Henry	AB	2-10-0	Nile	10 May 1869	London	07 Sep 1869	Adelaide	discharged	26
23	Golding, George	AB	2-10-0	Zemindar	10 May 1869	London	18 Mar 1870	London	discharged	23
24	Smith, John	AB	2-10-0	Zemindar	10 May 1869	London	09 Aug 1869	Adelaide	discharged	26
25	Neve, Ford	AB	2-10-0	Bridgetown	10 May 1869	London	18 Mar 1870	London	discharged	35
26	Anthony, Jose	AB	0-1-0	St Vincent	10 May 1869	London	23 Aug 1869	Adelaide	discharged	32
27	Taylor, Henry C	OS	2-0-0	City of Adelaide	10 May 1869	London	18 Mar 1870	London	discharged	21
28	Robinson, Fredk Wm	OS	2-0-0	City of Adelaide	10 May 1869	London	18 Mar 1870	London	discharged	19
29	Regan, Michael	OS	2-0-0	South Australian	10 May 1869	London	18 Mar 1870	London	discharged	18
30	Webb, Henry	OS	1-10-0	HMS Sirupis	10 May 1869	London	01 Nov 1869	Adelaide	hospital	22
31	Wright, Edward	Deckhand			16 May 1869	stowaway
32	Brown, Woolmer Geo	Apprentice		Indentured	5 April 1869	London	Remains			19
33	Conlon, Francis Patrick	Apprentice		Indentured	21 April 1869	London	Remains			18
34	Curtis, George	Apprentice		Indentured	17 June 1868	London	Remains			15
35	Bennett, Walter Jas	Apprentice		Indentured	20 August 1867	London	Remains			15
36	Rose, Henry Taylor	Apprentice		Indentured	24 June 1868	London	Remains			15
37	Reed, William Albert	Apprentice		Indentured	10 May 1869	London	Remains			15