Voyage to Adelaide in 1877

Voyage to Adelaide in 1877
Under command of	Captain Edward Alston
Departure port	London
Departure date	19th April 1877
Arrival port	Port Adelaide
Arrival date	25th July 1877
Voyage duration	97 days

On the 19th April 1877 the City of Adelaide began its voyage to South Australia under the command of Captain Edward Alston.

Passenger List

The following is a list of passengers on the voyage that arrived in Port Adelaide on 25th July 1877 after a 97 day passage.

No.	Name on Passenger List	GEDCOM Name	Cabin Class	Birth Date
1	Alston, Mrs.	Alston, Mrs.	First Class (Saloon)
2	Hendry, Mr.	Hendry,	First Class (Saloon)
3	Hendry, Mrs.	Hendry,	First Class (Saloon)
4	Blackler, Mrs.	Blackler,	Second Class Cabins
5	Blackler, Miss Rose	Blackler, Rose	Second Class Cabins
6	Eadus, Mr.	Eadus,	Second Class Cabins
7	Eadus, Mrs.	Eadus,	Second Class Cabins
8	Eadus, Child	Eadus,	Second Class Cabins
9	Eadus, Child	Eadus,	Second Class Cabins
10	Eadus, Child	Eadus,	Second Class Cabins
11	Eadus, Infant	Eadus,	Second Class Cabins
12	Gaunt, Mr.	Gaunt,	Second Class Cabins
13	Gaunt, Mrs.	Gaunt,	Second Class Cabins
14	Johnson, Mr. H. M.	Johnson, H. M.	Second Class Cabins
15	Krause, Mrs.	Krause,	Second Class Cabins
16	Krause, Child	Krause,	Second Class Cabins
17	Ponton, Mr.	Ponton,	Second Class Cabins
18	Smith, Miss	Smith,	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	Alston, Edward Daniel	Master		City of Adelaide	18 April 1877	London	Remains			35
2	Sharpe, James P	1st Mate	8-0-0	City of Adelaide	18 April 1877	London	07 Mar 1878	London	discharged	25
3	Stockman, E J	2nd Mate	5-0-0	City of Adelaide	18 April 1877	London	07 Mar 1878	London	discharged	22
4	Smith, Walter W	3rd Mate	3-10-0	City of Adelaide	18 April 1877	London	07 Mar 1878	London	discharged	22
5	Murray, A	Carpenter	6-10-0	City of Adelaide	18 April 1877	London	07 Mar 1878	London	discharged	39
6	Anthony, Jose	Boatswain	5-0-0	City of Adelaide	18 April 1877	London	07 Mar 1878	London	discharged	40
7	Brown, William	Sailmaker	4-0-0	City of Adelaide	18 April 1877	London	07 Mar 1878	London	discharged	61
8	Sturt, C	Midshipman	0-1-0	Hawkesbury	18 April 1877	Gravesend	07 Mar 1878	London	discharged	17
9	Donaldson, J J	Midshipman	0-1-0	City of Adelaide	18 April 1877	Gravesend	07 Mar 1878	London	discharged	22
10	Nix, Robert E	Cook	5-0-0	City of Adelaide	18 April 1877	London	07 Mar 1878	London	discharged	36
11	Middlebrook, Charles	Cook, Assistant	0-1-0	Atlantic Ring	14 April 1877	London	28 Aug 1877	Adelaide	discharged	20
12	Caught, W	Steward	5-10-0	Flintshire	18 April 1877	London	07 Mar 1878	London	discharged	45
13	Gibbs, John	Steward, 2nd Cabin	0-1-0	Chiswick	14 April 1877	London	28 Aug 1877	Adelaide	discharged	22
14	Williams, Charles	AB	3-5-0	City of Adelaide	18 April 1877	London	08 Aug 1877	Adelaide	discharged	21
15	Chapman, David	AB	3-5-0	Sydenham	18 April 1877	London	07 Mar 1878	London	discharged	53
16	Waneright, James	AB	3-5-0	City of Nankin	18 April 1877	London	08 Aug 1877	Adelaide	discharged	21
17	Lindstrom, P	AB	3-5-0	Rydalmere	18 April 1877	London	07 Mar 1878	London	discharged	22
18	Norden, John	AB	3-5-0	W Harker	18 April 1877	London	04 Sep 1877	Pt Augusta	discharged	23
19	Strevell, George	AB	3-5-0	Westminster	18 April 1877	London	08 Aug 1877	Adelaide	discharged	30
20	Rees, William	AB	3-5-0	W Duthie	18 April 1877	London	10 Sep 1877	Pt Augusta	deserted	51
21	Tilburn, J Arthur	AB	3-5-0	Zoroya	18 April 1877	London	08 Aug 1877	Adelaide	discharged	33
22	Benfield, Colin	AB	3-5-0	Newcastle	18 April 1877	London	07 Mar 1878	London	discharged	32
23	Turner, William	AB	3-5-0	Sydenham	18 April 1877	London	08 Aug 1877	Adelaide	discharged	27
24	Schmidt, M	AB	0-1-0	Glenelg	14 April 1877	London	28 Aug 1877	Adelaide	discharged	24
25	Morgan, J	AB	3-5-0	Loch Awe	18 April 1877	Gravesend	07 Mar 1878	London	discharged	46
26	Jacobs, Richard	AB	3-5-0	Craigsforth	18 April 1877	Gravesend	16 Aug 1877	Adelaide	discharged	41
27	Roche, John	OS	0-1-0	Savernake	17 April 1877	London	28 Aug 1877	Adelaide	discharged	30
28	Cox, William John	Apprentice, AB(29/7)		Indentured	29 July 1873	London	07 Mar 1878	London	discharged	20
29	Hilliard, Geo Fredk R	Apprentice		Indentured	14 April 1874	London	Remains			20
30	Higgs, Fredk Thomas	Apprentice		Indentured	26 May 1875	London	Remains			18
31	Osborne, Arth Geo E	Apprentice		Indentured	22 April 1876	London	18 Aug 1877	Adelaide	deserted	17

Cargo List

The is a list of the cargo from London discharged at Port Adelaide.

Importer	Goods		Importer	Goods
J M Wendt	4 cases marble clocks		P Falk and Co	53 cases drugs, harmoniums, &c
A M Simpson and Son	460 boxes		A Cunningham	14 packages, 6 cases
G Mumme and Co	50 cases		D and J Fowler	1001 packages
F Hagedorn	122 packages paints, &c		F H Faulding and Co	81 packages drugs & chemicals
Good, Toms and Co	76 packages drapery		D and W Murray	830 packages
George Phillips and Co	67 bags nails, 45 pkgs hardware, &c		John Hodgkiss and Co	7 packages

The following cargo, some of which would have come from London, was delivered to the merchants (and City of Adelaide agents) Bignell and Young in Port Augusta.

10 x 100 gallon tanks filled with sundries, 10 x 400 gallon tanks, 7 cases sundries, 15 chests tea, 50 bags sugar, 35 camp ovens, 14 casks anchor stout, 440 bags chaff, 100 bundles wire, 200 bags salt, 50 casks cement, 20 kegs nails and screws, 150 casks and cases bottled beer, 5 cases bedsteads, 800 red deals, 95000 feet flooring boards etc, 30 tons English coal.