Voyage to Adelaide in 1878

Voyage to Adelaide in 1878
Under command of	Captain Edward Alston
Departure port	London
Departure date	21st April 1878
Arrival port	Port Adelaide
Arrival date	22nd July 1878
Voyage duration	92 days

On the 21st April 1878 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 22nd July 1878 after a 92 day passage.

No.	Name on Passenger List	GEDCOM Name	Cabin Class	Birth Date
1	Forbes, Fred	Forbes, Fred	First Class (Saloon)
2	Gurner, Mr.	Gurner,	First Class (Saloon)
3	Gurner, Mrs.	Gurner,	First Class (Saloon)
4	Gurner, Mr.	Gurner,	First Class (Saloon)
5	Gurner, Mr.	Gurner,	First Class (Saloon)
6	Gurner, Miss	Gurner,	First Class (Saloon)
7	Gurner, Miss	Gurner,	First Class (Saloon)
8	Gurner, Miss	Gurner,	First Class (Saloon)
9	Gurner, Miss	Gurner,	First Class (Saloon)
10	Opperman, Agnes	Opperman, Agnes	First Class (Saloon)

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	16 April 1878	London	Remains			36
2	Sharpe, James P	1st Mate	8-0-0	City of Adelaide	16 April 1878	London	08 Feb 1879	London	discharged	26
3	Stockman, E J	2nd Mate	5-0-0	City of Adelaide	16 April 1878	London	08 Feb 1879	London	discharged	23
4	Richardson, J H	3rd Mate	3-10-0	Gateside	16 April 1878	London	03 Sep 1878	Adelaide	discharged	23
5	Shewan, William	Carpenter	6-6-0	Aristedes	16 April 1878	London	08 Feb 1879	London	discharged	36
6	Anthony, Jose	Boatswain	5-0-0	City of Adelaide	16 April 1878	London	23 Oct 1878	Adelaide	discharged	40
7	Shutz, F	Sailmaker	4-10-0	Langstone	18 April 1878	London	08 Feb 1879	London	discharged	32
8	Nix, Robert E	Cook	5-0-0	City of Adelaide	16 April 1878	London	08 Feb 1879	London	discharged	37
9	Buckingham, Robert	Cook's Mate	0-1-0	Barossa	16 April 1878	London	29 Jul 1878	Adelaide	discharged	40
10	Gould, William	Steward	5-0-0	Cyrene	16 April 1878	London	23 Oct 1878	Adelaide	deserted	38
11	Boam, William	Stewd & Cook's Asst	0-1-0	Plain Miller	18 April 1878	London	29 Jul 1878	Adelaide	discharged	21
12	Crawford, A	Steward Boy	0-1-0	Plain Miller	18 April 1878	London	08 Feb 1879	London	discharged	15
13	Riege, Theodor	AB	3-0-0	City of Adelaide	16 April 1878	London	29 Oct 1878	Adelaide	discharged	24
14	Raffray, John	AB	3-0-0	Dunbar Castle	16 April 1878	London	08 Feb 1879	London	discharged	33
15	Sandford, William	AB	3-0-0	Dunbar Castle	16 April 1878	London	26 Oct 1878	Adelaide	deserted	27
16	Temple, G	AB	3-0-0	Gateside	16 April 1878	London	26 Oct 1878	Adelaide	deserted	26
17	Henley, James	AB	3-0-0	Gateside	16 April 1878	London	26 Oct 1878	Adelaide	deserted	28
18	Hughes, James	AB	3-0-0	Carlisle	16 April 1878	London	08 Feb 1879	London	discharged	32
19	King, William	AB	3-0-0	Coromandel	16 April 1878	London	26 Oct 1878	Adelaide	deserted	21
20	Smith, Richard	AB	3-0-0	Clyde	16 April 1878	London	26 Oct 1878	Adelaide	deserted	28
21	Smith, Robert	AB	3-0-0	Outalpa	16 April 1878	London	08 Feb 1879	London	discharged	30
22	Erickson, Ey	AB	3-0-0	Neva	16 April 1878	London	08 Feb 1879	London	discharged	22
23	Challoner, M	AB	3-0-0	American ship	16 April 1878	London	08 Feb 1879	London	discharged	25
24	Eiben, Albert	AB	3-0-0	Duchess Edinburgh	18 April 1878	London	26 Oct 1878	Adelaide	deserted	28
25	Macleod, Walter Ross	Apprentice		Indentured	16 April 1878	London	Remains			19
26	Townsend, Henry	Apprentice		Indentured	8 April 1878	London	Remains			15
27	Snow, John	Apprentice		Indentured	9 February 1876	London	06 Sep 1878	Adelaide	deserted	17
28	Graham, Arthur Lance	Apprentice		Indentured	16 April 1878	London	Remains			15

Cargo List

The following is a list of the cargo on the voyage identified by the importers. An alternative list that identified the shipments by category and value found that the Declared Value of the cargo was 43,200 pounds sterling.

Importer	Goods
D and J Fowler	323 packages
Good, Toms and Co	175 packages drapery
S Mayfield and Sons	6 cases
J J Green	2 trunks, 1 case, 1 bale
George Phillips and Co	4 cases chaffcutters, 64 kegs nails, 2 cases tinware, 4 casks white zinc, 4 cases Bradford's mangles, 1 case solder, 1 cask handsaws, 6 cases Routledge and Son's publications, 5 cases Collins and Son's envelopes, 1 case Delarne's playing cards, 2 cases new books, including "Boys' Standard" div. 1,2,3,4 and 10, Russell "On the Heart" and Wyld's "Heart and Lung Disease"
Berena Brothers	1 case walking sticks, 1 case Evan's dial clocks, 1 case scissors, 1 case papiermache goods, 1 case saddlery.
Pearce, Wincey and Co	50 tons coal, 142 bundles sheet and hoop iron, 9 packages shafts, picks and galvanised nails.
S Smith, North Adelaide	8 casks and 2 cases drugs.
W and T Rhodes	13 casks assorted glassware, 14 kegs bolts and nuts, 18 kegs nails, 11 cases and 5 casks assorted hardware.