Voyage to Adelaide 1871
On the 2nd June 1871 the 'City' again left London, bound for South Australia, arriving off Port Adelaide on Sunday, August 20 1871.
A relatively uneventful voyage, the 'City' spoke to several vessels on the way including the Hindostan, from Newport to San Francisco; the Charlotte from Liverpool to Valparaiso; the Sam Mendell from Bombay to Liverpool; the Abbey Holme bound from London to Brisbane; and the Isurium bound East.
A passenger on this voyage, Mr. Melville Miller, kept a meticulous diary in which he records most of the happenings aboard. This link will take you to Melville Miller's diary.
Passenger List
Voyage to Adelaide 1871
List of passengers on the voyage that arrived in Port Adelaide on 20 August 1871 after a 79 day passage.
(Note: the Name on List reflects details obtained from a manifest or newspaper report. The GEDCOM Name reflects the name in our Genealogy Database which may differ if a correct spelling has been determined and, for married women, reflects maiden names where known. Further details on listed individuals may exist in the on-line Genealogy Database which is available to Registered Users. Please contact us if you can provide further details on any of these individuals or other passengers or crew.)
| # | Name on List | GEDCOM Name | Cabin Class | Birth Date |
| 1 | Binks, Mr. | Binks, | First Class (Saloon) | |
| 2 | Crittenden, Mrs. | Crittenden, | First Class (Saloon) | |
| 3 | Davidson, Miss | Davidson, Janet | First Class (Saloon) | c1848 |
| 4 | Fidge, Miss | Fidge, | First Class (Saloon) | |
| 5 | Fidge, Mr. | Fidge, | First Class (Saloon) | |
| 6 | Fidge, Mrs. | Fidge, | First Class (Saloon) | |
| 7 | Fidge, Servant Of | Fidge, | First Class (Saloon) | |
| 8 | Henry, Child | Henry, | First Class (Saloon) | |
| 9 | Henry, Child | Henry, | First Class (Saloon) | |
| 10 | Henry, Child | Henry, | First Class (Saloon) | |
| 11 | Henry, Child | Henry, | First Class (Saloon) | |
| 12 | Henry, Child | Henry, | First Class (Saloon) | |
| 13 | Henry, Child | Henry, | First Class (Saloon) | |
| 14 | Henry, Mrs. | Henry, | First Class (Saloon) | |
| 15 | Jay, Dr. | Jay, | First Class (Saloon) | |
| 16 | Martin, Child | Martin, | First Class (Saloon) | |
| 17 | Martin, Mrs. | Martin, | First Class (Saloon) | |
| 18 | Miller, Mr. | Miller, Melville | First Class (Saloon) | c1841 |
| 19 | Miller, Mrs. | Ferguson, Sarah Moffatt | First Class (Saloon) | c1847 |
| 20 | Towler, Miss | Towler, | First Class (Saloon) | |
| 21 | Williams, Miss | Williams, | First Class (Saloon) | |
| 22 | Aitcheson, Mr. | Aitcheson, | Second Class Cabins | |
| 23 | Aitcheson, Mr. John | Aitcheson, John | Second Class Cabins | |
| 24 | Aitcheson, Mrs. | Aitcheson, | Second Class Cabins | |
| 25 | Barnevelde, Child | Barnevelde, | Second Class Cabins | |
| 26 | Barnevelde, Child | Barnevelde, | Second Class Cabins | |
| 27 | Barnevelde, Mrs. | Barnevelde, | Second Class Cabins | |
| 28 | Carpener, Miss | Carpener, | Second Class Cabins | |
| 29 | Hall, Mr. Richard | Hall, Richard | Second Class Cabins | |
| 30 | Horn, Child | Horn, | Second Class Cabins | |
| 31 | Horn, Mrs. | Horn, | Second Class Cabins | |
| 32 | Jennings, Mr. W. | Jennings, W. | Second Class Cabins | |
| 33 | Mortimer, Mr. W. | Mortimer, W. | Second Class Cabins | |
| 34 | Naughton, Miss | Naughton, | Second Class Cabins | |
| 35 | Naughton, Mr. | Naughton, | Second Class Cabins | |
| 36 | Naughton, Mrs. | Naughton, | Second Class Cabins | |
| 37 | Rossiter, Mrs. | Rossiter, | Second Class Cabins | |
| 38 | Simpson, Mrs. | Simpson, | Second Class Cabins | |
| 39 | Smith, Miss | Smith, | Second Class Cabins | |
| 40 | Smith, Mr. | Smith, | Second Class Cabins | |
| 41 | Smith, Mrs. | Smith, | Second Class Cabins |
Newspaper Reports
| THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN REGISTER AUGUST 21, 1871 |
| ARRIVED |
SUNDAY, AUGUST 20 |
CITY OF ADELAIDE, ship, 791 tons, J. Bruce, master, from London June 2, Harrold Brothers, Town and Port agents. Passengers - Mrs. Henry and family (6); Mr., Mrs. and Miss Fidge, and servant; Mrs. Crittenden; Mr. and Mrs. Miller, and Miss Davidson; Mrs. Martin and child; Miss Williams, Miss Towler, Mr. Binks, and Dr. Jay in the cabin; Mr. and Mrs. Smith; Mrs. Simpson; Mrs. Horn and child; Mr., Mrs. and Miss Naughton; Mrs. Rossiter; Mr. and Mrs. Aitcheson, Miss Smith, Miss Carpener, Mrs Barnevelde and two children; Messrs. Richard Hall, W. Jennings, W. Mortimer and John Aitcheson in the second cabin. |
| THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN REGISTER, 21 AUGUST 1871 |
| MISCELLANEOUS |
The CITY OF ADELAIDE showed a couple of rockets off the Station on Sunday morning, and soon after anchored in the outer roads, having completed a fair voyage from London. The vessel is scarcely changed in the slightest degree, and in addition to some old hands Mr. Robbins, the chief, seemed scarcely to have been absent so many months. In cargo the City has not proved very fortunate, the greater part of the 'tween decks being taken up with deals, and the lower hold has more than the usual complement of deadweight. This has rather put the vessel out of trim, but during the whole passage she has behaved extremely well. In the light northern trades some good days' work occurred, and, after rounding the Cape, although heavy weather supervened, in which immense volumes of water broke on board, no serious damage resulted. Moulding was washed from the quarter, and the main hatchway started, but none of the deck-gear was lost.
Captain Bruce reports leaving Gravesend on June 2, and on the 4th was off Start Point with fine weather and light easterly wind. On the 12th he passed Madeira, and was becalmed in the vicinity for several hours. The north-east trades were extremely light; but on July 1 she crossed the Line in 27o west, and eight days after sighted Martin Vas. The south-east trades were very satisfactory, and on July 24 the vessel passed the meridian of the Cape in 39o south latitude. The passage of the Southern Ocean was made in about 43o of latitude, and some violent weather was the only change in the monotony of the voyage. From the Leuwin to Cape Borda light she beat up the roads; but on the flood the breeze changed, and it was therefore necessary to signal for steam. This vessel gives another proof of the increased water secured by the steam dredge on the inner bar, and seldom during the past few months has any serious detention occurred. |
| Some Cargo carried: - 1,355 deals in one consignment, 16 tanks, 21½ tons coal, 2,623 deals in another consignment |
| Some Companies whose cargo was carried:- G. & R. Wills & Co.; E.S. Wigg & Son; Elder, Smith & Co.; Peacock & Son; D. & J. Fowler; W. H. Homes & Co.; W. Duffield & Co.; Main & Geyer; Harrold Brothers; W. Morgan & Co.; Cleland, Mitchell & Co.; F. Clark and Sons; J. Stilling & Co.; the Proprietors Adelaide Advertiser; W. & T. Rhodes; J. Colton & Co.; G.A. & H. Bartleet. |
