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Ship Mermaid
Left Gravesend, England October 6 1868 Arrived Lyttleton, New Zealand January 8 1869 Captain Rose a ship of 1233 tons from London
The clipper Ship Mermaid, Captain ROSE, arrived in harbour yesterday morning from London, after a passage of ninety four days. A large party including his honour the superintendent Dr. Donald Rouse (health officer), and Captain Gibson (port officer), went down to her in the S S Mullogh and, on going alongside, they found that all were well on board.
The commissioners then inspected the ship and found everything in the most desirable order, and the ship a pattern of cleanliness, the single women’s compartment being especially neat. The commissioners expressed themselves highly satisfied with the whole of the arrangements throughout. We may observe that his honour took great interest in the inspection and listened to the replies to the questions asked by the commissioner.
There was no complaint made by any of the emigrants or the passengers. The Mermaid brings out several old Colonists. She had also on board a splendid short-horned cow, also some purebred Southdown sheep and eight Merino rams. Mr. McQuade, the purser brought out linnets, larks, blackbirds, canaries, goldfinches and also some purebred Cochin China fowls.
The ship left Gravesend at 1 am on October 6 and it had westerly winds down the channel. The line was crossed on November 9 and the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope was passed on December 4. The Snares were passed at 2 pm on January 5, and the ship was becalmed off Dunedin on the afternoon of Wednesday last and arrived as above.
Surname First Name Class Occupation County Comment Marital Status
1 Allen Mr Married Cabin 2 Allen Mrs Married Cabin 3 Bishop Mr Cabin 4 Brown Mr Cabin 5 Milton Mr & Servant Married Cabin 6 Milton Mrs & Family Married Cabin 7 Pilgrim Miss Cabin 8 Wilkin Mr R Married Cabin 9 Wilkin Mrs Married Cabin 10 Wilkin James David Cabin 11 Wilkin John Robert Cabin 12 Wilkin Rachael Cabin 13 Condell Mr Second Cabin 14 Drummond Mr Second Cabin 15 Goldsmith Mr Second Cabin 16 May Mr Married Second Cabin 17 May Mrs Married Second Cabin 18 May Mast Second Cabin 19 Ogilvie Mr Second Cabin 20 Patchett Mr Married Second Cabin 21 Patchett Mrs & fam Married Second Cabin 22 Patchett Mr Married Second Cabin 23 Patchett Mrs Junior Married Second Cabin 24 Preston Mrs Married Second Cabin 25 Allen Elizabeth Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Middlesex 26 Andrews Florence Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Lancashire 27 Banks Elizabeth S Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Middlesex 28 Banwell Charles J Married Govt Assisted Farm Labourer Somerset 29 Banwell Mrs Married Govt Assisted Somerset 30 Beckett Henry Single man Govt Assisted Farm Labourer Buckinghamshire 31 Burnes Charlotte Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Surrey 32 Caddy Mrs Married Govt Assisted Cornwall 33 Caddy Thomas Married Govt Assisted Farm Labourer Cornwall 34 Cherry Mary Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Down 35 Childs Charlotte Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Dorsetshire 36 Clarke Catherine Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Tyrone 37 Clarke Margaret A Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Tyrone 38 Clarke Martha Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Tyrone 39 Clarke Mrs Married Govt Assisted Tyrone 40 Clarke Samuel & fam Married Govt Assisted Farm Labourer Tyrone 41 Cole John P Married Govt Assisted Farm Labourer Cambridge 42 Cole Mrs Married Govt Assisted Cambridge 43 Connor Bryan Single man Govt Assisted Farm Labourer Kerry 44 Corkery Michael Single man Govt Assisted Labourer Kerry 45 Cowens Catherine Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Northumberland 46 Cowens John Single man Govt Assisted Ploughman Northumberland 47 Cross Hannah Single woman Govt Assisted Cook Northamptonshire 48 Curtin Briget Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Waterford 49 Curtin James Single man Govt Assisted Shepherd Waterford 50 Dallow Mary A Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Shropshire 51 Dally Caleb Married Govt Assisted Farm Labourer Cornwall 52 Dally Mrs Married Govt Assisted Cornwall 53 Daly Mary Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Clare 54 Dench Child Child Govt Assisted Surrey 55 Dench Mrs Married Govt Assisted Surrey 56 Dench Thomas Married Govt Assisted Farm Labourer Surrey 57 Doherty Isabella Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Donegal 58 Finlayson Margaret Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Rosshire 59 Fitzgerald Mary Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Kerry 60 Hamilton Mary J Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Down 61 Hastie Robert Single man Govt Assisted Ploughman Antrim 62 Helford George Single man Govt Assisted Farm Labourer Northamptonshire 63 Henderson James Single man Govt Assisted Farm Labourer Caithness 64 Henry Hester Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Tyrone 65 Henry Robert Single man Govt Assisted Farm Labourer Tyrone 66 Holland James Single man Govt Assisted Farm Labourer Down 67 Humphreys Mary Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Montgomery 68 Hyland Susan Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Down 69 Johnston Mary Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Antrim 70 Kay Charlotte E Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Down 71 Kay Louisa E Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Down 72 Kay Mrs Married Govt Assisted 73 Kay Peter George Schoolmaster Govt Assisted 2 Children 74 Kelly Bridget Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Limerick 75 Kelly Honora Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Limerick 76 Kelly Mary Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Limerick 77 King Charles Married Govt Assisted Farm Labourer Surrey 78 King Mrs Married Govt Assisted Surrey 79 Kirkley Mary Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Hanover 80 Lee Eliza Single woman Govt Assisted Nurse Middlesex 81 Lee Lucy Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Surrey 82 Lewis Edward Single man Govt Assisted Labourer Shropshire 83 Lockhart Charles Married Govt Assisted Farm Labourer Down 84 Lockhart Mrs Married Govt Assisted Down 85 Loney Mary Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Armagh 86 McCarter Isabella Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Tyrone 87 McDermott Elizabeth Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Donegal 88 McDougall Anna Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Antrim 89 McElroy Jane Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Tyrone 90 McElroy Margaret Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Tyrone 91 McGuire Thomas Single man Govt Assisted Ploughman Fermanagh 92 McKay Jessie Single woman Govt Assisted Laundress Sutherlandshire 93 McMahon Jane Single woman Govt Assisted Cook Fermanagh 94 McMahon Mariann Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Fermanagh 95 Menhinick Catherine Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Surrey 96 Meyer Louisa Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Hanover 97 Moore John Married Govt Assisted Farm Labourer Essex 98 Moore Mrs Married Govt Assisted Essex 99 Mullin Eliza J Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Tyrone 100 Neill Dorothea Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Antrim 101 Outram Caroline Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Leicestershire 102 Packer Margaret Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Donegal 103 Payne Sarah Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Middlesex 104 Phillips John Single man Govt Assisted Farm Labourer Antrim 105 Pogson Caroline Single woman Govt Assisted Nurse Surrey 106 Pratt Clara Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Middlesex 107 Pratt Eliza Ann Single woman Govt Assisted Nurse Middlesex 108 Prime Mrs Married Govt Assisted Hertshire 109 Prime William Married Govt Assisted Farm Labourer Hertshire 110 Ramsay Jane Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Antrim 111 Rogers Jane E Single woman Govt Assisted Nurse Surrey 112 Russell Catherine Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Cardiganshire 113 Russell Emma M Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Middlesex 114 Rutter Henry Married Govt Assisted Farm Labourer Lincolnshire 115 Rutter Mrs Married Govt Assisted Lincolnshire 116 Savill Emily Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Middlesex 117 Sellars Dinah Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Cornwall 118 Sharland Mary A Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Somerset 119 Sharpe Eliza Single woman Govt Assisted Cook Yorkshire 120 Shea Michael Single man Govt Assisted Farm Labourer Kerry 121 Shepherd James M Single man Govt Assisted Labourer Norfolk 122 Smellie Fanny Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Middlesex 123 Spicer Edwin Single man Govt Assisted Shepherd Berkshire 124 Spicer Sarah A Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Burks 125 Spurling Anna Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Suffolk 126 Stanley Mrs Married Govt Assisted Cornwall 127 Stanley Thomas Married Govt Assisted Cornwall 128 Steele James Single man Govt Assisted Ploughman Londonderry 129 Thomas William Single man Govt Assisted Ploughman Montgomery 130 Thompson Catherine Single woman Govt Assisted Laundress Kent 131 Tomler Dora Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Hanover 132 Treemar Mary Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Pembrokeshire 133 Triggs Charlotte Govt Assisted Laundress & 5 kids Kent 134 Triggs James Single man Govt Assisted Labourer Kent 135 Tyler Sarah Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Essex 136 Walker Jane B Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Forfarshire 137 Wallace Isabella Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Tyrone 138 Wallace Mary J Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Tyrone 139 Wallace Robert Single man Govt Assisted Farm Labourer Tyrone 140 White Robert Single man Govt Assisted Ploughman Dumfries 141 Wilkins Louisa Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Surrey 142 Williams John Single man Govt Assisted Ploughman Montgomery 143 Wilson Mary J Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Leicestershire 144 Wise Eliza Caroline Single woman Govt Assisted Cook Surrey 145 Wise Martha Single woman Govt Assisted Cook Surrey 146 Wise Sarah Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Surrey 147 Woods Mary J Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant Tyrone 148 Woodward Amy Single woman Govt Assisted Domestic Servant KentTimeline for Ship Mermaid
A clipper ship built in 1853, John McDonald, St John's, Nova Scotia.
Dimensions 188'0"x34'3"x22'5" and tonnage 1321/1233 tons. [1106 GRT, 1077 NRT and 1032 tons under deck] Partly fastened with iron bolts and classed seven years A1 at Lloyd's Register.
1853
Launched at the shipyard of John McDonald, St John's, Nova Scotia for John & Arthur McDonald, St John's.
1854
Sold to Pilkington & Wilson, Liverpool, and was put on the White Star Line's Australia trade. Assigned the official British Reg. No. 6024 and signal JMCP.
1854 May 3 - July 17
Sailed from London to Melbourne in 74½ days.
1854 August 18
Sailed from Melbourne - Liverpool.
1855
Sailed from Liverpool to Melbourne in 82 days.
1856
Sailed from Liverpool to Melbourne in 87 days.
1856
Sailed from Melbourne to Liverpool in 86 days.
1859 July 11 - October 19
Sailed from London to Auckland in 100 days.
1860
Sailed from London to Melbourne in 81 days.
1861 - 1869
In command of Captain H. Rose.
1861 September 3 - December 16
Sailed from London to Auckland in 101 days.
1862
Sailed from Lyttleton to the Channel in 75 days and docked 78 days out.
1862
Chartered to Shaw, Savill & Co., London.
1862 September 17 - December 27
Sailed from London to Lyttleton in 81 days.
1863 November 15 - February 161864 October 26 - January 21
Sailed from London to Lyttleton in 86 days.
1865 October 1 - January 1
Sailed from London to Lyttleton in 92 days.
1865
Owners: Wilson & Co., Liverpool.
1866 October 16 - January 5
Sailed from London to Lyttleton in 81 days.
1867 October 5 - January 2
Sailed from London to Lyttleton in 89 days.
1868
Sold to Shaw, Savill & Co. , London.
1868 October 6 - January 8
Sailed from London to Lyttleton in 84 days.
1869
Sold to Davies & Plain, Cardiff.
1872
Sold to "foreigners". [Wright]
1883 November 10
Left Quebec for Liverpool with a cargo of timber.
1883 December 13
Drifted ashore in a severe gale at Horse Bank off Southport, England. The crew abandoned the wreck in two boats and were saved by the Southport and Lytham lifeboats.
1883
Wrecked at Leightham
Source: Newspaper, Lyttleton Times January 9 1869
Contributed by Russell Thorne Auckland, New Zealand
Formatted by Donna Jackson a member of the
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8 July 2001
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