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Early Wellington

Arrival of the “Slains Castle.”

Arrival of the “Slains Castle.”

The “Slains Castle,” commanded by Captain James Petre, left Deal on the 18th September, 1840, and arrived on the 29th January, 1841, with 41 married couples, 24 single men, 21 single women, 42 children under fourteen, 34 under seven and 15 under one. 5 births and 4 deaths occurred on board.

The passenger list is as follows:—

* Did not embark.

Name Age Wife's Age No. of Children
Allen, John (widower) 35 1
*Ashworth, Thos. and Mary 20 28 1
Baron, Geo. and Helen 40 41 3
Baron, Geo., Junior 19
Barrow, Louiza 20
*Binns, Chas. and Sarah 35 35
Blake, Geo. and Sarah 38 35 6
Boysen, Peter and Jane 29 37 2
Brungar, Geo. 24 1
Brungar, Mary 22
Burkett, Benjamen 38 3
Burkett, Mary 35 page 77
Butler, Jas. Henry 24 1
Butler, Martha 25
Carley, Ann Maria 29
Chisholm, Adam 30
*Clarke, Stephen and wife 33 28 3
* Cochran, Thomas 26
* Cochran, Maria 26
Collins, Jas. and Ann 30 30 4
Cormack, John 21
Crouther, Thos. 31 4
Crouther, Judith 30
*Cruikshank, Marg. 30 1
Cutting, H. House 25 1
Cutting, Hannah 23
Day, William 20
Dingle, James 22
Downie, Jane 19
*Dyer, Rob and Eliza 32
Eglington, Benza 32 4
Eglington, Eliza 32
Fairbrass, Thos. 21 1
Fairbrass, Ann 21
Fairbrass, Mary 20
Fellingham, Geo. 23 1
Fellingham, Rebecca 25
*Fisher, Jas. and Harriet 39 38 4
Floyd, Thos. and Caroline 23 20 1
Forbes, Rob and Mary 35 30 6
Goodwin, Hen. and Eliz. 49 43 4
Goodwin, Elizabeth 18, Jas. 21
*Grant, Jas. and Janet 28 26 1
Greenwood, William 33 3
Greenwood, Martha 32
Hair, Wm. and Margt. 40 28 3
Hammersdorff 26
Harris, Eleanor 21
Harris, Samuel 24
Heese, A. A. (Albert) 27
Heese, Pauline 23
Hickman, J. and Eliza 25 27 1
Hodge, John 26
Hood, Augustus 20
Jackson, J. and Martha 22 24
Jones, Thos. and Mary 38 37 2
Keiller, Jas. and Mary 31 21 2
Kerney, John and Ellen 30 28 2
Kilgour, Alexander 45 4
Kilgour, Margaret 35
Kilgour, Infant, died 1/10/'40
Kilgour, John 18
Lakeman, William 29
Lakeman, Martha 29
Leathart, Chas. 34
Leathart, Claudia 33
Lockett, Jonas and wife 23 23 1
Lockett, Infant, died off Gravesend, 12/9/'40
Lockett, Eliza 17
Marshall, Henry 25
McIntosh, Isabella 20
Medwin, William 37
*Menzies, John and Grace 28 26
Merrix, H. and Martha 26 29
Miller, Jas. and Ann 43 44 5
Minzies, Alex. 41
Mortimer, Jas. Andrew 20
Mortimer, Caroline 18
Nathan, Heny. and Jane 26 25 1
Neil, Caroline 19
Norton, Chas. James 27 3
Norton, Ann 24
Osborne, Mary 21
Palmer, Richd. and Eliza 27 27
Parker, Thomas 21
Pote, Wm. and Betsy 27 27
*Ramsbottom, Thos 31 1
* Ramsbottom, Ann 32
Richards, Jos. Manuel 27 2
Richards, Ann 27
*Riley, John and Cath 29 37 3
*Roche, Thos. and Eliza 27 27 1
Roots, John and Mary 40 36 1
Schmidt, J. (widower) 58
Schmidt, Sarah, 24; Mary 22
Schmidt, Martha 20
*Seear, Wm. J. and Mary 25 25 1
Sharpe, Mary 21
Sharpe, Harriet 16
Squib, Chas. Henry 39 3
Squib, Elizabeth 37
Squib, Elizabeth Harriet 19
Squib, Ann Sophia 15
Squib, Margaret 14
Stevens, Jas. and Mary 25 26
Stewart, John 25
Susans, Thomas 48 5
Susans, Elizabeth 40
*Sutton, Wm. and Ann 37 30
Teague, Samuel 25
Turner, Robert 21 1
Turner, Agnes 24
Vincent, Wm. Ed. 17
Walker, George 23
Walters, John 29 3
Walters, Marion 24 2
Warburton, Thomas 21
“Not here,” recorded against name.
Westwood, James 20
Wheeler, Robert 34 1
Wheeler, Sarah 23
Wight, David and Mary 24 27 3
*Willmore, Thos. 39 4
* Willmore, Susannah 26
*Willmore, Thos. (Junr.) 16

Adolph Hammersdorf was put ashore at Deal, off Beachy Head, on the 17th September, as his thigh bone was fractured on the 16th.

James Cooper and James Weanell were taken on board at Blackwell at Mr. Alton's request.

Letter to J. Pirie and Co.:—

“I am happy to inform you of the safe arrival here on the 25th inst., of the “Slains Castle”—all well—having only lost four infants under twelve months old and having five births.”

(Signed)

Capt. Petrie

,
“Slains Castle,”
Port Nicholson, 29/1/'41.

* Did not embark.

page 78

An estimate of the native character is given by Mr. William Hay, who writes thus from Port Nicholson, February 11th, 1841:—

…“I have got one quarter of an acre of ground, for which I pay £7.… The natives throw European people into the shade, both for honour, honesty and religion. Every morning, as duly as the sun rises, they assemble at their chapel, and we are generally awakened with the sound of hymn singing, and on Sabbath they attend the Missionary chapel from morning till night.…”