The good ship 'Devonshore' 831 tons, Captain Henry Holt, made her number
early on Saturday morning, and came to an anchor about 8 am on the same day.
She is in a clean and orderly state, and reflects the credit upon her commander
and officers. The 'Devonshire took her departure from the Docks on October 24th
and Gravesend early on the 26th and anchored in the Downs on the same night.
Weighed anchor on the morning of the 27th but encountered such heavy squalls
after starting that she put back and again came to anchor in the Downs the same
night. Took her final departure from the Downs on October 29th. and proceeded
uninterruptedly on the voyage. Kept to the westward of Maderia without sighting
it. On November 25th sighted St. Paul's rock and next day, November 26th crossed
the equator in 33 55 west. On November 28th sighted the island of Fernando
Noronha, a Brazilian convict establishment, and on the 17th December sighted
Gough's Island. Made a quick run thence to Prince Edward's Island, which was
sighted on the 28th of December, the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope being
passed on Christmas Day. On the 26th December and two following days passed
several large icebergs. Experienced fair winds and splendid weather from the
meridian of the Cape to the coast of Van Diemans Land, and thence to the New
Zealand coast. Sighted Cape Marie Van Dieman on the 3rd February and had light
winds and fine weather round the coast. Was off the Great Barrier on Friday
night at eleven, and made her anchor, as already stated, at 10 o'clock on
Saturday morning. The health of the passengers was generally good. There was
one birth and two deaths on board. The mother of the infant which was born on
the voyage, died 10 days after her confinement; and one seaman died of scrofula.
The 'Devonshire' brings four improved Lincoln, and one pure Lincoln sheep, for
Joseph Newman Esq.
PASSENGERS:
Chief Cabin
F and W Nelson
D. Beckett
Francis Hallowes
Mary A. Morris
John Hutchinson
John Gamack
Charles P. Powles
Percy Cartwright
Edward Steinkeller
Harry G. Smith
Caroline and Emma Morgan
Thomas, Mrs M., Annie, and Arthur Pierce
Alexander Tabuteau
James Leal?
Ensign Howat
William, Mrs. Anna and Georgina Briggs
Harriet Johnson
Second Cabin
W. Anderson
W. Randall
H. Salt
Edward B, Jane, and Mary Ann Parsons
James, Sophia, Mary Ann, Jessie, Sophia, and Annie Gray
John R, and Albert Wickham
Frederick Shortman
Samuel Dunn
Joseph James
Robert McRae
Anne and Charlotte McNally
Fanny Bond
Alfred, Eleanor, Jessie, and Alfred Barnes
Samuel Wilson
William A. and Elizabeth Cowan, and infant
George A. Miller
Charles, John, Neil R., Marjory, Caroline and Mary Alexander
Frederick Clark
Henry Watts
Charles Hamilton
Donald McArkill
James Greenway
Steerage
J. and W. Wright
T. Bothwell
Robert Brown, Martha, Elizabeth, Robert, Martha, and Alexander Brown
Nicholas and Mary Dent
Mary A. Hunter, John W. and William Hunter
Alfred Freeman, and Mrs Freeman
William Penn
James Corbets, Marian, and Edmund Corbets
Caroline Redmond
Neil Thompson
Henry Johnson
Hugh Brown
Samuel and Caroline Hesketh
Sergeant Power, Mary, Catherine, and Mary Power
William and Lucy Cobbold
John Gardner
Mary, Peter, Agnes, Janet and John Gardner
Amelia and Martin H Cobbold
Jane Bowden
Margaret Mitchell and Thomas Mitchell
Catherine McCormick
Emma McCormick
Jessie Fisher
Thomas Sanders
George Wormington
Harry Hayward
John Martin
Thomas White
Robert Russell
Walter H Garratt
Thomas Johnston
John Kennedy
W Littejohn
William Smith
Thomas Harvey
Corporal Brodie
Sapper Batcher
Henry Bradman
William Morrow
Charles Thomas
Isaac McKai
Richard Crosskell
John and Samuel Brown
Hugh Mcguire
David Blair
Edward Rayner
David J Sellirk
Henry Alexander
Frederick Wilson
Thos. Hattawell
John Harrison
John Hunter
John Jackson
Samuel Laird
James Doal
Peter Hunter
Robert Henry
George Chalmers
Hugh Reid
George Cherrett
John Driver
Sydney Darston
Elijah Beer
James Campbell
John Baybut
Matthew Bolton
William Watson
John Goldie
George Driver
Henry Watts
David Blair
David J Sellick
Henry Alexander
Fredk. K Wilson
The list of names (in order) as recorded in the "Daily Southern Cross"of 9th February 1863.
This information was kindly supplied by Vaughan. S. Cullen.