Thursday, 14 February 2013

The Ship Canute

A ship arrived in 1867 and I originally thought my ancestor might have been on board but now think I have proven that it wasn't him.

Anyway, the Canute had only 36 passengers.  It arrived on 7 April 1867 and the following report from the Press, 8 April 1867, details the journey:

The fine ship Canute arrived in harbor and anchored off Rhode's bay at half-past three p.m.yesterday (Sunday). Captain Quain reports leaving the London docks on the 9th December, 1866, and the Downs on the 19th of the same month. The pilot left the ship off the Start on December 22nd. Experienced fine moderate weather with light winds down Channel. Crossed the line thirty-five days out; light trade winds. The south-east trades were very light and variable. Passed the Cape seventy days out, when she experienced some rough and bad weather. Sighted the Snares on the 3rd April, and the Nuggets on the 4th. Made the land at the Heads on Saturday night, with light variable winds. Entered the Heads yesterday with a good north-east wind, and anchored as above. Several vessels were signalled on the voyage, but their names were not ascertained. The Canute brings thirty-six passengers in all. All well on board. 

Passengers were:

Canute, Ship, Quain, from London. Passengers—saloon Mr James Mainwaring; Second-cabin Alexis and Mrs Jane Lebin, Miss Margaret Lebin, John Garbut, W. H. Berkeley, Albert Walker, Frank, George, Samuel, and Charles Wallace, Miss Agnes Hanna; steerage Thomas and Miss Margt. Easter, Henry and Mrs Maria Rose, Henry Luff, George Hatch, Thomas Payne, Wm. J. Clarke, Robert, Florence, and Ann West, Charles Barnutt, Mrs Martha Willis, Ann and Martha Willie, John Read, John and Mrs Ann Patrick, Lucy, Edmund, Edith, Thomas, William, and Mary Patrick.

A report in the Lyttelton Times goes a little further in the description:

The Canute left London Docks on Dec. 9, and the Downs on Dec. 19th, having favourable weather to the Start, where the pilot left on the 22nd. Has light favourable winds to the Line which was crossed on. the 35th day out afterwards experienced light variable S.E. trades; and on reaching the longitude of the Cape of Good Hope on the 70th day out, met with bad weather, which continued for some days. Sighted the Snares on the 3rd. April, passed the Nuggets on the 4th and arrived off the Heads yesterday at 1 p.m., reaching the lower anchorage at 3 p.m. There is but one passenger, in the saloon, but there are several in the second cabin and steerage, all well.  Captain Quain reports that he escaped the large field of ice seen by late arrivals off Leuwin. A quantity of valuable plants addressed to Mr Robinson appear to have come out in excellent order, also two or three pens of very fine sheep. The vessel, which is about 600 tons, [note this is incorrect, she was actually 1391 tons] and of recent build, is a specimen of cleanliness, and appears well found. When ready to discharge her cargo she will be a convenient vessel to bring alongside the wharf for that purpose. Messrs J. T. Peacock and Co. are the agents. Lyttelton Times, April 6.
The ship captained by Captain Quain (sometimes spelt Quinn) was cleared on about 26 June 1867 for Callao, probably to pick up guano from the Chinchas Islands.  

The ship was built by Thomas Hilyard of St John, New Brunswick, Canada and had a long life:   "Hilyard gained a high reputation as a shipbuilder. The Canute, 1,391 tons, built in 1863, was advertised for sale 16 years later by one of England’s most reputable shipbrokers as “The very fine St. John built ship . . . built under special survey, by Hilyard. . . .” The ship was still afloat in 1905 in the United States as the barge Nyack."  See here for more details on the ship builder.

I'm not writing a book on this ship but just thought I'd mention it seeing I had researched it a bit!

Tuesday, 5 February 2013

The Wool Clipper Ship Glentanner

The ship Glentanner is the subject of my new book called "The Wool Clipper Glentanner: New Zealand Immigration Ship 1857-1861"

It is now available on Trade Me for New Zealanders (the cheapest way to buy it), or for anyone outside of New Zealand, it is on Amazon.  Please be very quick on Trade Me as I have only two books left to sell!

The blurb is as follows:



“My God, we are lost!” cried the Captain. The Glentanner survived a horrific ordeal to go on to deliver two loads of immigrants to Lyttelton, New Zealand as well as taking wool back to the United Kingdom.  

Using official records, as well as the dramatic account of one of the passengers, this book tells the amazing survival story of the clipper ship Glentanner.  It includes passenger lists and passenger biographies for the two Lyttelton journeys, with a brief account of the ship’s journeys to Australia in the 1840s and 1850s.  

As noted above I have only gone into brief details about journeys to Australia and have concentrated on the 1857 journey to New Zealand.  So far I have managed to do research on nearly every family or single person on board the 1857 journey, apart from a few people with common names and cabin passengers who don't have many details about them.  So if you think your ancestor was on board, then hopefully I will have at least one interesting fact about them in this book.  

This absolutely beautiful cover was designed by strawberrymouse designs!  Thanks so much!

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Check if your ancestor is on the passenger list below and if they are buy my book!  This helps me to write and publish more immigrant ship books to help others learn about their ancestral ships.  I found an account of the 1857 voyage which is not widely published on the internet and took hours to find!!!  It is fascinating and is in my book.


Passengers 1857

Crew
Surname Given Name
Bruce Benjamin
Ellis Thomas
Silva Augustus
Chief Cabin
Surname Given Name
Ellis Miss
Ellis Miss
Ellis Miss
Miles H.
Oalton R.
Thomas R. D.
Turnbull J.
Colborne-Veel [Veil] Mr. J. V. [J. C]
Colborne-Veel [Veil] Mrs
Zouch T. A.
Second Cabin
Surname Given Name
Brugh [Burgh] S. (Sheddan)
Groves J.
Groves Mary
Henderson J.
Milner J.
Patner J. B.
Wearing Selina
Wearing George
Wearing Blanche
Government Immigrants
Married Couples
Surname Given Name
Boag William
Jane
Rollo Janet
Boag Ann
John
Peter
Rollo James
Bradwell Caroline
Albert
Caroline
Brooks Henry
Elizabeth
Henry
John
Joseph
Clement Shadrack
Elizabeth
William Henry
Elizabeth Ann
Edward Charles
Craythorne William
Mary
Mary Ann
Fanny
Charles
Emma
Day Daniel
Mary
Robert
Eliza
Doggett William
Matilda
Hannah
Rebecca
Maria
John
Lucy
East Sarah
Harry
Frank W.
Alfred E. P.
Herbert E.
Fielder (Feilder in newspaper) Henry
Emma
Sarah Ann
Henry
Infant (John in newspaper)
Galletly (Gallitly in newspaper) Peter
Marjory
John
Infant
Hardesty (Hardisty in newspaper) Benjamin
Elizabeth
Joseph
Hodgson John
Elizabeth
Mary
Jane
Sophia
Henry
Hodgson John
Sophia
Holmes George
Amelia
Harriet
Frederick
Ivory Aquila
Ann
Louisa
William (Aquila in newspaper)
Johnston John
Elizabeth M.
Alexander
William
Elizabeth
Helen
John
James Moir
Peter Martin
Maber John
Susanna
McLennan Murdo
Abigail
Mary
John
Kenneth
Alexander
McLeod Alexander
Mary
Oliver William
Emily
Son
Ramscar George
Ann Mary
Robinson Ward
Mary
Anna
Louisa J.
Harriet
Elizabeth
Ward
George
Son
Selfe Alexander
Martha
Wagstaff Henry
Mary Ann
Mary Ann
Charlotte
Matilda
Caroline
Jessie
Gredus Selina
Single Men
Surname Given Name
Barton Henry
Bush William
Chappell Edwin
Dawson Thomas
Dobbs Joseph Manning
Elliott Robert
Evans William
Forbes William
Galletly David
Johnston Alexander
Marshall Robert
McRae George
Merrin James
Oram Matthew Henry
Oram Charles
Paddy Henry
Parnham Edwin
Potts James
Rogers James
Rutland Walter George
Rutland Edwin
Stubbs Abraham
Swale William
Taylor John
Ward William John
Williams Thomas
Wyatt Alfred Ambrose
Single Women
Surname Given Name
Allen Martha
Didcock Esther
Dobbs Rebecca M.
Pinner (Primer in newspaper) Charlotte
Rossiter Maria
Snelling Jane
Topp Mary
Williams Mary
Confirmed passengers, not on original passenger list
Surname Given Name
Grant John
Grant Mrs
Grant Son
Grant Daughter
Harrison Edward
Hymers Andrew
Hymers Barbara
Hymers Jane
Hymers James Oliver
Hurdsley (maybe Hardesty?) Joseph
Pringle John
Pringle Agnes
Pringle William
Pringle  Isabella
Pringle Jane
Pringle Helen
Pringle James
Pringle Francis
Unconfirmed passengers (not proven)
Hopper Layton
Hopper Mrs
Hopper Son
Hopper Daughter

WheelerJane
WheelerSarah






















Passengers 1861

Crew
Surname Given Name
Wilson H.
Chief Cabin
Surname Given Name
Curry Mr. Edward
Curry Mrs.
Campbell Mr.
Radford Mr.
Smith Mr.
Caser Mr.
Jones Mr.
Thistlewaite (Thistlewayte) Mr.
Second Cabin
Surname
Neeve
Neeve
Neeve
Scott
Scott
Gaynor
Brown
Craighead
Lake
Neilson