Joseph Fletcher
Clipper Barque: 672 tons
Captain: John Foster
Surgeon Superintendent: Dr J C Nield
Sailed London June 20th 1853 - arrived New Plymouth September 17th 1853
Auckland September 30th 1853
The Joseph Fletcher, a small clipper
barque of 672 tons, built by Fletcher, of Limehouse, was one of the earliest vessels to
arrive in Auckland (1852). For her size she made more than average passages, and bought
out a large number of our early settlers.
White Wings - Sir Henry Brett
Arrival of the Joseph Fletcher
| Name | Age | County | Occupation/Comments | |
| Passengers | ||||
| Baynton | T F | |||
| Bennett | W | |||
| Bohenna | J | |||
| Boyds | F C A | |||
| Carr | R W | |||
| Carrick | M | |||
| J | ||||
| Chandler | H | |||
| N | ||||
| Cox | G | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| 4 children | ||||
| Crompton | J | |||
| Davey | J | |||
| Dow | J | |||
| Downing | I | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| Dunstan | R | |||
| Dyer | W | |||
| C | ||||
| H H | ||||
| M | ||||
| H | ||||
| A C | ||||
| East | Alfred | |||
| Annie | ||||
| Farmer | T A | |||
| Fisher | Miss | |||
| E J | ||||
| Fowler | Miss | |||
| Friverton | T | |||
| Godfrey | D | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| 4 children | ||||
| Grace | A | |||
| Griffiths | L | |||
| Hancock | T | |||
| Hethy | C | |||
| Hitchins | A | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| Ireland | B | |||
| Jeffrey | H | |||
| Jenkins | J H | |||
| Jones | J | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| 2 children | ||||
| Knight | S | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| Lathan | S | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| 3 children | ||||
| Lawrence | C B | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| 5 children | ||||
| Lawson | J R | |||
| M | ||||
| Lewis | G | |||
| Lloyd | H | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| Lonsdale | Edward | |||
| Sarah | ||||
| E | ||||
| S | ||||
| L | ||||
| Martin | T | |||
| McPherson | C G | |||
| Messenger | W | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| 6 children | ||||
| Morgan | Mr | |||
| Mr | ||||
| Moxen | M J | |||
| Nicholls | W | |||
| Nield | Dr J C | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| Julia | ||||
| John | ||||
| Frances | ||||
| Nisbet | A | |||
| Northey | J | |||
| Rowe | T | |||
| W | ||||
| Samuel | Reverend J | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| 2 children | ||||
| Scolley | M | |||
| 3 children | ||||
| Shipton | G | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| 3 children | ||||
| Sinclair | Mrs | |||
| James | ||||
| Mary | ||||
| Jessie | ||||
| Smith | G H | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| Child | ||||
| Smith | W | |||
| Trewick | S | |||
| Uren | T | |||
| Webber | E | |||
| Whitford | R | |||
Copyright Denise & Peter 2006
Reference:
The Taranaki Herald September 21st 1853
The New Zealander September 1853