SILISTRIA
The
SILISTRIA departed Glasgow on 30 December, 1862 and arrived at Port Chalmers on 17 April, 1863. Captain Alex D Fernie was in command.
Transcribed from the
Otago Daily Times, 20 April 1863, Page 4
The gale of the two days
having abated, the ships Silistria, Husar,
and Planet were towed up this (Sunday) morning. They bring an
aggregate, of 622, passengers. About half the number on board the Husar proceeded at
once to town. The ship Silistria, as
already reported, left the Clyde on the 30th of December, and from Cape
Clear has had
a passage of 96 days. At the commencement she experienced strong winds
from W.S.W., but subsequently had very light weather all the way to the
Cape. Thence she had a great deal of easterly weather, and one heavy
gale from the S.E., her furthest southing
during the prevalence of this weather being 52 deg. 4sec S., but,
though thus far south, no ice was seen. When off the Cape one of the
ship's hands, named John Rattray, a native
of Aberdeen, was lost overboard, this being the only death among the
number of persons on board. Several vessels were spoken by the Silistria,
but the Huntress, for Canterbury, was the only one connected with the
colony. The Huntress was then — on the 6th of January in 2 deg 1 sec S
and 23 deg 47 sec W., and 42 days out. The barque Fairlie,
spoken on the same day, was 30 days out from Plymouth, bound to
Melbourne. The list of passengers includes about a hundred single
females of a class very suitable for the colony. One of the oldest
passengers on the list is Mr. Samuel Young, aged 75, one of the few
remaining heroes of Waterloo and the Peninsular war; a Presbyterian
clergyman, the Rev Mr. Meiklejohn, were
passengers in the cabin, and during the passage conducted religious
services, assisted in the issue of a weekly magazine published on
board, and otherwise interested himself in the welfare of his fellow
passengers. Their treatment from Capt. Fernie
and his officers, all the
passengers speak very highly in addresses presented, and to the ship's
papers of clearance Mr. Monson, Immigration Officer, has appended the
following note:- "Passengers mustered this. 19th April, all well; the
ship in a very cleanly condition, and passengers highly pleased with
the treatment on board."
Below are names
of some of the passengers on this voyage of the SILISTRIA gathered from
various sources. As there does not appear to be a passenger manifest
for this voyage of the SILISTRIA, I am happy to add further names and a
source to the list below. Please contact Gavin
W Petrie.
SMITH John
- born Scotland – Cyclopedia of NZ (Otago &
Southland Provincial District) on NZETC website
Also on this voyage with
John were his wife Sarah and their 1 year old daughter Jane.
(Information supplied).
PIRIE George
– born Scotland - Cyclopedia
of NZ (Wellington Provincial District) on NZETC website
MEIKLEJOHN Rev.
Mr. – see above - Otago Daily Times
YOUNG Samuel
- see above - Otago Daily Times
RATTRAY John
– from Aberdeen – see above - Otago Daily
Times
PATON John
- Cyclopedia
of NZ (Otago & Southland Provincial District) on NZETC website
WADDELL Alexander
– born Scotland - Cyclopedia
of NZ (Otago & Southland Provincial District) on NZETC website
MCMINN Ann
– born Scotland - Family History NZ website
MCLAREN Daniel - Family
History NZ website
HUME Mr.
Henry – born Scotland - Cyclopedia
of NZ (Wellington Provincial District) on NZETC website
GRANT Archie – New Zealand List at Rootsweb.com
MOIR
Alexander - NZ Archives Ref Misc 43, Repro 1715, page 15
MOIR
Maggie
"
PATON Jane - (Mrs Robert Todd JOHNSTONE) - Otago Witness, 13 July 1904. Page 65.
SIMPSON Alex. - Otago Daily Times, 13 August 1919. Page 2.
HOUSTON
Mrs. W - Maitland Str. (83) - Early Settlers - Otago
Daily Times
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