Adamant1874

Adamant
Barque: 815 tons
Captain: Grant
Surgeon Superintendent: J Neumerat
Sailed London May 6th 1874 - arrived Nelson August 8th 1874

The Adamant, made one rather fast passage when bound for Nelson in 1874, having rounded Tasmania on the 79th day out, which was considered very good for this old ship. Here she met with strong easterly winds until nearing the New Zealand coast and did not reach Nelson until twelve days later. This was the record passage for the Adamant. She brought out 340 Government immigrants on this occasion, far too many for the acomodation provided. During the voyage there were twelve deaths. On August 8th, 1924, at Westport, about one hundred pioneers and their descendants celebrated the 50th anniversary of their arrival at Nelson in the Adamant. many of the passengers by the ship on this occasion were destined for Westport and other parts of the West Coast. The Mayor presided, and gave the pioneers a hearty welcome, while Mr J Scanlon spoke on behalf of the citizens of Westport. Among the pioneers present were:- Mesdames Roberts, Bowden, Taylor, Damms, Hansen, Allen, Lineham, McCullum, Ferguson, Clark and Messrs S Young, Clark, W Scarlett, G Welch, Solomon, and C Lineham.
White Wings Sir Henry Brett

Our sincere thanks to Allan Dodson for his contributions to this passenger list.

Arrival of the Adamant

Name		Age	County	Occupation
Families & Children
Allen	Richard	38	Bedfordshire	Labourer
	Susan	36
	George	15
	Joseph	13
	Elizabeth	10
	John	7
	Eveline	4
Andrews	William	40	Oxfordshire	Shepherd
	Elizabeth	39
	William	12	T/F to single men
	Deliah	10
	Henry	8
	Samuel	6
	Sarah	2
Bean	Thomas G	36	Kent	Railway Servant/ Farm Labourer
	Jane	37
	Rosa	10
	Eliza	9
	George	4
Bishop	Edward	45	Dorsetshire	Labourer
	Jane	29
	Frederick	5
Blight	Samuel	26	Cornwall	Labourer
	Anne	26
Bowden	George	23	Bedfordshire	Farm Labourer
	Emma	19
Castle	William	35	Kent	Agricultural Labourer
	Martha	33
	James	11
	Henry	7
	John	7 months
Chapman	James	45	Surrey	Farm Labourer
	Eliza	45
	Jane	25	T/F to single women
	Anne	20	T/F to single women
	George	18	T/F to single men
	James	16	T/F to single men
	Emily	11
	Alice	7
Chapman	Stephen	44	Kent	Farm Labourer
	Mary	33
	George F	13	T/F to single men
	Stephen E	7
	Sarah E	5
	Emma A	3
	Charles E	18 months
Clarke	Thomas	23	Kent	Labourer
	Mary	20
Cougdon	George	30	Cornwall	Bootmaker
	Emma	28
	William	12
	George	9
	Herbert	7
	John	5
	Sarah	Infant
Elliott	George	34	Buckinghamshire	Labourer
	Sarah	31
	Emma T	4
	George S	2
	Joshua C	6 weeks
Streatfield	William E	37	T/F to single men	Travelled with Elliott
Farley	Richard	29	Kent	Farm Labourer
	Harriet	31
	Richard H	1
Friend	Samuel	36	Kent	Labourer
	Harriet	32
	Samuel	11
	Charlotte	9
	Clara	5
	Harriet	3
	Lucy J	16 months
Gardiner	Thomas	45	Warwickshire	Labourer
	Susan	45
	Daniel	20	T/F to single men
	James	15	T/F to single men
	Arthur	5
	Walter	3
Geidewell	Charles	22	Bedfordshire	Labourer
	Elizabeth	22
Goodman	James	25	Bedfordshire	Farm Labourer
	Fanny	25
	John	3
	Mary	1
Hall	Ezra	37	Buckinghamshire	Labourer
	Elizabeth	39
	James	16	T/F to single men
	George	11
	Ada H	4
	Matilda	1
Hart	John	25	Gloucestershire	Agricultural Labourer
	Ann	28
	Mary A	4
	Edith H	2
	Emily	3 months
Holmwood	George	26	Surrey	Farm Labourer
	Lillia	22
	Esther	4
	Arthur	2
	Amy	1
Horton	John	37	Jersey	Farm Labourer
	Mary	36
Jenner	John W	49	Sussex	Labourer
	Eliza	38
	Daniel	16	T/F to single men
	Eliza	14	T/F to single women
	Isaac	9
	Caroline	5
	Alfred	3
Johnson	Henry	33	Staffordshire	Bricklayer
	Lydia	25
Judges	James	26	Kent	Farm Labourer
	Maria	22
Killon	James	28	Wiltshire	Labourer
	Susan	36
Landy	George	30	Hamptonshire	Ploughman
	Elizabeth	26
Larking	John	36	Kent	Tailor
	Emma	30
	John F G	11
	George H	3
	Edward	6 months
Lewin	William	38
	Mary	34
	Matilda	12	T/F to single women
	Thomas	10
	Hannah	8
	Ada	6
	Alfred	3
Liley	Frederick	38	Kent	Pit Sawyer
	Caroline	36
	William	18	T/F to single men
	Maria	15	T/F to single women
	Harriet	13	T/F to single women
	Lillie	10
	Agnes	7
	Frederick	4
	Caroline	1
Lineham	Alfred	28	Bedfordshire	Agricultural Labourer
	James	25
	Charles	6
	Walter	4
Lineham	Thomas	38
	Mary	32
	Georgina	15	T/F to single women
	Caroline	12	T/F to single women
	George	10
	John	7
	Thomas	4
	Harry	1
Lower	James	24	Sussex	Farm Labourer
	Matilda	22
	Alice	1
Martin	Charles	27	Surrey	Agricultural Labourer
	Betsy	22
Mercer	George	39	Kent	Farm Labourer
	Elizabeth	39
	Frederick	11
	Harry	10
	Ellen	8
	Charles	5
	Thomas	3
	Herbert	7 months
Morgan	Henry	45	Gloucestershire	Shepherd
	Maria	43
	Henry	16	T/F to single men
	Eliza	14	T/F to single women
	William	11
Newberry	John	26	Somerset	Farm Labourer
	Anne	30
Philips	Samuel	23	Cornwall	Miner
	Elizabeth	23
Rathbone	Thomas	43
	Olivia	42
	Martha	13	T/F to single women
	Sophia	10
	James	7
	William	4
	Elizabeth	2
Remnent	William	35	Surrey	Labourer
	Sarah	35
	Sarah A	12
	Richard	10
	Robert E	5
	Esther	2�
	Susan A	4 months
Roberts	Thomas	25	Jersey	Mason
	Eliza	32
	Harriet A	12
	John	10
	Bessie	8
	Mary A	2
	Janie	1
Roberts	William	26	Cornwall	Labourer
	Mary	23
Russell	Robert	40	Kent	Farm Labourer
	Frances	39
	Kate	12	T/F to single women
	Jane	9
	Charles	7
	Frances	5
	Alice	1
Scarlett	Daniel	40	Bedfordshire	Labourer
	Harriet	40
	Rose	19	T/F to single women
	Charles	17	T/F to single men
	Elizabeth	15	T/F to single women
	Daniel	14	T/F to single men
	James	12	T/F to single men
	Sarah	10
	William	7
	Harriet	1
Slingsby	Samuel	23	Kent	Tinsmith
	Sarah J E	23
Stevens	Henry J	26	Kent	Sawyer
	Harriet C	26
	Harry	3
Taylor	Charles	23	Bedfordshire	Labourer
	Ursula	21
	Sarah	1
	John	17	T/F to single men	Brother to Charles Taylor
Tibbs	William	36	Devonshire	Shoemaker
	Ann	38
Tudehope	Robert	29	Lanark	Ploughman
	Sophia	24
	Walter	2
Wells	William	40	Sussex	Stockman
	Elizabeth	30
White	Edwin	36	Gloucestershire	Carpenter
	Ann	38
	Annie	12	T/F to single women
	William	10
	Charles	8
	Martin	6
	Elizabeth	4
Wilt	Ambrose	27	Wiltshire	Labourer
	Caroline	24
	Alfred S	1�
Winter	Thomas	25	Kent	General Labourer
	Matilda	26
Wood	Albert H	24	Kent	Sawyer
	Elizabeth	23
	Edward	5
Colonial Nominated Families & Children
Jacobs	William	30	Hamptonshire	General Labourer Nominated in Nelson (Greymouth) N^o 80
	Mary A	33
	Mary A	5
	William H	4
	Charley	2
	George C	8 weeks
Single Men
Allen	George	21	Oxon	Labourer
Allen	George	15	Bedfordshire	Labourer
	Joseph	13	Bedfordshire
Andrews	William	12	Oxford
Barden	Frederick	19	Kent	Labourer
Barton	Thomas	30	Kent
Bennett	George	17	Somerset	Labourer
Benzie	Charles	19	Kent	Labourer
Brown	Benjain	35	Bucks	Labourer
Carlson	Carl	28	Sweden	Joiner
Chapman	John	22	Kent	General Servant
Chapman	George E.	16	Kent	Tailor
Chapman	George F.	13	Kent
Chapman	George	18	Surrey	Farm Labourer
	James	16	Surrey	Farm Labourer
Clarke	Solomon	26	Devon	Tailor
Congdon	William	12	Cornwall
Cooper	William G.	22	Somerset	Labourer
Corkran	Charles	21	Middlesex	Labourer
Coughlan	Patrick	30	Clare	Ag. Labourer
Cousins	Marwood	23	Somerset	Labourer
Falvey	John	25	Kerry	Ploughman
Gardiner	Daniel	20	Warwick	Labourer
	James	15	Warwick
Godfrey	Albert	20	Kent	Labourer
Goldsmith	Charles	20	Kent	Labourer
Hall	James	16	Bucks	Labourer
Harper	James	24	Beds	Labourer
Hepton	Henry	23	Kent	Labourer
Horgan	Cornelius	20	Kerry	Ploughman
Jenner	Daniel	16	Sussex	Labourer
Jones	Thomas	23	Gloster	Farm Labourer
Jones	Henry	22
Lane	Walter William	22	Wilts	Farm Bailiff
Langdon	Walter	21	Wilts	Carpenter
Liley	William	18	Kent	Labourer
Line	David	37	Bucks	Labourer
Lineham	Harry	18	Bedford	Ag. Labourer
Martin	John G.	19	Kent	Bootmaker
Massey	Thomas	28	Norfolk	Bricklayer
McNamara	Michael	36	Clare	Labourer
Mercer	William	16	Kent	Labourer
	John	14	Kent	Labourer
Morgan	Henry	16	Gloster	Shepherd
Morron	George	23	Middlesex	Baker
Nickolle	Thomas	17	Jersey	Labourer
Oliver	James	21	Cornwall	General Labourer
Pannell	Harry	21	Essex	Shoemaker
Pape	John	24	Cornwall	Mason
Readey	Thomas	14	Kent	Labourer
Roberts	John	20	Kent	Labourer
Rumble	Joseph	26	Kent	General Servant
Scarlett	Charles	17	Bedford	Labourer
	Daniel	14	Bedford	Labourer
	James	12	Bedford
Shakes	James W.	19	Kent	Labourer
Smith	Walter	20	Kent	Labourer
Solman	Henry	18	Kent	Labourer
Stovell	Alfred	18	Surrey	Baker
	William Henry	20	Surrey	Baker
Streatfield	William E.	37	Bucks	Labourer
Taylor	John	17	Bedford	Labourer
Theobald	Frederick	20	Kent	Ploughman
Young	Sterne	23	Kent	Labourer
	William	22	Kent	Labourer
Weech	Samuel	34	Somerset	Roadman
Welsh	George	20	Kent	Labourer
Whitehead	George	25	Kent	Shepherd
Wilkes	James	25	Warwick	Stonemason
Williams	George	21	Surrey	Ag. Labourer
Woollett	William	23	Kent	General Servant
Colonial Nominated Single Men
Burke	Edmond	23	Tipperary	Labourer
Clarke	John	20	Leitrim	Bootmaker
Goring	John	25	Tipperary	Labourer
Hallahan	Thomas	23	Tipperary	Labourer
Kenealy	Thomas	23	Tipperary	Labourer
Maloney	Michael	20	Tipperary	Shepherd
	Annie	18	Trans to s/w
	Bridget	16	Trans to s/w
O'Brien	John	21	Tipperary	Labourer
O'Donnell	John	21	Tipperary	Labourer
Ryan	Edmond	21	Tipperary	Labourer
Shanahan	John	13	Kerry	Labourer
Wall	Jeremiah	24	Tipperary	Labourer
Whelan	Michael	22	Kildare	Servant
	Mary	25	Trans to s/w
Single Women
Bartram	Hannah	26	Bedford	Domestic Servant
Bennett	Fanny	38	Kent	Domestic Servant
	Jane E.	12
	Alice R.	15
Bennett	Julia E.	19	Somerset	Dairymaid
	George	17	Trans to s/m
Butler	Mary A.	20	Kent	Domestic Servant
Chapman	Jane	25	Surrey	Servant
	Anne	20	Surrey	Servant
Hallett	Hannah	26	Dorset	Servant
Hughes	Mary J.	22	Armagh	Domestic Servant
Jarrot	Fanny	21	Kent	Domestic Servant
Jenner	Eliza	14	Sussex
Lewin	Matilda	12	Northampton
Liley	Maria	15	Kent	Servant
	Harriet	13	Kent
Lineham	Georgina	15	Bedford	Servant
	Caroline	12	Bedford
Mercer	Elizabeth	17	Kent	Domestic Servant
Morgan	Eliza	14	Glostershire
Rathbone	Martha	13	Bedford
Reader	Rachel	43	Kent	Domestic Servant
	Emma	10
Remnent	Sarah A.	12	Surrey
Ridley	Anna	22	Kent	Domestic Servant
Roberts	Harriet A.	12	Jersey
Russell	Kate	12	Kent
Russell	Ann	14	Kent
Scarlett	Rose	19	Bedford	Servant
	Elizabeth	15	Bedford	Servant
Stook	Mary	18	Devon	Domestic Servant
White	Annie	12	Gloster
Wood	Amy Sylvester	21	Kent	Domestic Servant
Young	Mary E.	40	Middlesex	Domestic Servant
Colonial Nominated Single Women
Carrigan	Anne	25	Tipperary	Domestic Servcant
Clarke	Bridget	40	Leitrim	Dressmaker
	Isabella	19		Milliner
	John	20	Trans to s/m
Gorman	Margaret	20	Tipperary	Domestic Servant
Keating	Anne	26	Tipperary	Domestic Servant
Maloney	Anne	18	Tipperary	Servant
	Bridget	16	Tipperary	Servant
Ryan	Margaret	28	Tipperary	Domestic Servant
Shannahan	Johanna	36	Kerry	Laundress - MATRON
	Sarah A.	15
	John	13	Trans to s/m
	Julia	9

WOOD family: My G.Grandparents Albert & Elizabeth (nee PANKHURST) WOOD had arrived in Nelson on the Adamant in 1874. Also on the Adamant were Henry J and Harriet C STEVENS along with thir son Harry. Harriet was Albert WOOD's older sister. In the single womens quarters was Amy Sylvester WOOD, Alberts younger sister who married Charles Hammond BENZIE listed in the single mens quarters. The ship Alumbagh which arrived in Auckland on 17th Aug 1875 included my Great Uncle Stephen PANKHURST & Wife Ellen (nee MARTIN). Stephen was born at East Malling near Maidstone and died in Palmerston North. If you have a connection with this family or would like to know more please contact John Evans.

Reference:
Archives New Zealand IM15/131