Berkshire
Barque: 582 tons
Captain: John Whyte
Surgeon Superintendent: James Herbert Horne
Sailed London 4th October 1849 - arrived New Plymouth 8th January 1850
Nelson 30th January 1850
Dunedin March 12th 1850
Berkshire, 582 tons, Captain Whyte,
from London, arrived 30th January. On entering the harbour the vessel ran on to the Arrow
Reef, but was floated off the following tide.
White Wings - Sir Henry Brett
The grounding of the Berkshire
Name | Age | Occupation | Comment | |
Cabin Passengers | ||||
Halcombe | Miss | 26 | Bound for Wellington | |
Catherine | 23 | Bound for Wellington | ||
Hopkinson | Mr | 24 | Bound for Nelson | |
Horne | James Herbert | 45 | Surgeon on board | Bound for Wellington |
Frederica | 42 | |||
Frederica | 17 | |||
Margaret | 16 | |||
Julia | 10 | |||
Mary | 3 | |||
Kirton | Reverend William | 50 | Bound for Wellington | |
Mary | 44 | |||
Robert | 13 | |||
George | 11 | |||
James | 9 | |||
Mary Ann | 3 | |||
Isabella C | 1 | |||
Ormond | Miss | 21 | Bound for Nelson | |
Forecabin Passengers | ||||
Beecham | J W G | 24 | Architect & Engineer | Bound for New Plymouth |
Sarah M | 22 | |||
Cannon | John | 29 | Chemist | Bound for Wellington |
Caroline | 29 | |||
Master | 6 | |||
Master | 3 | |||
Gudgeon | Thomas | 33 | Clerk | Bound for Nelson |
Mary | 33 | |||
Master | 6 | |||
Miss | 5 | |||
Miss | 4 | |||
Miss | 2 | |||
Honeyfield | Miss | 23 | Bound for New Plymouth | |
McGregor | Neil Joseph Bruce | 33 | Pawnbroker | Bound for Otago |
Margaret O | 31 | |||
Alexander | 6 | |||
Margaret | 3 | |||
McMurdo | Robert | 19 | Sailor | Bound for Wellington |
Newson | Robert | 26 | Farmer | Bound for Wellington |
Norman | Edward | 24 | Surveyor | Bound for New Plymouth |
Royvett | Edward | 49 | Farmer | Bound for Nelson |
Emma B | 42 | |||
Son | 19 | |||
Daughter | 17 | |||
Son | 15 | |||
Son | 13 | |||
Daughter | 11 | |||
Son | 10 | |||
Son | 7 | |||
Son | 6 | |||
Son | 4 | |||
Daughter | 3 | |||
Daughter | ||||
Slatter | Miss | 26 | Bound for Wellington | |
Miss | 23 | Bound for Wellington | ||
Strange | John | 27 | Farmer | Bound for Otago |
Walker | Bruce | 18 | Clerk | Bound for Wellington |
Wheeler | Edwin | 35 | Clerk | Bound for Nelson |
Mrs | 30 | |||
Master | 8 | |||
Miss | 6 | |||
Miss | 5 | |||
Miss | 4 | |||
Miss | 2 | |||
Williams | Tudor | 23 | Bound for Wellington | |
Paying Steerage | ||||
Barney | Henry | 26 | Farmer | Bound for Wellington |
Bruce | Alexander | 34 | Farm Labourer | Bound for Nelson |
English | James | 26 | Farm Labourer | Bound for New Plymouth |
Herring | Edward Lucas | 30 | Farmer | Bound for Otago |
Honeyfield | William | 17 | Farmer | Bound for New Plymouth |
Morgan | John | 18 | Farmer | Bound for New Plymouth |
William | 19 | Farmer | Bound for New Plymouth | |
Pansey | George Cooper | 25 | Farmer | Bound for New Plymouth |
Townsend | Richard | 32 | Farm Labourer | Bound for Nelson |
Lucy | 28 | |||
White | Cecelia | 32 | Servant | Bound for Nelson |
Williamson | Francis | 22 | Farm Servant | Bound for Wellington |
Wilson | Thomas | 34 | Farmer | Bound for Nelson |
Lydia | 34 | |||
Miss | 21 | |||
Master | 12 | |||
Miss | 7 | |||
Master | 3 | |||
Master | 1 | |||
Assisted Steerage | ||||
Birmer | William | 24 | Farm Servant | Bound for Nelson |
Brown | Thomas | 25 | General Servant | Bound for New Plymouth |
Bullard | Thomas R | 21 | Gardener | Bound for Nelson |
Mary | 23 | |||
Daughter | Infant | |||
Coombes | Mary | 40 | Servant | Bound for Nelson |
Crooke | Mary | 19 | Domestic Servant | Bound for Nelson |
Blanche | 16 | Domestic Servant | Bound for Nelson | |
Forman | James | 19 | Agricultural Labourer | Bound for Nelson |
Fowler | James | 37 | Agricultural Labourer | Bound for Nelson |
Sarah | 34 | |||
Master | 11 | |||
Master | 5 | |||
Hurley | Mary | 19 | Servant | Bound for Nelson |
Moore | Thomas | 61 | ||
Christina | 47 | |||
Miss | 16 | |||
Master | 15 | |||
Miss | 9 | |||
Sinclair | William | 33 | Carpenter & Sawyer | Bound for Nelson |
Jane | 31 | |||
Master | 1 | |||
Miss | Infant | |||
Taylor | Henry | 17 | Turner | Bound for New Plymouth |
Thornton | William | 25 | Farm Servant | Bound for Nelson |
Wakenham | William | 33 | Labourer | Bound for Nelson |
Elizabeth | 34 | |||
Miss | 8 | |||
Master | 2 | |||
Walker | George | 43 | Labourer | Bound for Nelson |
Dorothy | 43 | |||
Miss | 19 | |||
Miss | 17 | |||
Miss | 14 | |||
Miss | 13 | |||
Master | 10 | |||
Miss | 5 | |||
Copyright Denise & Peter 2001 - 2004
Reference:
Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand