Derwentwater
Barque: 567 tons
Captain: Thomson
Surgeon Superintendent:
Sailed London July 11th 1861 - arrived Otago November 26th 1861
(sailed from there November 27th)
Lyttelton December 2nd 1861
The Derwentwater, a barque of 522 tons
(sic), built at Sunderland in 1852, was one of the first vessels chartered by the Shaw
Savill Co., for New Zealand, and under Captain Thompson she brought out a large number of
immigrants during the 'sixties. In 1861 the Derwentwater sailed from London on July 11th,
and arrived in Lyttelton via Otago, with 160 passengers and a general cargo. On
this long and eventful voyage the barque sailed from Gravesend on the 18th July, and three
days later turned into the Downs. The following day she made another start, but when off
Portland, on the 25th, struck a fierce westerly gale, during which a topgallant mast
was carried away. Off and on she had execrable weather until the Snares were sighted on
the 20th. Port Chalmers was reached on the 26th November. After landing 93 passengers the
ship sailed for Lyttelton.
White Wings - Sir Henry Brett
| Name | Age | County | Occupation | |
| Cabin Passengers | ||||
| Anderson | Edward Robert | Bound for Otago | ||
| Birch | Mr | Bound for Otago | ||
| Mrs | ||||
| Coote | Mr | Bound for Lyttelton - Surname unclear in newspaper copy | ||
| Mrs | ||||
| Garnick | David | Bound for Otago | ||
| Morgan | Mr | Bound for Lyttelton | ||
| Jane | ||||
| Child | ||||
| Murdock | John | Bound for Otago | ||
| Oldham | Reverend William F | Bound for Lyttelton - Minister of the United Church of England and Ireland | ||
| Mr P M C L | Bound for Lyttelton | |||
| Ogilvie | James | Bound for Otago | ||
| Williams | Mr | Bound for Lyttelton | ||
| Second Cabin Passengers | ||||
| Ashmore | Mr | Bound for Lyttelton | ||
| Bigsley | W E D | Bound for Otago | ||
| Burns | H C | Bound for Otago | ||
| Carlisle | J B | Bound for Otago | ||
| Girdwood | David | Bound for Otago | ||
| Glasgow | D | Bound for Otago | ||
| Mrs | ||||
| 4 children | ||||
| Merchand | Mr | Bound for Lyttelton | ||
| Milner | Mr | Bound for Lyttelton | ||
| Robinson | Mr | Bound for Lyttelton | ||
| Worthington | Mr R | Bound for Otago (Possibly continued on the Lyttelton) |
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| John Scott | Bound for Otago (Possibly continued on the Lyttelton) |
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| Steerage Passengers | ||||
| Balmforth | Mr | Bound for Lyttelton | ||
| Green | George | Bound for Otago (Possibly continued on the Lyttelton) |
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| Johnston | B | Bound for Otago | ||
| Mrs | ||||
| 5 children | ||||
| Makin | Mr | Bound for Lyttelton | ||
| Mills | Mr | Bound for Lyttelton | ||
| Mr | Bound for Lyttelton | |||
| Moffatt | Mr | Bound for Lyttelton | ||
| Norton | Mary | Bound for Otago | ||
| Shepherd | Mr | Bound for Lyttelton | ||
| Thompson | Alexander | Bound for Otago | ||
| Mrs | ||||
| Winter | Martin | Bound for Otago | ||
| Plus 75 assisted passengers travelling in steerage | ||||
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Copyright Denise & Peter 2002
Reference:
The Otago Daily Times November 27th 1861
The Lyttelton Times ? 1861