Excelsior
Ship: 683 tons
Captain: James Lees
Surgeon Superintendent:
Sailed London June 8th 1869 - arrived Auckland September 9th 1869
A vessel I have had a good many
inquiries about was the ship Excelsior, 683 tons, which made five passages to Auckland.
Originally a fast China tea clipper, she was chartered in 1859 by Shaw Savill and Company
for the New Zealand trade. Excelsior made five voyages to Auckland and two to Wellington.
White Wings - Sir Henry Brett
Name | Age | County | Occupation | |
Cabin Passengers | ||||
Bell | Mr Ti? | |||
Mrs F H | ||||
Buckhurst | Mr W | |||
Burman | Miss | |||
Caragnariell | Mrs | |||
Davis | Mr C L | |||
Dawson | Captain | |||
Mrs | ||||
3 children | ||||
Hornidge | Mr R A | |||
Reid | Mr C H | |||
Thath | Mr H | |||
Second Cabin Passengers | ||||
Barker | Mr T C | |||
Buckley | Arthur C | |||
Lodge | Mr H C | |||
Steerage Passengers | ||||
Barminger | Robert | |||
Benteim | C F | |||
Burton | Henry | |||
Collins | Eliza | |||
Dord | J F | |||
Garland | Benjamin | |||
Greenwood | J | |||
Hart | Jacob | |||
Henry | Jane | |||
Mary | ||||
Hinckley | James | |||
Holand | Peter | |||
Kelly | James | |||
Knight | F | |||
Lockett | D | |||
Luce | Alfred | |||
Mathews | Ann | |||
Matthews | Charles | |||
McKelrie | U J | |||
McLeod | V | |||
Pollard | Thomas | |||
Elizabeth | ||||
Purdey | Elizabeth | |||
Ramsey | James | |||
Taylor | Fanny | |||
2 children | ||||
Thompson | Andrew | |||
Veness | G H | |||
White | Thomas | |||
Mrs | ||||
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Copyright Denise & Peter 2001
Reference:
New Zealand Herald September 10th 1869