Mermaid
Ship: 1233 tons
Captain: R A Kerr
Surgeon Superintendent: Dr Thomson
Sailed Downs July 22nd 1860 - arrived Auckland via Melbourne November 22nd 1860
Built in Nova Scotia in 1853, Mermaid
was originally chartered by the White Star Line to run to Australian ports as a mail
packet. During this trade she had a remarkable race with Red Jacket which eventually
managed to beat her by 5 days. In 1859 she was applied to the New Zealand trade, making 10
voyages. Three of these were to Auckland and the balance to Lyttelton. She never managed
to make any "cracking" voyages. On this occasion the Mermaid
sailed from London for Melbourne, making the passage in 81 days, and then she came on to
Auckland, partly in ballast.
White Wings - Sir Henry Brett
| Name | Age | County | Occupation | |
| Saloon Passengers | ||||
| Beecher | Mr | |||
| Cadogan | Mr | |||
| Campion | Mr | |||
| Gallagher | Patrick | |||
| Johnson | Miss | |||
| Noble | Mark | |||
| Pope | Mr | |||
| Reynolds | Henry | |||
| Thomson | Dr | Surgeon on board | ||
| Twiner | Henry | |||
| Watt | A | |||
| Steerage Passengers | ||||
| Alger | William | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | ||
| Beswick | A T | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | ||
| Bond | James | |||
| Burns | Andrew | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | ||
| Mrs | ||||
| 7 children | ||||
| Champion | Henry | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | ||
| Claplin | Thomas | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | ||
| Mrs | ||||
| 5 children | ||||
| Cook | John | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | ||
| Deardon | Henry | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | ||
| Dobson | Mr | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | ||
| Mrs | ||||
| William | ||||
| Elijah | Hyam | |||
| Elliott | John | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | ||
| Ellison | John | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | ||
| Foley | Patrick | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | ||
| Gledhill | Edward | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | ||
| Mrs | ||||
| 2 children | ||||
| Hall | George | |||
| Harden | G | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | ||
| Hazelden | Charles | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | ||
| Mrs | ||||
| 11 children | ||||
| Isaacson | Cecil | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | ||
| Mayne | Joseph | |||
| Rawlings | Mr E | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| Ross | Gillian | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | ||
| Turnbull | James | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | ||
| Robert | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | |||
| Edward | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | |||
| Twohy | Henry D | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| 6 children | ||||
| Tronscheft | Josephine | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | ||
| Turnbull | James | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | ||
| Robert | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | |||
| Edward | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | |||
| Walker | J | |||
| Walsey | William | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | ||
| Mrs | ||||
| 2 children | ||||
| Worms | Joshua | Sailed for Auckland but remained in Melbourne | ||
| Wright | Mr F W | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| 3 children | ||||
Copyright Denise & Peter 2003
Reference:
The Southern Cross November 30th 1860