Mermaid
Ship: 1233 tons
Captain: Henry Rose
Surgeon Superintendent: Dr Norris
Sailed London September 4th 1861 - arrived Auckland December 16th 1861
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.
White Wings - Sir Henry Brett
| Name | Age | County | Occupation | |
| Passengers | ||||
| Aitkin | Mr W S | |||
| Allom | Mr | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| Family | ||||
| Nurse | ||||
| Cromb | Mr A | |||
| Daly | Mr D G | |||
| de Burgh Stafford | Reverend B | |||
| Delattre | Mr T | |||
| Gamble | Lieutenant Colonel | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| Child | ||||
| Nurse | ||||
| Gamlen | Mr W W | |||
| Garlick | Mr J | |||
| Haynes | Mr T J | |||
| Haywood | Mr S A | |||
| Jones | Mr R T | |||
| Kirkwood | Mr J | |||
| Lewis | B | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| Child | ||||
| Lloyd | Mr A | |||
| Lyell | Mr | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| Family | ||||
| McKenzie | Mr J | |||
| Muskett | Mr J | |||
| Myers | Mr M | |||
| Norris | Dr | Surgeon on board | ||
| Reid | Mr J | |||
| Mr J jnr | ||||
| Shayer | Mr W | |||
| Shields | Mr | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| Snodgrass | Mr J | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| 8 children | ||||
| Watson | Mr G | |||
| Wetherill | Mrs | |||
| Whitehead | Mr S | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| 2 children | ||||
| Wilson | Mr C G W | |||
Copyright Denise & Peter 2003
Reference:
The Southern Cross December 17th 1861