Oriental41

Oriental
Barque: 506 tons
Captain: William Wilson
Surgeon Superintendent: Arthur Kemball
Sailed Plymouth June 22nd 1841 - arrived New Plymouth November 7th 1841

The Oriental, 506 tons, Captain William Wilson, the third of the barques chartered by the company, sailed from Plymouth on June 22, 1841, and arrived at New Plymouth on November 7, after having first called at Port Nicholson. There were only 90 emigrants aboard, and only one cabin passenger - Mr Charles Armitage Brown, the friend of Keats, the poet. Sixteen other cabin passengers had left the ship at Port Nicholson, as they did not like the reports they heard about Taranaki. The Oriental had a fine weather passage from the Old Land. As she had so few passangers and little cargo beyond the belongings of the passengers, she got quick discharge, but nevertheless she very nearly met the same fate as the Regina. Apparently there was some trouble with the crew, and in weighing anchor the orders of the Captain were not properly carried out. The barque was perilously near the shore, at one time being about half a cable's length off, but fortunately the anchors held when promptly dropped. Captain Liardet then went aboard and skilfully worked the vessel out of her difficult position. As it was she struck the bottom two or three times, but no serious damage was done.
White Wings - Sir Henry Brett

Our sincere thanks to John Offord for transcribing this list.

Name		Age	Occupation	Comments
Cabin Passengers
Turner	W D	25	Gentleman	Disembarked at Wellington 27/10/1841
	Mrs	20
Virtue	G B	24	Gentleman	Disembarked at Wellington 27/10/1841
Schroder	G W	27	Gentleman	Disembarked at Wellington 27/10/1841
Brown	Charles Armitage	60	Gentleman
Knowles	Henry S	47	Gentleman	Disembarked at Wellington 27/10/1841
	Mrs	34
	Henry H	8
	Francis W	7
	Arthur	5
	John	3
	Walter	1
Kemball	Arthur C	39	Surgeon on board
Beenlen	Richard	35	Gentleman	Disembarked at Wellington 27/10/1841
Distin	John	38	Gentleman	Disembarked at Wellington 27/10/1841
	John S	13
Polhill	Baker	50	Gentleman	Disembarked at Wellington 27/10/1841
Steerage Passengers
Street	Joseph	40	Carpenter
	Mary	40
	John	15
	Ann	12
	Richard	9
	Joseph	7
	Jacob	6
	Romulus	1
Pattimore	William	33	Labourer
	Eliza	32
	Elizabeth	7
	Mary	5
	Jacob	3
	Joseph	11 months
Bishop	John	34	Labourer
	Charlotte	34
	John	10
	Walter	8
	Benjamin	7
	James	5
	Emily	3
	Thurza	11 months
	Albert	Infant		Born at sea
Lander	Richard	37	Labourer
	Jane	31
	Eliza Jane	9
	Thomas	9
	Fanny	6
	John	4
Philp	John	50	Builder
	Margery	40
	Elizabeth	21
	Richard	18
	Louisa	18
	Frances	17
	William Henry	11
	Mary Jane	9
Jonas	Matthew	39	Labourer
	Elizabeth	37
	John	13
	Elizabeth	8
	Mary	5
	Matthew	4
	Jane	2
Broadmore	George	30	Sawyer
	Alice	30
Lethbridge	Richard	44	Labourer
	Louisa	40
	George	20
	Thomas	18
	Richard	15
	Mary	13
	Emily	10
	Edith	2
Hunter	William	19	Labourer
	Hannah	21
Davies	Thomas	33	Tailor	From Helston in Cornwall
	Ellen	30
	Thomas	7
	Pascoe	1
Hellier	John	38	Lime Burner
	Elizabeth	36
	Thomas	15
	William	13
	Sarah	11
	Elizabeth	9
	Susan	7
	Ann	5
	John	2
Robinson	George	44	Builder
	Mary	35
Heale	Thomas	28	Miner
	Susan	27
	Richard	8
	William	7
	Jane	3
	Mary	1
Hancock	John	25	Labourer
	Elizabeth	21
	John	11
Scutchings	James	37	Gardener	Disembarked at Wellington 27/10/1841
	Jane	38
	Jane	10
	Charles	7
	Benjamin	6
	Ellen	2
George	William	27	Blacksmith
	Ann	26
	Ann Bennett	7
	Georgiana	5
	William Henry	3
	Thomas John	10 months
Cooper	Samuel	40	Tailor	Disembarked at Wellington 27/10/1841
	Elizabeth	35
	Charlotte	16
	Thomas	14
	Mary Ann	12
	Betsy	9
	James	5
	Frederick	6 months
Wilton	Robert	39		Disembarked at Wellington 27/10/1841
	Elizabeth	36
	Elijah	14
	Charles	11
	William	11
	Thomas	9
	Job	7
	Frances	1
Williams	William	30	Labourer	Disembarked at Wellington 27/10/1841
	Mary	30
	William	12
	Thomas	10
	Amy	8
	Daniel	5
	Mary Ann	3
	Infant
Hurlstone	Christopher	45	Labourer
	Maria	20
	William	11
	Mary Ann	9
	Christopher	7
Watts	William	45		Disembarked at Wellington 27/10/1841
	Sophia	45	Labourer
	Jane	21
	Ann	19
	Matilda	17
	Edward	15
	John	12
	Elizabeth	10
	Henry	8
	Hannah	8
	Daniel	5
	Jesse	2
Smith	James	28	Labourer	Disembarked at Wellington 27/10/1841
	Elizabeth	27
	Sarah	7
	Henry	3
	John	1
Foreman	Richard	43	Shoemaker
	Susannah	47
	David	18
	Richard	17
	James	17
	Stephen	17
	Henry	15
	James	12
	Thomas	13
	Edward	11
	Harriet	10
	William	8
	Ann	7
	Eliza	5
Pote	Ann	33	Servant
	MaryAnn	10
	Jemima	8
Henna	John	27
Skinner	Thomas	28
Vallack	Jane	23
Sanders	John	43	Labourer
	William	42	Shipwright
	William Henry	16	Wheelwright
Brett	George	21	Lawyer
Coulls	Daniel	50	Blacksmith
Eva	Phillip	19	Mason
Stag	Jane	21	Servant
Ashton	Mary	56	Servant
Coulls	Mary	20	Servant
Lumsden	William	28	Gardener	Disembarked at Wellington 27/10/1841
	Emma	22
George	William	50	Miner
	Jane	49
	Mary	26	Servant
	Susan	21	Servant
	Matilda	17	Servant
Shute	Thomas William	27	Labourer

WILTON family: Robert and his Elizabeth Wilton and their family were bound for New Plymouth and arrived enroute at Wellington on the "Oriental" in 1841. It was here that the family disembarked because of the health of Elizabeth who had suffered badly during the voyage from England . Today the name Wilton is widely known throughout Wellington and the Wairarapa and it is probable that the descendants of Robert and Elizabeth form New Zealand's largest family. - A substantial project is underway to trace all the known descendants of Robert and Elizabeth and at the present time (March 2002) the database includes in excess of 11,000 individuals. Further information can be obtained from the family website http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/1847 or by sending an email to the Team Leader of Wilton Family History Project, Jo Wilton at [email protected] or to the WFHP Communications Co-ordinator Colin Watson at [email protected]

DAVIES family: Thomas DAVIES, a tailor from Helston, Cornwall, with his wife Ellen (nee CADDY) & sons Thomas and Pascoe arrived in New Plymouth aboard the ship Oriental. Children Louisa, James, Elizabeth & William were all born in New Plymouth. If you have a connection with this family or would like to learn more contact Pam Reynolds.

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