Voyage to Adelaide in 1865

Voyage to Adelaide in 1865
Under command of	Captain David Bruce
Departure port	London
Departure date	26th July 1865
Arrival port	Port Adelaide
Arrival date	12th October 1865
Voyage duration	78 days
Port of Call
Port of call	Plymouth
Arrival
Departure	31st July 1865

On the 26th July 1865 the City of Adelaide left London bound for South Australia, but had first to make a detour to Plymouth to embark more passengers. She departed Plymouth on the 31st July for Adelaide, arriving at Semaphore on 12th October 1865 at 1am. From the newspaper reports of the day, her arrival created quite a scene, as she was not expected to reach her destination so early in the year.

As with all voyages made by the City of Adelaide, she carried a vast amount of cargo, including a coffin painted light sky blue belonging to Mr. Winsor.

To relieve the boredom of sea travel, a literary group was established among the passengers aboard the City of Adelaide. Calling themselves the "City of Adelaide Poetical Association", they held regular gatherings to recite poems which they had composed themselves whilst travelling. Even the children were encouraged to write. A selection of the poems can be read online.

When passing Kangaroo Island's western-most reaches, the ship was met by the President of the Marine Board from Port Adelaide who was visiting Cape Borda Lighthouse. The President asked Captain Bruce if he would take the lighthouse keeper and his wife to Port Adelaide. So congenial was the good Captain, that he agreed, and thereby increased his passenger list by two upon arrival in Adelaide.

Passenger List

The following is a list of passengers on the maiden voyage that arrived in Port Adelaide on 12 October 1865 after a 78 day passage.

No.	Name in Newspaper / on Passenger List	Individual Wiki (GEDCOM) Page	Family/Household Wiki (GEDCOM) Page	Cabin Class	Birth Date	Age	Comment	Ref.
1	Barber, Mr.	Barber, William Henry	Barber Family	First Class (Saloon)	07 Aug 1822
2	Barber, Mrs.	Smith, Julia Warren	Barber Family	First Class (Saloon)	1824
3	Barber, Child	Barber, Louisa Sarah	Barber Family	First Class (Saloon)	1851
4	Barber, Child	Barber, Alexander	Barber Family	First Class (Saloon)	c. 1853
5	Barber, Child	Barber, Julia Marianne	Barber Family	First Class (Saloon)	2nd Qtr 1855
6	Barber, Child	Barber, Emily Margarette Frederica	Barber Family	First Class (Saloon)	24 Jan 1857
7	Barber, Child	Barber, Alice Lizzie	Barber Family	First Class (Saloon)	20 Sep 1858
8	Bramwell, Mr.	Bramwell,		First Class (Saloon)
9	Foale, Miss	Foale,		First Class (Saloon)
10	Fotheringham, Mr.	Fotheringham,		First Class (Saloon)
11	Fotheringham, Mrs.	Fotheringham,		First Class (Saloon)
12	Graves, Miss	Graves,		First Class (Saloon)
13	Graves, Mrs.	Graves,		First Class (Saloon)
14	Hall, Mr.	Hall,		First Class (Saloon)
15	Hawker, Mr. Alfred	Hawker, Alfred		First Class (Saloon)	10 Jan 1831
16	Leichardt, Mr.	Leichardt,		First Class (Saloon)
17	Leichardt, Mrs.	Leichardt,		First Class (Saloon)
18	Oldham, Miss	Oldham,		First Class (Saloon)
19	Pfeander, Mr.	Pfeander,		First Class (Saloon)
20	Pfeander, Mrs.	Pfeander,		First Class (Saloon)
21	Winsor, Mr.	Winsor,		First Class (Saloon)
22	Winsor, Mrs.	Winsor,		First Class (Saloon)
23	Bell, Mr.	Bell,		Second Class Cabins
24	Bell, Mrs.	Bell,		Second Class Cabins
25	Bradley, Mr.	Bradley,		Second Class Cabins
26	Burford, Mrs.	Burford,		Second Class Cabins
27	Collings, Mr.	Collings,		Second Class Cabins
28	Collings, Mrs.	Collings,		Second Class Cabins
29	Collings, Child	Collings,		Second Class Cabins
30	Collings, Child	Collings,		Second Class Cabins
31	Collings, Child	Collings,		Second Class Cabins
32	Collings, Child	Collings,		Second Class Cabins
33	Fitch, Mr.	Fitch,		Second Class Cabins
34	Godson, Mr.	Godson,		Second Class Cabins
35	Hay, Mr. John	Hay, John		Second Class Cabins
36	Hughes, Mr.	Hughes,		Second Class Cabins
37	Hughes, Mrs.	Hughes,		Second Class Cabins
38	Hunt, Mr.	Hunt,		Second Class Cabins
39	Jenkins, Mr.	Jenkins,		Second Class Cabins
40	Jonson, Mr.	Jonson,		Second Class Cabins
41	Jonson, Mrs.	Jonson,		Second Class Cabins
42	Jonson, Miss J.	Jonson, J.		Second Class Cabins
43	Knubenschuh, Mrs. W.	Knubenschuh, W.		Second Class Cabins
44	Paine, Mr.	Paine,		Second Class Cabins
45	Robinson, Mrs.	Wills, Ellen Matilda		Second Class Cabins	04 Aug 1827
46	Wills, Miss	Wills, Mercy		Second Class Cabins	08 Jan 1833

Explanation of 'Name' columns in Passenger List

The 'Name on Passenger List' column: shows details obtained from a manifest or newspaper report. The 'Individual Wiki (GEDCOM) Page' column reflects the individual name in our Genealogy Database and: represents the results of genealogy research in identifying who the individual was and includes the TNGID number for the individual. resolves spelling errors in the original manifest, or in the transcripts in the newspapers of the day. provides the maiden names of married women, and firstnames and middlenames where known. has links that will take you to a biographical article on the individual. The 'Family/Household Wiki (GEDCOM) Page' column reflects the family name in our Genealogy Database and: represents the results of genealogy research in identifying who the family was and includes the TNGID number for the family. resolves spelling errors in the original manifest, or in the transcripts in the newspapers of the day. has links that will take you to an article on a family group or household travelling together. This 'household' may also include, for example, servants whose name is not known.

Crew List

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