Voyage to Adelaide in 1870

Voyage to Adelaide in 1870
Under command of	Captain John Bruce
Departure port	London
Departure date	24th May 1870
Arrival port	Semaphore
Arrival date	18th August 1870
Voyage duration	86 days
Port of Call
Port of call	Dartmouth
Arrival
Departure

On 24th May 1870 the City of Adelaide departed London before calling at Dartmouth (26th) on the way to Adelaide for the seventh time. The master was Captain John Bruce. The voyage was 'of ordinary character, without incident of importance to break the monotony'.

However, after arrival, at about midnight, seaman John Rennie

who was intoxicated, whilst getting on board, fell between the wharf and the ship. The carpenter of the vessel, seeing the accident, got on the whaling piece of the wharf, and tried to get the seaman out, and, in so doing, fell into the water. [Two constables], who were on duty, heard the splash, and hastened to give assistance, and, after a great deal of difficulty, succeeded in getting hold of both the men, and held them up until help was obtained from the vessel. Both the seamen were insensible on being landed, but after considerable time had elapsed they were restored, the surgeon of the ship being in attendance. The seaman had, besides other injuries, broken two of his ribs in falling, and is still in a precarious state, whilst the carpenter is now recovered.

The seaman also seems to have broken his thigh.

Passenger List

The table below follows the Adelaide newspaper passenger lists. A testimonial presented to Captain Bruce on arrival in Adelaide provides the following additional information:

Clara G. Carey, A. C. Duck [sic], Chauncey A. Ellis, Ellen B. Smith, Florence S. Goyder (possibly an adult omitted from the newspaper passenger lists), Charles Hare, A. Hunt, A. J. Lipscomb [sic], J. D. and E. C. Mayer (only 'Mr. and Mrs.' Mayer are named in the newspapers), L. Jüdell, Mrs Pick.

The following is a list of passengers on the voyage that arrived in Port Adelaide on 18th August 1870 after an 86 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	Carey, Miss	Carey, Clara Gordon - I277		First Class (Saloon)
2	Dack, Mrs.	Dack,		First Class (Saloon)
3	Ellis, Mr.	Ellis,		First Class (Saloon)
4	Smith, Miss Marian	Smith, Marian		First Class (Saloon)
5	Smith, Miss	Smith, Ellen Priscilla	Goyder Family	First Class (Saloon)	Abt 1835
6	Goyder, Miss E.	Goyder, Florence	Goyder Family	First Class (Saloon)	Abt 1854
7	Goyder, Master Geo.	Goyder, George	Goyder Family	First Class (Saloon)	Abt 1855
8	Goyder, Miss Gertrude	Goyder, Gertrude	Goyder Family	First Class (Saloon)	Abt 1856
9	Goyder, Miss M.	Goyder, Mary	Goyder Family	First Class (Saloon)	Abt 1858
10	Goyder, Miss J.	Goyder, Isabella	Goyder Family	First Class (Saloon)	Abt 1859
11	Goyder, Master David	Goyder, David	Goyder Family	First Class (Saloon)	Abt 1862
12	Goyder, Master Alex.	Goyder, Alex.	Goyder Family	First Class (Saloon)	Abt 1864
13	Goyder, Master Frank	Goyder, Frank	Goyder Family	First Class (Saloon)	Abt 1865
14	Goyder, Master Norman	Goyder, Norman	Goyder Family	First Class (Saloon)	Abt 1867
15	Hare, Mr.	Hare,		First Class (Saloon)
16	Hunt, Miss	Hunt,		First Class (Saloon)
17	Lipscombe, Miss	Lipscombe,		First Class (Saloon)
18	Mayer, Eugene Catherine	Boileau, Eugenie Catherine – I282	Mayer Family - F18864	First Class (Saloon)	23 Feb 1845
19	Mayer, Mr. John David	Mayer, John David - I18864	Mayer Family - F18864	First Class (Saloon)	30 Dec 1846
20	Creber, Mrs.	Creber,	Creber Family	Second Class Cabins
21	Creber, Child	Creber,	Creber Family	Second Class Cabins
22	Judell, Mr.	Judell, Leopold - I293		Second Class Cabins
23	Lyons, Mr.	Lyons,	Lyons Family	Second Class Cabins
24	Lyons, Mrs.	Lyons,	Lyons Family	Second Class Cabins
25	Lyons, Child	Lyons,	Lyons Family	Second Class Cabins
26	Lyons, Child	Lyons,	Lyons Family	Second Class Cabins
27	Peck, Mrs.	Peck,	Peck Family	Second Class Cabins
28	Peck, Child	Peck,	Peck Family	Second Class Cabins
29	Peck, Child	Peck,	Peck Family	Second Class Cabins
30	Pick, Miss	Pick,		Second Class Cabins
31	Pitcher, Mrs.	Pitcher,	Pitcher Family	Second Class Cabins
32	Pitcher, Child	Pitcher,	Pitcher Family	Second Class Cabins
33	Smith, Emma	Smith, Emma		Second Class Cabins

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

The following is a list of the crew on the voyage.

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Also seaman John Rennie.

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