Public Record Office, Kew, London
The following is a transcript of the muster roll for HMS Weymouth for December 1819 taken from ADM37/6145 at the Public Record Office, Kew, London. Names appear in the same order as on the list, ie not alphabetically but presumably as they lined up to have their names taken. Most first names were abbreviated. "DD", up until the 1970s, when computerised pay was introduced, remained the accepted Navy short-hand for "Discharged Dead" in ledgers and logs etc.
Male Settlers: 1 Step^n Trolip 2 Dan^l Farley 3 John Trolip 4 Joseph Trolip 5 Isaac Debnom 6 Will^m Trolip 7 Jos^h Weakley 8 John King 9 Will^m Neat 10 Edward Adams 11 Benj^n Trolip 12 Charles Hayman 13 John W. Hayman 14 Alex^r Biggar 15 George Pollard 16 Henry Pedlar 17 Tho^s Bingle 18 George Faircloth 19 Rob Godfrey 20 Tho^s Page 21 Ja^s McDonald 22 Rob Cole 23 Geo Epsey 24 Rob Knowles 25 Geo Sanderson 26 Benj^n Osler 27 John Dale 28 C.B. Pearse 29 H^y Goodman 30 Will^m Mallett 31 Ja^s Weeks 32 Ja^s Ball 33 John Bridgeman 34 Jos^h Richards 35 Rich^d Blee 36 Will^m Cock 37 Ab^m Collier 38 Will^m Forward 39 George Lyon 40 John Coleman 41 John Whitehead 42 John Wilkins 43 Jos^h Thomas 44 Benj^n Warden 45 Will^m Woodman 46 Tho^s Jarman 47 Wm Jones 48 John Staples 49 Geo James 50 Cha^s Dean 51 Rob Emsley 52 Sam^l Dugleby 53 John Ivatts 54 Ja^s Leppan 55 Simon Begley 56 Tho^s Simpson 57 Cha^s Ingram 58 John Sanders 59 John Rhodes 60 Cha^s Evans 61 Step^n Brown 62 Wm Verrity 63 Edw^d Martin-(1) 64 Edw^d Martin-(2) 65 Wm Beale 66 Tho^s Williams 67 Tho^s Overe-(1) 68 Tho^s Overe-(2) 69 John Bradly 70 Tho^s Field 71 John James 72 Wm Bassett 73 Tho^s Whitehead 74 Capt. D. Campbell 75 John Stroud 76 R^t Horton 77 John Wills 78 Geo Penny 79 Ja^s Turner-D-29-Dec 80 Cha^s Brushwood-D-29-Dec 81 Wm Gladstone-D-31-Dec 82 Geo Goff 83 John Smith-D-29-Dec 84 John Brown-D-29-Dec 85 John Edgecumbe 86 Philip Hobbs 87 Rob Rogers 88 Ja's Usher 89 Ja's Hayward 90 Ja's Randall 91 Will'm Banks 92 Will'm Baxter 93 Tho's Warren 94 Jos Usher 95 Sam'l Hayward 96 Ja's Warren 97 Ja's Ellicott 98 Miles Bowker-(1) 99 Wm M Bowker 100 M.B. Bowker 101 John Stamford 102 John Austin 103 John Hayter 104 G.H. Down 105 Rich'd Limes 106 Ja's Penny-D-29-Dec 107 Geo Shepheard 108 Rich'd Eva 109 Edw'd Ford 110 Ja's Dicks-(1) 111 R'd Ralphs 112 Jonah Dicks 113 Jos'h Ralphs 114 Ja's Dicks-(2) 115 Ja's Jennings 116 Eph'm Dicks-(1) 117 Rich'd Crouch 118 Elijah Payne 119 Ja's Ford 120 John Ford 121 Rob Dicks 122 Eph'm Dicks-(2) 123 Philip Pinnock 124 Wm Ingram 125 Henry Adams 126 Cha's Besant 127 John Parkin 128 Ja's Mayho 129 Rob Newcombe 130 Sam'l James 131 Cha's Jordan 132 Wm Lovelock 133 John Kimmish 134 John Littlefield-(1) 135 John Littlefield-(2) 136 Jn R Palin 137 H Booth 138 Philip Rogers 139 Rob Miles 140 Wm Menzies 141 John Green 142 Rich'd Bowls 143 Henry Amoss 144 Ja's Oliver 145 Alex Cummins 146 Geo Hayward 147 Wm Hayward 148 Tho's Sweetman 149 Ja's Hayward 150 Ja's Reid 151 Tho's Eastland 152 R'd Dickson 153 Cha's Gurney 154 Jos Hubbard 155 John Woodland 156 R'd Claringbould 157 Ja's Basden 158 John Darby 159 John Carter 160 Geo Webster 161 Pat'k Keough 162 John Cronk 163 Geo Bubb 164 Matson Terry 165 R'd Watson 166 R'd Hinton 167 Tho's Lanham Female Settlers: 168 Mary Trolip 169 Eliz'th Farley 170 Eliz'th Trolip 171 Susan Trolip 172 Mary Debnom 173 Patience Trolip 174 Emma Weakley 175 Eleanor King 176 Susan Neats 177 Eliza Debnom 178 Esther Trolip 179 Eliz'th Hayman 180 Mary Biggar-(1) 181 Marg't Biggar 182 Ann Biggar 183 Mary Biggar-(2) 184 Jean Biggar 185 Eliz'th Bingle 186 Sarah Knowles 187 Ann Pollard 188 Eliz'th Pedlar 189 Sophia Bingle 190 Mary Faircloth 191 Martha Godfrey 192 Ann Page 193 Mary McDonald 194 Jane Cole 195 Mary Epsey 196 Mary Knowles 197 Ann Sanderson 198 Jane Osler 199 Eliz'th Goodman 200 Eliz'th Mallett 201 Grace Weeks 202 Ann Ball 203 Sally Richards 204 Penopha Blee 205 Eliz Cock 206 Mary Collier 207 Eliz'th Forward 208 Sarah Whitehead 209 Eliz'th Thomas 210 Eliz'th Warden 211 Sarah Emsley 212 Mary Dugleby 213 Ann Lappan 214 Ann Begley 215 Ann Simpson 216 Martha Sanders 217 Hen'ra Rhodes 218 Mary Evans 219 Sarah Brown 220 Eliz'th Veritty 221 Ann Martin 222 Mary Beale 223 Susan Campbell 224 Eliz'th Stroud 225 Eliz'th Horton 226 Mary Wills 227 Nancy Penny 228 Eliz'th Brown-D-29-Dec 229 Charity Hobbs 230 Sarah Rogers 231 Sarah Usher 232 Tab'a Hayward 233 Reb'a Randall 234 Sarah Banks 235 Mary Warren 236 Eliz'th Usher 237 Mary Randall 238 Maria Stamford 239 Martha Penny-D-29-Dec 240 Eliz'th Shepheard 241 Eliz'th Eva 242 Jane Ford 243 Dinah Dicks 244 Eliz'th Ralphs 245 Jane Dicks 246 Mary Jennings 247 Sarah Crouch 248 Mary Payne 249 Eliz Ralphs 250 Betsy Pinnock 251 Ann Bowker 252 Jane Mayho 253 Eliz'th James-DD-30-Dec 254 Martha Jordan 255 Mary Littlefield 256 Ann Miles 257 Mary Menzies 258 Ann Green 259 Eliz'th Bowls 260 Mary Oliver 261 Eliz'th Cummins 262 Mary Hayward-(1) 263 Jane Sweetman 264 Mary Hayward-(2) 265 Sarah Reed 266 Sarah Eastland 267 Jane Webster 268 Reb'a Keough 269 Ann Cronk 270 Mary A Cronk 271 Sarah Hinton 272 Eliz Lamham 273 Mary Dale 274 Ann Pearse Settlers' Children: 275 Roda Trolip 276 Joseph Trolip 277 M-Ann Trolip 278 Isaac Debnom 279 Ann Debnom 280 Alfred Trolip 281 Jos'h Weakly 282 John Weakly 283 Mary Weakly 284 John King 285 Sarah King 286 Jane Neat 287 Rob't Biggar 288 Georg'a Biggar 289 Agnes Biggar 290 Cha'l Biggar 291 Alex'a Biggar 292 Helen Biggar 293 Tho's Pollard 294 Geo Pollard 295 M-Ann Pollard 296 Jane Pollard 297 Henry Pedlar 298 M Ann Pedlar 299 Eliz'th Pedlar 300 Tho's Bingle 301 Elea'r Bingle 302 Ja's Faircloth 303 Eliz'th Faircloth 304 Henry Godfrey 305 Martha Godfrey 306 Alex McDonald 307 Rob Cole 308 Ann Sanderson 309 Marg't Sanderson 310 Caro'le Sanderson 311 Step'n Osler 312 M Ann Osler 313 Amelia Osler 314 Eliz'th Osler 315 Eliz'th Weeks 316 Ja's Ball 317 Sally Richards 318 Phillis Richards 319 Wm F. Cock 320 J.A. Cock 321 L.A. Cock 322 Wm Forward 323 Geo Whitehead 324 Phoebe Whitehead 325 Sarah Whitehead 326 John Thomas 327 Eliz'th Warden 328 Wm Emsley 329 Eliz'th Emsley 330 Sarah Emsley 331 Sam'l Dugleby 332 Fanny Dugleby 333 Chris'r Lappan 334 Ann Lappan 335 Mary Lappan 336 Clara Begley 337 Tho's Simpson 338 Dor'y Simpson 339 Geo Rhodes 340 Cha's Rhodes 341 Edw'd Rhodes 342 Wm Brown 343 John Veritty 344 Ja's Veritty 345 Tho's Veritty 346 Eliz'th Veritty 347 Wm Beale 348 Geo Beale 349 Henry Beale 350 M Ann Beale 351 Eliz'th Horton 352 Marg't Wills 353 Eliz'th Brown-D-29-Dec 354 R'd Chance 355 John Hawkins 356 John Yearmouth-D-29-Dec 357 Dan'l Hobbs 358 Sarah Hobbs 359 Reb'a Rogers 360 Emma Rogers 361 John Usher 362 James Usher 363 Ann Usher 364 Sophia Usher 365 Fanny Usher 366 John Hayward 367 Wm Hayward 368 Eliz'th Hayward 369 Selina Hayward 370 Eliza Hayward 371 Ja's Randall 372 Jane Randall 373 Eliza Randall 374 Sarah Randall 375 Ja's Banks 376 Wm Banks 377 J.H. Bowker 378 John Stamford 379 Let'a Stamford 380 Jane Stamford 381 Sophia Stamford 382 Sarah Shepheard 383 Pat'e Ford 384 Eliz'th Ford 385 Sam'l Ralphs 386 Harr't Ralphs 387 Jos'h Ralphs 388 Mary Ralphs 389 Ja's Dicks 390 Jos Dicks-(1) 391 Jonah Dicks 392 Eliza Dicks 393 Ja's Jennings 394 Jos Dicks-(2) 395 John Crouch 396 Mary Payne 397 Jos'h Pinnock 398 Harr Pinnock 399 B.E. Bowker 400 R.M. Bowker 401 Sep's Bowker 402 Oct's Bowker 403 Mary E. Bowker 404 Step'n James 405 Eliza James 406 Cha's Jordan 407 Cha's Littlefield 408 Wm Miles 409 John Dicks 410 John Green 411 Ja's Tho's Green 412 Wm Green 413 Han'h Green 414 Mary Green 415 Tho's Amoss 416 Edw'd Amoss 417 Reb'a Amoss 418 Eliz'th Amoss 419 Char'l Amoss 420 Esther Bowls 421 Sarah Amoss 422 Jemima Bowls 423 Alex Cummins 424 Ja's Sweetman 425 Han'h Sweetman 426 Ruth Sweetman 427 Wm Hayward 428 Jos'h Reed 429 Emilly Reed 430 Mary Reed 431 Geo Eastland 432 Tho's Eastland 433 Ja's Eastland 434 Cecilia Eastland 435 Eliz'th Eastland 436 Jane Eastland 437 Cha's Gurney 438 Tho's Carter 439 Rob Carter 440 Geo Webster 441 Hen'y Keough 442 John Cronk 443 Fra's Cronk 444 Geo Hinton 445 Leon'd Hinton 446 Reb'a Hinton 447 Jane Hinton 448 Mary A Lamham 449 S Wm James 450 Tho's James 451 Eldred Pearse 452 Cha's Pearse 453 Hor'o Pearse
HMS Weymouth
This scale model was built by Dr J.A. Pringle of the Port Elizabeth Museum and based on the only known plans of a settler ship that have survived.
HMS WEYMOUTH was built in 1804 as the Indianman Wellesley, and was purchased by the Royal Navy in 1811, for use as a Storeship, armed with 11 guns. She was later used as a Convict Ship, from 1828, and broken up in 1863.
The Weymouth was used to transport 11 parties of 1820 settlers from Portsmouth to Algoa Bay (Port Elizabeth). Such passenger lists as remain are in the Cape Archives but listings taken from their holdings, as well as a lot of background information on the emigration scheme and further details about many of the settlers, can be found in 'The Settler Handbook' by M.D.Nash, Chameleon Press 1987( ISBN 0 620 10940 8), available from the Albany Museum, Somerset Street, Grahamstown 6139, South Africa. The Public Record Office in Kew, London, holds both the captain's log (ADM51/3543) and the second master's log (ADM52/4655) as well as the ship's muster roll. At first sight the two logs seem identical but there are subtle differences in the information they contain. Below are transcriptions of the captain's log (ADM51/3543 and the muster roll for December 1819 (ADM37/6145)
ADM51/3543 LOG OF HMS WEYMOUTH (1819-20)
Mr.Richard Turner, Master
Public Record Office, Kew, London
This log was transcribed on 31 January 2003. Time did not permit me to transcribe it all, so it is complete (other than margin notes on compass bearings etc) from December 16 1819 until Sunday February 6, after which I quickly noted down major events and any personal references to the 1820 settlers on board. Some abbreviations have been expanded for the sake of clarity. Other abbreviations occurring frequently in the log are:
Do = ditto
Qt = quantity
Thurs 16 December 1819 - Portsmouth Harbour
Am: Light breezes and clear
8: Do weather. Employed hoisting in provisions and other necessary duties.
The settlers came on board at noon. Do weather. Employed stowing the hold.
Mustered for Checques, discharged several of the crew. Employed stowing the holds. Midnight: Strong winds
Fri 17 December
Am: Strong breezes with rain
8: Do weather. Employed cleaning decks and stowing chain cables.
Do weather. Employed as before.
Midnight: Do weather
Sat 18 December
Am: Strong breezes and rain. Employed clearing lighter of provisions.
Pm: More moderate employed cleaning decks.
Midnight: Fine weather
Sun19 December
Am: Light breezes and fine.
Noon: Do weather
Pm: Moderate breezes and hazy.
Midnight: Squally weather.
Mon 20 December
Am: Light winds with rain. Employed stowing water and provisions.
Pm: Do weather. Employed as before. Artificers fitting settlers berths.
Midnight: Do weather
Tues 21 December
Am: Fresh winds and frosty weather. Employed as requisite. Received one hundred and eighty pounds of fresh beef and sixty pounds of vegetables. Employed as before.
Pm: Do weather
Wed 22 December
Am: Light winds and clear frosty weather. Received 16 hogsheads of beer qt 1022 Gs Artificers employed fitting settlers berths
Pm: Do weather. Employed stowing provisions
Midnight: rainy
Thur 23 December
Am: Fresh breezes with rain. Employed as requisite
Pm: Do weather. Mustered and Checques
Midnight: Fine weather
Fri 24 December
Am: Fresh breezes with snow. Rec'd 569 lbs of fresh beef and 80 lbs of vegetables Employed as requisite
Pm: Do weather. Employed as before
Midnight: Frosty
Sat 25 December
Am: Fresh breezes with frost.
Noon: Do weather
Pm: Moderate
Midnight: Fine clear weather
Sun 26 December
Am Fresh breezes with frost and snow.
Noon: Do weather
Pm: Do weather
Midnight: Fine weather
Mon 27 December
Am: Strong gales
Noon: Do weather. Employed stowing provisions
Pm: Do weather
Midnight: Do weather
Tues 28 December
Am: Light winds and fine. Rec'd 689 lbs of beef and 80 lbs of vegetables. Open flour No184 qt 345 lbs
Pm: Do weather
Midnight: Do weather
Wed 29 December
Am: Light breezes with rain. Employed as necessary
Pm: Do weather. Employed as before.
Midnight: Do weather
Thu 30 December
Am: Strong breezes with heavy rain. People employed stowing the holds
Pm: Do weather Employed as before. Departed this life ELIZth JAMES settler's wife. Sent the corpse on shore to be interred.
Midnight: Do weather
Fri 31 December
Am: Strong breezes with snow. Variously employed. Opened pease qt 5 bushels and cocoa qt 112lbs
Pm: Employed getting ready to go out of harbour.
Midnight: Fine weather.
Sat 1 January 1820
Am fresh breezes. People employed as necessary
Pm: Do weather with snow.
Midnight: Clear
Sun 2 January
Am: Light breezes with rain.
Noon: Do weather
Pm: Strong breezes with snow
Midnight: Frosty.
Departed this life THOs JAMES (Settler's child) Sent body to be interred.
Mon 3 January
Am: Strong breezes with snow
8: Squally. Down royal yards. Employed getting ready for going out of the harbour. Made signal with a gun for assistance
9: Pilot came on board
10:30: Cast off from the buoy and made sail out of the harbour.
Pm: Moderate and fine. Trimmed sails occasionally.
12:40 Short'd sail and came to with the SB in fathoms water 14 Monckton fort ?? South Sea Castle NE 2 furl'd sails and discharged the pilot.
Midnight: Calm and fine.
Tue 4 January
Am: Calm and fine
4: Employed as requisite
10:30: Pay clerks came on board and paid the ship's company for 6 months
Pm: Light winds
Midnight: Fine
Wed 5 January
Am: Moderate and fine
8: Do weather. Employed stowing booms and boats
Pm: Do weather
Midnight: Do weather
Thu 6 January
Am: Moderate and fine
Pm: Do weather
12: Do weather
Fri 7 January
Am: Moderate and fine
8: Moderate and cloudy. Employed getting ready for sea
Noon: Do weather
Pm: Fresh breezes
4:30: Up anchor and made sail to the west
9: Hove to in Cutter and Pinnace
11: Filled and made sail
12: Strong breezes and cloudy
[Whilst actually at sea the log becomes more formalised, with a section each day for am and pm divided by bearings and distance information taken at noon]
Sat 8 January
Am: Strong breezes and cloudy
2: In top gallant sails
4: Do weather. Portland lights NNW 3 leagues
8: Do weather
11: Reefed and set the mainsail
12: Do weather with snow
Bearings and distance at noon Bolt Head N6 W 4 leagues
Pm: Fresh breezes and cloudy
4: Do weather
Opened 2 casks of beef Nos 2161 and 2181 qt 38 pecks each and pork 2 casks Nos. 625 and 1379 qt 80 ?
8: Squally
12: Weather with a swell from the eastward
Sun 9 January
Am: Fresh breezes and cloudy
2:30: Set top gallant sails
4: Do weather with snow. Out reef of the mainsail and set the jib
5: In main top gallant sail
Noon: Strong breezes and squally
Bearings and distance at noon Port Santo S 25 W 980 miles
Pm: Fresh breezes and cloudy
4: Do weather
6: Do weather
8: Do weather
12: Squally
Mon 10 January
Am: Fresh breezes with squalls
1: Carried away the jib pennant down
4: Do weather
Opened 2 casks of pease qt 5 bushels each
7: Made sail occasionally
8: Moderate and cloudy
Noon: Do weather
Bearings and distance at noon Port Santo 24 W 832 miles
Pm: Moderate and cloudy
1: Squally. Carried away the fore and main top gallant masts. Employed getting do on deck
4: Squally with rain. In 2nd reef of topsails
6: Do weather. Carpenters employed fitting top gt masts
8: Do weather
12: Do weather
Tues 11 January
Am: Fresh breezes and cloudy
4: Do weather
8: Do weather
9:30: Out 2nd reef of topsails. Set larboard fore topmast and studding sail
Noon: Do weather
Bearings and distance at noon Porto Santo 22W 644 miles
Pm: Moderate and cloudy with rain at times. Trimmed sails occasionally
4: Do weather
6: Do weather Carpenters employed as before
8: Do weather
12: Do weather
Wed 12 January
Am: Moderate and fine. Set larboard fore studding sails
Departed this life the infant son of SAMl JAMES (settler)
4: Do weather
8: Do weather
9:30: Studding sails and trimmed sails on the starboard tack
12: Moderate and fine
Bearings and distance at noon Port Santo S54W 532 miles
Pm: Moderate and cloudy. Carpenters employed as before
2: Wind veered round to NW squally. Lowered the topsails and in 2nd reef of do.
4: Do weather
6: Do weather
8 Do weather
12: Moderate and fine
Thu 13 January
Am: Moderate and fine
4: Do weather
6: Committed the body of the above infant to the deep
8: Calm. Fidded main top gallant mast. Employed rigging do
12: Light airs and cloudy
Bearings and distance at noon Porto Santo S25W 460 miles
Pm: Light variable winds with rain at times. Trimmed sails occasionally
4: Do weather
7: In 2nd reef of topsails
8: Do weather with rain
10: Do weather. Set the topsails
12: Do weather
Fri 14 January
Am: Fresh breezes and fine
4: Do weather
6: Do weather. Carpenters employed fitting fore top gallant mast
8: Do weather. Set larboard lower and top mast studding sails
12: Moderate and fine. 1 sail in sight
Bearings and distance at noon Porto Santo S26W 370 miles
Pm: Light winds and fine. Employed setting up the rigging
4: Do weather. Carpenters employed as before
5: Studding sails and fidded fore top gallant mast
Opened 1 cask flour 336lbs tea 1 case 86 Wine Nos.2&6 21 gs each
8: Do weather
12: Do weather
Sat 15 January
Am: Moderate and fine
3: Set main sail and main top gallant sail
4: Do weather. Open'd rum No 35 qt 88 gallons
6: Do weather. Departed this life SAMl DUGEBY settler's child
6:30: Out 1st reef of fore topsail Set starboard lower and top mast studding sails
8: Fidded fore top gallant mast. Crossed yard and set the sail
9: Committed the body of the deceased to the deep
12: Do weather
Bearings and distance at noon Porto Santo S29W 310 miles
Pm: Light breezes and fine
Set studding sails and trimmed sails
5:40: Up mainsail in royals
6: Do weather
8: Calm and fine
Midnight: Moderate and cloudy
Sun 16 January
Am: Fresh breezes and cloudy
2: In top gallant sails
4: In 1st and 2nd reefs of topsails
7:30: Down jib in 3rd reef of main topsail. Close reefed fore and mizen top sail down top gallant yards and struck top gallant masts in flying jib boom
Opened 2 cask of pork No 641 &627 80 pecks each 2 casks of beef Nos 2175 &2071 qt 38 pecks each
Noon: Strong breezes and squally with rain
Bearings and distance at noon Porto Santo S23w 268 miles
Pm: Strong breezes and squally
4: Do weather
8: Ware ship
Midnight: Strong breezes and squally
Mon 17 January
Am: Strong breezes and squally
4: Do weather
6: Fresh breezes and squally. Fidded top gallant masts. Set mizen topsail
Noon: Fresh breezes and hazy
Bearings and distance at noon Porto Santo S25.37W 224 miles
Pm: Strong breezes and hazy
4: Do weather
6: Do weather
8: Do weather
12: Do weather up main sails
Tues 18 January
Am: Strong breezes and hazy
4: Do weather. Down jib and up spanker
6: Do weather
8: Do weather
9: Reefed and set the main sail
12: Do weather
Bearing and distance at noon Porto Santo S46W 238 miles
Pm: Fresh breezes and cloudy
4: Do weather
6: Do weather
8: Do weather. Tacked ship
9: Set the spanker
12: Do weather
Wed 19 January
Am: Fresh breezes and hazy
2: Up spanker
4: Do weather. Set spanker
6: Do weather
8: Squally in 3rd reef of fore and main topsails. Down spanker
12: Close reefed mizen topsail
12: Do weather
Bearings and distance at noon Porto Santo S34.10W 224 miles
Pm: Fresh breezes and cloudy
4: Do weather
6: Do weather
7: Ware ship
8: Moderate and cloudy
10: Set the spanker
12: Do weather
Thu 20 January
Am: Moderate and cloudy
4: Do weather
8: Do weather. Out 2nd reef of the topsails
9: Crossed top gallant yards and set the sails. Opened rum No 35 qt 88 gallons
Noon: Light airs and cloudy
Bearings and distance at noon Porto Santo S44.17W 224 miles
Pm: Light winds and hazy
4: Do weather with rains. Opened flour no162 qt.375 lbs suet No 103 qt 180 lb oatmeal 1 cask qt 7 ½ bushels and sugar no 21 qt 560 lbs
7: Top gallant sails and down flying jib
Midnight: Light airs. Trimmed sails
Fri 21 January
Am: Calm and cloudy
4: Do weather
6: Do weather
8: Do weather
11:30: Light airs from the W. Trimmed and made sail
Bearings and distance at noon Porto Santo S50.58W 222 miles
Pm: Light breezes and fine
5: In royals
6: Moderate breezes and fine. In top sails. Top gallant staysail and 1st reef of main topsail
and 2nd reefs of fore and mizen do
10: Down flying jib
Midnight: Fresh breezes and cloudy
Sat 22 January
Am: Fresh breezes and cloudy
3: In spanker and mizen staysail
6: Do weather. Opened 2 casks of butter qt 69 lbs each and cheese 2 casks qt 125 lbs each cocoa No 31 qt 336 lb
10:30: Set spanker and fore and main top gallant sails
Noon: Fresh breezes and squally
Bearings and distance at noon Santa Cruz S28.51W 318 miles
Pm: Fresh breezes and squally
In 1st reef of fore top sail
6: Do weather
8:30: Carried away the starboard fore topmast studding sail
Midnight: Fresh breezes and fine
Sun 23 January
Am: Moderate and fine
7:30: Out reefs of topsails. Set larboard fore topmast and top gallant studding sails
8: Do weather. Crossed royal yards and set the sails. Set larboard lower studding sail
11: Performed divine service
Noon: Moderate and fine
Pm: Fresh breezes and fine
4: Do weather
6: Do weather
8: Moderate and fine
Midnight: Do weather
Mon 24 January
Am: Fresh breezes and cloudy. In top gallant sails
4: Do weather. Set fore and main top gallant sails
7: Saw the island of Lanzarote west 3 or 4 leagues
8: Fresh breezes
Opened 2 ½ Hhds of vinegar qt 32 gs each tobacco No 175 qt 85 lbs
Noon: Fresh breezes
Bearing and distance at noon Extremes of Lanzarote from WNW to W
Pm: Fresh breezes and cloudy
Variously employed about the rigging
4: Do weather
8: Moderate breezes and cloudy
Midnight: Do weather
Tues 25 January
Am: Fresh breezes and cloudy
4: Short sail and hove to
8: centre of the town of Las Palmas Gran Canary WNW
11: shortened sail and came to with SB in 23 fathoms. Veered to 80 fathoms
NE point of Gran Canary N6E1/2E Centre of the town West
Bearings and Distance at noon. Single anchor off the town of Palmas
Pm: Moderate and fine
Furled sails down royal yards
Employed sending empty casks on shore for water in shore boats
Midnight moderate and cloudy
Wed 26 January
Am: Moderate and fine
4 Do weather. Rec'd water from shore boats. Killed a bullock wt 342 lbs Rec'd 6 oxen and a quantity of fruit and vegetables for the settlers
Pm: Employed receiving water. Departed this life SARAH STAMFORD settler's child
8: Light winds and fine
Midnight: Do weather
Thu 27 January
Am: Light breezes and cloudy
4: Do weather. Employed receiving water in shore boats. Killed a bullock weighing 660 lbs. Departed this life SARAH WHITEHEAD. Committed the bodies to the deep.
Pm: Employed receiving water
Midnight: Do weather
Fri 28 January
Am: Moderate breezes and cloudy.
8: Do weather with a heavy swell. Employed stowing the holds and about the rigging
Pm: variously employed about the rigging. Rec'd no water this day there being too much of surf
midnight: Cloudy
Sat 29 January
Am: Moderate breezes and cloudy.
4 Do weather. Employed stowing the holds and as necessary. Killed a bullock weighing 450 lbs
Pm: Employed starting water and stowing the holds
6 Do weather
Midnight: Moderate and cloudy
Sun 30 January
Am: Moderate breezes and cloudy. Employed stowing water casks and luggage in the main hold. Rec'd a quantity of fruit and vegetables
Pm: Employed as before noon
Sunset: Light breezes and cloudy
Midnight: Do weather
Mon 31 January
Am: Light breezes and cloudy. Employed receiving water in shore boats and starting do Rec'd a quantity of fruit and vegetables
Pm: Employed as before noon
Sunset: Do weather
Midnight: Cloudy weather
Tues 1 February
Am: Light breezes and fine
4: Variable winds. Employed stowing the holds. Killed 3 oxen weight 118 lbs
Pm: Variously employed about the rigging
Midnight: Fine weather
Wed 2 February
Am: Moderate breezes and cloudy with little rain. Employed about the rigging. Rec'd 10 oxen & two pipes of wine qt 240 gs
Pm: Emplyed receiving water
Midnight: Light breezes
Thurs 3 February
Am: Light breezes and fine. Employed clearing decks and preparing for sea
Pm: Light breezes and fine. Opened 2 casks of beef qt 38 pecks each flour 1 cask qt 380 lbs
8: Weighed and made sail
Midnight: Do weather
Fri 4 February
Am: Moderate and fine
4: Do weather
7:30: Set studding sails
8: Do weather. West point of Gran Canary NE 3 0r 4 leagues
Killed 2 bullocks weighing 625 lbs
Noon: Light winds and clear
Bearing and distance at noon Peak of Tenerife north 58 miles
Pm: Moderate and fine. Trimmed sails and in larboard studding sails
4: Do weather
6: Do weather
7:30: In royals
11: Set larboard top gallant studding sails and royals
Midnight: Light winds and cloudy
Sat 5 February
Am: Light winds and variable
1: In studding sails and trimmed sails
4: Moderate and fine. Set top and gallant studding sails
9: Set larboard fore studding sails. Aired bedding
Departed this life SARAH HOBBS settler's child
Noon: Moderate and fine
Bearings and distance at noon S.Antonio Cape de Verde S36.47W 672 miles
Pm: Moderate and fine
2: In starboard studding sails
3: Out 4th reef of fore topsail
4: Do weather
6: Do weather
8: Do weather. Committed the body of the above infant to the deep
11: In top gallant sails
Midnight: Fresh breezes and cloudy
Sun 6 February
Am: Fresh breezes and fine
1:30: Set starboard topmast studding sails
Killed a bullock weighing 373 lbs
8: Moderate breezes and fine weather
11: Performed divine service
Noon: Moderate breezes and fine weather
Bearings and distance at noon S.Antonio S41W 550 miles
Pm: Modeate and fine
4: Do weather
6: Do weather
8: Moderate and fine. Made shortened sail as necessary
Midnight: Do weather
[From this point due to pressure of time only main events were noted]
Tues 8 February
Employed washing clothes
Departed this life JOHN COCK settler's child
Committed the body of the above infant to the deep
Thurs 10 February
Departed this life EMMA ROGERS settler's child
Committed body of the above infant to the deep
Fri 18 February
9: Bore up to speak to a stranger, fired a gun to bring her to, found her to be the Comet Spanish brig from Cuba to Cape Lopez
Departed this life MARTHA GODFREY settlers child
Committed the body of the above infant to the deep
Sun 20 February
Departed this life JOHN CROUCH and JAMES FARLEY settlers children
Committed the bodies of the above infants to the deep
Mon 21 Feb
Departed this life MARY RALPHS settler's child
Committed the body to the deep
Tues 22 February
Distance and bearings at noon St.Helena S34E 1242 miles
6: heavy squalls with thunder and lightning
Thu 24 February
Departed this life ELIZABETH STORTON settlers child
Committed the body of the above infant to the deep
Fri 3 March
Performed the customary ceremony in crossing the Equator
Sun 5 March
Saw the Island of Annabona SSW 11 or 12 leagues
Wed 15 March
Departed this life JOSEPH PINNOCK settlers child
Committed the body of the above infant to the deep
Fri 17 March
Departed this life WILLIAM FORWARD settlers child
Body of the above infant to the deep
Mon 27 March
Departed this life SARAH FORWARD settler's wife
Committed the body of the above woman to the deep
Wed 29 March
St.Helena NNW 24 leagues
Thu 13 April
Departed this life ____ HOBBS (settlers child)
Committed the body of the above infant to the deep
Tues 25 April
Saw the Table Land ahead
Employed working in for Table Bay
Anchored in 13½ fathoms. Furled sails
Wed 26 April
Departed this life EPHRAIM DICKS settler
Thu 27 April
Sent the body of E.DICKS on shore to be interred
Wed 3 May
Departed this life JANE DICKS female settler
Fri 5 May
Disembarking settlers
Sun 7 May
Departed this life infant son of J SANDERSON settler
Mon 8 May
Committed the body to the deep
ues 9 May
At anchor in Table Bay
6: Made sail out of the Bay
Mon 15 May
At anchor in Algoa Bay
Tues 16 May
Clearing hold of settlers luggage
Fri 19 May
Disembarking settlers and their luggage
Sat 20 May
Disembarking settlers and their luggage
Cleaning out hold and washing decks
ADM37/6145 at the Public Record Office, Kew, London
Transcribed by Sue Mackay, Cardiff, UK for the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
6 March 2003
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