Genies' Jottings

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VARIOUS SHIPS LISTS
Source:

The New Zealand Herald

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

PORT OF AUCKLAND

Saturday, 9 October 1847

Barque 'MINERVA'
ARRIVALS
Captain M'Brath

691 tons, from Gravesend, 1 July

  Passengers    


GREENWOOD, Capt, Brigade Major, wife & son

PITT, Major Gen'l, KH, wife, 5 daus & 1 son

SMITH, Capt, 55th Regt & wife

80 x Rank & File, Royal NZ Fencibles
69 x women
147 x children

 


The Minerva made a very favourable passage being 194 days from Lands End.

Her mail consists only of a few letters.

During the voyage 1 woman and 6 children died and 6 children were born.

Transcribed: Jacqueline Walles, New Zealand, August, 2000.   Table of contents
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