JOHN from London 1840departed Gravesend on September 12th, 1839 |
by Elizabeth Archer |
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ATKINSON, Francis and wife (Fanny nee HAIGH?), 3 children ATKINSON, Richard and wife Clara / (Kate?), children Clara, Richard, Henry AUSTIN, Charles and wife Jane, children including Mary, John, Charles, Jane BAILEY / BARLEY, George and wife Mary, sons John, George BAKER, Elizabeth (servant to Mrs Hearn/Heron) - connection to Thomas Baker family not confirmed BAKER, Thomas and wife Mary (original list says: Baker, Thomas, Mary, Thomas, Jno) BAKER, Thomas - born c.1810 Devonshire (occ: Limeburner), BAKER, Sarah (nee KNAPP, daughter of Thomas Knapp) born 1 May 1806 Kenton, Devonshire BAKER, sons Thomas and Richard aged 4 1/2 and 1 years BARNDEN James (Henry?), Susan / (Sarah nee HARDING?) BARNDEN sons Edmund, John, (James?) Henry BAY / BAYE, Benjamin and wife Sarah / (Mary?), child Maria BELL, Ann and children Sarah, Frances BELL, Isaiah BELL, John BELL, Joseph BELL, Moses BONE, George and wife Sophia / Amy, child BROWN, Joseph and wife (Sus)anna(h) BROWN, John BROWN, George BROWN, Maria BUDGE, William and wife Anna BURGESS, Thomas and wife, and child BUTLER Phillip - Intermediate CHEWINGS John CLARKE George DAWBINEY / DAWBERRY, William (Henry?) and wife, son William DODGSON, John and wife Eliza(beth) nee ARMSTRONG, DODGSON, children James Armstrong, Janet, Maria(nne),(Ann), DODGSON, Eliza(beth) died on voyage, and another son DODGSON Alexander DREDGE, Peter and wife Sophia, sons Peter, Paul FARROW, Edward (husband of Emily who died November 7th on voyage), FARROW, Mrs - died of a brain fever on November 6th - buried at sea FARROW, Edward's children Luke, Lydia, Amy, FARROW, Alfred Morley (died November 15th on voyage) - son of Edward FORT, James and wife (Harriet Mary nee PAYNE?) / Sarah FOULIS, George and wife Elizabeth nee McKENZIE, children Harriet Logie, George FOWLES, George and wife Mary, daughter Mary GIDDINGS, Jacob and wife Henrietta GRAY, George and wife Mary Ann nee MARR(I)AGE / (Anna) HAUSSEN, Otto Carl / Charles and wife Maria, children Emma, Henry Hermann HAUSSEN, Emily Rose HAUSSEN, Otto Charles |
HAYTER, James and wife (Sarah Ann nee PAYNE?) / Jemima HICONS, James HICONS, Joseph HILES, George JACKSON, James and wife (Mary) Ann (nee McLEASH?) JOHNSTONE, James and wife JONES, James and wife Frances Fanny nee BETTERIDGE / (Emily) KEMPLAY / KEMPL(E)Y, Robert William / Wilson and wife Hannah nee LEPINE / (Eliza) KERR, James (died on November 13th - buried at sea) KEY, Mary KEYLAND, Elizabeth KNAPP, Thomas Alden (occ: Blacksmith) and wife Mary (nee BACK), (original list says: Knapp, Thos; Knapp, Sophia; Knapp, John) KNAPP, Thomas James born 10 March 1822 Kenton, Devonshire KNAPP, Eliza Alden born c.1816 Kenton, Devonshire KNAPP, Hester Alden born c.1818 Devonshire KNAPP, George Henry born 1826 Kenton Devonshire Daughter GEORGIANA KNAPP 17 arrived in SA on the "Hartley" in 1837 (servant to the RANDELL family on the same ship) LATTA, Thomas and wife Sarah nee GIBSON, LATTA, children Thomas, Elizabeth, Robert, William LATTA, Sarah (daughter of Thomas) LATTA, Mary (daughter of Thomas) LATTA, John (daughter of Thomas) LATTA, Jane (daughter of Thomas) LEITH, Frederick - cabin LOGAN, George and wife Mary, child LOMMAN, Henry and wife Martha nee STRONG / (Jane) LUCKING, Charles LUCKING, James Holmes MARCHANT, Robert MILLYARD / MILLARD, James PATTISON / PATTERSON, Mary Ann PATTISON / PATTERSON, John and wife Elizabeth / Emma PENFOLD, William Friend and wife Hannah nee WAGHORNE, PENFOLD, children Frederick, Sarah, Charles, Fanny PICKLES, John PRICE, Edward and wife Sophia, child Gertrude REYNOLDS, Eliza SHADWELL, Richard and wife Eliza nee MATTHEWS / (Mary), SHADWELL, children William, Sarah Ann (died on voyage or soon after), Thomas, Mary, Malcolm SIMPSON, Henry and wife Annabella TURNER, William Fuller and wife Millicent Herdman nee LINTON, TURNER, William's children Eliza, William Herdman, George WEBB, John and wife Ann nee JONES / Sophia, children Elizabeth, Jane, Eliza WRIGHT, Thomas and wife Eliza Scott nee BOULTON / (Blanche), children Eliza Philis, Thomas |
On the day the EUDORA left Swan River a whale boat arrived there,
and reported the loss of the JOHN with Captain Ford of New Bedford (previously visited Adelaide in 1840).
The JOHN foundered 700 miles to the west of Swan River. The crew had embarked in four boats, only one of which were rescued after being ten days at sea.
