✨ Shipping Arrivals and Departures




MONTHLY LIST OF ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES IN THE PORT OF LYTTLETON, FROM THE 1st TO THE 31st AUGUST, 1863.

DATE OF ARRIVALS. NAME OF SHIP. TONS. FROM WHENCE. PASSENGERS. DATE OF DEPARTURE. NAME OF SHIP. TONS. DESTINATION. PASSENGERS.
Males. Females. Children. Males. Females. Children.
August 1 Airedale 286 Wellington 51 3 0 August 1 Success 47 Dunedin 0 0 0
" 3 Syph 61 Chatham Islands 0 0 0 " 1 Airedale 298 Dunedin 8 0 0
" 4 Harriet Armitage 283 Wellington 0 0 0 " 1 Antelope 17 Akaroa 0 0 0
" 6 Wonga Wonga 104 Wellington 2 2 3 " 3 Annie 20 Wellington 0 0 0
" 6 Geelong 108 Dunedin 34 2 1 " 5 Harriet Armitage 295 Wellington 0 0 0
" 8 Valiant 146 Wellington 0 0 0 " 5 Star of Tasmania 40 Timaru 0 0 0
" 8 Prince Alfred 703 Wellington 20 4 4 " 6 Geelong 108 Dunedin 3 2 0
" 8 Airedale 256 Dunedin 12 1 0 " 6 Wonga Wonga 104 Dunedin 12 1 0
" 10 Antelope 17 Akaroa 0 0 0 " 7 Bee 20 Auckland 0 0 0
" 10 Emerald Isle 34 Picton 0 0 0 " 8 Valiant 147 Wellington 0 0 0
" 10 Bann 27 Akaroa 0 0 0 " 10 Airedale 286 Wellington 3 0 0
" 11 Sea Bird 15 Akaroa 0 0 0 " 10 Prince Alfred 703 Nelson 30 4 0
" 12 Wonga Wonga 104 Dunedin 13 7 0 " 12 Brilliant 104 0 0 0 0
" 16 Auckland 532 Wellington 24 8 3 " 12 Riflemann 82 Picton 0 0 0
" 18 Lady Bird 220 Wellington 5 4 4 " 12 Kate 26 Wellington 0 0 0
" 21 Shepherdess 40 Wellington 4 1 4 " 13 Brilliant 112 Auckland 1 0 0
" 21 William and Mary 25 Dunedin 14 2 0 " 13 Emu 27 Akaroa 0 0 0
" 22 Lady Bird 220 Dunedin 14 2 0 " 18 Auckland 532 Dunedin 7 1 0
" 22 Auckland 532 Dunedin 8 2 3 " 17 Antelope 17 Akaroa 0 0 0
" 22 Crest of the Wave 70 Picton 0 0 0 " 18 Sea Bird 15 Akaroa 0 0 0
" 24 Alhambra 497 Dunedin 19 5 3 " 19 Lady Bird 220 Dunedin 0 0 0
" 25 Alert 40 Akaroa 0 0 0 " 22 Auckland 532 Wellington 0 1 0
" 25 Mary Ann Christian 42 Wellington 1 1 0 " 23 Lady Bird 220 Wellington 5 0 0
" 29 Geelong 108 Wellington 1 0 0 " 23 Ada 20 Wellington 0 0 0
" 31 Maid of Kent 50 Auckland 20 0 0 " 25 Shepherdess 40 Wellington 0 0 0
" 31 Antelope 17 Akaroa 0 0 0 " 25 William and Mary 23 Invercargill 6 5 4
" 31 Heron 91 Wanganui 0 0 0 " 31 Alhambra 497 Dunedin 14 3 1
" 31 Clutha 151 Wellington 0 0 0 " 31 Triumph 45 Akaroa 0 0 0
" 31 Heron 91 Auckland 0 0 0
" 31 Geelong 108 Dunedin 2 0 0
Inwards 4,803 Inwards 245 44 25 Outwards 4,794 Outwards 51 17 5

FOREIGN SHIPPING.

August 3 Fanny Fisher 239 Newcastle 0 0 0 August 8 Pilot 91 Hobart Town 0 0 0
" 6 Thames 223 Newcastle 0 0 0 " 10 Heather Bell 187 Sydney 0 0 0
" 7 Ismay 422 London 1 0 0 " 12 Windhover 207 Hobart Town 0 0 0
" 11 Epsom 548 London 13 4 7 " 13 Crest of the Wave 58 Hobart Town 0 0 0
" 12 Lady Denison 128 Hobart Town 9 1 2 " 20 Metropolis 1,032 Calcutta 0 0 0
" 17 British Crown 1121 Liverpool 135 168 111 " 20 Indus 343 Newcastle 0 0 0
" 19 Kirkland 463 London 3 1 0 " 21 Fanny Fisher 239 Sydney 0 0 0
" 25 Choice 162 Melbourne 0 0 0 " 26 Lady Denison 128 Newcastle 0 0 0
" 31 Salcombe Castle 115 Hobart Town 0 0 0 " 29 Thames 223 0 0 0 0
Inwards 3,411 Inwards 161 174 120 Outwards 2,583 Outwards 0 0 0

I do hereby declare that the above is a true and faithful account of all the Arrivals and Departures of Vessels, and Immigration and Emigration at the Port of Lyttelton during the month of August, 1863.

Harbor Master's Office, Lyttelton, 15th September, 1863.

ALEXANDER SPROUL, Harbor Master.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1863, No 16





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πŸš‚ Monthly List of Arrivals and Departures in the Port of Lyttelton

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
15 September 1863
Shipping, Arrivals, Departures, Lyttelton, August 1863
  • ALEXANDER SPROUL, Harbor Master