The Settler ships, and the "Stentor"

The following list contains details of those Settler parties which formed part of the government-assisted emigration scheme. Privately chartered vessels are not included:

Schedules of departures

Ships Name	Departure date	Town	Parties carried
Chapman	3 Dec 1819	Gravesend	Bailie & Carlisle
Nautilus	3 Dec 1819	Gravesend	Crause, Mandy, Owen, Rowles' & Scott
Ocean	13 Dec 1819	Gravesend	Damant, Dixon, Howard & Morgan
Northampton	13 Dec 1819	Gravesend	Clark, Dalgairn, Mahoney, Pigot & William Smith
Weymouth (HM Store Ship)	7 Jan 1820	Portsmouth	Biggar, Bowker, Duncan Campbell, Cock, Ford, Gurney, Hyman, James, Menezes, Osler & Parkin
Kennersley Castle	10 Jan 1820	Bristol	Bradshaw, Greathead, Holder, Philipps & Southey
John	13 Jan 1820	Liverpool	Hayhurst, Liversage, Mouncey, Stanley & Wainwright
Stentor	13 Jan 1820	Liverpool	Griffith, Neave, Richardson, George Smith & White
Aurora	15 Feb 1820	Gravesend	Main division of Sephton
Brilliant	15 Feb 1820	Gravesend	Erith & Pringle and Gush division of Sephton
East Indian	12 Feb 1820	Cork	Parker
Fanny	12 Feb 1820	Cork	Butler, Ingram & Synnot
La Belle Alliance	12 Feb 1820	Gravesend (Downs)	Willson
Zoroaster	12 Feb 1820	Gravesend (Downs)	Dyason, Thornhill & Wait
Albury	12 Feb 1820	Liverpool	Calton
Sir George Osborn	16 Mar 1820	Gravesend (Downs)	Gardner, Mills & Turvey
Abeona	13 Oct 1820	Greenock	Russell

 Reference : The Settler Handbook : A new list of 1820 Settlers by M. D. Nash

also from "A New List of the 1820 Settlers"

"In George Smith's party: Wedderburn, Christopher 45. Tailor. w. Ann 45. c. Ann 16, George 10, Elizabeth 8. Wedderburn, William 19. Tailor Embarked at Liverpool on the "Stentor", sailed 13 January 1820, reached Table Bay (now Cape Town) 19 April 1820  As the ship's charter expired at this port the parties under Smith and James Richardson were transhipped to HM Store ship "Weymouth" for the rest of the voyage to Algoa Bay (Now Port Elizabeth). Arrived 15 May 1820"

Travelling conditions were difficult, with cabin accommodation reserved for the heads of the larger parties and their families, and "females above the class of common settlers". Other heads of parties were permitted to erect their own cabins using temporary partitions.

details for the "Stentor" from the Lloyd's Register:

STENTOR

(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master:  Captain T. Harris
Rigging:  Ship; 2 decks; sheathed in copper in 1818
Tonnage:  382 tons
Construction:  Sunderland; vessel 6 years old; repairs to damages in 1818
Owners:  Beavin & Co.
Draught under load:  16 feet
Port of survey:  a) Liverpool; b) London
Voyage:  sailed for a) Calcutta; b) Cape of Good Hope

(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master:  Captain Harris
Rigging:  Ship; single deck with beams; sheathed in copper in 1818; copper
repaired in 1819
Tonnage:  382 tons
Construction:  1814 in Sunderland; repairs to damages in 1818
Owners:  Bevan & Co.
Draught under load:  17 feet
Port of survey:  Liverpool
Voyage:  sailed for a) Calcutta; b) Cape of Good Hope

Letters out of Colonial Office Records C.O. 48/45 1819 Settlers Vol. 5. (P to S) H.M. Public Records Office Chancery Lane London   (Referring To George Smith's appointment as head of the 'Stentor' party) no. 12 Southern Street, Manchester October 6th. 1819   To the Right Honourable The Earl of Bathurst   My Lord,   I return my most sincere thanks for the honourable favour your lordship has conferred upon me as having granted me the privilege of accompanying 20 families from the town and vicinity of Manchester to proceed to the Cape of Good Hope, and I bind every family to defend the possessions of His Majesty, his heirs and successors to the utmost of their power, and every settler also binds himself and his family to conform to the Regulations laid down by H.M. Government and am requested to present the vote of thanks of the whole party for the privilege they have obtained and they will always consider your Lordship their benefactor and patron and their prayers are that Heaven will pour down blessings upon your family and when it shall please the Almighty to call you hence you may enter into eternal bliss and they pray for the Prince Regent and all connected with H.M. Government and I beg leave to subscribe myself,   Yours Lordship's most obedient servant,   George Smith. Late of H.M. 95th Foot Rifles.

In a letter (not shown) addressed to H. Goulburn of H.M. Government dated 6th October George Smith says he has handed certificates from members of the settlers to the Churchwardens of Manchester. The party of settlers headed by George Smith was an independent one aided by the City of Manchester. George Smith acquired 1158 morgen 300 yards of land on Nov. 20th 1823 for 11 Rix dollars.   The letter on the right is from the Churchwardens of Manchester to the Earl of Bathurst      OcTober 7th 1819 To the Right Honourable The Earl of Bathurst   We, the Churchwardens of Manchester, have received from the parties named in the list of persons proceeding to the Cape of Good Hope under the direction of Mr. Geo. Smith of Manchester certificates pledging themselves that no part of their families shall be left chargeable to the Parish neither will they in the event of their return to this country, ever become burdens to any Parish or Parishes therein; and we believe they have, and will conform to the regulations adopted by H.M. Government.   (signed)  James Brierley William Sowden Richard Warren   Churchwardens of Manchester .

 

These pages prepared by:

Peter Garwood
L'Eau Salée
Malaucène
84340 France


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