Passenger Lists Natal: John Bright 1851

Arrival of the barque John Bright at Natal

Natal Witness 16 May 1851

John Bright, barque, 290 tons, Captain Mills, from London, arrived on 8 May 1851 but was kept waiting outside in the roadstead, being unable to cross the Bar due to lack of wind until 12 May, when the weather at the Port was cloudy but with a fine breeze. Her agent was H. Milner.

She reportedly carried 58 passengers but this doesn’t tally with the number listed in the column:

Abrelpha (?) William

Boemun J F

Brockman Henry

Brockman Joseph

Cumpston -

Clerk Andrew

Clerk Ann

Imrel -

Crowder Benjamin

Crowder Samuel

Crowder Mary

Crowder Sarah

Davidson -

Duncan Mary Ann

Duncan A

Duncan H W

Duncan E

Exall Henry, wife and 4 children

Grouthead Samuel

Gurby Peter

Hunter James

Hunter Caroline

Hilliard Charles

Hute (?) David, wife & child

King Charles

Rowell Frederick

Parry J G

Purse Stephen

Palfreyman Wm

Stevens F P, wife and 2 children

Schofield James

Smith J B

Scott Edward

Scott R

Scott N

Stuart Caroline and 4 children

Stuart T

Stuart M E

Stuart A

Wright H J

Wilson James

Webb F G

Webb Sarah

Young George

Arriving a day earlier, 7 May 1851, was the Lady Sale, brig, Captain Young, from Glasgow, carrying Mr W T Sanderson, one of the vessel's agents.

John Bright