Thursday, April 19, 2018

Passengers to Natal per Dane, Priscilla, Eleonore and Eveline 1863

ARRIVALS OF RMS DANE, PRISCILLA, ELEONORE AND EVELINE;
and DEPARTURE OF HEATHEL [sic] BELL - Natal Mercury June 23 1863

Arrived:
June 20, RMS Dane, from Cape Town and intermediate ports. Cargo, general.
PASSENGERS
From Cape Town:
Lieut Harrison
Messrs
P Milner
Briggs
Baumes
Hofstedt
From Algoa Bay:
Messrs
Schieffs
Moreland
Tomlin
Mr Henry (Consul General Belgium)
Mr and Mrs Botha and child
Mr and Mrs Thornhill and three children
From East London:
Miss Driver
Messrs
R Walker
Johnson
Lieut Tolner (Tollner)
Dr Tate
Mr and Mrs McKay and two children
Professor Hansen
Report:
Left Table Bay June 12 at 3 p.m., arrived at Algoa Bay on the 15th, at 1 p.m.; left Algoa Bay on the 16th, at 1 p.m., arrived off East London on the 17th, at 1 p.m., sea too high to land; left East London on the 18th, at 1 p.m. arrived at Port Natal and came to anchor on the 20th, at 10.30 a.m.
- J Brown, agent.

June, Priscilla, barque, 253 tons, G Brown, from London, sailed 2nd April. General cargo.
PASSENGERS:
Messrs
J Vincent
Herbert
Reginal Bowers
Gadsden*
Mrs Greening, son and daughter
- Handley and Dixon, agents.

June 21, Eleonore, barque, 302 tons, C Jonains, from Algoa Bay, sailed 10th June.
PASSENGER:
Mr Hugill

June 21, Eveline, schooner, 101 tons, G Murison, from Cape Town, sailed 16th June,
PASSENGER:
Mr HB Portland
- McArthur and Co., agents.

Sailed:
June 18, Heathel Bell barque 257 tons, R Thomas, to Ceylon, in ballast.
PASSENGERS:
Mrs Eastwood and two children.


*Thomas Alfred Gadsden my g grandfather would later become lightkeeper at the Bluff Lighthouse and marry Eliza Ann Bell, daughter of Port Captain William Bell. 





Priscilla barque 1863; Capt G Brown



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