Transport vessels of the 1820 Settlers
In 1820 the British Government sponsored the emigration of some 4000 settlers from England to South Africa. In addition to the sponsored immigrants, some private parties also sailed to South Africa in 1820.
| Vessel | Burthen (bm) | Master | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abeona (1811 ship) | 324 or 331 | James Pritchard | 166 |
| Albury (1804 ship) | 338 to 342 | Cunningham | 166 |
| Amphitrite[1] | 274 | Martin (or Davidson) | 60 |
| Aurora (1808 ship) | 468 or 471 | Thomas Pearson | 344 |
| Belle Alliance (1817 ship)[2] | 637 | Rolfe (or Roulff) | 307 |
| Brilliant (1814 ship) | 330 or 332 | William Bothwell | 144 |
| Cambrian | Brownrigg | ||
| Canada (1811 ship) | 268 or 281 | Amm (or Annan) | 35 |
| Chapman (1777 ship) | 542 to 558 | John Milbank | 271 |
| Dowson | 370 | Jameson | 21 |
| Duke of Marlborough[3] | 356 | Jeffrey (or Jeffries) | 40 |
| East Indian (1819 ship) | 390 | Hogg | 220 |
| Fanny[4] | 232 | W.Sadler | 112 |
| Garland[5] | 181 | Brown | 59 |
| John[6] | 418 | Pearson | 252 |
| Kennersley Castle (1811 ship) | 371 or 400 | Pinckney | 202 |
| Mary Ann Sophia[7] | 296 | Hayward | 14 |
| Medusa (1813 ship)[8] | 217 | Hutchinson | |
| Nautilus[9] | 401 | W.Walton | 202 |
| Northampton (1801 ship) | 523 to 573 | Charlton | 257 |
| Ocean (1808 ship) | 435 to 439 | Davs | 206 |
| Salisbury (1818 ship) | 117 to 120 | James King | 20 |
| Sir George Osborne | 312 to 316 | Taplin (or Toplin) | 111 |
| Skelton (1818 ship) | 260 | Dixon | |
| Stentor (1814 ship) | 382 | Harris | 194 |
| Waterloo (1815 Sunderland ship) | 215 | Lion (or Lyon) | 61 |
| HMS Weymouth | 826 | Turner | 478 |
| Zoroaster (1818 ship) | 460 | Thompson | 142 |
Citations
[edit]- ^ Register of Shipping (1821), Seq.№A681.
- ^ Register of Shipping (1821), Seq.№B138.
- ^ Register of Shipping (1821), Seq.№D336.
- ^ Register of Shipping (1821), Seq.№F154.
- ^ Lloyd's Register (1820), Seq.№G23.
- ^ Register of Shipping (1821), Seq.№J629.
- ^ Register of Shipping (1821), Seq.№M772.
- ^ Register of Shipping (1821), Seq.№M902.
- ^ Register of Shipping (1821), Seq.№N114.
References
[edit]- Campbell, Colin Turing (1897) British South Africa; a history of the colony of the Cape of Good Hope, from its conquest 1795 to the settlement of Albany by the British emigration of 1819-- ; with notices of some of the British settlers of 1820. (John Haddon & Co.).