First Fleet of South Australia

The nine^[1] ships employed by the South Australian Company to carry its staff and the first European settlers for the establishment of the City of Adelaide.^[2] It is difficult, if not impossible to arrive at a definitive list,^[3] as extant primary evidence is limited, due to poor record keeping and management, and a series of misfortunes resulting in the loss of records. Readers are advised to be cautious in accepting the names on this page as factual.

Ship	Type	Master	Dep.* England* (1836)	Arr.* Nepean* Bay (1836)	Arr.* Holdfast* Bay (1836)	Passengers[4]
Duke of York	Barque,* 197 tons	Robert C. Morgan	5 April	27 July?* 28 July?		37 passengers, including: T. Hudson Beare Lucy Ann Beare Charlotte Hudson Beare William L. Beare G. Massing Israel Mazey Thomas Mitchell John Neale Charles B. Powell Robert Russell D. H. Schreyvogel Samuel Stephens William West
Lady Mary Pelham	Barque,* 206 tons	Robert Ross	7 April	28 July?* 30 July?		29 passengers inc. Cornelius Birdseye Mrs. Birdseye
John Pirie	Schooner	George Martin	22 February	16 August		28 passengers, inc. Mrs. Martin Henry Simpson
Rapid	Brig,* 162 tons	Col. William Light		2 August		24 passengers, inc.: Alfred Barker William Bell William Bradley Mrs. Bradley Robert Buck, sen. Robert Bruce Buck William Chatfield Joseph Childs William Clampton John Duncan William G. Field, R. N. William Freemantle Maria Gandy William Gandy Thomas Gepp George Goddard Robert Goddard Robert Keate Hill William Hodges William Jacob William Lawes James Lewis Col. William Light George Mildred Hiram T. Mildred George Penton William S. Pullen Robert G. Thomas John Frank Thorn John Thorpe William Tuckey John Woodforde
Cygnet	Barque	John Rolls		11 September	5 November	84 passengers, inc: E. Adams William Adams James Adams Mrs. Adams John Afford Thomas? Avery Thomas Bell Mrs. Bell John Brinnan Robert Bristow Mrs. Bristow Selby Brown John Cannon Samuel Chapman Mrs. Chapman John Corney David Divine Joseph Finch B. T. Finniss Mrs. Finniss George Friend Thomas Gilbert John Goodman William Green Mrs. Green Alfred Hardy E. Harrington A. Heath James Hoare Mrs. Hoare G. S. Kingston W. H. Kingston John Levey/Lovey? Berry Lipson T. Lipson, R. N. Mrs. Lipson Emma Lipson Eliza Lipson Mary Lipson John Locket James Marshall Mrs. Marshall John Morphett William H. Neale Mrs. Neale Henry Osborn J. Osborn Stephen Paris Mrs. Paris Charles Parrington Edmund Parsons Thomas Powis Hugh Quin Thomas W. Rogers Basil Sladden Isaac Sladden Smythett Sladden James Butler Stone James Stubbington Richard G. Symonds William Teesdale? Robert G. Thomas William S. Williams Charles Wright Dr. Edward Wright Mrs. Wright
Emma	Barque	John F. Nelson?* T. Nelson?		5 October		22 passengers, inc: John Bennett Henry Douglas Charles S. Hare William Wilkins Mrs. Wilkins
Africaine	Barque,* 346 tons	John F. Duff	28 June	2 November	8 November	76 passengers, inc: John Demmett Bagg John Brown Mrs. Brown Henry Bushell Mrs. Bushell Jeremiah Calnan Mrs. Calnan Eliza? Clarke James Coltman Mrs. Coltman Daniel Cox James Cronk Samuel East Mrs. East Dr. C. G. Everard Mrs. Everard William Everard Robert Fisher Arthur Gliddon Robert Gouger Mrs. Gouger John Hallett Mrs. Hallett Henry Hill Joseph A. Hill Andrew Jacobs Mary Lillywhite James Masters Mrs. Masters Charles Nantes E. W. Osborne[5] George Parsell Mary Parsell John E. Pollard Maria Pollard John Michael Skipper Dr. John Slater[5] Benjamin Smith Matthew Smith Mary Smith John Snoswell Mrs. Snoswell Robert Thomas Mrs. Thomas W. Kyffin Thomas Frances Thomas Mary Thomas Helen Thomas Mary Vincent Benjamin Wickham William Williams James Windebank Alfred Young
Tam o' Shanter	Barque	Whiteman Freeman		30 November	17 December	74 passengers, inc.: Thomas Allen Mrs. Allen William Bailes John Barnard Robert Botting Henry Briggs Walter Bromley Maria Catchlove Jane Catchlove Edward Catchlove, sen. Catchlove, jun. John Clarke Thomas Clarke Charles Forbes Mrs. Forbes William Fouke George Freeth Henry Gilbert George Guthrie William Hardington Alfred Jaques William Jaques Philip Lee Mrs. Lee Thomas Maslin Thomas Masters Henry Moseley William Moseley William Nation William Phillips Mrs. Phillips Clara Rogers Fanny Rogers Josiah Rogers Mary F. Rogers Robert A. Rogers Mrs. Thomas W. Rogers Robert Ross Robert Seaborne Mrs. Seaborne Thomas William Skuce John Stuckey Mrs. Stuckey Edward Surflen George White John White Alexander Woods Mrs. Woods
Buffalo (1813)	Barque	John Hindmarsh		(Port Lincoln)* 24 December	28 December	174 passengers, inc.: Giles Abbott, jun. Giles Abbott, sen. Mrs. Abbott John Abbott John William Adams Mrs. Adams Frederick Allen Cornelius Bean Jonathan Bean James Bennett Mrs. Bennett Emily Blundell Isaac Breaker Jane Maria Breaker Luke Broadbent Mrs. Broadbent Samuel Chapman Joseph Chegwyn James Chittleborough Mrs. Chittleborough Robert Cock Mrs. Cock James Cock William Coulthard Mrs. Coulthard William Croxall Mrs. Croxall William Fergusson? Mrs. Fergusson Charles B. Fisher Elizabeth Fisher James Fisher James Hurtle Fisher Mrs. Fisher Robert Fox W. Henry Giles Osmond Gilles James Harvey Richard Harvey Mrs. Harvey Henry Greig Hewett John Hill William Hill John Hindmarsh Mrs. Hindmarsh Susan Hindmarsh Jane Hindmarsh Mary Hindmarsh Rev. Charles B. Howard Mrs. Howard Young B. Hutchinson William Irvin James Jackson Henry Jickling R. N. Warwick Langley Philip Leigh Arthur F. Lindsay William Malcolm Joseph Middleton Mrs. Middleton John Monck William Moore Henry T. Morris Richard Neville Thomas Norris Mrs. Norris Josiah Oakley Samuel Oakley, jnr Samuel Oakley Mrs. Oakley Thomas Oakley George Ormsby Kate Oxenham Eliza Oxenham Richard Pike Mrs. Pike Frank Potts Jacob Prowse Mrs. Prowse Philip M. Richards George Roberts Mrs. Roberts Isabella Sladden John Sladden Mrs. J. Sladden Richard Sladden Mrs. R. Sladden G. Stevenson Mrs. Stevenson Giles E. Strangways T. Bewes Strangways Stubbing Robert Walker Mrs. Walker William Walker Wheatley

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"I notice that Sir George Kingston gives the date of the arrival of the Duke of York at Nepean Bay as July 28, but Robert Russell, the second mate, is positive that it was the 27th, and they are also at variance as to date of the arrival of the Lady Mary Pelham, Russell making it only a day after the Duke of York, which is probably correct, as the two vessels spoke each other on the voyage out, and the Lady Mary was in close company with the Duke."^[2]

See also

• European settlement of South Australia
• South Australian Company
• History of South Australia

References

1. The Company's barque South Australian which brought Samuel Stephens's replacement David McLaren to Kingscote, Kangaroo Island on 22 April 1837, is not considered part of the Fleet.
2. "Our Pioneer Ships — A Narrative of 1836". South Australian Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 27 July 1886. p. 6. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
3. "Passenger Lists". Bound for South Australia. HistorySA. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
4. This column is intended to contain all names which might be found elsewhere in Wikipedia and in newspapers of the 1800s. For further names please refer to the website at "External links".
5. Osborne and Slater never made it to the mainland, having perished on an exploratory trek on Kangaroo Island
6. "The Pioneers of South Australia". Adelaide Observer (National Library of Australia). 10 November 1877. p. 6. Retrieved 6 June 2015.

External links

• FamilyHistorySA South Australian Passenger Lists 1836–1850