ST GEORGE & MANDARIN - The Parkhurst Boys 1842 & 1843 ============================================================================================ Copyright (c)1998 Carol Whyte Auckland New Zealand ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ST GEORGE, ? tons, sailed from England on 1842, arrived in Auckland, Oct 1842. MANDARIN, ? tons, sailed from London 18 Jun 1843, to Hobart TASMANIA by 2 Nov 1843, arriving in Auckland, 14 Nov 1843. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quakers arranged for young offenders at Parkhurst Prison to be sent to the Isle of Wight to be taught trades. Another offer was made that if they agreed to go to New Zealand to live and work, they would be pardoned. Most of the boys had been jailed for misdemeanours such as stealing fruit, or poaching. The St George also had 123 cabin and 21 steerage passengers for Auckland. The Mandarin's fare paying passengers went to Wellington. The Parkhurst Boys were treated with open hostility by some Aucklander's. Taken in by Auckland's harbour master, Captain David Rough, the Parkhurst Boy descendants became some of the most distinguished of Auckland citizens! FORMAT last name, first name, age, profession -- ST GEORGE -- 1842 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Captain , Master; PASSENGERS AGE PROFESSION Astle, William 12 tailor Axford, John 18 tailor Axford, William 16 shoemaker Baker, George 16 shoemaker Baldwin, William 14 tailor Beasley, William 14 tailor Bellamy, David 15 tailor Biggs, Arthur 16 Blackwell, William G 14 tailor Bottomley, George 15 Briggs, James 17 tailor Brown, James 16 shoemaker Bryant, James 15 shoemaker Burford, William 18 tailor Burgess, James 12 tailor Burke, Michael 12 tailor Burnard, Isaac 15 tailor Burnard, Thomas 17 shoemaker Carter, Edward 14 tailor Coley, James 15 tailor Coley, Joseph 17 Chapman, Charles 15 Cook, Samuel 18 Copping, John 16 tailor Cotey, Joseph 17 Crawford, William 15 Critchley, Thomas 17 tailor Davis, James 14 Dawes, Frederick 16 Dillion, Thomas 14 Dobby, Michael 15 tailor Dowie, Henry Buller 19 Edge, George 19 shoemaker Elder, Alexander 18 Fawian, Thomas 16 Floyd, John 18 Fox, Robert Waylett 15 Garn, William 18 Hardy, Thomas 17 Harvey, Thomas 18 Hitchcock, Benjamin 17 Hollis, William 16 tailor Holloway, Charles 17 shoemaker Hopkins, Gabriel 13 shoemaker Horne, Frederick 15 tailor Jones, John 17 King, George 18 King, Thomas 15 shoemaker Lee, John 14 tailor Liddle, Adam 17 Lloyd, John 15 tailor Mahoney, John 14 MacKay, William 14 tailor Malcolm, John 19 Marsh, David 15 Marsh, James 16 shoemaker Matthews, William 17 tailor Mellom, Walter 18 Miller, John 15 shoemaker Minhinnick, John 15 shoemaker Moody, John 14 tailor Murguard, Charles 16 Myler, Richard 14 tailor McGuiness, James 17 shoemaker McQuarrie, Andrew 17 Nicholson, John 18 Nicholson, William 18 Ogan, John 14 tailor Parsons, James 16 Phillips, Joseph 14 Piney, James 14 Pool, James 17 Proctor, Thomas 15 tailor Rampling, James 16 Richmond, Peter 14 tailor Rook, Thomas 19 Ryan, John 18 Saunders, John 14 Sayles, James 18 Seamell, Henry 20 Shears, John 17 shoemaker Sheriff, Charles 17 tailor Sheriff, Charles 17 shoemaker Smith, William 18 Stokes, James 18 Strong, Henry Stephen 18 Thorn, William 18 Tuft, John 17 shoemaker Toppeny, William 13 Topping, William 13 tailor Tuck, William 11 tailor Tugget, John 17 Warnutt, William 16 tailor Whitehead, John 18 Willey, John 15 tailor Wines, Henry 15 tailor Woodgate, William 16 -- MANDARIN -- 1843 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Captain TH Smith Surgeon Superintendant TF McGauran, Esq. PARKHURST BOYS AGE PROFESSION Adams, Thomas 17 carpenter Allen, George 16 tailor and cooper Bassan, Henry 16 bricklayer and tailor Beales, William 18 carpenter Binnie, Alexander 19 tailor Cotterill, John 17 tailor Day, Thomas 18 tailor Denman, William 15 tailor Eggerton, Isaac 17 cooper and shoemaker Farrell, John 16 cooper and shoemaker Goulburn, Thomas 18 carpenter Griffiths, James 17 carpenter and shoemaker Hermitage, John 16 carpenter Inchie, James 19 cooper Lamb, Michael 16 bricklayer and shoemaker Lay, George 20 carpenter Lynch, John 17 carpenter Neil, Charles 16 shoemaker Organ, Richard 16 plumber and glazer Parker, William 12 tailor Paton, William 19 bricklayer Rose, Edwin 17 farmer Shaw, John 17 shoemaker Smith, Joseph 18 plasterer and bricklayer Smith, William 16 farmer Waller, Alfred 15 carpenter West, William 16 bricklayer and tailor Williams, Joseph 17 cooper Wilson, George 16 shoemaker [2 names missing] PASSENGERS: McFarlane, Miss de Witte, Monsieur Belgian Consul de Witte, Madame de Witte, daughter Atkins, Mr Mrs Atkins, Mrs & servant Rhodes, Mr G & P Couckwall, Mr Taylor, Mr Stedman, Mr Upjohn, Mr Alderson, Mr Kelly, Mr St Arthur, Mr Dusra, Mr Hayre, Mr Hayre, Mrs Hayre, son DeNore, Mr Birtins, Mr Bonnet, Mr Sewel, Miss ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RESOURCES: ©McCarthy, Darry., (1978) "The First Fleet of Auckland." Pacer Printing Co Ltd., Box 13197, Onehunga, Auckland. ©The Southern Cross (newspaper), Saturday 17 Nov 1843 "Shipping List" Auckland Central City Library (1998): 44-46 Lorne St, Auckland City, New Zealand, or PO Box 4638, Auckland 1001, New Zealand. -------------------------------- G E N E o N Z --------------------------------------------- t r a n s c r i b e d & c o l l a t e d b y Carol Whyte, Auckland, New Zealand 30 December 2000 http://www.geocities.com/wlorac/stgeor42.txt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR GENERAL VIEW OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITHOUT PAYMENT OF FEES OR PRIVATE MEMBERSHIP