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Otago Witness Saturday September 8, 1860 page 8
Arrivals. September 3 - Robert Henderson, Logan, from Glasgow. Passengers - *Passengers paying their own passages.
Alison Thomas *Allan Alexander and wife Anderson Duncan Anderson James and Marion (?Jane) Adamson Jane *Aitchison George *Aitchison James Aitchison John, and wife Arnott David Barrowman John and wife Begg Samuel *Blackie Peter and Andrew *Blackie James and wife, Margt., *Blackie William, Robert, James, Eliza, and Walter Brown Robert wife and 2 (?3)daughters *Buchanan J. and wife Campbell Donald wife, son and 2 daughters Christie Andrew Clerk (?Clark) David Cockburn Walter Corrie William Cowan James Crawford James *Crochane John, wife and son Crosbie George Currie John *Dawson Ralph and John (?Peter) Dick John G. Dick William, and wife Dickie Alex. Dixon Thomas *Dobbie Archibald *Dods Alexander wife, son and 2 daughters Douglas Helen *Dow Sarah Fairbairn Alexander and wife (?Margaret) Fairbairn John, wife, 3 sons and daughter Fairbairn Robert Fairbairn Margaret, Alison and David Findlay Ann Forsyth Charles Fraser John, wife, 3 sons, and daughter Gillie James, son, and 2 daughters (?Isabella) Glendining Andrew Gunn Hugh Grey Agnes *Hall John Hay John, wife, and son Hay James, wife, 2 sons, and 2 daughters Hay William *Hay Margaret Hay or Blair *Hay George wife and daughter Henderson John Hewit Joseph Herrie Herbert Hood James and wife Hunter James and Thos. Hyslop Robert and wife Henderson William Henderson Agnes Henderson John and wife Ann paid �16 10s passage money to the Provincial Government of Otago on September 3 1860) Houliston (?Howlison) Robert, wife Agnes, 4 sons, and 4 daughters Inglis James and wife, son and daughter King Alexander. wife son, and daughter King Thomas King Adam, 3 sons, and 5 daughters *Knox James wife, son and 2 daughters Leishman Robert and Margaret Littlejohn Andrew and wife Logan Ann Lowrie (?Laurie) Joseph Lunam David wife, 2 sons and 3 daughters Lunam Thomas wife, 2 sons and 6 daughters Lunam William, wife, 2 sons and 5 daughters (?Elizabeth, Margaret, Robert, and James) Mccauley John *McIntyre Hughina and 3 daughters *McMillian Archie M.K. (?Macmillan) *McCallum Duncan McGregor Ann and Jane *Marshall Anthony 2 sons and 2 daughters Marshall George and wife *Marshall William and wife Martin (?Maten) Margaret *Mathieson Elizabeth Melrose Andrew wife, 2 sons and daughter *Milne John Moffat John Mowilaws Alex. *Murray Andrew *Murray George *Murray James *Murray John *Murray Mrs *Murray Thomas Nelson Mr Noble John and wife Oliver George and wife Oliver James Oliver Lachlan *Pagen (?Pagan) Archibald Raeburn John, wife, son and 3 daughters Rankin William, wife, and daughter Redpath Thomas and daughter Robertson John Renton John, wife, and 2 daughters Richardson Agnes *Sharp Samuel Sligh John Spiers Wm. *Stewart Donald and wife Stewart John, wife, son and daughter Stewart Fanny, Jemima, and Henry *Stewart Janet *Suiness John Taylor James, wife, 4 sons, and 3 daughters Tully Robert and wife Waugh James Waugh William Welsh John and Elspeth Wilson Thomas *Young John, wife, 2 sons, and 6 daughters Married Couples 42 Single Women 46 Single Men 79 Male Children, between 1 and 12 years 26 Female between 1 and 12 years 36 Infants - 8 males and 5 females 13 Births July 16 Mrs Wm. Marshall of a son. July 20 Mrs Jno. Stewart infant, still-born Sep. 4 Mrs Thos. Redpath of a son Sep. 5 Mrs John Aitchison of a daughter Deaths June 7 Ellen Houliston aged 9 months of convulsions June 14 Jane King aged 49 years of acute bronchitis June 25 Robert Hislop aged 7 months of convulsions June 2 Ann Henderson aged 20 years of scartina July 2 John White aged 18 years of scarlatina July 18 Janet Marshall aged 3� years of peritonitis July 23 Chas. Stewart aged 9 years of pericarditis July 26 Elizabeth Cochrane age 5 years of scarlatina July 26 Janet Inglis aged 9 months of scarlatina Aug. 21 Catherine Brown aged 3 years of diarrhoea
The occupations by this ship are - 14 farmers, 40 ploughman, 34 shepherds, 5 masons, 2 carpenters, 1 engraver, 1 gamekeeper, 13 labourers, 1 baker, 1 blacksmith, 8 dairymaids, and 33 female servants.
The "Robert Henderson" with immigrants from the Clyde, arrived at the Heads on Monday morning last, after a fair passage of 92 days. Scarlet fever has been very prevalent on board during the voyage, from which there has been 4 deaths, and 7 persons had died from other diseases. The vessel was detained in Quarantine. The young men have been sent on shore at Deborah bay, and the women have been busily engaged in washing on board the ship.
Otago Witness Saturday August 4 1860.
Assisted immigrants expected to sail listed.
These persons were not mentioned as arriving:
Dunn *S.R.
Aimers Margaret
Alison Margaret
Hunter Margaret
Stewart Charles (travelling with Fanny, Jemima, and Henry)
Another listing. Same
voyage.
1857 voyage
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Health Board Report. The Robert Henderson sailed on the 2nd of June last, from the Clyde, with 210 adults, 62 children from 1 to 12 years, and 13 infants. That there had been three births and 11 deaths. There had been about 40 cases of scarlet fever on board, and 4 deaths from that disease, the last which occurred on the 26th July.
"The Board resolve-
"That the ship must, be detained in Quarantine, and that all the beds of those passengers who have had the scarlet fever, be either destroyed or properly washed, and that the whole bedding and body clothes of all the passengers on board, which have been in use during the voyage, be properly washed.
"That immediate application be made to the Superintendent of the province to erect a temporary place in Deborah Bay, for washing and that the passengers be allowed to come ashore there to wash, under regulations. That as soon as a temporary washing place is erected. a police officer be stationed at Deborah Bay, to enforce the necessary Regulations, and that he should be authorised to provide the passengers with the use of hatchets, and also to sell soap to such as may require it.
John Gillies,Esq., R.M.
Chas. Logie, Colletor of Customs
Edward Hulme, M.D. Health Officer
W.H. Cutten, Esq. J.P.John and Lydia Aitcheson (nee Harper), arrived on Robert Henderson in September 1860 and settled in Waikouaiti.
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