DESERTERS FROM MERCHANT VESSELS    

From South Australian Police Gazettes 1871

 

Warrants have been issued for the apprehension of the undermentioned seamen, deserters:-

 

 

SURNAME

CHRISTIAN

INFORMATION – full description of deserters not shown here, deserter from:-

GAZETTE DATED

 

bailey

edward

White Eagle at Port Adelaide, 40 yrs, an Englishman

8 Mar 1871

bank

john

barque, Maria Elizabeth, at Port Adelaide, 22 yrs, a Swede

22 Feb 1871

best

horatio

Timaru at Port Adelaide, 15 yrs

22 Nov 1871

boterman

john

barque Ayr at Port Adelaide, 21 yrs

arrested at Port Adelaide

25 Jan 1871

8 Feb 1871

brown

charles

Laju at Port Adelaide, 30 yrs, a Swede

apprehended at Golden Grove

12 Jul 1871

26 Jul 1871

burgess

james

Invincible at Port Adelaide, no description given

26 Jul 1871

burns

William

barque Phillis at Port Adelaide, age 22 yrs

warrant has been cancelled

11 Jan 1871

1 Mar 1871

campbell

john

barque, Jessica, at Port Adelaide, 30 yrs, an Irishman

arrested at Port Adelaide

1 Mar 1871

8 Mar 1871

canenius

william

barque Ayr at Port Adelaide, 23 yrs

arrested at Port Adelaide

25 Jan 1871

19 Apr 1871

carstens

john

J G Fichte, at Port Adelaide, 22 yrs, a German

arrested at Port Adelaide

5 Jul 1871

12 Jul 1871

christie

william

Laju, at Port Adelaide,  17 yrs, an apprentice, a Scotchman

arrested at Port Adelaide

19 Jul 1871

2 Aug 1871

cockhill

phillip

West Australian at Port Adelaide, 30 yrs, an Irishman

29 Mar 1871

conway

john

Anne Laity Banfield, at Port Adelaide, 27 yrs, a Greek

arrested at Port Adelaide

12 Apr 1871

19 Apr 1871

curran

john

Saint Kilda, at Port Adelaide, 15 yrs, formerly belonging to the training ship Nelson at Melbourne

29 Mar 1871

davis

charles

Liberator at Port Adelaide, 25 yrs

20 Sept 1871

degravie

pierre

Saxon at Port Adelaide, 40 yrs, a Frenchman

arrested at Port Adelaide

14 Jun 1871

21 Jun 1871

discher

f w

Beltana, at Port Adelaide, 36 yrs, a German

20 Dec 1871

dyer

g f

barque Ayr at Port Adelaide, 40 yrs

arrested at Port Adelaide

25 Jan 1871

15 Feb 1871

elwood

john

White Eagle at Port Adelaide, 24 yrs, an Englishman

warrant cancelled

8 Mar 1871

15 Mar 1871

evlyn

henry

Orient, at Port Adelaide, 32 yrs

27 Dec 1871

freegatt

rudolf

Invincible at Port Adelaide, no description given

arrested at Port Adelaide

26 Jul 1871

20 Sept 1871

garding

john

Glen Osmond at Port Adelaide, 30 yrs, a Swede

arrested at Port Adelaide

22 Nov 1871

20 Dec 1871

gorman

william

Invincible at Port Adelaide, no description given

26 Jul 1871

gustav

andrew

Lord Nelson, at Port Adelaide, age 23 yrs, a Norwegian

29 Mar 1871

harris

george

West Australian at Port Adelaide, 18 yrs

arrested at Port Adelaide

29 Mar 1871

31 May 1871

Harvey

charles

Craigendarroch at Port Adelaide, age 24 yrs

arrested at Port Adelaide

11 Jan 1871

1 Mar 1871

herrin

john

barque Ayr, at Port Adelaide, 35 yrs

apprehended at Port Adelaide

25 Jan 1871

1 Feb 1871

iherman

seth

Emma at Port Adelaide, 18 yrs, a Swede

arrested at Port Adelaide

20 Sept 1871

27 Sept 1871

jaffrey

john

barque Ayr at Port Adelaide, 26 yrs

arrested at Port Adelaide

25 Jan 1871

15 Mar 1871

johnson

oloff

West Australian at Port Adelaide, 28 yrs, a Norwegian

29 Mar 1871

johnson

henry

Banda at Port Adelaide, 26 yrs, a Scotchman

arrested at Port Adelaide

5 Apr 1871

29 Nov 1871

jones

william r

Invincible at Port Adelaide, no description given

arrested at Port Adelaide

26 Jul 1871

2 Aug 1871

kord

hans e

barque Ayr at Port Adelaide, 24 yrs

arrested at Port Adelaide

25 Jan 1871

15 Mar 1871

langley

james

Invincible at Port Adelaide, no description given

26 Jul 1871

leach

john

Fairfield, at Wallaroo, 27 yrs, a Londoner

20 Sept 1871

louche

charles

Columbus at Port Adelaide, 23 yrs, a German

arrested at Port Adelaide

21 Jun 1871

5 Jul 1871

lunden

pettena

Falcon at Port Adelaide, 27 yrs, a Swede

arrested at Port Adelaide

19 Jul 1871

9 Aug 1871

marthen

john

Falcon, at Port Adelaide, 33 yrs, a German

arrested at Port Adelaide

19 Jul 1871

9 Aug 1871

mcallum

archibald

Fairfield at Wallaroo, has a wife at Port Lincoln

20 Sept 1871

mcillwee

james

Glen Osmond at Port Adelaide, 30 yrs, a Scotchman

arrested at Port Adelaide

22 Nov 1871

20 Dec 1871

mckie

donald

Pekina, at Port Adelaide, 27 yrs, a Scotchman

9 Aug 1871

mealy

valentine

Fairfield, at Port Victor, about 32 yrs, supposed to have shipped on the 1st instant on the Mary grant, at Port Willunga bound for Melbourne

Valentine Mealy arrested at Port Adelaide

8 Mar 1871

 

 

5 Apr 1871

moore

William henry

Orient, at Port Adelaide, 26 yrs

4 Jan 1871

morris

anthony

West Australian at Port Adelaide, 28 yrs, a Spaniard

arrested at Port Adelaide

29 Mar 1871

19 Apr 1871

myers

samuel

Prospero, 31 yrs, an Englishman

12 Apr 1871

nelson

michael

Anne Laity Banfield at Port Adelaide, 27 yrs, a German

arrested at Port Adelaide

12 Apr 1871

19 Apr 1871

neven

john

Falcon, at Port Adelaide, 27 yrs, a Finlander

12 Jul 1871

nicholls

john

Anne Laity Banfield at Port Adelaide, 35 yrs, an Englishman

arrested at Port Adelaide

12 Apr 1871

3 May 1871

o’reiley

william

Timaru at Port Adelaide, 17 yrs

22 Nov 1871

parkin

george

Coonatto, at Port Adelaide, 24 yrs

8 Nov 1871

parr

henry

Fairfield, at Wallaroo, 30 yrs, native of Liverpool

arrested at Port Adelaide

20 Sept 1871

11 Oct 1871

Peterson

christian

Orient, at Port Adelaide 23 yrs, a Swede

11 Jan 1871

phillips

andrew

Banda at Port Adelaide, 31 yrs, a Scotchman

5 Apr 1871

pooley

William

Craigendarroch at Port Adelaide, age 29 yrs

11 Jan 1871

randle

Edmund

Craigendarroch at Port Adelaide, age 21 yrs

11 Jan 1871

rankine

william

Laju at Port Adelaide, 18 yrs, an apprentice, a Scotchman

arrested at Port Adelaide

19 Jul 1871

2 Aug 1871

remish

charles

Anne Laity Bamfield, at Port Adelaide, 25 yrs, a German

29 Mar 1871

rempt/remter

louis

Yatala, at Port Adelaide, 30 yrs

29 Nov 1871

roake

august

Invincible at Port Adelaide, no description given

26 Jul 1871

robinson

james

Banda at Port Adelaide, 25 yrs, a Scotchman

5 Apr 1871

rogers

george

Fairfield at Wallaroo, 29 yrs, a Londoner

20 Sept 1871

rolfe

james

Orient, at Port Adelaide, 24 yrs, a Yorkshireman

20 Dec 1871

salmon

William

Craigendarroch, at Port Adelaide, age 23 yrs

11 Jan 1871

saunders

william

Craigendarroch at Port Adelaide, age 32 yrs

apprehended at Port Adelaide

11 Jan 1871

1 Feb 1871

shannon

thomas

Falcon at Port Adelaide, 21 yrs, an Irishman

arrested at Port Adelaide

19 Jul 1871

16 Aug 1871

smith

 w f

White Eagle, at Port Adelaide, 24 yrs, an Englishman

arrested at Port Adelaide

8 Mar 1871

19 Apr 1871

smith

charles douglas

Orient, at Port Adelaide, 22 yrs, an Englishman

arrested at Port Adelaide

13 Dec 1871

20 Dec 1871

southgate

g j f

St Vincent at Port Adelaide, 33 yrs, an Englishman

8 Feb 1871

spalding

alexander

Invincible at Port Adelaide, no description given

26 Jul 1871

sproges

martin

Pekina at Port Adelaide, 28 yrs, a German

30 Aug 1871

stewart

edward

White Eagle at Port Adelaide, 27 yrs, English

warrant cancelled

8 Mar 1871

15 Mar 1871

stretch

henry

Jeanie Louttit, at Port Adelaide, aged 50 yrs

arrested at Port Adelaide

5 Jul 1871

12 Jul 1871

swanson

edward

Orient, at Port Adelaide 21 yrs, a Swede

11 Jan 1871

upjohn

edward

barque Ayr at Port Adelaide, 28 yrs

arrested at Port Adelaide

25 Jan 1871

15 Feb 1871

valentine

a

Falcon, at Port Adelaide ,22 yrs, a Scotchman

arrested at Port Adelaide

19 Jul 1871

9 Aug 1871

vincent

john

West Australian, at Port Adelaide, 27 yrs

arrested at Port Adelaide

15 Mar 1871

19 Apr 1871

walker

john

Banda at Port Adelaide, 24 yrs, an Englishman

5 Apr 1871

wallace

archibald

West Australian at Port Adelaide, 38 yrs, an Englishman

29 Mar 1871

warner

edwin

Laju at Port Adelaide, 17 yrs, an apprentice, a Scotchman

19 Jul 1871

welbourne

thomas

barque Ayr at Port Adelaide, 22 yrs

25 Jan 1871

Wilson

frank

Orient, at Port Adelaide 30 yrs, a Swede

arrested at Port Adelaide

11 Jan 1871

19 Apr 1871

wooden

charles

West Australian, at Port Adelaide, 28 yrs

15 Mar 1871

woolcroft

peter

Ruby at Port Adelaide, age 27 yrs

8 Feb 1871

wyatt

william

Pekina, at Port Adelaide, 32 yrs, an Irishman

30 Aug 1871

 

 

 

 

 

Deserter from  H.M. Service

 

brice

arthur w

HMS Blanche, at Port Adelaide, 19 yrs, native of Southampton

later arrested at Adelaide for theft and sentenced to 3 months hard labor

22 Feb 1871

 

15 Mar 1871

 

 

 

Deserters apprehended from previous years, arrested in 1871

 

anderson

william

Darra, arrested at Port Adelaide

23 Nov 1870

biscomb

william

Carnaquheen, arrested at Port Adelaide

19 Oct 1870

blanche

william

Carnaquheen, arrested at Port Adelaide

19 Oct 1870

fyffe

gavin

St Vincent, arrested at Adelaide

28 Dec 1870

green

william

Lyra, arrested at Port Adelaide

23 Jun 1869

herrin

john

Beatrice, arrested at Port Adelaide

18 May 1870

jones

john

Mary E Ray, , arrested at Port Adelaide

21 Jul 1865

lemercier

thomas

Dilkhoose arrested at Port Adelaide

22 Jun 1870

miller

william

City of Dublin, arrested at Port Adelaide

29 Jun1870

ranader

frank

Ganymede, arrested at Port Adelaide

14 Sept 1870

sullivan

james

Wallaroo, arrested at Port Adelaide

28 Sept 1870

 

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