LLOYDS
LLOYDS from London 1838
A wooden 3 mast
barque built at Deptford, Kent in 1830 by T. Ward & J.B. Stone,
402/403/406 tons om length - 110' 7" beam - 28' 5" no depth of hold recorded.
She was variously recorded in weight in the Lloyds Registers and in customs
information in SA.
Owner Ed GARRETT Registered London
The LLOYDS departed England from the port at Gravesend on 1 August 1838 under
Captain Garrett (or Gunett or K B Stone)
and arrived Port Adelaide on 1 December 1838 carrying 181 passengers. It seems
that many of the passengers had applied for free passage to the new colony of
South Australia. (Register Dec 15, 1838)
ON THE
VOYAGE
September 22nd, 1838: a Scottish lass (aged 17) fell overboard on whilst
drawing water, and drowned.
That same night the Ship Doctor's brother died, on the voyage, of a brain
fever.
October 27th, 1838: a Mrs Thomson had an infant daughter, and Mrs
Alderman had a son (which died)
http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/1838Lloyds.htm
Family arriving on the Lloyds were
UNDERDOWN, Emanuel (farmer) and wife Mary nee SQUIRE,
UNDERDOWN, John Squire (farmer, son of Emanuel)
UNDERDOWN, Lycurgus (son of Emanuel) Naturalist, Hotel Manager
UNDERDOWN, Maria Angola (daughter of Emanuel - married William Robert Ewens)