Lord William Bentinck

Ship: 444 tons
Captain: James Crow
Surgeon Superintendent: Dr George Rees
Sailed London January 8th 1841 - arrived Wellington May 19th 1841

This barque made 4 voyages to New Zealand with passengers and cargo. Her first appearance was at Wellington in 1841, as described in the story of Wellington Province; and her second voyage was to Auckland in 1850 when under Captain Allan, she brought out a good number of passengers including 48 sappers and miners and 4 gunners of the Royal Artillery with women and children. The barque, a vessel of 444 tons sailed from the Downs on march 26th and reached Auckland on 26th August 1850 being then 153 days from the Downs. After landing her passengers and a portion of her cargo, the vessel sailed for Wellington. The following year she, under Captain Edward Canney made a second voyage to Auckland. She sailed from the docks on the 11th, and from Plymouth, where she took on board 40 passengers, on the 14th August, reaching Auckland on 12th December 1851. In 1852 the barque arrived at New Plymouth on 6th January.
White Wings - Sir Henry Brett

Cabin Passengers

• Aitken
  • Mrs.
  • 2 Daughters
• Rees
  • Doctor George 31
  • Mrs.
• Townsend
  • Chauncy H.
• Tyrrel
  • Mr.

Steerage Passengers

• Anderson
  • John 30 Carpenter
  • Mary 28
• Bezeek
  • George 35 Plasterer
• Bould
  • Robert 32 Boot and Shoe Maker
  • Ann 27
  • Thomas 7
  • Mary Ann 3
  • George 7 months – died at sea 7th February 1841
• Brown
  • Charles 23 Bricklayer
• Brown
  • Daniel 29 Labourer
  • Amelia 27
  • Girl 8
  • Boy 7
  • Girl 4
  • Girl 1
• Butler
  • Thomas 30 Agricultural Labourer
  • Elizabeth 27
  • Boy 6
  • Boy 2
• Caines
  • Richard 39 Agricultural Labourer
  • Mary 26
  • Boy 7
  • Boy 3
  • Boy 1
• Clifton
  • Richard 39 Agricultural Labourer
  • Margaret 32
  • Sarah Anne 14 Sempstress
  • Boy 12
  • Boy 8
  • Girl 7
  • Girl 5
  • Girl 3
  • Boy 1 – died at sea 18th February 1841
• Clout
  • John 27 Farm Labourer
  • Mary 29
  • Boy 8
  • Girl 7
  • Martha Jane 6
  • Girl 3
• Cornford
  • Joseph 42 Agricultural Labourer
  • Mary 36
  • Caroline 19 Sempstress
  • Elizabeth 17 Sempstress not going
  • Thomas 15 Agricultural Labourer
  • Boy 12
• Craighead
  • William 29 Agricultural Labourer
  • Susan Miller 28
• Crosbie
  • Thomas 29 Shoe Maker
  • Isabella 28 – died at sea 8th February 1841
  • William 6
  • Janet 10 months – died at sea 14th March 1841
• Dew
  • William 34 Agricultural Labourer
  • Anne 38
  • Ann 15 Sempstress
  • Girl 11
  • Boy 10
  • Boy 9
  • Girl 7
  • Boy 5
  • Girl 3
  • Boy 3 months
• Dimond
  • John 39 Agricultural Labourer
  • Judith 37
  • Boy 12
  • Boy 11
  • Boy 8
  • Boy 6
  • Girl 3
• Dimond
  • Harriet 20 Servant
• Dimond
  • Ann 16 Sempstress
• Dimond
  • David 14 Agricultural Labourer
• Farmer
  • Alexander 53 Agricultural Labourer
  • Euphemia 45
  • Elizabeth 18 Sempstress
  • George 15 Labourer
  • James 12
  • Robert 9
• Farmer
  • Alexander Jnr 22 Shoe Maker
  • Elizabeth 23
  • Elizabeth 4 months
• Farmer
  • James 20 Tailor
  • Izabella 18
• Farrow
  • Samuel 27 Agricultural Labourer
  • Harriett 28
  • Boy 5 months
• Fisher
  • James 39 Agricultural Labourer
  • Harriett 38
  • Boy 12
  • Boy 7
  • Girl 5
  • Miriam 2 – died at sea 16th February 1841
  • Girl 6 weeks
• Fisher
  • Daniel 16 Agricultural Labourer
• Fisher
  • Stephen 15 Agricultural Labourer
• Forrester
  • William 27 Agricultural Labourer
  • Elizabeth 24
  • Girl 9
  • Girl 8
• Francis
  • John 35 Agricultural Labourer
  • Frances 36 2nd Wife
  • Stephen 21 Agrilculturalist
  • Mary 15 Sempstress
  • William 12
  • Sarah Ann 11
  • John 9
  • Elizabeth 3
  • Thomas Joshua 9 months – died at sea 31 January 1841
• Pearce
  • Richard E. 6 Son of Mrs. Francis
• Franklin
  • Edmund 28 saddle, Harness and Collar Maker
  • Elizabeth 24
  • Sarah 2 ½ – died at sea 25 February 1841
• Glengoe
  • George 19 Agricultural Labourer
• Greenacre
  • William 39 Farmer
  • Sarah 28
• Hopton
  • Robert 32 Cabinet Maker
  • Charlotte 29
  • Girl 9
  • Girl 7
  • Girl 5
  • Boy 2
• Howell
  • John 37 Labourer
  • Ann 29
  • Isaac 10
  • David 9
  • Hannah 7
  • Elizabeth 4
  • Helen 2
  • William Bentink Infant – born aboard 24 January 1841
• Hubbard
  • William 36 Agricultural Labourer
• Malcolm
  • Isabella 21 Dressmaker
• Malcolm
  • Jane 19
• Membery
  • William 35 Agricultural Labourer
  • Elizabeth 35
  • William 16 Agricultural Labourer
  • Mary 14
  • Sarah 12 ½
  • Ann 10
  • Emma 8
  • Susan 6 ½
  • Elizabeth 5
  • George 18 months – died at sea 17 January 1841
• Mexted
  • George 34 Agricultural Labourer
  • Eliza 30
  • Jane (Spicer) 11
  • Richard (Spicer) 8
  • George 5
  • Stephen 3
  • Girl 6 months
• Neighbour 21 Farm Labourer
• Phillips
  • William 24 Farm Labourer
• Phillips
  • John 36 Labourer
  • Catherine 38
  • Henry 14 Labourer
  • Fanny 10
  • Emma 8
  • Jacob 6
  • Boy 2
• Piper
  • Thomas 27 Bricklayer
  • Mary Anne 24
  • Boy 8 months
• Potter
  • John 25 Boot and Shoe Maker
• Roussell
  • Edward 25 Labourer
• Roussell
  • John 26 Labourer
• Retter
  • Samuel 37 Labourer
  • Jane 27
  • Boy 4
  • Boy 2
• Slarke
  • John 27 Agricultural Labourer
  • Lucy 24
  • Girl 6
  • Boy 2
• Smith
  • William 22 Bricklayer
• Souter
  • Charles 44 Baker
  • Elizabeth 33
  • Boy 10
  • Boy 7
  • Girl Infant
• Souter
  • Betsy 21 Dressmaker
• Souter
  • Ann 17 Dressmaker
• Souter
  • John 16 Turner
• Speedy
  • David 36 Agricultural Labourer
  • Hellen 35
  • Elizabeth 14 Sempstress
  • John 12
  • Mary 10
  • William 8
  • Graham 6
  • David 4
  • Margaret 2
• Speedy
  • William 29 Agricultural Labourer
  • Anne 28
  • Margaret 2
  • Boy 14 months
• Stent
  • Charles 20 Farm Labourer
• Swan
  • James 18 Agricultural Labourer
• Swan
  • Stephen 21 Agricultural Labourer
• Swann
  • Frances 18 Sempstress
• Tandy
  • William 36 Farm Labourer
  • Mary 29
  • Charles 11
  • Charlotte 8
• Telford
  • William 24 Shoe Maker
• Van
  • James 25 Labourer
• Voce
  • Samuel 28 Farm Labourer
• Wall
  • Anthony 34 Agricultural Labourer
  • Susanna 30
  • Sarah 13
  • George 12
  • John 10
  • Anthony 5
  • James 1
• White
  • Charles 28 Agricultural Labourer
  • Harriet 26
  • Boy 5
  • Girl 4
  • Boy 2
  • Jane 15 weeks – Died at sea 17th May 1841
• White
  • Joseph 31 Shoe Maker and Agricultural Labourer
  • Mary 32
  • Boy 10
  • Girl 5
  • Girl 2
• Whitehouse
  • John 39 Agricultural Labourer
  • Charlotte 34
  • Joseph 9
  • Thomas 5
  • William 3
  • John Infant
• Wilmhurst
  • Harriett 15 Farm Labourer
• Wilmhurst
  • John 17 Agricultural Labourer
• Wright
  • David 28 Gardener
  • Harriett 27
  • Boy 7
  • Boy 6
  • Girl 4 months
• Yems
  • James 27 Carpenter and Bricklayer
  • Letitia 28