Booth, Thomas. Papers, 1857 - 1859. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2002/56.
My gg grandparents, Samuel and Elizabeth Harris travelled to NZ in 1859 on the clipper ship the Tornado. This blog contains the story of that journey and the people on it, told mainly through the diaries of Alexander Campbell, Thomas Booth and a "Glasgow Emigrant" as well as other information I have stumbled over from time to time.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
11 August 1859
11th. A cloudy morning with light rain. The wind varied a little in
our favour during the day and on the whole we kept up a good speed. 2
stern sail booms has broken this afternoon which was replaced. Another
stowaway was discovered today who had been concealed amongst a large
family of Irish and who was ordered to work amongst the crew next day.
Labels:
Irish,
sails damaged,
stowaways,
Tornado
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