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ARRIVAL OF THE HENRIETTA Natal Witness July 12 1850

"Winds East, E.N.E. Friday July 5th (sic) p.m. (nautical time) Fine clear weather, with increasing breeze. Ship under all drawing sail, running along the land towards Natal. At 3.30 saw one ship and one brig at anchor in the roadstead. At 4.30 came to an anchor in eleven fathoms of water and eighty fathoms of cable; furled the sails, and set the anchor watch. At midnight, the Minerva broke adrift from her anchors, and went ashore near the Bluff."

The Henrietta's second mate courageously attempted to go to the aid of those on the Minerva and in so doing was drowned, the only person to lose his life in this shipwreck.

Captain OATES (not OAKES as given in the Natal Witness) commanded the Henrietta (not entirely to everyone's satisfaction), and the voyage from Liverpool lasted 100 days. Among the 173 passengers were Joseph and Fanny LANDERS and their five children, Robert MACK, George MASON (who wrote 'Life with the Zulus of Natal'), John HATHORN and family, and the TARBOTONs.

LIST OF PASSENGERS AND EMIGRANTS PER SHIP "HENRIETTA,"
CAPTAIN OAKES, FROM LIVERPOOL

Bolton, James, yeoman
Tattersall, Christopher, farmer
Shipley, John, brushmaker
Shipley, Selina, housekeeper
Shipley, George, brushmaker
Shipley, William, cabinet-maker, and four children
Davenport, Thomas, farmer, wife and seven children
Berry, John, farm labourer
Williams, James, farm labourer
Reinhardt, Alfred, wool-stapler
Watson, Thomas, farm labourer, and three children
Warrington, Thomas, farm labourer, and wife
Waterson, Christopher, agricultural labourer
Kelly, Thomas, blacksmith
Beech, Archibald, farmer
Healey, Charles John, farmer
Bennett, William, farmer
Bennett, Mary
Thompson, Reuben
Thompson, Sarah
Sheldon, John, carpenter, wife and two children
Barker, William, gardener
Allanson, George G, labourer
Bingham, Richard, farmer
Bingham, Sarah
Webster, George, farmer
Teeson, David, farmer
Taylor, William A, cabinet-maker, wife and child
Ramsbottam, James, blacksmith and family
Smith, Henry, mechanic
Player, James, farmer
Roberts, John, farmer
Smith, Mary
Tarboton, Henry, farmer, wife and five children
Hathorn, John, farmer, wife and four children
Wilkinson, Emma
Jardine, John, farm servant
Jardine, Margaret
Matterson, George O, farmer
Matterson, John, farmer
Mack, Robert, farmer
Mack, James, farmer
Smith, Henry, bricklayer, wife and three children
Jones, Henry
Jones, Harriet
Jones, Charles
Mason, Robert CB
Mason, George H
Ellis, Thomas, carpenter
Kenyon, William, gardener
Kenyon, Mary
Thomas, Edward, agricultural labourer
Davies, Richard, carpenter
Landers, Joseph, farmer and brickmaker, wife and six children
St. Paul, George, bootmaker
Holding, William, blacksmith
Maguire, John
Hulme, Hugh, builder, wife and child
Wood, William, grocer, wife and two children
Wallade, Thomas, gardener
Wilson, John
Downs, George, farm servant
Thompson, Robert
Thompson, George
Catterall, James
Yates, Thomas, farmer
Hampson, Joseph
Rigby, Robert, stonemason
Rigby, Mary Ann
Taubman, Thomas, farm labourer
McClelland, W, blacksmith
Pryce, Edward, farmer
Davies, John, cattle dealer
Davies, Jane
Shorthouse, James, farmer
Shorthouse, Catherine
Falcon, John, farmer
Robinson, Charles
Tovey, William, labourer
Tovey, Susannah
Darling, Joseph, farm labourer
Wilkinson, Richard, wheelwright
Wilkinson, Mary Ann
Wilkinson, Thomas
Thompson, William, mason
Rodger, William, mason
Rodger, George
Ridgway, James, lawyer, wife and four children
Ellis, William
Thurston, Henry, blacksmith
Scotson, Samuel, farm labourer
Alison, FW, farmer
Chapman, John
Avison, John
Parker, Richard
Parker, Sarah
McEvoy, Margaret
McEvoy, Elizabeth
Taylor, John
Stead, Matthew, wife and six children
Rigby, Joseph
Rigby, Mrs
Bishop, John
Lowe, P
Taylor, John
Holden, Maria
Hulme, William, wife and eight children