VESSEL DETAILS
Vessel: Caduceus Type: Sailing ship
Built:   By:  
At:   Tonnage: 1076 Length:  
Beam:   Draft:  
Built for:  
Usual area: From 1854 to 1873 was owned and operated by SHAW, SAVILL & Co. , after which she was sold to H. Edwards, South Shields. As far as is known all the migrant voyages were in the years shown.
KNOWN HISTORY
19 May 1859
 Arrived Auckland. Given the 250 or so passengers recorded, it seems likely that she travelled directly from the UK to NZ.
Passenger list
11 Oct 1860
 Arrived Auckland, again apparently directly from UK.
 
26 Sep 1863
 Arrived Auckland, this time apparently from Southampton and via Melbourne, VIC.
 
26 Mar 1865
 Arrived Auckland, again apparently directly from UK.
 
23 Mar 1871
 Arrived Auckland, again apparently directly from UK.
 
2 Feb 1872
 Arrived Auckland. The small passenger listing suggests she came via another port.
 
Sources: Auckland Arrivals. Note that the dates given generally relate to the release of the passengers; the ship may have been in quarantine or similar for days before this.
Vessel: (Sir) Charles Forbes Type: Sailing ship
Built:   By:  
At:   Tonnage: 363 Length:  
Beam:   Draft:  
Built for:  
Usual area: Unknown, but used to carry migrants to NZ.
KNOWN HISTORY
1 May 1842
 Departed Gravesend (London) for Nelson, NZ.  
22 Aug 1842
 Arrived Nelson, New Zealand. May have come via Port Nicholson (Wellington).
Passenger list
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Vessel: Clifford Type: Sailing ship
Built:   By:  
At:   Tonnage: 460 Length:  
Beam:   Draft:  
Built for:  
Usual area: Unknown, but used to carry migrants to NZ under the Wakefield scheme.
KNOWN HISTORY
18 Dec 1841
 Departed Gravesend (London) for Nelson, NZ, one of Wakefield's NZ Company migrant ships.  
11 May 1842
 Arrived Nelson, New Zealand. May have come via Port Nicholson (Wellington).
Passenger list
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