Ethereal - a general history

Official No. 6340: Code Letters KNKQ: completed August 1856.

Owners: 1856 J Mills & Co, Stockton-on-Tees: 1862 Park Bros (Gracechurch Street) London: 1871 J Michael, London: 1872-82 A Dasquamy, Bordeaux 1875-renamed Diane.

Masters: 1856-61 Stephen Jarman (C.N. 7702 London 1852): 1862-65 Duncan: 1866-70 A Anderson: 1871 Jones: 1872-75 Made.

Miscellaneous: July 1863 Ethereal was being advertised for sale at Greenock; January 1875 when the Diane was loading at Singapore for Hong Kong & Nantes the master, Made, died.

Voyages: from London arrived Sydney, NSW 17 February 1857: 22 February 1859 sailed from Gravesend for Kurrachee: September 1864 from Ganjam for Madras: 11 September 1866 anchored at London.

Not in Lloyd’s register or American ships’ register after 1882/1883 as Diane.

Crew February 1857:

Alderson, Richard D, steward, 28

Anderson, J, able seaman, 20, Sweden

Belch, Luke, boatswain, 34

Brown, John, 23, Amsterdam

Carter, James, able seaman, 37

Davis, John, able seaman, 20

Dawkins, Richard, able seaman, 22

Dean, John, able seaman, 29

De Sou, Henry, apprentice

Deward, Daniel, able seaman, 57

Duschellor, John C, apprentice

Felgate, Thomas, able seaman, 26

Fenwick, James D, 1st mate, 31

Fitzgerald, Daniel, able seaman, 44

Fleming, John, carpenter, 42

Gowship, Henry, cook, 40

Grant, Henry, apprentice

Haresea, Antonio, cook, 28, Cape Verdi Islands

Johnson, J, able seaman, 22

Langworthy, John, able seaman, 32

Lark, John, able seaman, 24

Lister, Albion, 2nd mate, 20

Lowell, George, ordinary seaman, 17

Majaine, Gleeson, able seaman, 21

Mellar, Albert, able seaman, 27

Reynolds, Robert, able seaman, 20

Scott, Charles, able seaman, 19

Smith, Edward, butcher, 25

Stocker, John Dewey, apprentice

Terry, E, cuddy servant, 20

Williams, Christopher E, apprentice

Williams, John, able seaman, 37

Wilson, Charles, able seaman, 26

Wrynan, John, sailmaker, 20

Young, George, able seaman, 34

Passengers February 1857:

Mr J Dale

Mr & Mrs & Sarah Ann Ems

Mrs Fowkes

Mrs Jarman

Mrs Newton

Mr & Mrs Powell & son

Mrs Ann Robinson

Mr Henry Stapley, wife & daughter

Mr Stephen Seymour, wife, 2 daughters & 2 sons

Mrs Smith & infant

Mr W Wright

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