6 February 1864

Thomas Keir diary - 6 February 1864 entry [National Library Micro-MS-0837]

Saturday 6th – Wind from the west in the morning
the Ship rolling very heavily it soon veered round to the
N.W. and N. and the ship went very steady. Our long
itude at noon was 135 ½° east. The prisoner[1] is confined
aft and paraded the poop most of the day.

STANDARDISED

Saturday 6th

Wind from the west in the morning, the ship rolling very heavily. It soon veered round to the northwest and north, and the ship went very steady. Our longitude at noon was 135 ½° east. The prisoner is confined aft and paraded the poop most of the day.

HENRY SCHOFIELD DIARY

Feb 6th fine

Burrell’s Captainship commenced[2]. I cleaned mess out. The sailor still a prisoner. I got my hair cut by J Brown[3]. 10 knots per hour 135 ½ deg Long. Made a lid to little box by [Earnshaw?]. Dinner beef & rice. Playing at cards &c.

Notes

1. The prisoner was John Hood – see 5 February entry.

2. James Burrell was a 20 year old farm labourer from Yorkshire, recorded in the passenger list as “James Burrill”.

3. J. Brown has been mentioned by Henry Schofield previously – he was in the same mess group, and gave Schofield the occasional haircut. Brown doesn’t appear in the list of assisted emigrants, so has paid his own way.