Christmas in Scotland

Snow covered Royal Mail

The Scottish people have their big celebrations on New Year's Day, called Hogmanay. A long time ago there is a superstition that it is bad luck for the fire to go out on Christmas Eve, since it is at this time that the elves are abroad and only a raging fire will keep them from coming down the chimney.

On Christmas day, people sometimes make big bonfires and dance around them to the playing of bagpipes. Bannock cakes made of oatmeal are traditionally eaten at Christmas.

In Scotland, Christmas had traditionally been celebrated very quietly, because the Church of Scotland - the Presbyterian Church - has never placed any great emphasis on the Christmas festival, However, the Scots are members of the Church of England or other churches generally celebrate Christmas in the same way as the English people disapproved of Christmas for they believed that there was too much riotous festivity that went on. Nowadays these things are held at Hogmanay, but they do celebrate Christmas with some very interesting customs.

The Scots celebrate Christmas rather somberly and reserve their merriment for New Year's Eve which is called Hogmanay. This word may derive from a kind of oat cake that was traditionally given to children on New Year's Eve. The first person to set foot in a residence in a New Year is thought to profoundly affect the fortunes of the inhabitants. Generally strangers are thought to bring good luck. Depending on the area, it may be better to have a dark-haired or fair-haired stranger set foot in the house. This tradition is widely known as "first footing."

Although Christmas and its customs were in disfavor for only a short time in England (during the reign of Cromwell), Scotland ignored the holiday far longer. Bear in mind that "Christmas" is "Christ's Mass" and mass was banned in Scotland. There are records of charges being brought against people for keeping "Yule" as it was called in Scotland. Amazingly, this dour, joy-crushing attitude lasted for 400 years. It has only been in recent years that the Scots observed December 25 as a special day at all. So if there is a specifically "Scottish" aspect to Christmas it is that it was not celebrated!

Christmas in Scotland is now a time for going to church, food, presents, parties, holidays and all sorts of other good things. It's a time for celebration because it's the birthday of Jesus.

Planning for Christmas starts weeks before the events. Children are busy writing their Christmas lists for Santa Claus, parents are busy buying presents, cleaning the house and organising food for the great day.

Houses are decorated with tinsel, holly wreaths candles and decorations. Mistletoe is hung to catch a kiss from anyone who stands under it. The Christmas tree, decorated with baubles, takes pride of place in any household.

On Christmas eve, children prepare for Santa Claus by hanging up their stockings in anticipation of their being filled with presents while they sleep. They leave out a small glass of whisky or milk for Santa along with a mince pie. They also leave out carrots for the reindeer - particularly Rudolph - the red nosed reindeer that guides his sleigh through the dark skies. Then the children are ready to go to bed. In all the excitement children find it difficult to get to sleep. Some waken up VERY early in the morning.

Christmas day finally arrives and is marked by screams of delight at the surprises Santa has left. Once the presents are opened, many people get ready to go to church. Christmas carols are sung during the hour long service.

On return, parents prepare the Christmas lunch while children play with their toys. Christmas dinner is a time when families get together - grannies, grandpas, aunts, uncles, cousins. Once it is finished and the clearing up done, there is generally a party. People sing songs, dance or play games. All the preparation has been worth it. People go to bed happy yet exhausted. Christmas is over for another year!

A traditional Christmas lunch will include - Starter: Scotch Broth or Smoked Salmon. Main course - Roast Turkey, Sage & Onion Stuffing, Chippolata Sausages, Roast Potatoes, Carrots, Brussel Sprouts. Dessert - Christmas Pudding and Brandy custard.

YULE

by J K Annand

I'm gaun to hing a stockin up,

I'll borrow my big brither's,

It's bigger nor my sister's ane

And strang-er nor my mither's.

I'll be in bed on Yule E'en

When Faither Christmas comes.

I ken he'll wale oor chimley oot

Amang the ither lums.

On Yule richt early I'll be up

Afore the screich o day

To see what ferlies Santa Claus

Has brocht me for my play.

I hope he'll mind a cuddly bear,

And cups for dolly's tea

Wi lots o ither bonnie toys

For a guid wee lass like me.

Journey on the Ship Lucas from the Gurr Family Record



Helen Bell Robb

From the Gurr Record of the ship journey of the Lucas. The following are the names of the Latter-day Saint converts who came from Australia on the ship Lucas June, 27, 1857 with Captain J. D. Daggett in command: From the Gurr records. William M. Wall, President; Absalom Dowdle, First Counsellor and superintendent of provisions and supplies; George Roberts, Second Counselor. The acting teachers were George Hunter and William Hawkins. Robert and Hannah Arbon, four children; Joseph and Sophia Cadd, two children: Richard and Mary Bowden; George and Elizabeth Hunter; William and Eliza Hawkins; William and Ellen Robb, eight children; Susannah Drummond, second wife of William Robb; George and Ann Burton, three children; William and Elizabeth Gurr, two children; Richard and Sarah Ann Rillstone, one child; William and Mary Ann Gingell, five children; Enoch Eldredge and Ruth Buckman Gurr, five children; John and Emma Stuchberry, daughter; George and Susan Roberts; Robert and Tresa Cochrane, three children; George Ward and Edmund Harris. Elder Absalom Dowdle inspected supplies and provisions and reported all things ready for sea on the 26th of June, 1857. June 27, Saturday: The pilot came on board at eight o'clock and gave orders to weigh anchor. Ship under way at 9 o'clock, soon after Brother Stewart Clark and Chaffin Potter had come on board. They accompanied us to the mouth of the harbor about seven miles from Sydney. Then they took an affectionate farewell bestowing their blessings upon the company. Captain, officers, and crew soon left Sydney in the distance, having a fair wind from the west, driving us at a rate of 7 knots per hour toward the East. The sea, being rough, sea sickness commenced that night and was very unpleasant. 30?President Wall made a few remarks then nominated George Hunter and William Hawkins as teachers of the company. July 2?This morning a steady gale, very rough. Most of the Saints sick. 10?After dinner Elder Dowdle and Elder Hunter weighed out provisions to the passengers such as they desired to be weighed out to them. 13?After most of the company had retired to bed they were alarmed by the heavy sea which struck the ship shaking her from end to end and half filling her upper deck with water. She sustained no damage. Pres. Wall and Dowdle went to pacify the frightened passengers. The gale lasted through the night. 17?Provisions weighed out for dinner. Elder Roberts made out a scale showing the amount of provisions for each family. Pres. Wall assisted Dowdle in serving the provisions. 18?Company in good spirits, most of the sisters sewing. 24?Friday. Blowing strong all night, still ahead. Pres-Wall spoke on the celebration of the 24th of July, but as the weather was boisterous each was to do the best he could. Elder Dowdle spoke about the eventful day. August 2?Presidency named and blessed a child belonging to Robert Hamblin. 11?A slight disturbance with two of the brethren but all was soon all right by their forgiving one another. Pres. Wall gave some good instructions on the principles of forgiveness. 15?School at 2 P.M. During tea time one of the children, daughter of John Stuchberry climbed upon an old stove, fell back and the pipe, which was loose, fell too. It struck her foot cutting it very badly. 18?Tuesday. This morning wind hauled more ahead, sending us more to the West. The most dangerous part of the Pacific Ocean. At 2 p.m. had school on the quarter deck on account of sickness between decks. This day Elder Harris declined to teach any more. He stated that some of the parents found fault with him. Elder Dowdle volunteered his services. Elder Harris was not voted in to teach but kindly offered to assist Elder Roberts. 19?This morning Sophia Cadd gave birth to a son at 20 min. to 5 a.m. She is the wife of Joseph Cadd. Some of the children suffering with whooping cough. 31?Assembled between decks at 11 o'clock for meeting. At night the usual custom of the Captain coming on deck to pay his respects to the passengers and many received a good sprinkling. A good time while it lasted. September 6?Three children were blessed. First, the son of Robert Cochrane by Elder Wall and named Charles Rich Cochrane, born on ship Lucas Aug. 16th. Next the son of Joseph Cadd, blessed by Elder Dowdle, named Heber Cadd, born on ship Lucas, August 19th, and another son of Joseph Cadd born April 6, 1856, named Joseph Cadd. 14?This evening at 20 minutes to ten Sister Gingell gave birth to a son. All mothers that have given birth to children on board have been delivered about 20 minutes after being administered to. 17?Prayer by Elder Dowdle, he also made a few remarks for the Saints to prepare themselves for the trials that were yet before them. Exhorting them all to faithfulness. 22?At 5 min. past 3 a.m. Sarah Ann Rillstone, wife of Richard Rillstone, was delivered of a son on board ship. October 9?Friday. Fair wind, going along 5 knots. About 3:30 p.m. sighted land?first land since we saw the Three Kings north of New Zealand. Peace reigned throughout. 10?Passed three islands also sighted the coast of America. 12?This morning wind light, weather fine. Anchored in San Pedro Bay. Pres. Wall went ashore to arrange about the accommodation for the company. In the evening prayer with singing. 13?Tuesday: Most of the company went ashore with their baggage into the rooms that were engaged for the company for a week, until teams arrived from San Bernardino. Elder Wall and Robb started off to San Bernardino to get teams to convey us there, but after arriving at Los Angeles they met some of the brethren with their teams who agreed to come to San Pedro to assist us in moving to that place. The company left San Pedro in the afternoon and stared for a place about three miles distant to water the cattle, while Brother Wall and Robb stayed at Los Angeles. They were in great danger from some who had apostatized from the Church. They beset the houses round about but the Lord protected them and they got away safe and arrived before the teams at San Pedro. The next day we started for a place called Mente. Arrived there at nightfall. One wagon broke down and we stayed one day at Mente, till more teams could be got. The next day at about 3 P.M. arrived at San Bernardino. We soon got empty houses and on Sunday we were received by the people by vote put by President Cox. ?Rosella L. Gurr Mary Ann Woodhams Gingell, my great grandmother, was born in Hastings, England. Her parents were David Woodhams and Lucy Richardson. The Gingells moved to Camden, Cook County, Australia where four children, Charlotte Elizabeth, Eliza Jane, Henry Twaits and David were born. They then moved to Sydney where Stephen, William, James George, Sarah Mary, and Joseph came to bless their home. In 1857 William and Mary Ann and five of their children, having identified themselves with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, set sail for America on the ship Lucas. Mary Ann gave birth to her tenth child on the high seas whom they named Josiah W. Onboard were many converts and several missionaries who were a great source of comfort and inspiration to the weary travelers who were not accustomed to such hardships. After arriving at San Pedro the company rested for a short time and then made preparations for the trek across the plains. The Gingells arrived in Utah in 1857 and soon moved to Parowan, and later to Paragonah where they arrived New Year's Day, 1858. In this little community they endured all the hardships of pioneering. Sometime between 1861 and 1870 they moved to Evanston, Wyoming. Their first home was built of logs brought from a camp near Piedmont. The first marriage in Evanston was held in this home. The young couple were David Gingell and Caroline Jage. It was solemnized by Rev. Mr. Stevens, a clergyman of the Episcopal Church who had stopped in Evanston for a few days. Mrs. Anderson, Genealogical Secretary in Evanston in 1953, says of her great-grandmother: "As a little child I can remember Mary Ann Woodhams Gingell, then quite old, going with her small bag to the homes to help deliver babies as she was a midwife." Mrs. Gingell died in Evanston, Wyoming?D.U.P. Files William Madison Wall, son of Isaac Wall and Nancy Liddiard, was born September 30, 1821, in Rockingham County, North Carolina. At the age of seven years he was left an orphan and for a short time went to live with his uncle. He then lived with a family by the name of Haws and when nineteen years old married their daughter, Nancy. They were married June 7, 1840. She was born August 23, 1823, in Wayne County, Illinois. They heard the teachings of Elder Arvel Cox and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1842. The family was living in Nauvoo at the time of the persecutions of the Saints and during this time a baby girl was born to them whom they named Nancy Isabelle. In the spring of 1850, they left with their five childrenfor the long journey across the plains to Utah. They entered Salt Lake City in September of that year. William was soon called to help settle Provo. In June, 1851, he was ordained Bishop of Provo Third Ward and that same year was chosen a captain under Col. Peter W. Conover in the Walker War episode. His duties called him away from home many months at a time laboring in the Tintic district to help keep the Indians in that section. He was a member of the first city council of Provo and the first sheriff of Utah county. In 1853 he married Elizabeth Penrod. William served two missions to Australia and was in charge of a company of Saints on board the ship Lucas which left Australia June 27, 1857. It was he who converted Enoch Gurr and family and they came to Utah with that company. He married two of the Gurr daughters, Susannah and Sarah, my grandmother, in 1864. Previous to this time he had also married Emma Ford. Mr. Wall and Enoch Gurr helped build the first road through Provo Canyon and later Mr. Wall operated the first toll gate there. About 1864 he moved to Charleston, Wasatch County where he became engaged in stock raising and farming business and was also chosen president of the Wasatch Stake. He moved to Heber, then to Wallsburg, where he was made bishop. The town was named for him. During his lifetime he held many important Church and civic offices. He was a friend of the Indians and spent much time working among them. William Madison Wall died on September 18, 1869 at the age of 48 years. He was the father of thirty children. ?Ida Wall Hand Early in the Nineteenth century in a little town in Sussex, England, Northiam by name, lived a humble family, James Gurr and his wife Sarah Eldredge. They had ten children, John, William, Sarah, Enoch Eldredge, Ann, Edward, Thomas, Harriet, Mary and James. Edward and William were accidentally killed. Enoch Eldredge seemed to have possessed a little more of the spirit of adventure than the rest, perhaps because he had a friend of the same nature, John Buckman, or perhaps as we shall see from subsequent events, it was the spirit of God working on him to fulfill his purpose in eventually bringing salvation to his family and future generations. Enoch was a tall, well built man with grey blue eyes. He fell in love with and married Sarah Higgins, a young widow with a little daughter. From this marriage were born one boy, and two girls, William, Jane and Mary. When the news of the discovery of gold reached their little village Enoch and Sarah decided they would join a company going to Australia. So, in 1838, Enoch now being nearly twenty-five years of age, left England with his wife and family on the sailing ship "Amelia Thompson". John Buckman, and his sister, Ruth,were among the group. At this time Ruth was twenty-eight years old. She had studied nursing and was a mid-wife. On the way to Australia the dread disease Smallpox broke out on the ship. Everything possible was done to save the lives of those who had contracted the disease but Enoch's wife, Sarah, and their baby died and were buried at sea. The wife of John Buckman also died. They finally reached Sydney in New South Wales and started life anew. They never found gold but they found a land of opportunities. Enoch and Ruth Buckman were married about 1839. Five children were born to them. One day two strangers appeared at their home. They were invited in and after having been given a good meal, they began a long discussion on the truths of the Gospel. Many such evenings were spent and on the 23rd of December, 1853, members of the Enoch Gurr family were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by John Eldredge and confirmed by Elder Graham. Other Elders came to their home including Andrew Jackson Stewart of Benjamin, Utah; William Madison Wall of Provo, Utah and Elder Fleming. They were always made welcome. When the call came from Brigham Young urging the Elders to return to Utah at the time of the coming of Johnston's Army, Enoch made arrangements for passage on a sailing vessel for America with a group of converts and missionaries. He worked as a cook on the vessel and Ruth did much to alleviate suffering among the sick on the four month's journey. The company landed in San Pedro, California and were there some time buying provisions and outfits for the journey to Utah. They were finally ready to start but one family could not procure a team so Ruth said, "I will leave my cedar chest (which was filled with clothing and linens) and they can ride with us?some of us can take turns walking." They came in the Ezra Curtis Company and suffered many hardships crossing the desert in Nevada. When they arrived in the Valley Enoch and Ruth and their children settled in Provo. He helped to build the road through Provo Canyon. Here again Ruth did much good among the sick and also helped to bring many babies into the world. After the road was finished up Provo Canyon, Enoch moved his family to Charleston, but later moved to Benjamin Ward, Utah County, where he built a log home. They were among the first settlers in this community and planted some of the first trees in that locality. Around the home they planted a willow fence which grew up to be a row of black willow trees. Enoch had been a freighter in Australia so he began hauling freight from Salt Lake City to the Douglas Store in Payson and then hauled produce back to Salt Lake City. His daughters, Susannah and Sarah, married the same man, William M. Wall. He died in Provo in September 1869 leaving Susannah with three children and Sarah with two and another expected within a few months. They were then living in Wallsburg. Because of ill health of the mother Enoch brought Susannah and her children to Benjamin where they lived in the family home. Later Sarah and her three children came to live with them. Enoch was then fifty-nine years of age and Ruth sixty. Sometime after 1872, the family joined the United Order at Prattsville in Sevier County. Enoch kept his team and wagon and two cows. He put everything else into the Order but he knew he had a great responsibility in providing for his family and the six grandchildren and working with the team brought in additional money which they needed so much. His two daughters worked hard all the time and Ruth took care of the children. She also served as midwife in the community. Enoch filed on a salt spring, got out salt and sold it, but things did not work out as expected and the Order broke up. They did not receive much as their share but they went to Richfield and joined another Order. Again Enoch put in everything he owned except the team, wagon, and a few cows. The women continued to work but soon the Order broke up and they were left without anything. Enoch and his son, Peter, rented a farm on Chicken Creek, where they went into stock raising but since there were no schools nearby for the children he decided to return to Benjamin where they lived on the lower ranch owned by his friend, Andrew Jackson Stewart. Two years later Peter died. Enoch, unable to do the heavy work of the ranch, moved to a farm in Sigurd on the Sevier River. He cleaned out the old salt spring and with the help of the women and children was able to make a living. During all these years Ruth was by his side helping him to rear the family of grandchildren. She had taught her own daughters how to sew, cook and knit and now she did the same for her grandchildren. She was a very devout woman and read from the Bible to the family every day. After some of the children were married Enoch and Ruth returned to Benjamin but he only lived six weeks. He died March 12, 1887. Ruth died there, also, January 5, 1889. She was laid to rest by the side of her husband in the Benjamin cemetery. All their lives they had served the Church of their choice humbly and faithfully. The following was taken from records concerning the ocean voyage to America: "No wind, not even a breeze to stir the sails. Everyone was on ration, of course, brown sea biscuits. Water was also rationed. Grandfather Gurr had stomach trouble and could not digest the coarse bread so the old Captain gave him some of his white bread. The Saints on board met and prayed for the calm to cease and for wind so they could continue on their journey and be saved. Soon the wind began to blow and they sailed on for a few days when a terrible storm overtook them. It was so bad that even the Captain told them they could not save the ship. William Wall was with them and amid the cries of the women and children, some of the Saints asked him to pray. He gathered them together and prayed and the storm ceased. During the storm Ruth tried to comfort those who were afraid and helped to bolster their faith and courage." William Gurr, son of Enoch and Sarah Higgins was born October 12, 1834 in Northiam, Sussex County, England. He left his native land when he was four years old with his parents, brothers and sisters for Australia. Here he met Sarah Elizabeth Barker who was also born in Northiam and who had gone to Australia with her parents. They were married in Sydney, Australia April 27, 1854. Two children were born to them, William Heber and Sarah Elizabeth. They joined the Mormon Church and came to America on board the ship Lucas with a company of Saints under the supervision of Elder William M. Wall. When they arrived in the Valley they traveled to Parowan where they made their permanent home. Seven more children were born there, two of whom died. All during their lives William and Sarah were faithful members of the Latter-day Saint Church. ?Rosilla L. Gurr George Drummond Robb was born in Sydney, Australia on September 23, 1855 to William and Ellen Belle Robb. The Robb family heard the preaching’s of the Latter-day Saint Elders, was converted, and emigrated with other families to Utah. The trip was made in the American ship Lucas. En route young George jeopardized his chances of reaching the promised land by failing in the Pacific Ocean. He was rescued, however, and arrived with the members of his party at San Pedro, California. The group did not remain in San Pedro for any length of time. They moved to San Bernardino, California and soon thereafter moved again to Red Creek, Utah arriving December 28, 1857. Zella Pessetto
Utah, Our Pioneer Heritage William and Mary Ann Woodhams Gingell were among the Australian Saints who lived for a time in San Bernardino, California before coming to Utah. She was a native of Hasting, England, the daughter of David Woodhams and Lucy Richardson. Shortly after her marriage to Mr. Gingell they migrated to Camden, Cook county, Australia and later went to Sydney. Nine children were born to them there. One child was born while crossing the ocean. After their arrival in Utah they lived for a time in Paragoonah and later moved to Evanston, Wyoming where Mrs. Gingell passed away.

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George Drummond Robb and Caroline Jones



Caroline Jones and George Drummond Robb family - 1896
Rear: Ellen, William, Mary Ann
Center: Caroline (Cally), Earl, Ada, George
Front: Vesta, Blanche

His father was William Robb (1815-1897), and his mother is Helen (Ellen) Bell (1819-1874)
George was named after the father of Suzanne Drummond, William Robb's polygamist wife.

He was 2 years younger than his brother Adam Franklin Robb who was also in the Hole-in-the-Rock group as were brothers William and John.

Story taken from family history:

George Drummond Robb was born in Sydney, Australia, on September 23, 1855, the 10th child and youngest surviving son of Ellen Bell and William Robb. He was named after the father of Susannah Drummond, who would soon become William Robb’s polygamous wife. When George was two, the family immigrated to Utah, and family sources say that young George “jeopardized his chances of ever reaching the promised land by falling into the Pacific Ocean.”

There is no reference to this near disaster in the journal of the ship “Lucas,” which brought the Robb family to San Pedro, California. There is a reference in the log to a “Robb child” being near death and recovering after being “administered to.” Perhaps this was George, and the cause of his condition could well have been toppling overboard — although one imagines such an event might have been noted in the ship’s journal. Some family group sheets list George’s date of birth as Sept.1857, while the family was en route to America, but that is clearly in error. His brother William told him in a letter that he was born in Sydney, Australia — and he was there. Because of limited opportunities for education in rural Mormon Utah in the early days, George got only three months of formal schooling. On January 8, 1878, George married Caroline Jones, the daughter of William Edward and Eliza Newman Jones. She was the sister of Joseph Jenkin Jones, who married George’s half-sister Eliza Jane.

On September 1, 1878, Caroline (known as Cally) gave birth to their first child, Mary Ann. Shortly after her birth, George and his brothers William, John and Adam received a call to fill a mission in San Juan County. When asked in later years what people did with their land and homes when they accepted such a call, George answered, “We just left them behind without looking back and without any regrets.” George and Cally were never to return to Paragonah to live.

Hole in the Rock

They left in late October 1879, for the difficult journey through the Hole-in-the-Rock to Bluff. Their second daughter Ellen was born February 3, 1880. (The family believes she was born en route to Bluff, but historical accounts of the Hole-in-the-Rock do not include her as born on the way. Another date given for her date of birth is 1881, which would account for her not being listed as a Hole- in-the-Rock baby.)


Ute Indians lead by Chief Buckskin Charlie
Artist Unknown

Like the other Robb brothers, George did not stay long in Bluff, moving with some of his brothers to Mancos, Colorado. After only a year in Mancos, George and Cally decided to return to Paragonah, via the Old Spanish Trail. When they reached the Colorado River, it was a raging torrent. The ferryman refused to take them across because of the danger. George, “impatient as was his nature,” asked to use the boat. First, he filled it with his possessions and equipment and took it across the river. “I thought my arms would be torn from their sockets,” he recalled later. Exhausted, he wanted to rest before attempting the grueling return trip to get his family, but he was afraid for their safety. “Where I had left Cally and my little girls, there were Indians. I feared those Indians. I could recall the numerous times they had wanted to trade their blankets for my ‘redhaired papooses’.” So, without pausing to rest, he made the arduous return trip and brought his family across the river.

Before the family reached Paragonah, they ran out of provisions and lacked funds to buy more, so they had to stop at Price to earn money before continuing their journey. It was 1883, and the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company was extending its line through the Price River Canyon into Salt Lake City. George got work with the railroad, but when the job was completed, winter had set in. George and his family remained with the Henry John Mathis family until the following spring when they had decided to settle in Price.

That first year in Price, Cally gave birth to their first son on April 20, 1883, named George after his father. (Another of our frustrating discrepancies: one family group sheet lists George as having been born in Mancos, but there was no mention of a baby boy in the saga of how George got his family across the raging river, a strange omission if the infant were included.) In the spring of 1884, several families from Red Creek came to Price to make their homes, which probably contributed to the Robb’s’ decision to remain. Among the newcomers were Caroline’s sister and her husband. Without a “payroll industry,” times were often hard in Paragonah. Employment by the railroad in Price and other communities on the railroad line sustained many farmers and cattlemen during slow periods.

George bought a piece of land and built a small log house. He began to farm and over time purchased more land and a few cattle. His father William Robb gave him fifteen head of cattle to help him get started. More children came along: William (1885), Ada (1887), and Vesta (1890). George built furniture for their home. Their beds were great logs split in two and bound with rawhide strips, then covered with ticking stuffed with straw.

In the early 1890s, a diphtheria epidemic raged in Utah, and so many people died that the customary funeral services could not be held. Each morning, a great wagon went rumbling down the road on its awful mission of gathering the dead from the night before. If a white flag hung from the gatepost, the hearse stopped, picked up the loved one, and disposed of the remains. Eight-year old George had shown symptoms of the disease, so the other children stayed in the family’s granary under the care of 10 year-old Ellen. When the doctor came, he showed the worried parents the large white lumps in George’s throat. The boy was choking to death. The doctor attempted to remove the largest lump with crude surgery, but it was too late: young George died on June 27, 1891. That morning the white flag hung from the Robb’s’ gatepost.



George Robb
Son of Geo; Caroline Robb
Born April 20, 1883
Died June 27, 1891

More children came: Blanche (1892), Earl Pierre (1895), Arlin (1897). George and Cally figured the family was complete, but in 1905, Angus John was born. Cally was 45 and George was 49. Cally always said this child was born too late, yet he was a joy to his parents. “Lacking the vitality to go out and play with other children, he spent much of the time at home with his parents. He loved the farm and the animals and made them his life’s work.”


Angus J. Robb 1905-1945

Angus Robb Death Certificate

During the years the children were growing up, the family worked hard, but life was satisfying. They rose early in the morning. George fed and watered the horses and hitched them to the wagon. Only after Cally fed, watered and milked the cows and fed and watered the chickens did she turn her attention to preparing food for the family. The family finally assembled for morning prayer, said a blessing over the food, and sat down to a hearty breakfast. When breakfast was over, George and the older children took a generous lunch and a jug of water and set out for the field in the wagon. Caroline and the younger children cared for the livestock and bees, cleaned house and worked in the garden. In her “leisure” time, Caroline made clothes for the family, tended the sick and served as midwife for the community.

The entire family was active in the Church. When George had time and wasn’t busy with Church or his work, he earned extra cash hauling freight or passengers from Price to the Duchesne county or the Uinta Basin.

On Sunday afternoons, George relaxed by playing the reed organ in the family’s little parlor. “This towering instrument with its terraces of racks, carved panels and little shelves stood majestically at one end of the room. The tiny shelves held many candlesticks, and those candlesticks lovingly polished, gleamed in the lamplight. On the center table was a copy of the Bible, the Book of Mormon, a green plush album and a beautiful, handpainted lamp. It was a room that any man would be proud to gaze upon.”


Book of Mormon and Holy Bible

When Angus John was born, George at last decided to expand the size of the little house. The family lived on the west side while he worked on the east, then the other way around. As a crowning glory, he put in an upstairs. While shingling the roof, he slipped and fell to the ground, breaking his hip. For the rest of his life, he walked on crutches or hobbled about with the aid of a cane. Friends and neighbors completed the work on the house, but George never saw the upstairs he was so proud of. After many months of convalescence, he could again ride a horse, but work on the farm had to be done by the children, under his direction, and he had to sell most of the stock.

With the expansion of the railroad, many changes came to the state. Coalmines opened in Emery County and people flocked to the area to seek work. In1906, Emery County split in two; the north portion became Carbon County and Price was its county seat. The increased population, most of whom were not farmers, gave George a new market for his produce, and the sale of his cattle brought a good price. George bought shares when a bank opened in Price. Though his savings increased, George did not find a sense of security. The early years of poverty had been so difficult that George regarded himself as a poor man all his life. He gave generously to the Church, depriving himself to do so, and contributed money toward the new high school so his younger four children would not have to leave home for their education.

On April 22, 1922, Cally died of a heart condition, and “then George learned what poverty was really like, but it was a spiritual poverty. His children were kind, generous and helpful, but they could not replace a man’s mate and companion of 45 years. He lived in the old house alone for the next 20 years. During this time, it seemed for George as though time were standing still. A steady stream of grandchildren came along. His children took him to their homes for visits.”


Caroline Jones Robb Monument
Price City Cemetery Price Utah

George Drummond Robb died on October 10, 1942, at the age of 87. “He was thrifty and left an estate of just under $100,000 to be divided among his children,” a sizable fortune for that time. At the time of his death, he was survived by his five daughters (Mary Ann, Ellen Belle, Nellie, Ada, Vesta and Blanche) and three sons (William, Arlin and Angus), 21 grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren.


George Drummond Robb Monument
Price City Cemetery Price Utah

George Drummond and Caroline Jones Robb

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Sources:


Zelia Pessetto, granddaughter of George Robb, in a story sent to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (January, 1958, “Lesson”)

Arlin Robb, family records and personal recollections, Max Robb, notes


Virginia Cook Hunter, daughter of Vesta Robb Cook and granddaughter of George D. Robb.

Australian LDS Emigration for 1853-1868

Australian LDS Emigration for 1853-1868 Ordered by Surname, First name
Source: Australian Mission List of 19th Century Members by Marjorie Newton
Microfiche 6072503

The columns are ordered as surname, First, Ship Name, and Emigration Year


Allen, Ann, Julia Ann, 1854

Allen, Eliza, Julia Ann, 1854

Allen, Esther, Julia Ann, 1854

Allen, George, Julia Ann, 1854

Allen, John, Julia Ann, 1854

Allen, Mary, Julia Ann, 1854

Allen, Richard, Julia Ann, 1854

Allen, Richard Jr., Julia Ann, 1854

Allen, Sarah, Julia Ann, 1854

Allen, [Son], Julia Ann, 1854

Anderson, Agnes, Julia Ann, 1855

Anderson, Alexander, Julia Ann, 1855

Anderson, Andrew, Julia Ann, 1855

Anderson, Child #4, Julia Ann, 1855

Anderson, Child #5, Julia Ann, 1855

Anderson, Child #7, Julia Ann, 1855

Anderson, Child #8, Julia Ann, 1855

Anderson, Elizabeth, Julia Ann, 1855

Anderson, Jane, Julia Ann, 1855

Anderson, Marian, Julia Ann, 1855

Arbon, Ann Maria, Lucas, 1857

Arbon, Hannah, Lucas, 1857

Arbon, Jane, Lucas, 1857

Arbon, John, Lucas, 1857

Arbon, Robert, Lucas, 1857

Arbon, Robert Jr., Lucas, 1857

Arbon, Russel, Lucas, 1857

Arnell, Anne, Jenny Ford, 1856

Arnell, Eliza, Jenny Ford, 1856

Arnell, Elizabeth, Jenny Ford, 1856

Arnell, Richard, Jenny Ford, 1856

Arnell, Swan, Jenny Ford, 1856

Baker, Alfred, Jenny Ford, 1856

Baker, Frances, Jenny Ford, 1856

Baker, George, Jenny Ford, 1856

Baker, Rhoda, Jenny Ford, 1856

Baker, William, Jenny Ford, 1856

Banks, Ann Eyre, Tarquinia, 1855

Banks, Charlotte, Tarquinia, 1855

Banks, Child #3 (son of Wm.), Tarquinia, 1855

Banks, Ellen, Tarquinia, 1855

Banks, Ellen Jr., Tarquinia, 1855

Banks, Frances, Tarquinia, 1855

Banks, James Eyre, Tarquinia, 1855

Banks, Joseph, Tarquinia, 1855

Banks, Joseph Jr., Tarquinia, 1855

Banks, William Ellis, Tarquinia, 1855

Baptiste, John, Tarquinia, 1855

Barnes, Mary Ann, Jenny Ford, 1856

Baxter, William, Live Yankee, 1857

Bennett, Josiah, Jenny Ford, 1856

Bennett, Sarah, Jenny Ford, 1856

Bennett, William, Jenny Ford, 1856

Bird, Eliza, Tarquinia, 1856

Bird, Elizabeth, Tarquinia, 1856

Bird, Henry, Tarquinia, 1856

Bird, Henry Jr., Tarquinia, 1856

Blackburn, Charles William, Trieste, 1864

Blackburn, Henry, Trieste, 1864

Blackburn, Mary, Trieste, 1864

Blackburn, Mary Elizabeth, Trieste, 1864

Blackburn, Thomas Andrew, Trieste, 1864

Bowden, Mary, Lucas, 1857

Bowden, Richard, Lucas, 1857

Bowden, William, Lucas, 1857

Bryant, Charles John, Julia Ann, 1854

Bryant, George, Julia Ann, 1854

Bryant, Henry Burton, Julia Ann, 1854

Bryant, James, Julia Ann, 1854

Bryant, Joseph, Julia Ann, 1854

Bryant, Samuel, Julia Ann, 1854

Bryant, Sarah, Julia Ann, 1854

Bucknell, Arthur, Jenny Ford, 1856

Bucknell, Susannah, Jenny Ford, 1856

Bucknell, Thomas, Jenny Ford, 1856

Burton, Amelia Christiana, Lucas, 1857

Burton, Ann, Lucas, 1857

Burton, Clara Jane, Lucas, 1857

Burton, James, Lucas, 1857

Cadd, Ann, Lucas, 1857

Cadd, Ann Jr., Lucas, 1857

Cadd, Heber, Lucas, 1857

Cadd, Jane, Tarquinia, 1855

Cadd, Joseph, Lucas, 1857

Cadd, Joseph Jr., Lucas, 1857

Cadd, Mary, Tarquinia, 1855

Cadd, Michael, Tarquinia, 1855

Cadd, Sophia Elizabeth, Lucas, 1857

Cadd, Thomas, Tarquinia, 1855

Carter, Child #1 (child of Henry), Tarquinia, 1855

Carter, Child #2 (child of Henry), Tarquinia, 1855

Carter, Henry, Tarquinia, 1855

Carter, Sister Henry, Tarquinia, 1855

Clines, Mary Ann, Jenny Ford, 1856

Cochrane, Charles, Lucas, 1857

Cochrane, Robert, Lucas, 1857

Cochrane, Robert John, Lucas, 1857

Cochrane, Theresa, Lucas, 1857

Cochrane, Theresa Jr., Lucas, 1857

Colton, Alonzo, Jenny Ford, 1856

Cook, William, Jenny Ford, 1856

Counsell, Amelia, Tarquinia, 1855

Cox, George, Tarquinia, 1855

Cox, Joyce, Tarquinia, 1855

Cox, Mary, Tarquinia, 1855

Davis, Elinor, Jenny Ford, 1856

Davis, Elizabeth, Jenny Ford, 1856

Davis, Emma, Jenny Ford, 1856

Davis, William, Jenny Ford, 1856

Drummond, Susannah, Lucas, 1857

Evans, Child #3 (of Francis), Tarquinia, 1855

Evans, Ellen, Tarquinia, 1855

Evans, Emma, Tarquinia, 1855

Evans, Francis, Tarquinia, 1855

Evans, Francis Jr., Tarquinia, 1855

Evans, Robert, Tarquinia, 1855

Farrell, Sara Ann, Jenny Ford, 1856

Farrell, Theresa Ann, Jenny Ford, 1856

Fridedlander or Logie, Rosa Clara, Julia Ann, 1855

Gale, Elizabeth, Envelope, 1853

Gale, George, Envelope, 1853

Gale, Henry, Envelope, 1853

Gale, James, Envelope, 1853

Gale, Rebecca, Envelope, 1853

Gale, Sarah, Envelope, 1853

Gale, Wandell Pacific, Envelope, 1853

Gingell, Charlotte Elizabeth, Lucas, 1857

Gingell, David Thomas, Lucas, 1857

Gingell, Eliza Jane, Lucas, 1857

Gingell, Henry Thwaits, Lucas, 1857

Gingell, Josiah William, Lucas, 1857

Gingell, Mary Ann, Lucas, 1857

Gingell, William, Lucas, 1857

Gordge, Ann, Julia Ann, 1854

Gordge, David, Julia Ann, 1854

Gordge, Mina or Merab, Julia Ann, 1854

Gordge, Son #1, Julia Ann, 1854

Gurr, Enoch Eldrigde, Lucas, 1857

Gurr, James Enoch, Lucas, 1857

Gurr, Peter, Lucas, 1857

Gurr, Ruben, Lucas, 1857

Gurr, Ruth, Lucas, 1857

Gurr, Sarah, Lucas, 1857

Gurr, Sarah Elizabeth, Lucas, 1857

Gurr, Sarah Elizabeth (daug.), Lucas, 1857

Gurr, Susannah, Lucas, 1857

Gurr, William, Lucas, 1857

Gurr, William Heber, Lucas, 1857

Guy, Elizabeth Ada, Jenny Ford, 1856

Guy, Francis, Jenny Ford, 1856

Hamblin, Child, Lucas, 1857

Hamblin, Robert, Lucas, 1857

Hamblin, Sister, Lucas, 1857

Hanks, Elizabeth, Envelope, 1853

Hanks, George William, Envelope, 1853

Hardy, Charles, Tarquinia, 1855

Harrington, Elizabeth, Jenny Ford, 1855

Harris, Anna, Tarquinia, 1855

Harris, Child #2 (drown), Julia Ann, 1855

Harris, Edmund John, Lucas, 1857

Harris, Eliza, Julia Ann, 1855

Harris, Elizabeth, Tarquinia, 1855

Harris, John, Tarquinia, 1855

Harris, Maria (drown), Julia Ann, 1855

Harris, Thomas, Tarquinia, 1855

Hawkins, Eliza, Lucas, 1857


Hawkins, William, Lucas, 1857

Heyborne, Agnes Eliza, Jenny Ford, 1856

Heyborne, Charles McMillen, Jenny Ford, 1856

Heyborne, John James, Jenny Ford, 1856

Heyborne, Robert William, Jenny Ford, 1856

Howell, Sarah, Tarquinia, 1855

Humphreys, Ann, Tarquinia, 1855

Humphreys, Eliza, Tarquinia, 1855

Humphreys, Eliza, Julia Ann, 1855

Humphreys, Francis, Julia Ann, 1855

Humphreys, Martha Maria, Julia Ann, 1855

Humphreys, Mary, Julia Ann, 1855

Humphries, George William, Tarquinia, 1855

Humphries, James, Tarquinia, 1855

Hunter, Elizabeth, Lucas, 1857

Hunter, George, Lucas, 1857

Hurst, Charles Clement, Tarquinia, 1855

Hurst, Frederick William, Tarquinia, 1855

Johnson, Elizabeth, Jenny Ford, 1856

Johnson, Frances, Jenny Ford, 1856

Johnson, Mary, Jenny Ford, 1856

Johnson, Sarah Ann, Jenny Ford, 1856

Johnson, William, Jenny Ford, 1856

Jones, Jane, Jenny Ford, 1856

Jones, Janet McKinnon, Jenny Ford, 1856

Jones, John, Jenny Ford, 1856

Jones, John Robert, Jenny Ford, 1856

Jones, Martha Jane, Jenny Ford, 1856

Jones, Thomas, Jenny Ford, 1856

Jose, Elizabeth A., Tarquinia, 1855

Jose, Grace, Tarquinia, 1855

Jose, Mary A., Tarquinia, 1855

Jose, Thomas, Tarquinia, 1855

Jose, William, Tarquinia, 1855

Jose, William Jr., Tarquinia, 1855

Joyce, Sarah, Jenny Ford, 1856

King, John, Jenny Ford, 1856

Lane, Child #1, Milwaukie, 1859

Lane, Child #2, Milwaukie, 1859

Lane, Henry, Milwaukie, 1859

Lane, Sister, Milwaukie, 1859

Lilly, Sister, Julia Ann, 1854

Logie, Annie Augusta, Julia Ann, 1855

Logie, Charles Joseph Gordon, Julia Ann, 1855

Mapstead, Ann, Jenny Ford, 1856

Mapstead, Elizabeth, Jenny Ford, 1856

Mapstead, Elizabeth Jr., Jenny Ford, 1856

Mapstead, James Horton, Jenny Ford, 1856

Mapstead, John, Jenny Ford, 1856

Mapstead, John Jr., Jenny Ford, 1856

Mapstead, Joseph, Jenny Ford, 1856

Mapstead, Susannah, Jenny Ford, 1856

Marshall, Child #1, Tarquinia, 1855

Marshall, Child #2, Tarquinia, 1855

Marshall, Frances, Tarquinia, 1855

Marshall, William, Tarquinia, 1855

McCarthy, John, Julia Ann, 1855

McIntyre, Allan, Jenny Ford, 1856

McIntyre, Catherine, Jenny Ford, 1856

McIntyre, Duncan, Jenny Ford, 1856

McIntyre, Eliza Victoria, Jenny Ford, 1856

McIntyre, Frederick, Jenny Ford, 1856

McIntyre, Maria Ann, Jenny Ford, 1856

McIntyre, Robert, Jenny Ford, 1856

Meadwell, Caroline, Tarquinia, 1855

Meadwell, Charles Edward, Tarquinia, 1855

Meadwell, Jemima, Tarquinia, 1855

Meadwell, William, Tarquinia, 1855

Merchant, Elizabeth, Jenny Ford, 1856

Merchant, Harriet Eliza, Jenny Ford, 1856

Merchant, John, Jenny Ford, 1856

Merchant, Mary Ann, Jenny Ford, 1856

Merchant, Susan Matilda, Jenny Ford, 1856

Messer, Emily, Envelope, 1853

Metcalfe, Agnes, Jenny Ford, 1856

Metcalfe, George, Jenny Ford, 1856

Metcalfe, George William, Jenny Ford, 1856

Metcalfe, John, Jenny Ford, 1856

Metcalfe, John Forrest, Jenny Ford, 1856

Moyes, Elizabeth Ann, Jenny Ford, 1856

Moyes, John, Jenny Ford, 1856

Moyes, Joseph, Jenny Ford, 1856

Moyes, Marth Maria, Jenny Ford, 1856

Moyes, Mary, Jenny Ford, 1856

Moyes, Mary Jane, Jenny Ford, 1856

Moyes, Richard, Jenny Ford, 1856

Moyes, William, Jenny Ford, 1856

Moyes, William Jr., Jenny Ford, 1856

Nichols, Peter, Julia Ann, 1854

Nye, Charles Aston, Milwaukie, 1859

Nye, Charlotte, Milwaukie, 1859

Nye, Emma, Milwaukie, 1859

Nye, Ephraim Hesmer, Milwaukie, 1859

Nye, James, Milwaukie, 1859

Nye, John Jr., Milwaukie, 1859

Nye, Osborne R., Milwaukie, 1859

Parksinson, Thomas, Julia Ann, 1854

Pegg, Eldest Son, Julia Ann, 1855

Penfold, Elizabeth, Julia Ann, 1855

Penfold,Elizabeth II, Jenny Ford, 1856

Penfold,Jesse Charles, Jenny Ford, 1856

Penfold, John, Julia Ann, 1855

Penfold, John Jr., Julia Ann, 1855

Penfold, Peter, Julia Ann, 1855

Penfold, Stephen, Julia Ann, 1855

Perkins, John, Jenny Ford, 1856

Perris, Child #2, Tarquinia, 1855

Perris, Child #3, Tarquinia, 1855

Perris, Frederick Thomas, Tarquinia, 1855

Perris, Hannah Rebecca, Tarquinia, 1855

Phillips, Elizabeth Ann, Jenny Ford, 1856

Popplewell, David, Envelope, 1853

Popplewell, Edward, Envelope, 1853

Popplewell, Emily, Envelope, 1853

Popplewell, Hiram, Envelope, 1853

Popplewell, John, Envelope, 1853

Popplewell, Joseph, Envelope, 1853

Porter, Elizabeth Ann, Julia Ann, 1854

Porter, John, Julia Ann, 1854

Porter, Mary Ann, Julia Ann, 1854

Porter, Samuel, Julia Ann, 1854

Porter, William Frederick, Julia Ann, 1854

Rawling, Hannah, Lucas, 1857

Rees, David, Jenny Ford, 1856

Rees, Hannah, Jenny Ford, 1856

Ridges, Adelaide, Jenny Ford, 1856

Ridges, Alfred Joseph, Jenny Ford, 1856

Ridges, Joseph, Jenny Ford, 1856

Ridges, Joseph Harris, Jenny Ford, 1856

Riley, Thomas, Jenny Ford, 1856

Rillstone, Richard, Lucas, 1857


Rillstone, Sarah Ann, Lucas, 1857


Rillstone, William Wall, Lucas, 1857


Robb, Adam, Lucas, 1857


Robb, Alexander, Lucas, 1857


Robb, Anne, Lucas, 1857

Robb, Ellen, Lucas, 1857


Robb, George Drummond, Lucas, 1857


Robb, Helen, Lucas, 1857


Robb, John, Lucas, 1857


Robb, Thomas, Lucas, 1857


Robb, William, Lucas, 1857


Robb, William Jr., Lucas, 1857

Rodwell, Sarah, Julia Ann, 1854

Rodwell, Sarah Ann, Julia Ann, 1854

Roughley, Child #1, Milwaukie, 1859

Roughley, Child #2, Milwaukie, 1859

Roughley, John, Milwaukie, 1859

Roughley, Sister, Milwaukie, 1859

Said, John H., General Cushing, 1858

Simmons, Eliza Elizabeth, Jenny Ford, 1856

Simmons, Elizabeth, Jenny Ford, 1856

Simmons, Emma Ellen, Jenny Ford, 1856

Simmons, Henry, Jenny Ford, 1856

Simmons, James, Jenny Ford, 1856

Simmons, James Albert, Jenny Ford, 1856

Simmons, Mary Ann, Jenny Ford, 1856

Simmons, Sarah Ann, Jenny Ford, 1856

Simmons, Sophia Ann, Jenny Ford, 1856

Somerville, Alexander, Milwaukie, 1859

Somerville, David Reid, Milwaukie, 1859

Somerville, Harriet Newell, Milwaukie, 1859

Somerville, Simon, Milwaukie, 1859

Spencer, Joseph D., Albert, 1865

Stapley, Charles, Julia Ann, 1854

Stapley, Charles Jr., Julia Ann, 1854

Stapley, James, Julia Ann, 1854

Stapley, John, Julia Ann, 1854

Stapley, Robert Dent, Julia Ann, 1854

Stapley, Sarah, Julia Ann, 1854

Stapley, Sarah Jr., Julia Ann, 1854

Stapley, Seymore, Julia Ann, 1854

Stapley, Thomas, Julia Ann, 1854

Steward, James, Jenny Ford, 1856

Storey, Charles, Tarquinia, 1855

Storey, Eliza, Tarquinia, 1855

Storey, Luke Jr., Tarquinia, 1855

Storey, Rachel, Tarquinia, 1855

Stuchberry, Ann, Lucas, 1857

Stuchberry, Emma, Lucas, 1857

Stuchberry, John, Lucas, 1857

Syphus, Christiana, Jenny Ford, 1856

Syphus, Lovina, Jenny Ford, 1856

Syphus, Luke, Jenny Ford, 1856

Tadwell, John W., Tarquinia, 1855

Taylor, Ann, Jenny Ford, 1856

Taylor, Ellen, Jenny Ford, 1856

Taylor, James Jr., Jenny Ford, 1856

Taylor, Lydia Jane, Jenny Ford, 1856

Taylor, Rhoda Ann, Jenny Ford, 1856

Taylor, Samuel, Jenny Ford, 1856

Taylor, Susan Comfort, Jenny Ford, 1856

Unthank, William, Jenny Ford, 1856

Warby, James, Julia Ann, 1854

Warby, John, Julia Ann, 1854

Warby, John II, Julia Ann, 1854

Warby, Mary, Julia Ann, 1854

Warby, Mary Jr., Julia Ann, 1854

Warby, Sarah, Julia Ann, 1854

Wilford, William, Tarquinia, 1855

Williams David Griffith, Jenny Ford, 1856

Withlock, William, Envelope, 1853



Australian LDS Emigration for 1853-1868 Ordered by Ship


Source: Australian Mission List of 19th Century Members by Marjorie Newton
Microfiche 6072503

The columns are ordered as Ship Name, Emigration Year, Surname, First Name

Albert, 1865, Spencer, Joseph D.

Envelope, 1853, Gale, Elizabeth

Envelope, 1853, Gale, George

Envelope, 1853, Gale, Henry

Envelope, 1853, Gale, James

Envelope, 1853, Gale, Rebecca

Envelope, 1853, Gale, Sarah

Envelope, 1853, Gale, Wandell Pacific

Envelope, 1853, Hanks, Elizabeth

Envelope, 1853, Hanks, George William

Envelope, 1853, Messer, Emily

Envelope, 1853, Popplewell, David

Envelope, 1853, Popplewell, Edward

Envelope, 1853, Popplewell, Emily

Envelope, 1853, Popplewell, Hiram

Envelope, 1853, Popplewell, John

Envelope, 1853, Popplewell, Joseph

Envelope, 1853, Withlock, William

Julia Ann, 1854, Allen, Ann

Julia Ann, 1854, Allen, Eliza

Julia Ann, 1854, Allen, Esther

Julia Ann, 1854, Allen, George

Julia Ann, 1854, Allen, John

Julia Ann, 1854, Allen, Mary

Julia Ann, 1854, Allen, Richard

Julia Ann, 1854, Allen, Richard Jr.

Julia Ann, 1854, Allen, Sarah

Julia Ann, 1854, Allen, [Son]

Julia Ann, 1854, Bryant, Charles John

Julia Ann, 1854, Bryant, George

Julia Ann, 1854, Bryant, Henry Burton

Julia Ann, 1854, Bryant, James

Julia Ann, 1854, Bryant, Joseph

Julia Ann, 1854, Bryant, Samuel

Julia Ann, 1854, Bryant, Sarah

Julia Ann, 1854, Gordge, Ann

Julia Ann, 1854, Gordge, David

Julia Ann, 1854, Gordge, Mina or Merab

Julia Ann, 1854, Gordge, Son #1

Julia Ann, 1854, Lilly, Sister

Julia Ann, 1854, Nichols, Peter

Julia Ann, 1854, Parksinson, Thomas

Julia Ann, 1854, Porter, Elizabeth Ann

Julia Ann, 1854, Porter, John

Julia Ann, 1854, Porter, Mary Ann

Julia Ann, 1854, Porter, Samuel

Julia Ann, 1854, Porter, William Frederick

Julia Ann, 1854, Rodwell, Sarah

Julia Ann, 1854, Rodwell, Sarah Ann

Julia Ann, 1854, Stapley, Charles

Julia Ann, 1854, Stapley, Charles Jr.

Julia Ann, 1854, Stapley, James

Julia Ann, 1854, Stapley, John

Julia Ann, 1854, Stapley, Robert Dent

Julia Ann, 1854, Stapley, Sarah

Julia Ann, 1854, Stapley, Sarah Jr.

Julia Ann, 1854, Stapley, Seymore

Julia Ann, 1854, Stapley, Thomas

Julia Ann, 1854, Warby, James

Julia Ann, 1854, Warby, John

Julia Ann, 1854, Warby, John II

Julia Ann, 1854, Warby, Mary

Julia Ann, 1854, Warby, Mary Jr.

Julia Ann, 1854, Warby, Sarah

Jenny Ford, 1855, Harrington, Elizabeth

Julia Ann, 1855, Anderson, Agnes

Julia Ann, 1855, Anderson, Alexander

Julia Ann, 1855, Anderson, Andrew

Julia Ann, 1855, Anderson, Child #4

Julia Ann, 1855, Anderson, Child #5

Julia Ann, 1855, Anderson, Child #7

Julia Ann, 1855, Anderson, Child #8

Julia Ann, 1855, Anderson, Elizabeth

Julia Ann, 1855, Anderson, Jane

Julia Ann, 1855, Anderson, Marian

Julia Ann, 1855, Fridedlander or Logie, Rosa Clara

Julia Ann, 1855, Harris, Child #2 (drown)

Julia Ann, 1855, Harris, Eliza

Julia Ann, 1855, Harris, Maria (drown)

Julia Ann, 1855, Humphreys, Eliza

Julia Ann, 1855, Humphreys, Francis

Julia Ann, 1855, Humphreys, Martha Maria

Julia Ann, 1855, Humphreys, Mary

Julia Ann, 1855, Logie, Annie Augusta

Julia Ann, 1855, Logie, Charles Joseph Gordon

Julia Ann, 1855, McCarthy, John

Julia Ann, 1855, Pegg, Eldest Son

Julia Ann, 1855, Penfold, Elizabeth

Julia Ann, 1855, Penfold, John

Julia Ann, 1855, Penfold, John Jr.

Julia Ann, 1855, Penfold, Peter

Julia Ann, 1855, Penfold, Stephen

Tarquinia, 1855, Banks, Ann Eyre

Tarquinia, 1855, Banks, Charlotte

Tarquinia, 1855, Banks, Child #3 (son of Wm.)

Tarquinia, 1855, Banks, Ellen

Tarquinia, 1855, Banks, Ellen Jr.

Tarquinia, 1855, Banks, Frances

Tarquinia, 1855, Banks, James Eyre

Tarquinia, 1855, Banks, Joseph

Tarquinia, 1855, Banks, Joseph Jr.

Tarquinia, 1855, Banks, William Ellis

Tarquinia, 1855, Baptiste, John

Tarquinia, 1855, Cadd, Jane

Tarquinia, 1855, Cadd, Mary

Tarquinia, 1855, Cadd, Michael

Tarquinia, 1855, Cadd, Thomas

Tarquinia, 1855, Carter, Child #1 (child of Henry)

Tarquinia, 1855, Carter, Child #2 (child of Henry)

Tarquinia, 1855, Carter, Henry

Tarquinia, 1855, Carter, Sister Henry

Tarquinia, 1855, Counsell, Amelia

Tarquinia, 1855, Cox, George

Tarquinia, 1855, Cox, Joyce

Tarquinia, 1855, Cox, Mary

Tarquinia, 1855, Evans, Child #3 (of Francis)

Tarquinia, 1855, Evans, Ellen

Tarquinia, 1855, Evans, Emma

Tarquinia, 1855, Evans, Francis

Tarquinia, 1855, Evans, Francis Jr.

Tarquinia, 1855, Evans, Robert

Tarquinia, 1855, Hardy, Charles

Tarquinia, 1855, Harris, Anna

Tarquinia, 1855, Harris, Elizabeth

Tarquinia, 1855, Harris, John

Tarquinia, 1855, Harris, Thomas

Tarquinia, 1855, Howell, Sarah

Tarquinia, 1855, Humphreys, Ann

Tarquinia, 1855, Humphreys, Eliza

Tarquinia, 1855, Humphries, George William

Tarquinia, 1855, Humphries, James

Tarquinia, 1855, Hurst, Charles Clement

Tarquinia, 1855, Hurst, Frederick William

Tarquinia, 1855, Jose, Elizabeth A.

Tarquinia, 1855, Jose, Grace

Tarquinia, 1855, Jose, Mary A.

Tarquinia, 1855, Jose, Thomas

Tarquinia, 1855, Jose, William

Tarquinia, 1855, Jose, William Jr.

Tarquinia, 1855, Marshall, Child #1

Tarquinia, 1855, Marshall, Child #2

Tarquinia, 1855, Marshall, Frances

Tarquinia, 1855, Marshall, William

Tarquinia, 1855, Meadwell, Caroline

Tarquinia, 1855, Meadwell, Charles Edward

Tarquinia, 1855, Meadwell, Jemima

Tarquinia, 1855, Meadwell, William

Tarquinia, 1855, Perris, Child #2

Tarquinia, 1855, Perris, Child #3

Tarquinia, 1855, Perris, Frederick Thomas

Tarquinia, 1855, Perris, Hannah Rebecca

Tarquinia, 1855, Storey, Charles

Tarquinia, 1855, Storey, Eliza

Tarquinia, 1855, Storey, Luke Jr.

Tarquinia, 1855, Storey, Rachel

Tarquinia, 1855, Tadwell, John W.

Tarquinia, 1855, Wilford, William

Jenny Ford, 1856, Arnell, Anne

Jenny Ford, 1856, Arnell, Eliza

Jenny Ford, 1856, Arnell, Elizabeth

Jenny Ford, 1856, Arnell, Richard

Jenny Ford, 1856, Arnell, Swan

Jenny Ford, 1856, Baker, Alfred

Jenny Ford, 1856, Baker, Frances

Jenny Ford, 1856, Baker, George

Jenny Ford, 1856, Baker, Rhoda

Jenny Ford, 1856, Baker, William

Jenny Ford, 1856, Barnes, Mary Ann

Jenny Ford, 1856, Bennett, Josiah

Jenny Ford, 1856, Bennett, Sarah

Jenny Ford, 1856, Bennett, William

Jenny Ford, 1856, Bucknell, Arthur

Jenny Ford, 1856, Bucknell, Susannah

Jenny Ford, 1856, Bucknell, Thomas

Jenny Ford, 1856, Clines, Mary Ann

Jenny Ford, 1856, Colton, Alonzo

Jenny Ford, 1856, Cook, William

Jenny Ford, 1856, Davis, Elinor

Jenny Ford, 1856, Davis, Elizabeth

Jenny Ford, 1856, Davis, Emma

Jenny Ford, 1856, Davis, William

Jenny Ford, 1856, Farrell, Sara Ann

Jenny Ford, 1856, Farrell, Theresa Ann

Jenny Ford, 1856, Guy, Elizabeth Ada

Jenny Ford, 1856, Guy, Francis

Jenny Ford, 1856, Heyborne, Agnes Eliza

Jenny Ford, 1856, Heyborne, Charles McMillen

Jenny Ford, 1856, Heyborne, John James

Jenny Ford, 1856, Heyborne, Robert William

Jenny Ford, 1856, Johnson, Elizabeth

Jenny Ford, 1856, Johnson, Frances

Jenny Ford, 1856, Johnson, Mary

Jenny Ford, 1856, Johnson, Sarah Ann

Jenny Ford, 1856, Johnson, William

Jenny Ford, 1856, Jones, Jane

Jenny Ford, 1856, Jones, Janet McKinnon

Jenny Ford, 1856, Jones, John

Jenny Ford, 1856, Jones, John Robert

Jenny Ford, 1856, Jones, Martha Jane

Jenny Ford, 1856, Jones, Thomas

Jenny Ford, 1856, Joyce, Sarah

Jenny Ford, 1856, King, John

Jenny Ford, 1856, Mapstead, Ann

Jenny Ford, 1856, Mapstead, Elizabeth

Jenny Ford, 1856, Mapstead, Elizabeth Jr.

Jenny Ford, 1856, Mapstead, James Horton

Jenny Ford, 1856, Mapstead, John

Jenny Ford, 1856, Mapstead, John Jr.

Jenny Ford, 1856, Mapstead, Joseph

Jenny Ford, 1856, Mapstead, Susannah

Jenny Ford, 1856, McIntyre, Allan

Jenny Ford, 1856, McIntyre, Catherine

Jenny Ford, 1856, McIntyre, Duncan

Jenny Ford, 1856, McIntyre, Eliza Victoria

Jenny Ford, 1856, McIntyre, Frederick

Jenny Ford, 1856, McIntyre, Maria Ann

Jenny Ford, 1856, McIntyre, Robert

Jenny Ford, 1856, Merchant, Elizabeth

Jenny Ford, 1856, Merchant, Harriet Eliza

Jenny Ford, 1856, Merchant, John

Jenny Ford, 1856, Merchant, Mary Ann

Jenny Ford, 1856, Merchant, Susan Matilda

Jenny Ford, 1856, Metcalfe, Agnes

Jenny Ford, 1856, Metcalfe, George

Jenny Ford, 1856, Metcalfe, George William

Jenny Ford, 1856, Metcalfe, John

Jenny Ford, 1856, Metcalfe, John Forrest

Jenny Ford, 1856, Moyes, Elizabeth Ann

Jenny Ford, 1856, Moyes, John

Jenny Ford, 1856, Moyes, Joseph

Jenny Ford, 1856, Moyes, Marth Maria

Jenny Ford, 1856, Moyes, Mary

Jenny Ford, 1856, Moyes, Mary Jane

Jenny Ford, 1856, Moyes, Richard

Jenny Ford, 1856, Moyes, William

Jenny Ford, 1856, Moyes, William Jr.

Jenny Ford, 1856, Penfold, Elizabeth II

Jenny Ford, 1856, Penfold,Jesse Charles

Jenny Ford, 1856, Perkins, John

Jenny Ford, 1856, Phillips, Elizabeth Ann

Jenny Ford, 1856, Rees, David

Jenny Ford, 1856, Rees, Hannah

Jenny Ford, 1856, Ridges, Adelaide

Jenny Ford, 1856, Ridges, Alfred Joseph

Jenny Ford, 1856, Ridges, Joseph

Jenny Ford, 1856, Ridges, Joseph Harris

Jenny Ford, 1856, Riley, Thomas

Jenny Ford, 1856, Simmons, Eliza Elizabeth

Jenny Ford, 1856, Simmons, Elizabeth

Jenny Ford, 1856, Simmons, Emma Ellen

Jenny Ford, 1856, Simmons, Henry

Jenny Ford, 1856, Simmons, James

Jenny Ford, 1856, Simmons, James Albert

Jenny Ford, 1856, Simmons, Mary Ann

Jenny Ford, 1856, Simmons, Sarah Ann

Jenny Ford, 1856, Simmons, Sophia Ann

Jenny Ford, 1856, Steward, James

Jenny Ford, 1856, Syphus, Christiana

Jenny Ford, 1856, Syphus, Lovina

Jenny Ford, 1856, Syphus, Luke

Jenny Ford, 1856, Taylor, Ann

Jenny Ford, 1856, Taylor, Ellen

Jenny Ford, 1856, Taylor, James Jr.

Jenny Ford, 1856, Taylor, Lydia Jane

Jenny Ford, 1856, Taylor, Rhoda Ann

Jenny Ford, 1856, Taylor, Samuel

Jenny Ford, 1856, Taylor, Susan Comfort

Jenny Ford, 1856, Unthank, William

Jenny Ford, 1856, Williams David Griffith,

Tarquinia, 1856, Bird, Eliza

Tarquinia, 1856, Bird, Elizabeth

Tarquinia, 1856, Bird, Henry

Tarquinia, 1856, Bird, Henry Jr.

Live Yankee, 1857, Baxter, William

Lucas, 1857, Arbon, Ann Maria

Lucas, 1857, Arbon, Hannah

Lucas, 1857, Arbon, Jane

Lucas, 1857, Arbon, John

Lucas, 1857, Arbon, Robert

Lucas, 1857, Arbon, Robert Jr.

Lucas, 1857, Arbon, Russel

Lucas, 1857, Bowden, Mary

Lucas, 1857, Bowden, Richard

Lucas, 1857, Bowden, William

Lucas, 1857, Burton, Amelia Christiana

Lucas, 1857, Burton, Ann

Lucas, 1857, Burton, Clara Jane

Lucas, 1857, Burton, James

Lucas, 1857, Cadd, Ann

Lucas, 1857, Cadd, Ann Jr.

Lucas, 1857, Cadd, Heber

Lucas, 1857, Cadd, Joseph

Lucas, 1857, Cadd, Joseph Jr.

Lucas, 1857, Cadd, Sophia Elizabeth

Lucas, 1857, Cochrane, Charles

Lucas, 1857, Cochrane, Robert

Lucas, 1857, Cochrane, Robert John

Lucas, 1857, Cochrane, Theresa

Lucas, 1857, Cochrane, Theresa Jr.

Lucas, 1857, Drummond, Susannah

Lucas, 1857, Gingell, Charlotte Elizabeth

Lucas, 1857, Gingell, David Thomas

Lucas, 1857, Gingell, Eliza Jane

Lucas, 1857, Gingell, Henry Thwaits

Lucas, 1857, Gingell, Josiah William

Lucas, 1857, Gingell, Mary Ann

Lucas, 1857, Gingell, William

Lucas, 1857, Gurr, Enoch Eldrigde

Lucas, 1857, Gurr, James Enoch

Lucas, 1857, Gurr, Peter

Lucas, 1857, Gurr, Ruben

Lucas, 1857, Gurr, Ruth

Lucas, 1857, Gurr, Sarah

Lucas, 1857, Gurr, Sarah Elizabeth

Lucas, 1857, Gurr, Sarah Elizabeth (daug.)

Lucas, 1857, Gurr, Susannah

Lucas, 1857, Gurr, William

Lucas, 1857, Gurr, William Heber

Lucas, 1857, Hamblin, Child

Lucas, 1857, Hamblin, Robert

Lucas, 1857, Hamblin, Sister

Lucas, 1857, Harris, Edmund John

Lucas, 1857, Hawkins, Eliza


Lucas, 1857, Hawkins, William

Lucas, 1857, Hunter, Elizabeth

Lucas, 1857, Hunter, George

Lucas, 1857, Rawling, Hannah

Lucas, 1857, Rillstone, Richard


Lucas, 1857, Rillstone, Sarah Ann


Lucas, 1857, Rillstone, William Wall


Lucas, 1857, Robb, Adam


Lucas, 1857, Robb, Alexander

Lucas, 1857, Robb, Anne


Lucas, 1857, Robb, Ellen


Lucas, 1857, Robb, George Drummond


Lucas, 1857, Robb, Helen


Lucas, 1857, Robb, John


Lucas, 1857, Robb, Thomas

Lucas, 1857, Robb, William


Lucas, 1857, Robb, William Jr.

Lucas, 1857, Stuchberry, Ann

Lucas, 1857, Stuchberry, Emma

Lucas, 1857, Stuchberry, John

General Cushing, 1858, Said, John H.

Milwaukie, 1859, Lane, Child #1

Milwaukie, 1859, Lane, Child #2

Milwaukie, 1859, Lane, Henry

Milwaukie, 1859, Lane, Sister

Milwaukie, 1859, Nye, Charles Aston

Milwaukie, 1859, Nye, Charlotte

Milwaukie, 1859, Nye, Emma

Milwaukie, 1859, Nye, Ephraim Hesmer

Milwaukie, 1859, Nye, James

Milwaukie, 1859, Nye, John Jr.

Milwaukie, 1859, Nye, Osborne R.

Milwaukie, 1859, Roughley, Child #1

Milwaukie, 1859, Roughley, Child #2

Milwaukie, 1859, Roughley, John

Milwaukie, 1859, Roughley, Sister

Milwaukie, 1859, Somerville, Alexander

Milwaukie, 1859, Somerville, David Reid

Milwaukie, 1859, Somerville, Harriet Newell

Milwaukie, 1859, Somerville, Simon

Trieste, 1864, Blackburn, Charles William

Trieste, 1864, Blackburn, Henry

Trieste, 1864, Blackburn, Mary

Trieste, 1864, Blackburn, Mary Elizabeth

Trieste, 1864, Blackburn, Thomas Andrew

Journal on the Ship Lucas from Australia 1857

 

Painting of Tall Ship on High Seas

Ship: Lucas
Date of Departure: 27 Jun 1857 Port of Departure: Sydney, Australia
LDS Immigrants: 69 Church Leader: William M. Wall
Date of Arrival: 12 Oct 1857 Port of Arrival: San Pedro, California

Source(s): A Journal of the Company of Saints on the Ship Lucas, from Sydney Australia, (FHL #928,396); MNAL
Notes: "Sat. 27. [June 1857] -- The American ship Lucas sailed from Sydney, N. [New] S. [South] W. [Wales], Australia, with 69 Saints, in charge of Elder Absalom P. Dowdle, bound for Utah."

Lucas (June 1857)
A Compilation of General Voyage Notes
A Journal of the Company of Saints on the Ship, Lucas
A Compilation of General Voyage Notes
"Sat. 27. [June 1857] -- The American ship Lucas sailed from Sydney, N. [New] S. [South] W. [Wales], Australia, with 69 Saints, in charge of Elder Absalom P. Dowdle, bound for Utah."

A Journal of the Company of Saints on the Ship, Lucas

The L.D.S. Church chartered this ship, Lucas, to carry all the saints from Australia to America and Utah if they desired.
The company left Sidney, Australia on the ship, Lucas, June 27, 1857, with Captain J. C. Daggett in command.

June 18, 1857. Organization as follows by a special conference at Sydney, New Wales, Australia.
William M. Wall, president
Absolem P. Dowdle, first counselor and superintendent of provisions and supplies.
George Roberts, second counselor
George Hunter, acting teacher
William Hawkins, acting teacher, Eliza Hawkins, wife
Other Members
Robert Arbon Elder William Gingell Elder
Hannah Arbon Wife Mary Ann Gingell Wife
Jane Arbon daughter Charlotte Elizabeth Gingell daughter
Russel Arbon son Eliza Gingell daughter
John Arbon son Henry Thweiles Gingell son
Ann Maria Arbon daughter David Thomas Gingell son
Joseph Cadd non-member Josiah William Gingell son
Sophia Elizabeth Cadd born on board, blessed Sept 27, 1857
Joseph Cadd son, member Enoch Eldredge Gurr Elder
Heber Cadd son, member Ruth Buckman Gurr wife
Richard Bowden Teacher James Gurr son
Mary Bowden wife Sarah Gurr daughter
George Hunter Teacher Ruben Gurr son
Elizabeth Hunter wife Susannah Gurr daughter
William Robb Elder Peter Gurr son
Ellen Robb wife John Stuchberry non-member
William Robb son Emma Stuchberry wife, member
Ann Robb daughter Ann Stuchberry daughter
Ellen Robb daughter George Roberts Elder
Thomas Robb son Susan Roberts wife
Alexander Robb son Robert Cochrane Elder
George Robb son Tresa Cochrane wife
John Robb son Tresa Cochrane daughter
Adam Robb son Robert John Cochrane son
George Burton Elder Charles Cochrane son, born on ship
Ann Burton wife George Ward
Clara Jane Burton daughter Edmund Ward
Amelia Christiana Burton daughter Edmund John Harris Elder
George Alma Burton son Richard Rillstone
William Gurr Teacher Sarah Ann Rillstone wife
Sarah Elizabeth Gurr daughter,born on board ship, blessed Sept. 27, 1857 William Wall Rillstone son
William Heber Gurr son

(Editor's Note Insert by Georgia Drake: Susannah Drummond Robb's name does not appear as a passenger in this record but she was on this voyage and 3 months pregnant.  William and Susanna were married prior to leaving Sydney Australia.  Susannah's name does appear on the Australian LDS Emigration registry  for 1853-1868 under the name of Susannah Drummond sailing on the Lucas 1857.  Sarah Ann Rillstone is Susanna's sister.  She married Richard Rillstone, who signed on as a crew member to earn his passage. The sisters were raised by their cousin William Hawkins and his wife, Eliza who were childless.  The girls referred to them as "Auntie and Uncle Hawkins". All were on this voyage and Sarah gave birth to a baby boy William Wall while at sea. )

Absolom P. Dowdle inspected supplies and provisions and reported all things ready for sea on the 26th of June 1857.

June 27, 1857, Saturday: The pilot came on board ship at eight o’clock and gave orders to weigh anchor. Ship under way at nine o’clock. Soon after the ship was under way, Brother Stewart Clark and Chaffin Potter had come on board. They accompanied us to the mouth of the harbor, about seven miles from Sydney. Then they took an affectionate farewell, bestowing their blessings upon the company. Captain, officers and crew soon left Sydney in the distance, having a fair wind from the West; driving us at the rate of seven knots per hour toward the east. The sea being rough, seasickness commenced that night and was very unpleasant.

June 28, Sunday: Weather fine. Wind from the West. Sea still rough. Most of the company seasick. In the afternoon the wind changed ten points to the North. It blew a gale for some time, with heavy rain.

June 29, Monday: This morning President Wall called a prayer meeting of all those able to attend. Wind fair. Ship making seven knots per hour. Morning being pleasant most of the Saints came on deck. Sickness abating.

June 30, Tuesday: This morning the wind has fallen off, leaving almost a calm. Company still improving of seasickness. At nine o’clock company assembled for prayers. Elder Dowdle made prayer, also made a few remarks on being united and obeying the orders of the Church. President Wall followed with a few remarks on the same subject. He [p.3] then nominated George Hunter and William Hawkins as teachers of the company. After services the wind freshened and carried us at the rate of ten knots per hour. In the afternoon had a gale from northwest. It continued to blow hard all afternoon.

July 1, Wednesday: This morning the gale continues to blow. The sea is very rough and most of the company are very seasick. About four o’clock in the afternoon there was a sharp squall of wind that carried off the fore-sail and the main top-sail, also the fore top-mast. Before the sails gave way the ship laid over on her beam. The duration of the squall was but short. The ship soon righted itself from her perilous condition, letting most of the canvas fall on deck, to the joy of all on board the ship. Squalls at intervals during the night.

July 2, Thursday: This morning a steady gale, very rough. Most of the Saints very sick. Attended prayers this morning; singing and prayer. President Wall and Dowdle address the Company for a short time. Peace reigned on board all day. Met in the evening for prayer. Prayer by Elder George Hunter. Singing.

July 3, Friday: This morning sea very rough, wind moderate, seasickness abating. Met for prayers at eight o’clock. Prayer by Elder Robb. Singing. President Wall and Dowdle gave instructions to the Saints on cleanliness, order, and government of families. Sister Rawlins very sick, administered to by President Wall and Dowdle. A good spirit prevails, prayers in the evening.

July 4, Saturday: This morning the wind was very light, almost a calm. Weather fine mending sails and getting the ship in sailing trim. At nine o’clock [p.4] Prayer, Elder Dowdle made prayer, singing. Good feeling throughout the day. In the afternoon President Wall and Dowdle administered to Sister Rillstone [Sarah Rillston]. She received immediate strength. Prayers at eight o’clock in the evening by President Wall. Singing.

July 5, Sunday: This morning fine wind ahead, sending the ship some two or three points toward the Southward, meeting at eleven o’clock. Hymn on page 109. Prayer by President Wall. Singing on the 293 page. Elder Dowdle than addressed the Company on the first principles of the gospel. Hymn on page 257. Benediction by Elder Dowdle. In the evening President Wall preached an excellent discourse showing the advantages to be derived from the spread of the Gospel. Elder Dowdle also spoke upon the principles of obedience and safe care of the provisions and water. After meeting the wind began to rise.

July 6, Monday: This morning very wet and uncomfortable. Strong breeze all night. Sea very rough, making but little headway. Little sail set. Prayer by George Hunter; singing. In the evening had prayer. Elder Gurr made prayer, singing.

July 7, Tuesday: This morning weather fine. Ship steering Northeast, half North, nearly fair. Met for prayers at nine o’clock. Singing, some feelings manifested about the provisions, but all was settled, and good feelings prevailed again. Prayer by Elder George Burton. After prayer Elder Wall made remarks on the subject of punctuality. Requested the Saints to be on hand at the time appointed for prayers. [p.5]

July 8, Wednesday: This morning at daylight we came in sight of those islands called the Three Kings. About thirty miles to the North of New Zealand. They lay about thirty miles distant from us on our starboard bow. We have made excellent headway, considering all things much better than we anticipated. Wind fair, ship heading northeast half South in order to round the North Cape of New Zealand. All well on board this morning. Assembled for prayer, singing. Prayer by Elder George Roberts, after which we spent some time in singing. A good spirit seemed to prevail throughout. About twelve o'clock the wind began to fall off. In the evening almost a dead calm. In the evening, prayer by Elder Wall, singing. Wind still favorable.

July 9, Thursday: This morning a light wind, almost a calm. Prayer after which President Wall and Dowdle made arrangements about the provisions. After dinner Elder Dowdle and Elder Hunter weighed out a portion of the provisions to the passengers such as they desired to be weighed out to them. Weather dull. Prayer and singing in the evening.

July 10, Friday: This morning wind ahead, making no headway. Some feelings with one of the brethren. He acknowledged his error and asked forgiveness which was granted and good feelings prevailed. Attended Prayers this morning. Elder Dowdle offered up the prayer. Singing, also exhorted the Saints to be humble and to be more united. President Wall also gave some instructions. Singing. Wind unfavorable through the day. Prayer before going to bed. [p.6]

July 11, Saturday: This morning quite a calm. Sea rolling heavily. A mist all around. Assembled for prayers. Elder Wall led prayers. Elder Dowdle made a few remarks. For a short time good feelings prevailed throughout. Prayers this evening with singing.

July 12, Sunday: Weather thick and misty, quite a calm sea, still rolling heavily. Assembled for meeting between decks at eleven o’clock. Elder Hunter led prayer. Elder Roberts spoke to the Saints and preached an excellent discourse In the afternoon a wind sprung up but was very variable, shifting all around the compass, at last settling in the West. It began to blow quite a gale toward night. Prayers at eight. Elder Dowdle led prayer. After most of the Company had retired to bed they were alarmed by a heavy sea which struck the ship shaking her from end to end and half filling her upper deck with water. She sustained no damage. President Wall and Dowdle went and pacified the frightened ones and soon all was right. The gale lasted through the night. Latitude 32 -50.

July 13, Monday: This day a fair wind but quite a gale. Sea running very high, but little sail set. Assembled for prayers. President Wall and Dowdle gave some instructions to the Saints. In the afternoon more sail set and we started off at a good pace. In the evening had prayer meeting, testimony bearing, and had quite a good time. Good feelings prevailed through the company.

July 14, Tuesday: This morning going along first rate. Weather fine. After breakfast and all was cleaned up assembled for prayer. Elder Dowdle led prayer, singing. This day all sail set, a good steady breeze, but toward night wind calmed down. Prayer this evening.

July 15, Wednesday: This morning wind fair but light. Weather fine. Elder Wall confined to his bed on account of his health. Assembled for prayer. Elder Hunter offered the Prayer. Singing. About 2 p.m. a breeze sprung up from the South. A fine black fish seen astern of the vessel. Most of the Company on deck pursuing such avocations as each one liked. Had prayers by Elder Dowdle.

July 16, Thursday: This morning a steady breeze, weather fine. Prayer and singing. Elder Robb and Gigell [William Gingell or Gengell] spoke. Also President Wall. Provisions weighed out after dinner. Elder Roberts made out a scale showing the amount of provisions for each family. President Wall assisted Dowdle in serving the provisions. Had prayer and singing in the evening.

July 17, Friday: This morning a dead calm. This weather fine. Assembled for prayers offered by Elder Harris this morning. A fine black fish seen playing around the vessel at prayer time. Elder Wall exhorted the Saints on the necessity of keeping themselves pure. Especially the female part of the company, as the Lord intended them to have the privilege of bringing forth bodies for the noble spirits. During the prayer a fine breeze sprung up. Weather fine. Company in good spirits most of the sisters occupied with sewing. Latitude 32 South. In the afternoon wind shifted two points ahead. In the evening had prayer given by President Wall before going to bed. Variable winds.

July 18, Saturday: This morning wind variable, weather dull with sleet and rain. Had prayer and singing, a good feeling prevailed.

July 19, Sunday: This morning weather fine. Wind from the Northeast. Meeting at eleven o’clock, hymn on page 272. Elder Dowdle made prayer and also preached an excellent discourse. President Wall followed with a few remarks cautioning the brethren against taking the name of the Lord in vain. Concluded by singing hymn on page 112. Day passed away pleasantly. In the evening had a testimony meeting. Enjoyed ourselves very much. Variable winds at night.

July 20, Monday: This morning wind ahead. Weather fair. Had prayer. All the company enjoys good health. Had prayer and singing in the evening. Elder Burton led prayer and singing continued as long as the people felt disposed. There is a want of unit among us and not the best of feelings among us. We have made but little progress on our journey, considering the distance we have to go.

July 21, Tuesday: This morning wind still in the same quarter. Glass shows weather set fair, moon changes tonight. Expect a change of wind. Prayer this morning, Elder Dowdle made prayer. Singing and prayer in the evening.

July 22, Wednesday: This morning wind still blowing from the Eastward ahead. Prayer and singing this morning and in the evening.

July 23, Thursday: Wind still ahead blowing very strong making all things miserable. Prayer this morning with singing. Continued to blow hard all day. This evening the subject of baptism was discussed. Elder Roberts did not attend on account of sickness.

July 24, Friday: Blowing strong all night, still ahead. Prayer this morning led by Elder Hunter. President Wall spoke on the celebration of the 24th [p.9] of July but as the weather was boisterous each was to do the best he could. Elder Dowdle spoke upon this eventful day. Weather fine. Prayer in the evening.

July 25, Saturday: Wind shifted in the night toward the North, blowing quite a gale making it very rough and uncomfortable. Assembled for prayer between decks this morning also in the evening attended with singing. Gale all day.

July 26, Sunday: Fair wind this morning, hardly any sail set. Sea very rough. Assembled between decks to hold meeting at eleven o’clock. Elder Dowdle addressed the company. Latitude 32-12, more sail set. Weather fine. Also had a testimony meeting in the evening. Some of the brothers bore their testimony. Elder Dowdle was impressed by the spirit to tell the Saints to arise from their sleepiness and humble themselves and serve the Lord more faithfully. A fine breeze before going to bed. All sail set.

July 27, Monday: This morning wind fair, going along first rate. At nine-thirty a.m. had prayer and singing. Barometer low and it gives signs that bad weather is near at hand. In the evening had prayer with singing. Before midnight a squall overtook us and was likely to damage the ship as all sails were set. But she only sustained the tearing of two of her sails.

July 28, Tuesday: Wind fair, right aft. Heavy sea running but little sail set on account of strong wind blowing. Attended prayer this morning. Elder Wall made prayer and also gave some good instructions to the young women. Weather squally. Prayer in the evening by Elder Dowdle, also singing. A good feeling prevails throughout. [p.10]

July 29, Wednesday: Blowing very hard this morning, averaging 8 to 12 knots per hour, weather fine. Elder Gurr made prayer, singing. Also before going to bed had prayer. President Wall offered up the prayer also gave some good instructions followed by Elder Dowdle. Latitude 31-30; longitude 168-12.

July 30, Thursday: Wind fair this morning. Elder Hunter offered prayer. Hymns sung. Longitude 163.2. Had a prayer meeting this evening. Elder Wall offered up prayer afterwards. The privilege was given the brothers and sisters that liked to bear their testimony to the truth of the work. We had a good time.

July 31, Friday: Wind fair but light. Mercury high. Weather cloudy. Assembled at 9:30 A.M. for prayer. Elder Dowdle made prayer. Singing. Good feeling prevailed. Latitude 29 South. Had prayer this evening, Elder Roberts led prayer.

August 1, Saturday: Wind variable. This morning had prayer by Elder Dowdle. Singing. A slight disturbance with two of the brethren but all was soon right by their forgiving one another. In the evening had prayer by Elder Dowdle. President Wall gave some good instructions on the principle of forgiveness. Elder Dowdle also gave some good instructions. A good spirit among us.

August 2, Sunday: This morning weather cloudy. Assembled between decks to hold meeting at eleven o’clock. Opened by singing and prayer. Elder Dowdle spoke on the subject of baptism. Also on his testimony to the truth of Joseph Smith being a prophet and exhorted the Saints to faithfulness. Dismissed by Elder Roberts. Presidency named and blessed a child. Child belonging Robert Hamblin. The afternoon spent by the Saints according to each ones feelings. In the evening had testimony meeting. Singing. Elder Dowdle prayed, followed with singing. The privilege was then given for any of the brethren or sisters to speak who felt like it. Benediction by Elder Wall.

August 3, Monday: About as usual.

August 4, Tuesday: This morning air wind and weather. Going about 5 knots. Prayers, hymn “ The Time is Far Spent” President Wall made prayer. Sky in the evening began to look tropical. In the evening had prayer and singing. After difficulty arose before going to bed. President Wall soon restored peace between the two brethren. Latitude 26.55; longitude 157.26. Elder Roberts voted in to teach the school.

August 5, Wednesday: This morning a calm, weather fair. Elder Dowdle made prayer and spoke for some length on the nature of covenant. Elder Roberts spoke on having an assistant to help him with the school in the afternoon. School commenced between decks.

August 6, Thursday. This morning high winds. Pace about 3 knots per hour. Weather fine. This morning Elder Hawkins offered to assist Elder Roberts in teach the school. In the evening had prayer by Elder Wall. One of the brethren asked forgiveness of the brethren for which was granted unanimously. Several of the brethren bore their testimonies to the truth of the work.

August 7, Friday: Variable winds, weather fine. Going about two knots. Prayer this morning also prayers in the evening. Elder Dowdle made prayers. Singing. School at 2 p.m. Provisions weighed out. Elder Wall wished me to remember a dream he had on Thursday evening, Aug. 6th. “He saw one of his wives enter his cabin where he was sleeping and asked him many questions. How he got on since he left home also how the company liked him, etc. He asked her about home and was told they were all [p.11] well. After this he told her she must be tired after coming so far to see him. He told her there was a spare bed beneath him where she could rest. But she declined and left the cabin and departed.”

August 8, Saturday: This morning a calm until 9 o’clock when a light wind struck up from Southeast where we expect trades from. President Wall made prayer this morning. School at 2 p.m. Prayer in the evening, with singing. Breeze freshened before going to bed.

August 9, Sunday: This morning slight variable winds. Weather fine. In morning assembled between decks to attend meeting. Singing, prayer by President Wall, Elder Dowdle spoke on children paying obedience to their parents. President Wall spoke on the same subject. Meeting dismissed by President Wall. In the evening had a good testimony meeting. Good feeling prevailed among the Saints. Breeze freshened before going to bed.

August 10, Monday: Wind right ahead. Weather fine mercury of to 80°. Assembled between decks for prayer. Elder Dowdle made prayer. Waster measured out this morning, an American gallon given to each person each day. School at 2 p.m. In the evening prayer, singing, Prayer Elder George Roberts. The night warm.

August 11, Tuesday: This morning wind coming from same quarter. Weather fine but cloudy. Assembled between decks for prayer. A difficult arose between two families which was not settled before going to bed.

August 13, Thursday: Wind from southeast. Prayer by Elder Wall. The difficulty settled this morning. President Wall and Dowdle spoke to the saints. Going about 5 knots per hour. Prayer and singing this evening.

August 14, Friday: Weather fine. Steering North latitude 19. A small disturbance about the water. The captain settled it by issuing order for each one to leave half of his water with the cook. Prayers this morning. President Wall spoke upon the principle of obedience. School at 2 p.m. In the evening prayers and singing.

August 15, Saturday: Weather fine. Latitude 1630. Elder Dowdle made prayer. Singing, school 2 p.m. During tea time one of the children, daughter of John Stuckberry, climbed upon an old stove fell back and the pipe which was loose fell too. It struck her foot, cutting it very badly. Prayers and singing.

August 16, Sunday: From West, weather fine. Assembled between decks for prayers. Elder Dowdle made prayer. President Wall and Dowdle spoke for a short time. But soon dismissed as the weather was very hot. The wife of Robert Cochrane gave birth to a son at 11:30 o’clock. In the evening had meeting on deck. Prayer by Elder Dowdle, he also spoke to the Saints. President Wall also spoke.

Aug. 17, Monday: This morning calm. Wind very light. At 11 o’clock breeze freshened and continued to blow hard all day. Prayer this morning by Elder Roberts, singing. No school in afternoon on account of their moving coals from the stern to the head of the ship. Prayer and singing.

Aug. 18, Tuesday: This morning wind hauled more ahead, sending us more to the West. The most dangerous part of the Pacific Ocean. Prayer by Elder Dowdle. President Wall gave council to the brethren in regards to their children, to have them with them at prayer time, also to teach them to pray. At 2 p.m. had school on quarter deck on account of sickness between decks. latitude ll:59. This day Elder Harris declined to teach anymore. He stated his reasons that some of the parents found fault with him. Elder Dowdle volunteered his services. Elder Harris was not voted in to teach but kindly offered to assist Elder Roberts. John Stuckberry suffering with sickness. Prayers attended with singing this evening. [p.12]

August 19, Wednesday: This morning Sophia Cadd gave birth to a son at 20 minutes to 5 a.m. The wife of Joseph Cadd. Head wind this morning. Elder Robb made prayer. Mercury up to 80. Some of the children suffering with whooping cough. John Stuckberry a little better. This morning not such unit, among us as should be. Prayers attended with singing.

August 20, Thursday: Wind from the North, weather fine, very hot. Sick people improving. Elder Dowdle made prayer. School in the afternoon at 2. Elder Dowdle assisted Elder Roberts in the evening. Elder Dowdle made prayer. It being very hot the meeting was soon brought to a close.

August 21, Friday: Wind in the North, weather dull. Assembled for prayers. Elder Wall spoke on the settling of difficulties, legality, according to the order of the Church. Prayer by Elder Wall. School at 2 P.M. President Wall assisted Elder Roberts in teaching this afternoon. In the evening wind shifted. Prayers attended with singing.

August 22, Saturday: This morning variable winds, raining very close. Elder Dowdle made prayer also gave some instructions to the Saints on how to govern themselves and families. School at 2 p.m. Prayer and singing in the evening.

August 23, Sunday: This morning wind from the East, weather dull. Assembled for meeting between decks at 11 a.m. President Wall preached an excellent discourse on the subject of the Kingdom of the Lord. At about 5 P.M. a large porpoise was caught. In the evening had a testimony meeting. Many of the brethren bore their testimonies to the truth of the work in which we are engaged. Good feeling throughout.

August 24, Monday: This morning wind from the East. Numbers of flying fish, also birds seen. Brother Burton led prayer this morning. School at 2 p.m. Prayer in the evening.

August 25, Tuesday: East wind, going about 4 knots. Prayer by Elder Dowdle. He also gave some instruction. Latitude 7. School at 2 p.m. The presidency laid hands on Sister Hunter. Tonight President Wall rather sick.

August 26, Wednesday. This morning weather squally, wind from the East. Elder Dowdle officiated at prayer on account of President Wall’s sickness. Elder Roberts made prayer. Elder Dowdle spoke concerning the laying on of hands. Exhorts them to be faithful. Latitude 6.6. School at 2 p.m. In the evening Elder Gurr made prayer, singing.

August 27, Thursday: Wind from the East. Going Northeast by North about 5 knots. Weather fair. Prayer this morning attended with singing. Sick improving. School at 2. In the evening attended prayer meeting between decks. President Wall and Dowdle gave some instructions. A few of the brethren bore their testimonies to the truth of the work.

August 28, Friday: Wind in same quarter, weather fine. Prayers this morning. Latitude 2. School at 2 p.m. In the evening attended prayer. President Wall gave some good instructions to the company not to find fault with one another and was pleased to see the unity among the Saints.

August 29, Saturday: Wind in same quarter, weather fine. Prayers this morning, Elder Roberts offered prayer, singing. School in afternoon. Prayers in evening. Latitude 50 miles from the line.

August 30, Sunday: Wind still from same quarter. Comfortable on account of strong breeze. Latitude 31 miles North of line. Assembled between decks at eleven O’clock for meeting. Hymns. Prayer by Elder Roberts. Good instruction given. Meeting in the evening. Elder Dowdle preached, also Elder Wall. [p.13]

August 31, Monday: Wind still from same quarter, going along about 5 knots. Weather fine. In morning Brother Hawkins led prayer. President Wall and Elder Roberts spoke. School at 2 p.m. Prayer in evening. A night of usual custom of Captain coming on deck to pay his respects to the passengers and many received a good sprinkling. A merry time while it lasted.

September 1, 1857, Tuesday: Wind still in the same quarter going about 5 knots. Elder Robb made prayer. School at 2. At school time one of Brother Robb’s children was very sick. The brethren who were there said it was dying. And when President Wall and Dowdle went to administer to it, it revived a little and continued in a deep sleep until the next morning. When it awoke it was quite well and in good health. About 5 p.m. a great number of black fish came and played around the ship. Some very large ones were seen. In the evening prayer was offered by Elder Robb followed by singing. (Editor's Note: The child was George Drummond Robb.)

September 2, Wednesday: Wind in same quarter. Had morning prayer by President Wall. School at 2. Prayers this evening. A fast meeting given out to be observed by all those who wished to on the morrow.

September 3, Thursday: Wind the same, very squally all day with rain. A feast attended to by the majority in the morning had a prayer meeting and most of the brethren spoke. A good spirit reigned throughout. President Wall gave some good instructions. School at 2 P.M. At night President Wall made prayer.

September 4, Friday: Light and variable winds weather squally mercury up to 85 degrees. Had prayer and singing conducted by Elder Dowdle. School at 2 and evening prayers. Very warm.

September 5, Saturday: North-east trades. Weather squally, mercury up to 85 degrees. This morning Robert Arbon made prayer. School at 2 and prayer in the evening.

September 6, Sunday: Trades. Mercury up to 86 degrees. Latitude 9 - 57. Morning meeting at eleven o’clock opened by singing. Prayer by Elder Hunter who also spoke on the gospel and on the gifts and blessings following the gospel. Three children were blessed. First the son of Robert Cochrane by Elder Wall named Charles Rich Cochrane. Born on ship Lucas on August 16. Next the son of Joseph Cadd, blessed by Elder Dowdle, named Heber Cadd, born on Lucas, August 19; and another son of Joseph Cadd born April 6, 1856, Named Joseph Cadd, after the name of his father. In the evening held a testimony meeting. Most of the brethren and sisters bore their testimony. Quite a good feeling prevailed. President Wall gave us some good instructions.

September 7, Monday: This morning wind light from Northeast. Elder Roberts made prayer. Singing. School at 2 p.m. Prayers at eight. Latitude 11.

September 8, Tuesday: This morning wind strong, coming from the Northeast. Weather fine. Elder Dowdle made prayer, singing. Latitude 13.5, Longitude 149. School interrupted by rain after one hour duration. President Wall made prayer in the evening, singing. Peace and harmony reigned.

September 9, Wednesday: Wind still from the Northeast. Heavy squalls. Sea rough. Some seasickness. Mercury up to 86. Elder Burton made prayer, singing. School at 2. Captain sick today so did not attend to his duties. In evening Elder Gurr made prayer. Still rough before going to bed. Latitude 15.7.

September 10, Thursday: Wind strong from the Northeast, mercury 86. Elder Harris prayed. This morning Presidency administered to Elder Gingell [William or Gengell]. School at 2. Captain a little better. [p.14]

Testimony meeting. Elder Roberts made prayer. Many of the Brethren bore their testimonies. Latitude 18.30.

September 11, Friday: Wind still in the North. Mercury 84. Captain a little better. Elder Dowdie made a prayer, singing. Sister Hawkins administered to by presidency. School at 2. Evening prayer. Latitude 18.30.

September 12, Saturday: Wind Northeast, mercury 82. Prayer this morning by Elder Robb. Singing. School at 2 p.m. Prayer by Elder Wall in the evening with singing.

September 13, Sunday: Wind Northeast, weather fine. Meeting at eleven o’clock, singing. Prayer Elder Hunter. President Wall spoke on the use of and progress of the Church. After meeting the presidency administered to Sister Gingell [or Gengell]. Meeting in the evening. Prayer by Elder Dowdle. Elder Roberts was called to take charge of the meeting. Most of the brethren and sisters bore their testimonies. During the meeting Sister Ann Cadd was taken very ill. After meeting the president administered to her. She received immediate relief.

September 14, Monday: This morning fine wind. President Wall made prayer. No school today on account of [-]. Prayer in the evening by Elder Gurr. This even at 20 minuted to 10 Sister Gingell gave birth to a son. All mothers that have given birth to children on board have been delivered about 20 minutes after being administered to.

September 15, Tuesday. Wind light, weather fair. Sister Gingell [Gengell] as well as could be expected. All in good spirits, good health generally. Prayer this morning by Elder Dowdle, singing. School today by Elder Dowdle. Prayer this evening by Elder Roberts.

September 16, Wednesday: Weather fine, wind light, health of company good. Prayer this morning by Elder Hunter. Peace reigned through the day. Prayer in the evening by Elder Gurr.

September 17, Thursday: Wind light. Prayer by Elder Dowdle he also made a few remarks for the Saints to prepare themselves for the trials that were yet before them. Exhorting them all to faithfulness. After which the presidency administered to Brother and Sister Gingell [or Gengell]. President Wall gave council to all to take care of their wives and children and meet at eight o’clock for prayer meeting. Elder Dowdle took charge, singing, prayer by Elder Wall. Most of the Saints bore their testimony. Good spirit prevailed. President Wall and Dowdle gave good instructions to the Saints.

September 18, Friday: This morning fair, wind light, almost a calm. Good health prevails. Prayer by President Wall. Singing. In afternoon provisions weighed out by Elder Dowdle. Prayer in the evening by Elder Gurr. President Wall gave some good instructions to the Saints to take care of themselves, also counseled children to obey their parents.

September 19, Saturday: Wind very light, weather fair, all well on board. A dull feeling manifested by some of the company. Prayer this morning by Elder William Hawkins. President Wall counseled the Saints to do right. Prayer in the evening, Elder Dowdle.

September 20, Sunday: This morning fine, wind light. Meeting at 11 o’clock, singing. Prayer by Elder Dowdle. Elder Robb addressed the company on the coming forth of the work of the Lord and the necessity of us fulfilling our covenants. Elder Dowdle followed, reasoning on the necessity of all persons striving for salvation in the right way. Peace through the day. Prayer meeting in the evening. President Wall led in prayer. A good spirit prevailed. All that spoke expressed a determination to keep the commandments of God by the help of the Lord. [p.15]

September 21, Monday; Wind fair, weather fine. President Wall made prayer this morning. Going along about 5 knots. Elders Roberts and Hunter made out a list of the organization. Health and peace aboard. Prayer at night by Elder Burton.

September 22, Tuesday: Wind fair, weather fine, going about 5 knots. Health good. Prayer at nine-thirty by Elder Harris. Elder Dowdle gave good instructions. School at 2 p.m. At five minutes past three, Sarah Ann Rillstone, wife of Richard Rillstone, was delivered of a son on board the ship. In the evening had prayer by Elder Gurr. Singing. Elder Roberts assisted Brother Hawkins in settling a difficulty.

September 23, Wednesday: Wind light and variable. Weather dull and misty. The difficulty settled between the parties by mutual reconciliation. Prayers this morning by Elder Roberts. Sister Rillstone improving. No school this afternoon on account of bad weather. A large whale passed in front of the ship at 6:30 p.m. Seen by a great many of the passengers. Prayer led by President Wall. He gave notice that the journal should be read before all the company on the next morning.

September 24, Thursday: Wind from the Northeast by North going with one point East. Weather fine, mercury up to 78. Elder Hunter led prayers attended with singing. Elder Roberts read an account from the journal till we crossed the line. The rest was read on another occasion. President Wall made a motion that the Company accept the account up to the time of crossing the line, which was seconded by Elder Dowdle and carried unanimously. School at 2:30 p.m. In the evening had a testimony meeting, Elder Dowdle conducting. Elder Robb made prayer. After which many bore their testimonies to the truth of the work. Elder Wall gave some good instructions.

September 25, Friday: This morning wind from the North, going on course. Weather fine. Elder Arbon led prayer attended with singing. School at 2 p.m. In the evening had prayer by President Wall singing.

September 26, Saturday: Light variable winds which lasted throughout the day. A meeting between decks for prayer, Elder Robb officiated, singing. Elder Roberts, not being well, did not keep school. In the evening Elder Gingell [Gengell] gave prayer, then singing.

September 27, Sunday: This morning fine, fair wind, going in course which continues throughout the day. Weather cool and fine. Assembled between decks at eleven O’clock for meeting. Prayer by Elder Dowdle, singing. After which two children were blessed by Presidency. First, son on William Gingell [Gengell] named Josiah William Gingell [Gengell]. The second, the son of Richard Rillstone, named Will Wall Rillstone, after which Elder Dowdle preached to the Company. President Wall dismissed. Had testimony meeting in the evening. Many of the brothers and sisters bore their testimonies. Peace on board ship.

September 28, Monday: This morning wind fair. Prayer by President Wall and singing. Peace throughout the day. In the evening had prayer, Elder Dowdle made prayer. he also gave some good instructions. President Wall gave some also.

September 29, Tuesday: Wind from the North, weather dull, mercury up to 73. Elder Roberts made prayer attended with singing. Nothing of note occurred throughout the day. In the evening had prayer attended with singing. President Wall gave instructions to the Saints.

September 30, Wednesday: This morning wind ahead, going [p.16] Northwest. Assembled for prayers this morning by Brother Hunter. Elder Roberts read the remainder of the journal to the brethren. It was accepted and carried unanimously. Nothing to note passed throughout the day. In the evening prayer by Elder Arbon, attended with singing.

October 1, Thursday: This morning wind calm, fine weather. Prayer by Elder Dowdle this morning with singing. He also gave some instructions. Peace reigned on board. In the evening met to hold testimony meeting. President Wall gave charge of the meeting into the hands of Elder Roberts. Prayer by Elder Harris, attended with singing. Many of the brethren bore their testimonies. President Wall and Dowdle gave some instructions. A light wind sprung up at night.

October 2, Friday: This morning wind fair, going along very well. Weather fine mercury up to 76. Comfortable weather. Assembled this morning to hold prayer, it was offered by Dowdle. Wind shifted during the day a little ahead but continued strong till night. Longitude 137, Latitude 34.20. Evening prayer.

October 3, Saturday: This morning wind very light, about 9:30 a.m. changed but continued light. Had prayer by Elder Burton. Elder Dowdle exhorted the Saints to watch and pray. Peace throughout the day. This afternoon wind much stronger but died away at night. Had prayer with singing.

October 4, Sunday: This morning wind light but at 10 a.m. it freshened. Assembled at 11 o’clock with prayer by Elder George Roberts. Elder Dowdle preached and took for his text “Watch as well and pray”. A very good discourse. After meeting the wind increased and blew the ship along about 7 knots. In the evening had a prayer meeting and most all of the Saints bore their testimonies to the truth of the work. A good feeling prevailed.

October 5, Monday: This morning wind light, going about 3 knots. Weather wet. Had prayer by Elder Robb. Breeze freshened at 10 a.m. and continued to blow until night. In the evening had prayer attended with singing. Peace reigned throughout.

October 6, Tuesday: This morning going along first rate. Weather fine wind fair. Had prayer attended with singing. Sea rough. Longitude [-] a number of mines 453 at 4 o’clock. [UNCLEAR] In the evening had prayer and singing. President Wall gave some good instructions. Wind strong tonight. Going about 9 knots.

October 7, Wednesday: This morning wind fair but light. Mercury up to 70. Prayer this morning by Elder Roberts attended with singing. Peace throughout the day. Nothing of note happened. In the evening President Wall gave prayer. President Wall and Dowdle gave some instructions.

October 9, Friday: Fair wind. Going along about 5 knots. Mercury up to 69. Elder Burton made prayer. Elder Dowdle gave some instructions. About 3:30 sighted land, an island in latitude 34 longitude 120 first land seen since we saw Three Kings, North of New Zealand. In the evening had prayer with singing. Peace reigned throughout. [p.17]

October 10, Saturday: This day fine, fair breeze. Passed Three Islands, also sighted the coast of America. Had prayer this morning attended with singing. Also in the evening had prayer and singing. Light breeze died away. Peace among us.

October 11, Sunday: Wind light. More islands seen. Weather fine. Assembled for meeting at 11 o’clock. Elder Dowdle addressed us. Had a testimony meeting in the evening. Many of the brethren and sisters bore their testimonies. President Wall gave some good instructions.

October 12, Monday: This morning wind light, weather fine. Anchored in San Pedre Bay. Had prayer in the morning with singing. President Wall went ashore to arrange about the accommodations for the company. In the evening had prayer with singing.

October 13, Tuesday: Most of the company went ashore with their baggage into the rooms that was engaged for the company for a week, until teams arrived from San Bernadino. Elder Wall and Robb started off to San Bernadino to get some teams to convey us to there, but after arriving at Los Angeles they met some of the brethren with their teams, who agreed to come to San Pedro to assist in moving us from that place. The company left San Pedro in the afternoon and started for a place about three miles distant to water the cattle while Brothers Wall and Robb stayed at Los Angeles.

They were in great danger from some who had apostatized from the Church. They beset the houses roundabout but the Lord protected them and they got away safe and arrived before the teams at San Pedro. The next day we started for a place called El Monte. Arrived there at nightfall. One wagon broke down and we stayed one day at El Monte, till more teams could be got. The next day we started our journey, made about thirty miles. The next day at about 3:00 p.m. arrived at San Bernadino. We soon got empty houses and on Sunday we were received by the people by vote, put by President Cox. [p.18] [NO ACCOUNT AVAILABLE OF ENTRY INTO THE VALLEY]

BIB: Journal of the Company of S

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