Re: Mason-Heaton family, Hamilton ,Ontario
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Re: Mason-Heaton family, Hamilton ,Ontario
Helen Templeton 10/02/02
Hi Helen,
Thomas and Anne (Heaton)Mason sailed on the ship Adamant from London July 14, 1875 and arrived in Bluff December 02, 1875.
NAMEAGECOUNTYOCCUPATION
Mason Thomas32CanadaCarpenter
Anne25
Hettie6
Janeta4
Lilly16 months
Twin boysBorn on board November 11, 1875
This voyage happened to be the most eventful in the Adamant's history, it even made the Invercargill newspaper ( you may be able to have access to that since you are in NZ) The captain,Thomas Burch, was reported to be a heavy drinker. He kept the ship sailing about the coast of Brazil for three weeks and then on September 17, 1875 he ran the ship onto a sandbank. The Adamant was refloated a few hours later. The passengers then sent a requisition to the ships Surgeon Superintendent:
" We the undersigned emigrants on board the ship "Adamant", do earnestly request that the Captain give up the authority he now holds on board the above-mentioned ship, to the !st Mate, before proceeding any further on our journey; as we consider our lives in peril, through the ship being run agound about 10 o'clock P.M. Sept.16th 1875. And likewise through the intemperate habits of the Captain, Thomas Burch. And if the Captain refuses to act in accordance with this requisition, we desire to be put in at the nearest port.
Ship "Adamant"
Sept 17th 1875
Thomas was one of the men who signed this requisition. Chief Officer Tupman Highman took over the Captain's duties for the rest of the voyage. About six weeks before theship arrived at Bluff, Captain Burch died and was buried at sea. By the time the Adamant landed they were almost out of all of the ships provisions.
Sounds like Thomas and Anne Mason's voyage was more than they bargained for! Lisa
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Helen Templeton 10/03/02
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Lisa 10/03/02
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