Polar Star
Our very sincere thanks to Peter Caves who provided this list via the St Helena Herald.
The
burning of the Polar Star
Newspaper Reports from the
St Helena Herald - Sincere thanks to Peter Caves.
| Name | Age | County | Occupation | |
| Officers and Crew of the Polar Star | ||||
| Walker | Henry | Captain | ||
| Grainger | Robert | Chief Officer | ||
| Crancknell | William | Second Officer | ||
| Fletcher | Robert | Third officer | ||
| Harwood | John | Carpenter | ||
| Siddels | George | Boatswain | ||
| Attemdom | A H | Steward | ||
| Hanley | John | Steward | ||
| Evendon | John | Cook | ||
| Nicachi | Constantine | 2nd Cook | ||
| Altgner | Andrew | Seaman | ||
| Anderson | Charles H | Seaman | ||
| Antonio | Seaman | |||
| Evendon | W | Seaman | ||
| Guy | John | Seaman | ||
| Hunter | J | Seaman | ||
| McGregor | Robert | Seaman | ||
| Nicholas | Constantino | Seaman | ||
| Wilson | Peter | Seaman | ||
| Pott | Joseph | Apprentice | ||
| Allen | Daniel | Boy | ||
| Bressling | Andrew | Boy | ||
| Simmons | George | Boy | ||
| Passengers | ||||
| Burgess | Mrs Helen | |||
| Miss | ||||
| 2 children | ||||
| Carrington | Frederick James | |||
| Gourley | Mrs M | |||
| Griffin | Miss M | |||
| Hair | George Bush | Evidence points to this family arriving the following year by the ship Cresswell. Courageous people. | ||
| Mrs M A | Died on board October 1st 1854 | |||
| 6 children | ||||
| Hosking | Charles Trick | |||
| Mary Jane | ||||
| Caleb | ||||
| Hunt | Mrs | |||
| Jones | Dr | Surgeon on board | ||
| Leodard | Peter | |||
| Lewin | William Henry | |||
| Scott | James P | |||
| Trick | Charles | |||
| Vickery | Amos | |||
| Detachment of 10th Batallion Royal Artillery | ||||
| Temple | Lieutenant F | Royal Artillery - In charge of detachment | ||
| Corliss | Sergeant Mortiner | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| 3 children | ||||
| Marjoram | Corporal William | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| Diamond | D | Bombadier | ||
| Mrs | ||||
| Harvey | Edward | Bombadier | ||
| Mrs | ||||
| Child | ||||
| Moslem | William | Bombadier | ||
| Best | J | Gunner/Driver | ||
| Mrs | ||||
| 2 children | ||||
| Bone | J | Gunner/Driver | ||
| Fahy | J | Gunner/Driver | ||
| Fleming | W | Gunner/Driver | ||
| Green | J | Gunner/Driver | ||
| Hill | J | Gunner/Driver | ||
| Johnson | M | Gunner/Driver | ||
| Marjoram | Corporal | |||
| Mrs | ||||
| McCaw | R | Gunner/Driver | ||
| McDonald | J | Gunner/Driver | ||
| Mrs | ||||
| 3 children | ||||
| McDonald | T | Gunner/Driver | ||
| McGuiness | T | Gunner/Driver | ||
| McIlvogue | J | Gunner/Driver | ||
| Munro | David | Gunner/Driver | ||
| Mrs | ||||
| Child | ||||
| Nicholson | W | Gunner/Driver | ||
| O'Brien | F | Gunner/Driver | ||
| Pearson | J | Gunner/Driver | ||
| Riley | T | Gunner/Driver | ||
| Mrs | ||||
| Child | ||||
| Ross | W | Gunner/Driver | ||
| Rogers | J W | Gunner/Driver | ||
| Mrs | ||||
| Child | ||||
| Sadler | James | Gunner/Driver | ||
| Mrs | ||||
| Sheveland | B | Gunner/Driver | ||
| Sturgeon | W | Gunner/Driver | ||
| Thompson | W | Gunner/Driver | ||
| White | J | Gunner/Driver | ||
Copyright Denise & Peter 2005
Reference:
St Helena Herald October 26th 1854