Dora

This website page was updated on 3 March 2009

News Item

At two p.m., yesterday, a grand dejeuner was given by Mr. Austin, on board the Dora, to celebrate the intended despatch of that vessel for the West Indies, with immigrants under the new system organised by that gentleman. H.E. Sir Hercules and Lady Robinson honoured the meeting. . . [Hong Kong Register, 7 January 1860]

The Dora has two interpreters, but neither of them of any great fluency of speech in English. One of them . . . is under contract, having received the usual advance of $20 for wages, but I have employed him during the voyage at $15 per month, on which account I have also advanced $80. The other interpreter "Yaw Untook," No. 308 on the emigrant list, is a protege of Mr. Lobschied's, and I have promised that he shall be employed during the voyage and in the colony as schoolmaster to the Chinese at $12 per month. Considering the great benefit and his purely philanthropic agency, I need hardly, I feel assured, waste any thought in the justice that will be done to his wishes by the Government of British Guiana. As with the Whirlwind, I have appointed 12 cooks, at $4 per month cash; and with this information and the strongest possible expression of my opinion that the whole of the Dora people should be placed as close as possible, coming as they do from one locality, I beg to close this letter . . . [ Letter from J. Gardiner Austin, Emigration Agent in Hong Kong to Governor of British Guiana, 7 January 1860]

Two adults and an infant died on the passage, and a woman, in consequence of jealousy or an altercation with her husband, jumped overboard and was drowned. . . . [Royal Gazette, 7 Apr 1860]

The Ship Dora arrived this afternoon from Hong Kong, 84 days out, with 385 immigrants, of whom 113 are females. There were 387 shipped; of these two adults and an infant died, and one woman committed suicide by jumping overboard, but two births took place during the passage. The people are said to be, like the first batch, cheerful and healthy. [Royal Gazette, 3 Apr 1860]

Allocation to plantations

Allotted to	M	F		Allotted to	M	F		Allotted to	M	F
Eliza & Mary	65	37		Providence (Berbice River)	44	20		Skeldon	60	41
Goldstone Hall	41	23		Rose Hall	34	17		Died	1	--

Immigrants

Note: Because of poor penmanship and deterioration of the historic documents, it was sometimes difficult to read the handwriting in the records and this has resulted in some duplication in the transcription of some passenger numbers as well as variations in spelling from what was originally inscribed. 

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