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Edward Ward’s Journal Entry From The Charlotte Jane
“This, the first day of heavy gales, produces something strange and uncomfortable every hour. Dinner was an awful scramble, plates and dishes falling about, of course, but that was the least. You were as likely to find your neighbour in your plate as your plate in your neighbour’s lap, or your lap in your neighbour’s, …
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Ship Slops – Meals of the Charlotte Jane
Hope you are hungry! So, what was for breakfast and dinner aboard the ‘Charlotte Jane’ – the first of our first four ships? Things were much more palatable for those in upper class, complete shocker! Breakfast was at 8.30am and consisted of roast beef or beef steaks. Dinner was at 3pm and consisted of soup, …
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Mrs. Emma Barker’s Journal Entry From The Charlotte Jane
Was totally delighted to come across a diary entry from Mrs. Emma Barker, wife of the well known early Canterbury doctor and photographer, Dr. A.C. Barker (pictured), while she was aboard the Charlotte Jane. I have always known of the belief that cats were bad luck to have on a ship so I was surprised …
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List Of Canterbury Association Ships – 1850/51
It’s well known knowledge that the first four ships were the Charlotte Jane, the Randolph, the Sir George Seymour and the Cressy. 16 more Canterbury Association ships followed them in 1851 :- * Castle Eden * Isabella Hercus * Travancore * Duke of Bronte * Steadfast * Labuan * Bangalore – pictured above – arrived …
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