Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Family History 1.729

(shipboard diary of my great-grandfather, Charles Gaze, aged 27)

19th February 1860

Sunday
Raining all day. Fair wind S.W.
Church Prayers omitted.
3 p.m. Bible Class as before
Half past 7. Dissenters' Service as before and address from Matthew 7 Ch. 12+13 verses.
20th
Very fine and warmer but very light winds.
All pretty well today. Doctor gave us some Sago.
The last sheep killed, they all look'd in very poor condition, especially this one.
E. Long 105 Lat. 43=40.
Mend our pail.
February 21st
Very fine and cold, a fair wind N.W.
The longboat cleaned out as the sheep are all used. There are 2 white cats belonging to the butcher remaining in amongst the hay for the cows.
S. Lat. 44=5, E. Long 110
Aurora Borealis or Southern Lights very grand tonight.

No comments:

Post a Comment