Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy history and Heritage
The Bark Suffolk The bark Suffolk arrived in St. Michael, Azores, on April 1881, after taking on board Portuguese immigrants for Honolulu, sailed from Ponta Delgada, St. Michael on May 14. Crossed the equator in the Atlantic in longitude 82 degrees west on May 30th. Same day, we signaled British ship “Trinidad” of Grenock, from…
The S.S. Ravenscrag The British ship, the Ravenscrag sometimes spelled “Ravenscraig”, arrived from Madeira to the port of Honolulu on Saturday, August 23, 1879, from Madeira Islands. She brought a total of 423 souls – 135 men, 115 women, and 178 children. The immigrants are all healthy, hearty-looking people and will prove a valuable acquisition…
The Bark Priscilla The community at large was pleased to learn on Sunday, Sept. 30, 1878, of the arrival of the pioneer company of Portuguese, procured at Madeira, through the exertions of Dr. Hillebrand, formerly a family from this city. They came on the German bark, ‘Priscilla’, after a passage of 120 days and all…
The SS Orteric Death stalked amongst the 1,500 Spanish and Portuguese immigrants aboard the British steamship, Osteric, which arrived yesterday after a long voyage from Spain and Portugal. There were 48 deaths recorded among the children on the voyage. Measles was the cause, to enter on the Ship’s Log. In all instances, the bodies were…
KUMERIC HERE WITH SMALL-POX CASES ON BOARD Passengers, Who Are A Fine Lot of Immigrants, To Be Landed on Quarantine Island The British ship Kumeric, Captain Baird, bringing 1058 Portuguese Immigrants from Funchal, Madeira, arrived off port last night at 6 o’clock and will come into the quarantine dock early this morning. There were 3…