The Barque Agenoria

#21148, b. 1846

Birth*The Barque Agenoria was built in 1846 at St John, New Brunswick. 
Name Variation The Barque Agenoria was also known as The Ship Agenora. 
Description* In 7 February 1849 The Barque Agenoria was described as 173 feet long by 36.7 feet wide. 
Voyage*The Barque Agenoria sailed from Plymouth, Devon, England, on Wednesday, 7 February 1849 with John Miller, Mary Wilson, Christina Allen Miller, Margaret Wilson Miller and John Allen Miller aboard and arrived in Sydney on 25 May 1849 under Captain R Newby. 
Newspaper*The Barque Agenoria was mentioned in an article in Shipping Gazette, No. 271 Vol. 6, Sydney, NSW, Australia, on Saturday, 26 May 1849 as follows:

Ships in Harbour (Sydney) - Agenoria, barque, 724 tons, Newby, in the Stream; Captain, agent. Disembarking emigrants, and about to discharge.
Arrivals May 25 - Agenoria, 724 tons, Captain Newby, from London 30th January and Plymouth the 7th February. Passengers ...... and 256 immigrants.

pages 143 to 144: This vessel has made a good passage of one hundred and seven days from Plymouth. She is commanded by Captain Newby, formerly of the Mary, and an old trader to this colony.... She has on board 256 immigrants (English, Irish and Scotch), of whom 97 are male and 88 female adults, 29 boys and 32 girls from one to fourteen years of age and ten infants. Seven deaths and six births occurred during the voyage. All on board are now in good health, and much credit is due to the commander, surgeon Superintendant, and officers of the ship, for the remarkably clean condition in which she has arrived. On the 13th March, the Agenoria spoke the barque Competitor, from Adelaide, bound for London, out seventy five days in latitude 0.47N, longitude 21.52W.
 
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