Transcribed and submitted to TheShipsList by Robert Janmaat, Adelaide, from a variety of sources, cited below.
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barque Norman Morrison, 529 tons, Captain Edward Owens, from London 23rd April, Plymouth 5th May, 1865 arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 21st August 1865

The South Australian Register, Tuesday 22 August 1865 p. 3

Monday 21 May:— Norman Morrison, barque, 529 tons, Edward Owens, master, from London April 23 via Plymouth May 05. Elder, Smith & Co., agents.
Passengers—Dr. Carrall (Surgeon-Superintendent), in the cabin ; and 229 Government emigrants in the steerage:—

. . . . — 7th ship from England to S.A. with government passengers for 1865 ; —5— births and —-2— deaths on the passage ; Dr. Carrall, surgeon-superintendent.

The Passenger List indicates the class of Emigrants, so in the list below, I have combined those lists, but have made notations alongside the family name, thus, Assisted Passage = AP ; Colonial Nominees = CN ; General Emigrants = GE ; General Passengers = GP ; Passage Paid = PP ; Remittance Emigrants = RE. — Robert

The South Australian Register, Tuesday 22 August 1865 p. 2

IMPORTS

NORMAN MORRISON—. from London-533 waterpipes and hydrants, 541 railway bare, Officer Administering Government ; 600 pipe staves. Philip Santo ; 25 pkgs.. Moonta Mine; 2 do., R. B. Smith ; 12 do., 28 iron tanks, Order ; 4 cases, 200 pipe-boxes 60 cart-arms, Adamson Brothers ; 1 case, Morrison.

Miscellaneous Shipping

The Norman Morrison.— Since the pilot cutters have cruised in the Gulf it is seldom that a vessel nears the stations without being boarded, but the Norman Morrison somehow or other managed to pass the Alternative and Young St. George unobserved, and hove to, dead to windward of the jetty, with a 'Jack' at the fore. Pilot Reed (who is second-class) took charge, and in less than an hour and a half she was moored in the stream, having sailed through the narrows at a time when a heavy squall from west came down with great violence, rendering his position anything but an enviable one. Sail was shortened, however, in time, and she was moored in her berth in the stream tiers in capital style. Her passage from Plymouth has not been remarkable for celerity, but a continuation of adverse winds accounts for this. No very violent gales, however, have been felt.

The South Australian Register, Tuesday 22 August 1865 p. 3

ARRIVAL OF THE NORMAN MORRISON WITH 229 GOVERNMENT IMMIGRANTS.

The Norman Morrison was very fortunate on Monday morning in being delayed only a very short hour at the Lightship for the usual sanitary inspection. Having undergone this she at once squared away for the  harbour, having the wind fair, ample water on the bar, and a clean bill of health. In appearance she is not very beautiful, but is one of those ships 'Jack' eulogizes as a comfortable craft ; and truly on boarding her it appeared as if the description would well suit, for although of only 529 tons she is tolerably spacious below, and has a good roomy poop-deck. There is, however, something new in the grated bulkhead abaft the mainmast, which looks very much akin to Western Australian arrangements, although perhaps highly necessary in preventing the undue intermingling of the passengers. As long as the Commissioners charter vessels under a thousand tons, of course arrangements of a similar nature must be made ; but it is impossible to restrain regret 'at the absence of the very fine ships formerly employed on similar service. The Surgeon-Superintendent, Dr. Carrall, is on his tenth voyage in that capacity, and his recommendation is of some service when speaking favourably of the people under his charge. A few minor matters of disagreement occurred, but nothing of importance to mar the general harmony which has prevailed. Of course the state of the ship on the morning of arrival cannot be taken as a criterion of her cleanliness, for several smart showers had fallen, and the decks were wet and sloppy. Below, however, she was very presentable, especially in the single females' compartment. Subjoined are the named of the immigrants, with their national and industrial classifications :— English —William, Jane, Joseph, Thomas, and William Allen, William and Elizabeth Andrews, Selina Andrews, John Annear, Jemima Atkins, Susannah Barker, Thomas Bevell, Fanny Brown. William, Ellen, and Richard Cawse. Edward Chidzey, Oliver Clark, James and Ellen Clarke, John Collins, John Connell, William and Margaret Curnow, Stephen. Sarah, and Caroline Coleman, John Curtis, Daniel, Mary, and Winifred Davies, Alfred and Ann Day, Joseph Dowling, Solomon Downes, Albert Dyson, Ann and Harriet Dyson, John, Elizabeth, John, William, Elizabeth. and Eliza Dyson, James and Sarah Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Joseph, Alary A., and Thomas Edwards, Thomas, Catherine and Emily Edwards, Jacob, Mary, and Jacob Evans, James, Mary, George, Louisa, and Hannah Everett, Henry, Jane, Lucy, and Henry Ferris, Francis Ford. Robert, Harriet, and Ann French, John K.. Sarah, Rosa, and Edward Friend, William Goode. James, Mary, and Matilda Green, William G. and Nancy Grey, William Haddy, John. Ann. Emily, Ellen, and Edith Haines, Michael Hallett, William, Eliza. Eliza, and Wm. Halse, Henry, Ellen, Pat, and Joseph Hardy. George and Mary Harris. William, Elizabeth, and William Harvey. Edward Harvey, William T., Alarina, and Alarina Hicks, Richard Hisman, William Hike, Charles Horleck, Job Hughes. Mary A. Jones, Hannah Jones, William, Emma, Alfred, Nimrod, and Mary Jones, James Kerslake, James King, Emma Knight, Samuel and Ann Lawrence, Eli Lethbridge, Daniel Luce, George, Jane. Amelia, and George Maddern. Mary A. Maddern. George Maggs, John Martin, Ellen and Fanny Martin, John and Elizabeth Matthews, Fred. Morgan. Isaac Napper G. Napper. C. Neale, N. Nicholls, E. Norm, W. H. Norris. J. Noy, Harriet Roddis, James Rowe, William. Agnes, Emily. Elizabeth. William, Charles, and Esther Samuel, Joseph Sanders, Richard and Mary Saver Charles Short, Allan Smith, Edgar, Mary, and Eliza Smith, John Spencer, George Starks, Henry Strickcombe, Thomas Sweeny, Edward Thomas, Richard and Emma Thomas, William Trembath, William Warren. Philip Jane, and Alfred Whitby, John and Mary A. Whidell. Scotch —Robert Brown. John Burgess, George, Mary. Mary, and Henry Burgess, William Campbell, William, Betsy, and Mary A. Chapman. Robert and Mary Cretore, Charles, Elizabeth Matthew. Mary. John, Andrew, and Elizabeth Currie, James, Hannah, Robert and Hannah Dickson, Robert Duncan, Adam, Helen, Henry, Agnes, and Archibald Erskine Robert Fothergill, Ellen Falk, Thomas, Helen, Thomas Barbara. and  Alexander Gilles Hugh, Betsy Hugh, Jane. Anne, and Mary Harvey.John Lindsay. James Martin Jane and Margery Martin, Margaret McDonald. Donald McKenzie, Charles and David Renage, Andrew Scott, William Stark, Mary A. Watt. Irish —Denis Healy and Daniel Murphy. Grant Industrial Classification— Farm labourers 27, servants 20, miners 9, copper miners 2, mason 4, blacksmiths 6, labourers 28, general labourer’s 2, millwright 1, gardeners 4, quarryman 1, bricklayer 1, railway labourer L shoemakers 2, porter 1, watchmaker 1, cooper 1, carter L painter 1 carpenters 2. nurse 1. Nationalities— English— Adults 132. children between one and twelve 33, infants 6, total 171 Scotch— Adults 34, children between one and twelve 15, infants 4, total 53 Irish— Adults 2, total 2

GRG 35/48/2 Crown lands and Immigrant ships papers Surgeon Superintendent report. " Deaths on the voyage"
Name	Age	Date of Death	Cause of Death	Where buried
Green, Matilda	1	June 28th, 1865	Dentition (teething)	at sea
Davies, female	10 hrs	July 30th, 1865	Debility / Premature	at sea

Surgeon Superintendent Report "Births on Board"
Name of Mother		Date of Birth	Sex of Infant
Smith, Mercy		June 8th, 1865	female
Dickson, Hannah		July 2nd, 1865	female
Green, Mary		July 13th, 1865	female
Edwards, Mary		July 24th, 1865	female
Davies, Mary		July 30th, 1865	female

note: where maiden name of wife is indicated, it has been included in the given name column within ( ) ; the passenger list comprises three sections arranged alphabetically, i families, ii single men, iii single women & children ; transcriber notes

Sources: State Library South Australia, official passenger lists, mainly of immigrants arriving in South Australia under United Kingdom assisted passage schemes, 1847-1886 GRG 35/48a (formerly ACC 313); Sydney Shipping Gazette; South Australian Register; The South Australian Government Gazette; GRG 35/48/2 Crown lands and Immigrant ships papers; Biographical index SA 1836-1885 (the B-index column indicates individuals who may be found in that index, with corresponding reference ; FreeBMD ; UK census'

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