Transcribed and submitted to TheShipsList by Robert Janmaat, Adelaide, from a variety of sources, cited below.
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ship Nugget, 1,128 tons, Captain W.H. Bond, from Southampton 21st January 1858, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 3rd April 1858

. . . . — 3rd ship from England to S.A. with government passengers for 1858 ; —1— birth and —7— deaths on the passage ; Dr. William Donaldson, surgeon-superintendent.

ship Nugget	South Australian Government Gazette 12th August 1858
1128 tons, commanded by Mr. W.H. Bond, and of which Mr. William Donaldson was the surgeon-superintendent, sailed from Southampton on the 21st day of January, and arrived on the 3rd day of April after a voyage of 73 days duration. I believe the shortest passage of an emigrant ship on record. By this vessel 388 souls were added to our population ; seven deaths and one birth occurred at sea. The ship was well adapted for passengers, being lofty, well lighted and ventilated ; the provisions were abundant and of good quality. The emigrants expressed themselves satisfied with their diet and grateful for the kind treatment they had received. The people were nominated emigrants under the old regulations ; they were not generally of that class which a Colonial Agent, knowing the requirements of the Colony, would have selected, though the greater number were young healthy people. The Surgeon-superintendent who performed his duties very efficiently stated that he had received every support and co-operation from the Master and Officers of the ship, and that the conduct of the emigrants had been most satisfactory ; he complained, however, that the cargo on board the ship, being iron, caused the ship to roll and strain ; that, consequently, much water was shipped, which made the passengers most uncomfortable.

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
Stokes, Julius	1	February 03, 1858	Scarletina	at sea
Stokes, Selina	3	February 04, 1858	Scarletina	at sea
Byrne, Michael	15	February 16, 1858	-	at sea
Ryan, Mary	1	March 15, 1858	Congestion of the brain	at sea
Burton, Annie	inf	March 19, 1858	Scarletina	at sea
Raverty, John	9	March 20, 1858	Form of scarletina	at sea
Grosbie, Catherine (Crosbie)		April 03, 1858	Teething, diarrhoea, exhaustion	*
		* notation on passenger list - died in port after muster

Surgeon Superintendent Report "Births on Board"
Name of Mother		Date of Birth	Sex of Infant
Lynch, Mary		January 27, 1858	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 in italics

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 (formely 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 number for further research) ; FreeBMD ; 1851 UK census'

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