Pitcairn Island - the early history

Revised Jun 3, 2021

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Brodie's Pitcairn's Island
List of People Removed to Tahiti

A list of the inhabitants of Pitcairn’s Island, removed to the Island of Otahiti, in the New South Wales Colonial Government barque Lucy Anne, under the convoy of H. M. Sloop Comet, Alexander A. Sandilands, Esq., Commander, March, 1831.

Males' Names. Age. Males' Names. Age.
ChristianThursday October Christian 44 Thursday October Christian 12
Joseph Christian 24 ChristianCharles Christian 36
Charles Christian 22 Fletcher Christian 19
Edward Christian 18 Matthew Quintall 18
Charles Christian 13 Edward Quintall 30
Isaac Christian 5 William Quintall 13
Edward Quintall 7
Moses Christian [Young] Child Abraham Quintall 4
obert Young 31
George Adams 25 Mahew Young 4
John Adams 4
English.
Jonathan Adams Infants
Josiah Adams John Buffett
Edward Young 30 Thomas Buffett 6
Daniel M'Coy 34 John Buffett 4
William M'Coy 20 Daniel [David] Buffett 3
Hugh M'Coy 16
Matthew M'Coy 10 Robert Buffett Infant
Samuel M'Coy Child G. H. Nobbs
Daniel M'Coy 19 Ruben Nobbs Infant
Phillip M'Coy 34*
Arthur Quintall 34 Jack Evans
Arthur Quintall 15 John Evans 2
John Quintall 10
James Quintall 5 William Evans Infant
George Young 34
Frederick Young 9
Simon Young 8
William Young 32
John Quintall 20 Total 48

∗ [Philip McCoy was an infant, born Aug 30, 1830.]

Females' Names. Age. Females' Names. Age.
Susannah Christian (Otahitian) Sarah Christian (or Nobbs) 21
Mary Christian 22 Maria Christian 16
Mary Christian (or Buffett) 2 Rebecca Christian Infant
Polly Christian 19 Mary Christian 11
Peggy Christian (or M'Coy) 15 Margaret Christian 9
Polly Young (or Adams) 30 Dinah Young 5
Dolly Young (or Buffett) 33 Betsy Young 4
Mary Christian 37 Jemima Young Children
Martha Young
Rachael Adams (or Evans) 26 Dinah Adams (or E. Quintal) 29
Sarah Quintall (or M'Coy, sen.) 30 Martha Quintall 7
Jane M'Coy 8 Louisa Quintall 2
Sarah M'Coy Children Betsy Mills (or M. Young) 35
Albina M'Coy Mary Young 6
Kitty M'Coy (or Quintal) 30 Marian [Miriam] Young 2
Kitty Quintall 13 Otahitian Women remaining
Charlotte Quintall 10 Pendance [Prudence]
Phoebe Quintall 6 Nancy
Caroline Quintall Children Isabella
Ruth Quintall Females 39
Lucy Anne Quintall (born at sea) Males 48
Hannah Adams (or Young) 30 Total 87

These islanders were supplied with provisions; fresh meat at 3d. per lb., vegetables, 5s. per cwt., by H.M. Government, in a contract made between Capt. Sandilands, on the one part, and Mr. J. Bicknell on the other part, for six months, at the expiration of which time it was supposed they could raise their own provisions. The provisions consisted of—

Fresh meat, 3 lb. per week for each man.
Fresh meat, 1½ lb. per week for each woman.
Fresh meat, 1½ lb. per week for each child.
Vegetables, 1½ lb. per day for each man.
Vegetables, 1 lb. per day for each woman.
Vegetables, 1 lb. per day for each child.

The superintendence of the above being placed in the hands of Messrs. Pritchard, Nott and Willton, Missionaries, who were to see the contract fulfilled.

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