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Indian Immigrant Ship List

The tables below are a listing of ships known to have carried Indian immigrants to Trinidad. This list was compiled by Richard Cheddie, who graciously consented to their reproduction here. A more complete list that includes ships to other colonies can be accessed by joining his Indo-West Indian Discussion Group called Batchaman.

I have divided these lists by time period to make reviewing them simpler.

1845 – 1849

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Ship Name

Arrival

Indians

Died

Note

Fatel Rozack

Friday, May 30, 1845

225?
3
 

Duchess of Argyle

Thursday, February 12, 1846

267
3
 

Bangalore

Tuesday, February 24, 1846

320
4
 

Duke of Bedford

Tuesday, March 24, 1846

296
2
 

Medusa

Friday, April 3, 1846

182
2
 

William Abrams

Saturday, April 11, 1846

347
6
 

London

Saturday, May 2, 1846

294
0
 

Cadet

Monday, June 15, 1846

199
1
 

Lord William Bentick

Monday, June 15, 1846

229
4
 

City of Poonah

Tuesday, December 1, 1846

278
8
 

Duke of Portland

Saturday, January 2, 1847

291
11
 

John Line

Tuesday, January 19, 1847

332
8
 

Lochlomond

Tuesday, January 26, 1847

227
2
 

Duke of Bedford

Saturday, May 8, 1847

294
2
 

Emma

Saturday, May 29, 1847

134
0
 

Cornwall

Wednesday, June 16, 1847

372
13
 

Bangalore

Thursday, June 17, 1847

300
1
 

Poictiers

Sunday, December 26, 1847

322
6
 

Duke of Bedford

Thursday, April 6, 1848

298
0
 

Agincourt

Monday, April 17, 1848

328
2
 

1850 – 1859

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Ship Name

Arrival

Indians

Died

Note

Eliza Stewart

Wednesday, April 23, 1851

176
1
 

True Briton

Tuesday, February 3, 1852

289
6
 

Hyderbad

Thursday, February 12, 1852

293
27
 

Equestrian

Wednesday, March 17, 1852

290
11
 

Eliza Stewart

Friday, April 30, 1852

183
3
 

Mary Shepherd

Saturday, June 5, 1852

267
4
 

Benares

Tuesday, January 25, 1853

244
7
 

William Jardine

Saturday, February 12, 1853

279
7
 

Harkaway

Sunday, February 13, 1853

341
7
 

Maidstone

Monday, March 14, 1853

344
14
 

Medea

Monday, March 14, 1853

3
   

Eliza Stewart

Friday, May 13, 1853

214
6
 

Mallard

Friday, May 13, 1853

259
11
 

Bank of England

Saturday, May 21, 1853

299
8
 

True Briton

Thursday, March 23, 1854

318
13
 

Sussex

Thursday, April 27, 1854

352
17
 

Windsor

Wednesday, March 14, 1855

282
15
 

Scindian

Sunday, March 16, 1856

255
23
 

Agincourt

Saturday, April 26, 1856

353
37
 

Agincourt

Saturday, April 26, 1856

1
   

Adelaide

Wednesday, March 18, 1857

275
18
 

Eveline

Monday, March 23, 1857

302
61
 

Sir George Seymour

Wednesday, April 1, 1857

314
25
 

Granville

Monday, June 8, 1857

260
33
 

Scindian

Thursday, July 2, 1857

223
49
 

Wellesley

Thursday, January 28, 1858

374
18
 

Ellenborough

Saturday, April 10, 1858

368
19
 

Saladin

Wednesday, June 2, 1858

324
44
 

Salsette

Friday, July 2, 1858

197
106

Highest mortality rate on board an indentured ship other than shipwreck

Roman Emperor

Friday, December 3, 1858

379
3
 

Edith Moore

Monday, December 6, 1858

375
26
 

Akbar

Monday, January 3, 1859

310
36
 

Themis

Wednesday, January 12, 1859

363
13
 

Hope

Saturday, January 22, 1859

383
3
 

Palmerton

Saturday, January 22, 1859

394
4
 

Marmion

Tuesday, January 25, 1859

306
65
 

Dudbrook

Thursday, March 17, 1859

243
54
 

Cleveland

Saturday, March 19, 1859

270
12
 

John Duncan

Thursday, April 7, 1859

347
40
 

Clara

Monday, December 5, 1859

376
11
 

Labrador

Saturday, December 17, 1859

303
42
 

1860 – 1869

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Ship Name

Arrival

Indians

Died

Note

The Bruce

Friday, January 6, 1860

405
3
 

Conway

Sunday, January 29, 1860

382
30
 

Tyburnia

Monday, March 5, 1860

302
24
 

Chatham

Sunday, April 15, 1860

250
3
 

Thomas Lowry

Thursday, May 10, 1860

266
9
 

Appleton

Tuesday, June 5, 1860

377
60
 

Hunter

Friday, June 15, 1860

185
   

Clarence

Monday, January 21, 1861

351
23
 

David Malcolm

Monday, January 21, 1861

235
5
 

Sydenham

Wednesday, March 6, 1861

352
12
 

Castle Howard

Friday, March 29, 1861

356
11
 

Adelaide

Tuesday, May 7, 1861

257
53
 

Brechin Castle

Monday, May 13, 1861

274
23
 

Nourmahal

Saturday, June 29, 1861

351
20
 

Tyburnia

Monday, December 9, 1861

365
37
 

Daniel Rankin

Wednesday, January 8, 1862

389
18
 

Alnwick Castle

Friday, January 10, 1862

476
5
 

Clarence

Friday, March 7, 1862

454
0
 

Colgrain

Thursday, April 17, 1862

276
5
 

Alnwick Castle

Thursday, January 22, 1863

442
0
 

Assaye

Monday, March 9, 1863

283
11
 

Athleta

Saturday, April 18, 1863

344
4
 

Brechin Castle

Friday, June 12, 1863

283
3
 

Golden City

Wednesday, December 16, 1863

441
18
 

Spitfire

Sunday, April 17, 1864

492
25
 

Alnwick Castle

Monday, May 2, 1864

455
3
 

Sydenham

Tuesday, February 7, 1865

418
9
 

Atalanta

Friday, March 10, 1865

470
20
 

New Castle

Saturday, April 29, 1865

482
15
 

Carleton

Wednesday, November 22, 1865

444
54
 

Empress

Friday, December 22, 1865

490
24
 

Koomar

Monday, December 25, 1865

407
85
 

Humber

Wednesday, December 26, 1866

473
25
 

Roxburgh Castle

Wednesday, January 2, 1867

393
35
 

Salisbury

Saturday, February 2, 1867

420
26
 

Alnwick Castle

Monday, March 4, 1867

461
17
 

Sevilla

Tuesday, March 5, 1867

304
10
 

Hornet

Saturday, March 30, 1867

428
2
 

Hougomont

Thursday, April 25, 1867

392
7
 

Liverpool

Monday, December 23, 1867

519
21
 

Ellenborough

Thursday, December 26, 1867

349
14
 

Sevilla

Saturday, March 7, 1868

296
5
 

Ancilla

Sunday, May 3, 1868

328
2
 

Albert Victor

Wednesday, June 24, 1868

314
13
 

Malabar

Monday, December 28, 1868

427
11
 

Poonah

Monday, February 22, 1869

387
5
 

Arima

Tuesday, March 30, 1869

304
9
 

Sevilla

Wednesday, April 7, 1869

309
5
 

Ancilla

Monday, May 3, 1869

324
2
 

Flying Foam

Monday, July 19, 1869

447
32
 

Beaumaris Castle

Wednesday, November 3, 1869

491
13
 

Varuna

Monday, December 20, 1869

454
17
 

Wiltshire

Monday, December 20, 1869

610
11
 

1870 – 1879

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Ship Name

Arrival

Indians

Died

Note

Atalanta

Thursday, February 24, 1870

396
6
 

Cochin

Thursday, April 7, 1870

480
2
 

Java

Wednesday, May 4, 1870

480
2
 

Wiltshire

Saturday, November 26, 1870

542
22
 

Brechin Castle

Saturday, February 11, 1871

428
6
 

Hougomont

Wednesday, February 15, 1871

332
8
 

Indus

Thursday, March 23, 1871

372
4
 

Atalanta

Sunday, April 23, 1871

376
5
 

Syria

Tuesday, January 2, 1872

420
3
 

SS Ganges

Tuesday, April 9, 1872

408
6
 

Atalanta

Saturday, May 18, 1872

400
5
 

Woodburn

Saturday, May 18, 1872

563
16
 

Wiltshire

Sunday, November 24, 1872

556
19
 

Dilharrie

Wednesday, December 18, 1872

478
44
 

Rajah of Cochin

Monday, December 23, 1872

401
13
 

John Allen

Wednesday, January 8, 1873

322
3
 

Colmonell

Tuesday, January 28, 1873

462
17
 

Howrah

Monday, March 3, 1873

449
13
 

Atalanta

Wednesday, June 4, 1873

392
2
 

Syria

Monday, November 24, 1873

412
23
 

Winchester

Monday, December 29, 1873

412
27
 

Brockham

Monday, February 2, 1874

406
16
 

Jumna

Tuesday, February 10, 1874

430
17

Jumna

SS Ganges

Monday, May 11, 1874

383
5
 

Golden Fleece

Thursday, October 29, 1874

494
25
 

British Empire

Thursday, February 25, 1875

603
33
 

Essex

Wednesday, March 10, 1875

512
0
 

Brechin Castle

Friday, March 19, 1875

448
1
 

St. James

Sunday, April 11, 1875

423
1
 

Foyle

Friday, November 12, 1875

613
1
 

Jorawur

Saturday, December 25, 1875

667
5
 

SS Ganges

Thursday, February 10, 1876

379
3
 

Foyle

Friday, November 3, 1876

531
11
 

Jorawur

Tuesday, November 28, 1876

606
17
 

Syria

Sunday, January 28, 1877

447
3
 

Jorawur

Tuesday, November 13, 1877

632
30
 

Lightning

Saturday, February 2, 1878

517
7
 

Syria

Saturday, February 2, 1878

474
11
 

SS Ganges

Tuesday, February 5, 1878

477
14
 

Sheila

Sunday, November 3, 1878

531
19
 

Brenda

Saturday, November 16, 1878

543
4
 

Jura

Friday, December 20, 1878

523
6
 

Ailsa

Saturday, December 21, 1878

488
1
 

Artist

Saturday, January 25, 1879

515
9
 

Sheila

Friday, November 7, 1879

521
3
 

Brenda

Friday, November 21, 1879

539
2
 

Jura

Monday, December 22, 1879

528
9
 

1880 – 1889

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Ship Name

Arrival

Indians

Died

Note

Bann

Wednesday, January 28, 1880

600
14
 

Jumna

Saturday, February 28, 1880

435
3
 

Foyle

Thursday, April 1, 1880

513
4
 

Jura

Wednesday, November 10, 1880

535
5
 

British Nation

Saturday, November 27, 1880

499
4
 

Sheila

Wednesday, December 8, 1880

523
11
 

Neva

Tuesday, February 8, 1881

471
8
 

Bann

Sunday, March 6, 1881

262
9
 

Foyle

Thursday, May 5, 1881

578
19
 

Jumna

Friday, June 3, 1881

391
34
 

Earl Granville

Wednesday, November 23, 1881

400
7
 

Sheila

Saturday, November 26, 1881

537
8
 

Lee

Sunday, January 8, 1882

566
21
 

Neva

Sunday, February 5, 1882

476
8
 

Bann

Wednesday, March 22, 1882

585
2
 

Scottish Admiral

Wednesday, November 8, 1882

424
6
 

Hesperides

Saturday, December 30, 1882

548
10
 

Southesk

Thursday, January 25, 1883

450
9
 

Boyne

Saturday, March 31, 1883

517
8
 

Brenda

Wednesday, November 7, 1883

526
5
 

Jura

Tuesday, December 25, 1883

556
4
 

Sheila

Sunday, February 10, 1884

521
6
 

Grecian

Friday, April 11, 1884

541
8
 

Neva

Monday, May 12, 1884

503
4
 

Brenda

Wednesday, October 22, 1884

557
14
 

British Statesman

Tuesday, November 25, 1884

476
22
 

Jura

Friday, December 12, 1884

538
3
 

Nerbudda

Tuesday, January 6, 1885

585
16
 

Brenda

Monday, October 26, 1885

539
2
 

Sheila

Wednesday, December 2, 1885

560
5
 

Jura

Wednesday, January 13, 1886

558
4
 

Brenda

Thursday, October 21, 1886

529
5
 

Sheila

Thursday, November 25, 1886

535
9
 

Jura

Sunday, December 12, 1886

542
9
 

Bann

Thursday, February 24, 1887

582
53
 

British Nation

Tuesday, October 25, 1887

496
4
 

Brenda

Wednesday, November 16, 1887

526
3
 

Sheila

Saturday, December 10, 1887

543
11
 

Jura

Sunday, January 29, 1888

558
9
 

Rhine

Tuesday, October 2, 1888

677
5
 

Hereford

Wednesday, October 31, 1888

601
13
 

Jumna

Thursday, January 10, 1889

456
6
 

Jura

Thursday, January 10, 1889

530
4
 

Grecian

Tuesday, October 1, 1889

540
21
 

Volga

Monday, October 21, 1889

556
18
 

Avoca

Tuesday, October 22, 1889

619
20
 

Jura

Tuesday, December 17, 1889

523
13
 

1890 – 1899

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Ship Name

Arrival

Indians

Died

Note

Hereford

Wednesday, February 5, 1890

598
6
 

Grecian

Thursday, October 16, 1890

544
2
 

Bruce

Monday, November 17, 1890

507
2
 

SS Ganges

Tuesday, November 25, 1890

568
7
 

Allan Shaw

Saturday, December 13, 1890

658
4
 

British Peer

Tuesday, February 3, 1891

606
26
 

Avon

Sunday, March 1, 1891

558
2
 

Rhone

Friday, October 9, 1891

677
16
 

Main

Saturday, October 31, 1891

631
24
 

Avon

Saturday, November 14, 1891

621
27
 

Rhine

Sunday, December 13, 1891

657
18
 

Danube

Friday, January 1, 1892

609
29
 

Allan Shaw

Wednesday, October 12, 1892

636
5
 

Rhone

Sunday, October 23, 1892

666
4
 

Rhine

Sunday, November 13, 1892

664
11
 

Avoca

Sunday, December 4, 1892

659
0
 

Rhine

Monday, October 23, 1893

647
9
 

Rhone

Saturday, October 28, 1893

653
4
 

Moy

Monday, December 11, 1893

627
0
 

Rhone

Thursday, October 4, 1894

662
8
 

Main

Thursday, November 1, 1894

643
21
 

Moy

Monday, December 3, 1894

636
25
 

Hereford

Thursday, December 27, 1894

565
37
 

Foyle

Thursday, January 24, 1895

592
21
 

Rhone

Wednesday, October 16, 1895

690
109
 

Main

Friday, November 1, 1895

651
3
 

Rhine

Friday, November 1, 1895

680
10
 

Avon

Sunday, November 17, 1895

151
2
 

Grecian

Tuesday, October 13, 1896

540
8
 

Main

Wednesday, November 4, 1896

650
0
 

Erne

Thursday, November 12, 1896

633
7
 

Avon

Saturday, December 12, 1896

601
12
 

Rhine

Sunday, December 13, 1896

600
14
 

Mersey

Wednesday, October 20, 1897

668
11
 

Emms

Saturday, October 23, 1897

631
21
 

Elbe

Friday, November 12, 1897

545
5
 

Emms

Friday, November 4, 1898

624
0
 

Rhone

Thursday, November 10, 1898

652
3
 

Bann

Friday, October 27, 1899

553
2
 

Emms

Wednesday, November 29, 1899

619
9
 

1900 – 1909

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Ship Name

Arrival

Indians

Died

Note

Main

Sunday, January 21, 1900

627
4
 

Moy

Wednesday, January 16, 1901

611
3
 

Avon

Saturday, February 16, 1901

598
6
 

Arno

Friday, March 15, 1901

656
9
 

Foyle

Wednesday, April 3, 1901

564
8
 

Virawa

Thursday, October 17, 1901

734
9
 

Elbe

Tuesday, December 17, 1901

613
3
 

Erne

Wednesday, January 1, 1902

0
0
 

Clyde

Sunday, February 16, 1902

574
4
 

Rhine

Thursday, November 27, 1902

587
2
 

Avon

Monday, January 12, 1903

591
2
 

Emms

Saturday, January 17, 1903

614
5
 

Bann

Thursday, March 12, 1903

537
7
 

Forth

Wednesday, November 4, 1903

656
4
 

Main

Wednesday, December 2, 1903

602
2
 

Avon

Friday, December 25, 1903

576
2
 

Rhine

Thursday, February 18, 1904

621
2
 

Indus

Sunday, November 13, 1904

634
2
 

Avon

Thursday, February 23, 1905

603
9
 

Rhine

Tuesday, May 9, 1905

612
4
 

Lena

Sunday, January 14, 1906

678
9
 

Indus

Monday, January 15, 1906

694
4
 

Mersey

Thursday, February 8, 1906

666
5
 

Avon

Thursday, February 22, 1906

609
1
 

Rhine

Friday, March 9, 1906

512
2
 

Elbe

Friday, October 19, 1906

597
0
 

SS Ganges

Thursday, October 25, 1906

479
15
 

Arno

Saturday, November 24, 1906

627
15
 

Indus

Thursday, December 13, 1906

740
17
 

Mutlah

Wednesday, September 4, 1907

844
11
 

SS Ganges

Thursday, October 10, 1907

344
6
 

Forth

Monday, October 14, 1907

673
14
 

SS Ganges

Monday, July 20, 1908

642
5
 

Indus

Wednesday, August 12, 1908

815
8
 

Mutlah

Friday, September 4, 1908

415
7
 

Sutlej

Thursday, October 1, 1908

547
4
 

SS Ganges

Wednesday, June 16, 1909

819
4
 

Indus

Tuesday, July 27, 1909

812
5
 

Mutlah

Sunday, August 29, 1909

832
8
 

1910 – 1917

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Ship Name

Arrival

Indians

Died

Note

Mutlah

Friday, October 7, 1910

770
13
 

SS Ganges

Thursday, November 24, 1910

842
5
 

Mutlah

Wednesday, January 25, 1911

842
9
 

SS Ganges

Saturday, March 25, 1911

776
3
 

Indus

Sunday, October 8, 1911

402
1
 

Chenab

Tuesday, November 7, 1911

451
3
 

SS Ganges

Saturday, December 9, 1911

428
3
 

Mutlah

Thursday, December 28, 1911

705
2
 

Sutlej

Sunday, January 14, 1912

432
3
 

Indus

Tuesday, February 13, 1912

352
2
 

Chenab

Thursday, March 7, 1912

350
5
 

Indus

Thursday, September 12, 1912

404
2
 

Mutlah

Monday, October 14, 1912

445
1
 

Chenab

Friday, November 8, 1912

410
5
 

Sutlej

Wednesday, December 11, 1912

372
5
 

Indus

Wednesday, January 8, 1913

326
2
 

Mutlah

Wednesday, February 5, 1913

317
2
 

Chenab

Thursday, March 13, 1913

96
0
 

SS Dewa

Friday, September 12, 1913

508
1
 

Sutlej

Thursday, October 23, 1913

423
1
 

Mutlah

Wednesday, November 26, 1913

209
0
 

Chenab

Saturday, September 12, 1914

179
0
 

Sutlej

Tuesday, October 13, 1914

244
1
 

SS Dewa

Friday, October 15, 1915

298
0
 

SS Ganges

Thursday, November 11, 1915

325
1
 

Chenab

Monday, February 14, 1916

737
1
 

Sutlej

Wednesday, March 29, 1916

341
2
 

SS Ganges

Tuesday, April 18, 1916

200
4
 

Chenab

Sunday, December 10, 1916

627
2
 

Mutlah

Saturday, January 20, 1917

279
0
 

SS Ganges

Sunday, April 22, 1917

421
7
 

Unknown Dates

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Ship Name

Arrival

Indians

Died

Note

Shah Jehan

 
0
300

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