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This 3 mast ship was built in 1837 in Bombay, and launched on July 19, 1837.
Click here to view a Poster announcing the departure of the RAJASTHAN from London in 1838.
She departed from London on July 26th, 1838 with Capt. Duncan Ritchie, for Plymouth.
On July 31st 1838 she left there bound for South Australia.
The RAJASTHAN arrived Adelaide November 16th, 1838 with 254 passengers
(incl. 18 cabin, 34 second cabin). She had a full poop with spacious and elegant cabins, and
her lofty 'twixt decks were fitted up principally for the accommodation of intermediate passengers.
This ship was part of a scheme for Free Passage to South Australia between the years 1836 - 1841 created in an effort to populate the new colony.
No official passenger lists have been found for the voyage and the following list have come from many different sources, the main one being the Register of Emigrant Labourers applying for a Free Passage to South Australia 1836 - 1841.
Searches through the entries of over 2500 applicants during the relevant periods have provided the names of most of the RAJASTHAN's passengers for each voyage.
View the Passenger List and Cargo
Many of the Cabin Passengers signed a Letter of Appreciation to Messrs. Waddell & Co. London
in November 1838, thanking them for the liberal manner in which the Company provided for
the provision of supplies and wines for the voyage.
Capt. Duncan Ritchie also received a Letter of Appreciation from many of the Second Cabin and Steerage passengers. They refer to being exceedingly anxious (the season being late) to arrive in Adelaide as early as possible.
Read about the Rajasthan's passengers and the Police Department
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