William Stoveld
William Stoveld, Captain Davidson, left Sydney bound for the Society and South Sea Islands on a speculative voyage in August 1829. They returned in March the following year, then promptly departed again on a whaling cruise to New Zealand.
Owned by Bell & Farmer, William Stoveld was bay whaling off Kapiti in June that year, and returned to Sydney in August with 50 tuns of oil and 25 tons of flax. William Stoveld’'s success in New Zealand quickly spread around the Sydney trading and whaling community, along with reports that some of the men had lived ashore while there. It boded well for future trade in the area.
In October, William Stoveld left Sydney on its next voyage with Joseph Price among its crew. However, no soon had they arrived in New Zealand waters, and while they were off Entry Isle, Price jumped ships and stowed away in Vittoria. When Captain Davidson sailed his ship back to Sydney in early December, his crew had taken 199 tuns of oil.
In February 1832, they set out again, spending 10 days at Cloudy Bay, before continuing on to the South Seas fisheries. When they arrived back in Sydney in June 1833, William Stoveld’s hold contained a full cargo of sperm oil.
Owned by Bell & Farmer, William Stoveld was bay whaling off Kapiti in June that year, and returned to Sydney in August with 50 tuns of oil and 25 tons of flax. William Stoveld’'s success in New Zealand quickly spread around the Sydney trading and whaling community, along with reports that some of the men had lived ashore while there. It boded well for future trade in the area.
In October, William Stoveld left Sydney on its next voyage with Joseph Price among its crew. However, no soon had they arrived in New Zealand waters, and while they were off Entry Isle, Price jumped ships and stowed away in Vittoria. When Captain Davidson sailed his ship back to Sydney in early December, his crew had taken 199 tuns of oil.
In February 1832, they set out again, spending 10 days at Cloudy Bay, before continuing on to the South Seas fisheries. When they arrived back in Sydney in June 1833, William Stoveld’s hold contained a full cargo of sperm oil.