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The information I have on them is
   Descendants of James Scutchings


                                First Generation

1.  James Scutchings [2688](1)  was born about 1804.1, 2

General Notes: [Scutching miscellaneous.ftw]

Passenger list of the
ORIENTAL (from website)
506 tons, William Wilson Commander, Arthur Kemball, Surgeon-Superintendent.
Sailed from Plymouth 22 June 1841 - arrived Wellington 26 Oct and New Plymouth
7 November 1841


SCUTCHINGS     James, Jane, Jane, Charles, Benjamin, Ellen (disembarked Port
Nicholson)

Oriental
Barque: 506 tons
Captain: William Wilson
Surgeon Superintendent: Arthur Kemball
Sailed Plymouth June 22nd  1841 - arrived New Plymouth November 7th 1841
The Oriental, 506 tons, Captain William Wilson, the third of the barques
chartered by the company, sailed from Plymouth on June 22, 1841, and arrived at
New Plymouth on November 7, after having first called at Port Nicholson. There
were only 90 emigrants aboard, and only one cabin passenger - Mr Charles
Armitage Brown, the friend of Keats, the poet. Sixteen other cabin passengers
had left the ship at Port Nicholson, as they did not like the reports they
heard about Taranaki. The Oriental had a fine weather passage from the Old
Land. As she had so few passangers and little cargo beyond the belongings of
the passengers, she got quick discharge, but nevertheless she very nearly met
the same fate as the Regina. Apparently there was some trouble with the crew,
and in weighing anchor the orders of the Captain were not properly carried out.
The barque was perilously near the shore, at one time being about half a
cable's length off, but fortunately the anchors held when promptly dropped.
Captain Liardet then went aboard and skilfully worked the vessel out of her
difficult position. As it was she struck the bottom two or three times, but no
serious damage was done.
White Wings - Sir Henry Brett

Scutchings     James     37   Gardener  Disembarked at Wellington 27/10/1841
     Jane 38
     Jane 10
     Charles   7
     Benjamin  6
     Ellen     2
aBOVE FROM oRIENTAL FILE IN SCUTCHINGS NOTES

  James married Jane [2689](1) [MRIN: 905]. Jane was born about 1803.1, 2

     Children from this marriage were:

  2 F     i. Jane Scutchings [2690](1)  was born about 1831.1, 2
  3 M    ii. Charles Scutchings [2691](1)  was born about 1834.1, 2
  4 M   iii. Benjamin Scutchings [2692](1)  was born about 1835.1, 2
  5 F    iv. Ellen Scutchings [2693](1)  was born about 1839.1, 2

If you find out anything more about their history I would love to hear from you as we have a lots of Scutchings from that are in our tree
regards
peter