Arrived 18th january, 1830 at van diemens land average sentence. William patterson and maria denam bones in the belfry. Traveled with the ninnes family to plymouth, then got a spot on the bussorah merchant direct to adelaide, the ninnes travelled on the aromanche to port phillip. Home site links convict ships convict ship surgeons first fleet 1788 hunter valley settlers bushrangers newcastle hunter valley place names convict ships by year female convicts. John davis, 562 per bussorah merchant, in march 1837 twice and october 1837. An intimate history of jewish families who built great department stores kodansha globe harris, leon a. Convicts sentenced to australia for various periods of time, depending on the crime. Convicts and passengers of the bussorah merchant identified in the hunter valley the bussorah merchant was built at calcutta in 1818. New south wales, australia, convict savings bank books, 1824. Share this ship with your friends and followers online. Pages in category 1830 books the following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. A search of convict shipping records failed to find a person of this name aboard the vessel.
Woods william, bussorah merchant 1828 page 318 of 326 general information this document is part of research undertaken by brian walsh on the convicts assigned to john eales and the ticketofleave holders who worked for him. The bussorah merchant photograph state library of south. Emigrants on the bussorah merchant which sailed from ireland to hobart in 1837 suffered particularly badly. Sir,in bearing testimony to your good treatment of me, during our passage from england to sydney, on board the bussorah merchant, i would not be doing you justice were i not in the highest terms to thank you for your unwearied kindness and attention, and your very liberal and handsome conduct. New south wales, australia, convict savings bank books, 18241886 database online.
Cramped conditions, the poor general health of migrants and ignorance of good hygiene meant that infectious diseases often spread rapidly. We are happy to state, upon good authority, that the diseases, which produced such fatal results on board this vessel on her voyage from ireland, no longer exist among the emigrants, who are now comfortably situated on shore at north west bay, and receiving every attention under the circumstances, which the government can possibly provide. History of west australiachapter 7 wikisource, the free. Evidence suggests that a significant trading settlement existed in singapore during the 14th century. Friday, november 10ththe ship bussorah merchant, 650 tons, edwards, master, from london and plymouth.
Most of them were from the british isles, but some were from europe and asia. Two of the 84 children died on the voyage girls aged 7 yrs and 6 mths. Dec 30, 2019 the difference between a free migrant and a convict is astounding when it comes to travel information. William yeomans cadet, arrived vdl 2481844 joseph kirkby calcutta ii, arrived nsw 581837 oliver griffen camden, arrived nsw 2571831 george latimer camden, arrived nsw 1821833 peter wych. Wilcocks list below, numbered 481b, is undated, but contains the names of many of the emigrants who are known to have sailed to south australia aboard the bussorah merchant. If you find a convict that you wish to contact a fellow researcher about, please click this link. The ship transported convicts from england in 1828 to new south wales, from ireland in 182930 to hobart, van diemens land and in 1831 another voyage to sydney, new south wales. Return of religious books on board the vessel, and.
Woods william, bussorah merchant 1828 woods, william. Uk, prison hulk registers and letter books, ancestry various 19th. He was andrew charles bussorah shipway whose eldest brother john married wilmott melhuish thompson who was also on board. The bussorah merchant was built at calcutta in 1818, 531 tons. Return of ships and passengers despatched for new south wales by government in the year 1838. Russian realism was born in the second half of the forties. New south wales, australia, convict savings bank books, 18241886. In 1833, the bussorah merchant was one of the first ships sent by the london emigration committee with more than 200 young single women. The bussorah merchant, of 531 tons, left bristol 15 april 1839 with 236 emmigrants aboard. The authors trace each emigrant from cabin to colony, from hearing about migrating, finding out how to go about it, then getting to australia and reporting back to those they left behind. William archer the 3rd mayor of grafton was convicted of cattle theft in 1833 who were the coppers that charged him.
British women writing history, 17901830 continues the trend of excavating women writers roles in developing changing practices of historical scholarship. The merchants women welcome to anchor books australia. They represented a significant increase in the population of the two eastern colonies. In substance it is a cross between the satirical naturalism of gogol and an older sentimentalism revived and represented in the thirties and forties by the then enormously influential george sand.
The bussorah merchant put back into cowes from stress of weather. About new south wales, australia, convict savings bank books, 18241886 in 1822 commissioner bigge prepared a report on convicts. Your search returned 2571 convicts starting with the letter e. Newcastle newcastle police district newcastle and raymond terrace bounded on. Thomas and mary roach and children came to australia in 1848 on the bussorah merchant, came earlier than anticipated as a space became available with a family withdrawing. Bussorah merchant, ship, 530 tons, edwards, commander, from plymouth 26th january and cowes 24th february. The ship bussorah merchant having arrived with free immigrants from cork, and another vessel being also shortly expected with free immigrants from scotland, the lieutenant governor is very anxious to interest the community in the early distribution and employment of these individuals, and confidently calls on the inhabitants generally to. Gate book records show james arrived in vdl aboard the bussorah merchant 18 january 1830 from the downs. Bussorah merchant voyage to van diemens land, australia in 1829 with 200 passengers. Bussorah merchant 1830 allensby william convict lady harewood 1830 austin josias convict layton 2 1835. The national archives microfilm publication co 20710. I havent definitive proof that the ellen ross who came to australia in 1833 abord the emigration vessel the bussorah merchant aa is our ellen ross as i havent found strong enough evidence to link her to john lees ross. Index of merchant sailing ships, 18501875 84061562. New south wales, australia, convict savings bank books.
Johnston and surgeon william henderson, she departed the downs on 6 october 1829 and arrived in hobart on 18 january 1830. Bussorah merchant was a merchant ship built at calcutta in 1818. On 15 april 1876 he was found guilty of begging alms in new town and sentenced to three months. From the british parliamentary papers of 1839 ii respecting emigration to the colonies. On 21st september, 1829 william was put aboard the convict transport the bussorah merchant, which then sailed for hobart. By posthumously by about 18301831 18321833 18341835 18361837. In the shipping gazette 20 july 1850 was the announcement of the bussorah merchant s arrival to port phillip from geelong on july 5. Jul 12, 2019 i havent definitive proof that the ellen ross who came to australia in 1833 abord the emigration vessel the bussorah merchant aa is our ellen ross as i havent found strong enough evidence to link her to john lees ross. The bussorah merchant births and burials at sea were normal on emigrant ships. She made three voyages transporting convicts from england and ireland to australia and later carried emigrants and other passengers to australia. Plays guitar, harmonica, lap steel blues folk rock.
These grants were mostly along the country examined by dale and his companions, and not many of their boundaries joined. Convict ships to australia index free settler or felon. For us ellen ross is a name on a list of passengers aa and until i found k rushdens book the merchants women i knew little more. Poverty to promise is one of the most important works of social history in recent years. The journey by sailing ship maritime museum of tasmania. It contains names of some indicated above simply as wife or child but also contains names which dont appear on the list above, some of whom could possibly be. In this report he suggested that any money belonging to and brought by the convicts should be taken and deposited into a savings bank account. In the late 14th century, singapore was under the rule of parameswara, who killed the previous ruler and he was expelled by the majapahit or the siamese. In saying that though the dates and details all do match nicely.