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Ships Our Ancestors Arrived On

by Glenda Dickson on February 8th, 2010

Below you will find a list of some of the ships on which our members’ ancestors arrived on.There are of course many (like my own family) who have yet to find their ancestors names in the available passenger lists.In time we hope to include further information on these ships such as links to photos, logbooks and passenger lists.

“SS Orvieto” (Orient Line) – Arrived Brisbane, Queensland, 5 May 1924
“Elizabeth” (Barque) – Arrived Port Adelaide, South Australia, July 1849
“Marco Polo” – Arrived Victoria 1851/1852
“Three Bells” – Arrived Melbourne, Victoria, June 1852
“Marmion” – Arrived Portland, Victoria, December 1852
“Sarah” – Arrived Port Adelaide, South Australia, October 1866
“Ontario” – Arrived Sydney, New South Wales, 26 November 1852
“Epaminondas” – Arrived Port Adelaide, South Australia, August 1852
“Peerless” – Arrived Sydney, New South Wales, June 1866
“Steadfast” – Arrived Adelaide, South Australia, 18 November 1852
“Agra” – Arrived Sydney, New South Wales, March 1853
“Othello” – Arrived Sydney, New South Wales, 15 March 1834
“Otway” (Orient Line) – Arrived Melbourne, Victoria, August 1909

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4 Comments
  1. Glenda Dickson permalink

    Thanks for sharing that information, Reg.
    We would be pleased for others to post comments about the arrival of their ancestors to our shores.

  2. Reg Bonney permalink

    “Clipper” – arrived Port Adelaide 13 July 1853 included passenger Mrs.J.Venus.
    Mary Jane McAlpine had married Thomas Venus in Glasgow on 31 January that year.Known as Jane, she was the grand-daughter of Jean McFarlane, christened at Buchanan, Stirling in 1759.

  3. Glenda Dickson permalink

    Hi Angus,

    I would be interested to know more about your McFarlane ancestors.I don’t have access to the book you mentioned, although I see it is in the catalogue of the State Library of New South Wales http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au Clarence River Pioneers by G.Dennes, 1939-1943, Mitchell Library, A920-091/D.You can email me direct if you like: secretary@clanmacfarlane.org.au or post a few more details online.

    Glenda

  4. Angus McFarlane permalink

    Glenda,
    my McFarlane ancestors arrived in Sydney (10/5/1839) on the ‘British King’ which might be added to the list you’ve compiled.A detailed account of their migration after arrival has been compiled by Gordon Dennis (‘Clarence River Pioneers’).Perhaps this might be of interest to others.
    Cheers,
    Angus.

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