An emigrants journey was not easy. Apart from leaving family and friends, it
meant months at sea, and conditions on board were not always welcoming. But our
emigrant ancestors endured the trip and made a new life for themselves
throughout the Australian colonies. Through any number of illnesses, accidents
or other ailments sadly not everyone made the entire journey.
This CD is a facsimile of the "return showing deaths occurring on board
emigrant ships to South Australia from 1849 to 5 June 1865" which was published
in the 'South Australian Government Gazette' of 26 January 1866. Each entry
gives:
- Ship
- Name
- Age
- Cause of Death
- Where buried
Example Entries:
Neptune McInnes, Marion
38 June 13 1853
Diarrhoea
Sea
Neptune Raydon, William
infant June 26 1853
Measles & diarrhoea Sea
Neptune Edmonds, Emma
24 Aug 7 1853
Suicide
Sea
Neptune Snells, -
1 Oct 2 1853
Found dead in bed Sea
This is a useful record for those looking for a 'lost' a family member, as
death on the voyage out is always a possibility. This CD contains all 22 pages
of the original document, and lists the names of several thousand people who
died on voyages to South Australia.
High quality scanned images of the whole of the original article. This CD has
been bookmarked for easy navigation, and pages can be searched, browsed,
enlarged and printed out if required.
