If your ancestor arrived in the colony between 1788 and 1828 (way
before it was known as Australia) ... how do you find out more
information on what ship they came on? This product (which is available
in both CD-ROM and book form), makes it easy for you.
The
compiler, James Donohoe has done the hard work for you in extracting
names from numerous sources, and entering them into tables, and
cross-checking etc. The result is this consolidated list of
approximately 10,000 immigrants who arrived in Australia as free
(migrant) settlers. Many immigrants arrived as soldiers and sailors
(even if they didn't stay).
Listed in column format, each
person is shown in alphabetical order (by surname) together with their
ship of arrival in Australia, and where this information was
ascertained.
The other section of the book listed alphabetically
by ship is listed in column format, and gives the following
information: ship name; date; port; number (of migrants/crew/convicts
etc); record (hardcover number); access form (fiche/film number).
The
information has been compiled using the official victualling lists,
military payrolls and musters as the main sources of information, plus
New South Wales Colonial Secretary's Records, and some family records
were used as well.
Related Products:
The Free Settlers of Australia 1788-1828 (book)
