Set out below is almost a complete list of the ships involved in bringing the ancestors of both Dennis and Barb to Australia. Following the latest information on Dennis' line, it is now known from where they all came, how they came and where in Australia they landed. Tracking down these details was quite a task..! |
| SHIP’S NAME, YEAR AND PLACE OF ARRIVAL | PASSENGERS |
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"AMAZON" 1852 - SA |
Simon Costello (sailed to Australia with parents Michael & Maria) Simon and Ellen nee Currun were the parents of Rose Agatha Costello |
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"ARAB" 1841 - TAS |
George & William Greenham (Grinham). |
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"ARUNDELL" 1832 - NSW |
(BARB'S LINE) Elphinstone family (re Joseph Mead) from Aberdeen, Scotland |
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"AUGUSTA JESSIE" 1835 - TAS |
Thomas Lewis (convict) |
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Brig "BEE" 1832 - NSW |
W Braham Husband of convict Sarah Brame nee Knight. |
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"BERRIMA" 1921 - SA |
Son and wife of descendant of Rosalia Louise nee Schuetze and Charles Curson (returning to live in UK) |
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"BEYAPOVEY" 1853 - NSW |
(BARB'S LINE) Newton family (re Elizabeth Mead) from St Swithins, Lincolnshire |
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"BRITISH EMPIRE" 1849 - VIC |
(1) Charles Best, wife Maria & family (2) Charles Grinham |
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"BUSSORAH MERCHANT" 1852 – NSW |
(BARB'S LINE) (1) Charles and Sophia Mead and children including Mary (one child born on voyage) (2) Family of Edward and Mary Quince. They were the grandparents of Esther Harriet Vitler - 2nd wife of SFC Kirchner (jnr) |
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"CAESAER GODDEFROY" 1877 – NSW |
(BARB'S LINE) Adolf and Juliana Wenzel. |
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"CASTLE EDEN" 1848 – QLD |
(BARB'S LINE) Thomas Woolley |
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"CELINDA" (NOW KNOWN TO BE “ZEALANDIA” 1888 NSW see below) 1889 – QLD |
(BARB'S LINE) Hans Christian and Brodiena Geertz (passenger record finally located June 2012) |
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"CITY OF BRISBANE 1862" 1862 – QLD |
(BARB'S LINE) John Binnington (father-in-law of Edward Gallagher) |
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"DEVON" 1879 – QLD |
(BARB'S LINE) (Immigrant ship in port) Harry Gallagher (14) fell from mizzen mast and drowned in Brisbane River. |
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"ELIZA II" 1832 - NSW |
William Braham Husband of convict Sarah Brame nee Knight (her Convict record stated he "was to travel to Australia as a Free Passenger") |
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"ESCORT" 1859 – SA |
Michael O'Neil from Co. Clare (or may have come on "Lord Raglan"...?) |
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"FLORENTIA (2)" 1830 - NSW |
(BARB'S LINE) Donald (Daniel) McDonald (convict) |
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"GAUNTLET" 1876 – QLD |
(BARB'S LINE) Eleanor Gallagher and children. |
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"GOTTORP" 1857 – NSW |
(BARB'S LINE) Samuel Friedrich Christian Kirchner, first wife, child (born on voyage). |
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"HELENE" 1865 – QLD |
(BARB'S LINE) Johann & Johanna Ruggle and son Georg (Ruggle later known as Ruckley). Jane Mead (daughter of Mary Mead, married Georg Ruckley.) |
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"HERSCHEL" 1878 – QLD |
(BARB'S LINE) Theodore Johannes Geertz |
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"HYDERY" 1832 – VDL |
Sarah Brame nee Knight - convict and 2 step-daughters, Sarah and Rebecca |
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"JERUSALEM" 1883 - QLD |
(BARB'S LINE) David Hopper |
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"KAIMATA" 1942 - SA |
(BARB'S LINE) John Albert Charles Kirchner returned from Middle East in WW II (also Jack Richards - husband of Olive nee Young) |
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"LIVONIA" 1850 – SA |
Lorenz Wilke, wife Marienne (Maria) & family |
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"LORD RAGLAN" 1856 – SA |
Michael O'Neil from Co. Clare (or may have come on "Escort"..?) |
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"LORD STANLEY" Barque 1849 – NSW |
(BARB'S LINE) James Peter/Peters from Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland |
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"MALTA" 1918 - SA |
Cpl. Charles E V Curson returning to Australia - soldier WWI |
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"MARY DUGDALE" 1856 – SA |
Patrick McSheehy, wife Deborah & daughter Ellen - from Ireland |
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"MATOAKA" 1855 – NSW |
(BARB'S LINE) John Boyd, wife Janet, son John (1), son William (born on voyage) Possible link to my BOYD line - no connection established. |
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"MERMAID" 1855 – VIC |
Charles Greenham (Grinham), wife Elizabeth, son Israel and daughters Jane and Elizabeth. With them was William aged 6 - maybe a son of one of the daughters....? This family is connected to the McSheehy family. |
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"NIAGARA" 1922 – NSW |
(BARB'S LINE) Malina Wenzel, daughters Elfrieda and Violet returned from USA. |
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"OCEAN CHIEF" 1854 – VIC |
George Sealey and wife Mary nee Greenham (Grinham), daughter of Charles & Elizabeth Greenham (Grinham) This family is connected to the Best family. |
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"OROTAVA" 1906 – NSW |
(BARB'S LINE) Frederick William Henry Young |
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"OSTERLEY" 1919 - NSW War Bride ship from UK |
Wife of Cpl. Charles E.V. Curson (son of Charles Curson and Rosalia Louise nee Schuetze) |
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"OTWAY" 1910 – NSW |
(BARB'S LINE) Dave Scott and family (friend of Frederick William Henry Young) (Fred arrived - see above - SS OROTAVA) |
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"OTWAY" 1910 – QLD |
Alexander Lawrie (married Olga Adelaide Woolley) |
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"PUNCH" 1849 - SA |
George and Jane Curson. Earliest known of this family to come to Australia George & Jane's son Charles Curson married younger sister of Maria Caroline Wilke nee Schuetze. |
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"QUEEN OF ENGLAND" 1855 – NSW |
(BARB'S LINE) Elizabeth Bartholomew and children. |
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"RELIANCE" 1851 – SA |
Michael & Margaret Curran and children Ellen, John, Michael & Nancy. |
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"ROOKERY" 1848 - VIC |
Thomas & Rebecca Lewis & 3 children (from Launceston, Tas) |
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"SURREY I (10)" 1840 - NSW |
(BARB'S LINE) Harriet Harber (Harbor/Harbour) - convict (married Daniel (Donald) McDonald) |
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"SWAN" 1845 - VIC |
George and William Grinham |
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"TEXAN" 1884 - NSW |
(BARB'S LINE) Daniel and Elizabeth Stalder, son Daniel, and William Locket. |
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"TOFUA" 1908 - NSW |
(BARB'S LINE) Dave Stewart (friend of Frederick William Henry Young) (Fred arrived - see above - SS OROTAVA) |
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"VALETTA" 1879 - QLD |
(BARB'S LINE) Possible connection to Geertz family. Ipswich home named "Valetta" |
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"WILHELMINA MARIA" 1849 - SA |
Gottlieb Andreas Schuetze & wife Maria |
The ship on which they came to Australia is now known for every ancestor on Dennis' line - WOW! |
