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SHIP OF LONDON, W. ESCOTT, MASTER, BURTHEN 938 TONS
FROM THE PORT OF PLYMOUTH TO PORT JACKSON, NEW SOUTH WALES, 11TH NOVEMBER 1853

Surname Given name Station Age Of what Nation Status Comments
ESCOTT W. MASTER     CREW Sailed 13 August 1853
    VARIOUS   VARIOUS CREW Lading General Cargo
WILLIAMS   DR.     PASSENGER CABIN
WILLIAMS   MRS.     PASSENGER CABIN
  32 BOYS       PASSENGER STEERAGE
  194 WOMEN       PASSENGER STEERAGE
  114 MEN       PASSENGER STEERAGE
  52 GIRLS       PASSENGER STEERAGE
  18 INFANTS       PASSENGER STEERAGE
          PASSENGER 1 INFANT DEATH
CONVULSION

 

Source: State Records Authority of New South Wales: Shipping Master's Office; Passengers Arriving 1826 - 1900; Part Colonial Secretary series covering 1845 - 1853, reels 1272 [4/5227] -1280 [4/5244], reel 1280.   Transcribed by Lyn Mulcahy.

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Mary-Anne Warner
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