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SCHOONER OF MELBOURNE, JOHN WILSON, MASTER, BURTHEN 92 ? TONS
FROM THE PORT OF MELBOURNE TO SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, 20TH FEBRUARY 1854

Surname Given name Station Age Of what Nation Status Comments
WILSON JOHN MASTER     CREW Nil passengers
SMITH JOHN MATE 25 ENGLAND CREW  
MITCHELL SAMUEL COOK 40 W INDIES CREW  
CHRISTINER ? A SEAMAN 34 ENGLISH CREW  
LEWIS ? A SEAMAN 46 ENGLISH CREW  
COPLAND ? A SEAMAN 50 ENGLISH CREW  
HOPKINS ? A SEAMAN 30 ENGLISH CREW  

 

Source: State Records Authority of New South Wales: Shipping Master's Office; Passengers Arriving 1855 - 1922; NRS13278, [X90], reel 399.   Transcribed by Gloria Sheehan, 2004.

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