Mariners and ships in Australian Waters

BLACKBIRD

of Melbourne, JOHN TORRANCE, MASTER, Burthen 531 Tons
from the Port of MELBOURNE to SYDNEY, New South Wales, 16th June, 1872

Surname Given name Station Age Of what Nation Status Comments
TORRANCE JOHN CAPTAIN     CREW  
PAGE HENRY MATE 38 KENT CREW  
WILSON CLEO ? C. BOATSWAIN 29 SWEDEN CREW  
MASTERS J. CARPENTER 36 GUERNSEY CREW  
WARREN JOHN LAMP TRIMMER 31 BREMEN CREW  
WILLIAMS RICHARD A. B. 38 CORNWALL CREW  
PINCKHAM HENRY A. B. 33 LIVERPOOL CREW  
O'BRYAN JOHN A. B. 31 CORK CREW  
SMART NICHOLAS A. B. 31 GREECE CREW  
ALLEN GEORGE A. B. 29 GRAVESEND CREW  
CARMAN SAMUEL A. B. 29 DUMFIRES CREW  
HASLETT SAMUEL A. B. 40 GLASGOW CREW  
BROOKMAN WILLIAM A. B. 32 LONDON CREW  
CAMPBELL DAVID BOY 17 MELBOURNE CREW  
TAYLOR THOMAS ENGINEER 30 LIVERPOOL CREW  
MIDDLETON HENRY 2nd ENGINEER 34 BIRMINGHAM CREW  
HICKEY DAVID FIREMAN 29 WICKLOW CREW  
RODERICK MATTHEW FIREMAN 25 ST. VINCENTS CREW  
RAMSAY THOMAS FIREMAN 33 LONDON CREW  
BAGG EDWARD DONKEYMAN & TRIMMER 32 LIVERPOOL CREW  
GOODE JAMES TRIMMER 33 PORT PATRICK CREW  
ROBERTSON THOMAS 3rd ENGINEER 32 ROTHSHIRE CREW  
CARROLL PETER TRIMMER 36 DUBLIN CREW  
CROSSEN D. 2nd STEWARD 24 LONDON CREW  
GODFREY J. F.C. STEWARD 39 LONDON CREW  
SERVICE AGNES STEWARDESS 41 GLASGOW CREW  
WALKER ALFRED COOK 27 LONDON CREW  
LAWSON ALFRED OFFICERS' SERVANT 18 NEW ZEALAND CREW  
MUNDY CHRISTOPHER STEWARD 23 LONDON CREW  
BORMAN ALEX THOS       CREW Worked passage
Mel. Dis.
from Blackbird
RICHARDS   MRS.     PASSENGER CABIN
RICHARDS INFANT       PASSENGER CABIN
SIMPSON   MISS     PASSENGER CABIN
CAMERON A. K. MR.     PASSENGER CABIN
ALLISTER W. MR.     PASSENGER CABIN
KEELAY   MR.     PASSENGER CABIN
DAVIS JOHN       PASSENGER STEERAGE
MAKIN WILLIAM       PASSENGER STEERAGE
REED JAMES       PASSENGER STEERAGE
BOLLIN JOHN       PASSENGER STEERAGE
WATSON JAMES       PASSENGER STEERAGE
CARTER GEORGE       PASSENGER STEERAGE
NISLAND WILLIAM       PASSENGER STEERAGE
BANDEN JAMES       PASSENGER STEERAGE
BALDWIN HENRY       PASSENGER STEERAGE
PETERS   MRS.     PASSENGER STEERAGE
PETERS CHILD 1       PASSENGER STEERAGE
PETERS CHILD 2       PASSENGER STEERAGE
  WHITE JOHN     PASSENGER STEERAGE

 

Source: State Records Authority of New South Wales: Shipping Master's Office; CGS 13278, Passengers Arriving 1855 - 1922; X126- 127 SR Reel 427, 1872.   Transcribed by Mary-Anne Warner, September, 1999.

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September, 1999

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