Mariners and ships in Australian Waters

BLACKBIRD

of London, JOHN TORRANCE, MASTER, Burthen 531 Tons
from the Port of ROCKHAMPTON, BRISBANE & GLADSTONE to SYDNEY, New South Wales, 6th May, 1873

Surname Given name Station Age Of what Nation Status Comments
TORRANCE JOHN MASTER     CREW  
PAGE H MATE 39 KENT CREW  
McDOUGALL JOHN 2nd MATE 42 AYRSHIRE CREW  
NICHOLS W. D. PURSER 32 LIVERPOOL CREW  
CRUISE JAMES CARPENTER 43 GOTHENBURG CREW  
WILSON OLE O BOATSWAIN 29 SWEDEN CREW  
GREEN WILLIAM LAMPTRIMMER 26 SUFFOLK CREW  
CLAIR JAMES A. B. 21 DUMFRIES CREW  
CURTIS WILLIAM A. B. 26 LONDON CREW  
CANFIELD E A. B. 33 LIMERICK CREW  
ROBERTSON JAMES A. B. 29 LIMERICK CREW  
KUSEWITTON ERNEST A. B. 30 PRUSSIA CREW  
MARSHALL F A. B. 21 HOBART TOWN CREW  
PINCHAM HENRY A. B. 33 LIVERPOOL CREW  
BOYDEN HENRY A. B. 28 CHATHAM CREW  
  WILLIAM ENGINEER 30 EDINBURGH CREW  
MIDDLETON HENRY 2nd ENGINEER 35 BIRMINGHAM CREW  
ROBERTSON PETER 3rd ENGINEER 33 ROSSHIRE CREW  
RODERICH MATTHEW FIREMAN 26 ST. VINCENTS CREW  
YORKE JAMES FIREMAN 34 PORT PATRICK CREW  
BARNETT WILLIAM FIREMAN & DONKEYMAN 32 DUNDEE CREW  
DAGG EDWARD TRIMMER 31 LIVERPOOL CREW  
PRITCHARD A. B.       PASSENGER CABIN
SNELLING F. J.       PASSENGER CABIN
CLAY   MR     PASSENGER CABIN
BRIGGS WM       PASSENGER CABIN
MULLHALL WILLIAM       PASSENGER STEERAGE
HOPE   MISS     PASSENGER STEERAGE
KELLY WM       PASSENGER STEERAGE
YAXON JOHN       PASSENGER STEERAGE
YAXON JOHN MRS     PASSENGER STEERAGE
YAXON CHILD 1       PASSENGER STEERAGE
YAXON CHILD 2       PASSENGER STEERAGE
YAXON CHILD 3       PASSENGER STEERAGE
YAXON CHILD 4       PASSENGER STEERAGE
WARD JAMES       PASSENGER STEERAGE
WARD JAMES MRS     PASSENGER STEERAGE
BEDDEN JAMES       PASSENGER STEERAGE
SLATOR JOHN       PASSENGER STEERAGE
RITCHIE JOHN       PASSENGER STEERAGE
BAYLEY DAVID       PASSENGER STEERAGE
ALLEN CHARLES       PASSENGER STEERAGE
BALDIOISE JOSEPH       PASSENGER STEERAGE
SMOVE HENRY       PASSENGER STEERAGE
WATCHZLICH JAMES       PASSENGER STEERAGE
WATCHZLICH JAMES MRS     PASSENGER STEERAGE
MEND ? JAMES       PASSENGER STEERAGE
GIBSON JOHN       PASSENGER STEERAGE
GIBSON JOHN MRS     PASSENGER STEERAGE
GIBSON CHILD 1       PASSENGER STEERAGE
GIBSON CHILD 2       PASSENGER STEERAGE
GIBSON CHILD 3       PASSENGER STEERAGE
SCOTT ALLAN       PASSENGER STEERAGE

 

Source: State Records Authority of New South Wales: Shipping Master's Office; CGS 13278, Passengers Arriving 1855 - 1922; X129-130, SR Reel 429, 1873.   Transcribed by Mary-Anne Warner, September, 1999.

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September, 1999

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