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People at Sea


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The following is an index for references to any passengers who were on shipping vessels and/or were drowned/lost/survivors at sea, and are for the most are mentioned in articles of information from the Australian newspapers:-
Belfast 'Gazette',1851 - 1900,
Portland 'Advertiser',
Belfast 'Banner',
Warrnambool 'Examiner'.
Launceston Advertiser

I strongly recommend that all information where possible is authenticated from official records.

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Index


Name_________________Reference_________________

Ah Yow-Chong_____________died aboard Dayspring____________1868
Alexis-GrandDuke_________pass per Alexander Newski________1868
Alport-Morton____________arrived Tas from New Norfolk_____1868
Ancient - Rev Mr_________formerly of HM Mars______________1873M
Archer- James____________scottish__Euxine_________________1874M
Armitage - Rev John______NZ wesleyan__Tararau_____________1881
Armstrong - Mr___________Bessy/to Otago___________________1860
Auld - Mr________________NZ__barque_Novelty_______________1869

Balfour-J________________M.L.A.--pass per Wave of Life____1868 Ball - Mary Ann__________Nugget___________________________1857 Barbour - James__________Lucibelle__London-Aust_drowned___0518681 Bartlett - John__________Mahomets Law_____________________1881 Bell-John________________nat. of Dundee. per Etna_________1869 Berry__young boy_________died on Nelson__training ship____1876 Biddess - Thos___________shot/refusing orders/Northfleet__1873M Blune-Capt_______________pass per Panama to Syd ex NZ_____1868 Bond - Mr________________Indus__to Melb___________________1881 Bourdroit-Joseph_________Shallon Victory_Magd Islands_____ Bourgois-James___________evidence re shipwreck____________1830LA Bourgois-Joseph__________evidence re shipwreck____________1830LA Brown - Henry____________drowned__coatal fishing__Vic_____1870 Brown-Thos_______________drowned .Robe.South Aust_________1883 Buckly-John______________arr Tasmania from New Norfolk____1868
Campbell-J.S_____________ofQuebec/possessions fnd in wreck_1831LA Care- Francis Woodworth_drowned_/Lucibelle_______________0618681 Carey-James______________irish informer/shot on Melrose___1883 Carnegie family__________pass per Panama to Sydney________1868 Challerton - John________Tararau__________________________1881 Chesson-John_____________Shallon Victory__arr Magdelen Isl_1830LA Clarke-Father____________drowned_Kiama__NSW_______________1883 Clifford - Margart_______drowned Yarra River______________1881 Conradi - E.N____________of Williamstown_-drowned_Vic_____1869 Conradi - 2 sons_________ditto____________________________1869 Cullen - Luke____________survivor__Bertha_________________1870

Daredin - Mr_____________Tararau____________________1881 Davidson - Mr____________Dunbar_____________________1857 Day - Thos_______________Tararau____________________1881 Deely - Henry____________Tararau____________________1881 Dendy - Mr_______________Indus__to Adelaide_________1881 Dickens-Edward___________son of novelist_Sussex_____1868 Dimon - Mr_______________Indus__to Melb_____________1881 Dobell - Mr_______________Dunbar____________________1857 Downey - Mr___[architect]_Dunbar____________________1857

Earl of Pembroke__________Pass _Kaikoura____________1868 Egan - Mrs & 2 ch_________Dunbar____________________1857 Enricken-Mr_______________pass per Panama to Syd____1868

Fitzmaurice- Julia________William_______________________1860 Fitzmaurice - Margaret____William_______________________1860 Folhen - Gustave__________Tararau_______________________1881 Franklin- Sir John________Fox___________________________1860 Frazer - Mr & Mrs_________Athenais__arr Hobsons Bay_____1860

Gabrielli - Mr & Mrs______arrd per European_____________1858 Griffiths - Master & John__per Robert and Betsey________1858 Hanlon_J__________________irish informer_Pathan_________1883 Harcourt - Charles________murdered at sea_-ex Melb______1870 Harvey-Capt_______________South Australia_death of______1868 Harrington-Son of Mary____Barrack St,Cove_-shipwreck____1830LA Hill - William____________Tararau__ex Littleton_________1881 Hillop - Mr_______________Indus _ to Melb_______________1881 Hodge - Rev_______________ex NZ__Royal Charter__________1860 Holderman-Mr______________warrant officer pass:Rhone____1868 Holdsworth-Ernest_________drowned_Manley Beach__________1883 Holstock - Samuel_________missing on voyage_____________1869 Hore-William______________South Australia__overboard____1883 Howell - Mr_______________Dunbar________________________1857 Hughes - J.B______________ex Adelaide__drwn Melb________1881 -sh Hunt - Miss ______________Dunbar________________________1860

Kavenagh-M________________irish informer_Pathan_________1883 King - J.C________________Souther Cross__death__________1870 King - Miss_______________Gossamer______________________1869 Knowles - Mr______________Indus__to Melb________________1881

James - Mr________________Dunbar________________________1860 Jeffries - Rev____________Gossomer______________________1869 Johnson-T_________________rescuer at Port Fairy_________1868 Jones - Mr________________Tararau_______________________1881

Lancaster - Robert________of Williamstown_drwnd_________1869 Langdon-W.A_______________passenger..Dayspring__________1868 Langlands-Capt____________Timaru__injured_______________1868 Lawrence - Geo____________Tararau_______________________1881 Learmonth- Mr_____________Bangalor__returns to Aust_____1872 Lester_Ada________________Clan Macduff__________________1881 Lindsay - Mr______________Tararau_______________________1881 Logan - Master___[2]______Dunbar________________________1857 Logan - Miss _____________Dunbar________________________1857 Lyall - Mr.A______________Norfolk_intr pheasants________1858 Lynde - Mr________________gvt agent__Geltwood___________1876

McCallum-John_____________pass per Loch Vennacher__Vict_1883 McConny - Mr______________Indus__to Melb________________1881 McDaniel_P________________rescue at Port Fairy__________1868 McDonald-John_____________William Misken_drowned________1868 McDonald - Mr & Mrs_______Bessy______to Otago___________1860 McDonald_T.J______________death_yellow fever_Atrato_____1868 McEva [McEver?] - Mr______Tararau_______________________1881 McGrath_Father____________drowned Kiama.NSW_bro in PF___1883 McIntosh - J______________Bessy____to Otago_____________1860 McLennan - Peter__________General Hewitt_/bro in Syd____1857 McKay - Mr________________Bessy_____to Otago____________1860

Macquoid - Hyacinth [Mr]__Dunbar________________________1860 Mackay - Patrick__________John Elder__drowned___________1881 [2406] Marr - Mr_________________gvt agent__death__Isabella____1881 Martin - Rev______________arr Melb per Alexander Duthie_1869 Martin-Robert_____________Barmouth by Ayton,Berwick_____1830LA Montravel-De-Mons_________passenger per Bretagne________1869 Morrisy - Soldier_________death__Storm Bird_____________1870 Muller - Augustus_________swedish__Euxine_______________1874M Murdock-W_________________pass/Loch Vebbacher_ill_Vict__1883 Mylne - Mr________________Dunbar__ex Scotl______________1857 Mylne - Family____________Dunbar________________________1857

Nash-William______________shirt found at Shipwreck______1830LA O'Brien - Mr______________Bessy__to Otago_______________1860

Peal [boy]________________drowned St Katherine's Dock's_1832 Peek- Mr & Mrs____________Dunbar________________________1857 Perry-Mister______________pass per Panama to Syd________1868

Ramsbottom-Mr_____________arr Tas from New Norfolk______1868 Ramsden - Mr______________Indus__to Melb________________1881 Ray-Mr&Mrs Williams_______ex South Aust/drwnd.Gen.Grant_1868 Ray- ditto________________account/history/son in Eng____1868 Reid-Mr___________________Kalawarra_____________________1883 Richardson - Rev__________Wes.minister__Tararau_________1881 Robins - George___________Tararau_______________________1881 Rooney - Peter____________Melb__eaten by shark__________1876

Sandstorm - Victor________swedish__Euxine_______________1874M Savage-William____________drowned at sea_South Aust_____1883 Schitt - Manus____________swedish__Euxine_______________1874M Schmidt - Herron__________german_Sea Nymph__Mioki_______1881 Semorwan - Mr_____________Indus__to Adelaide____________1881 Severn - Mr_______________Dunbar________________________1857 Sherrard - Mr_____________warden & magistrate__Ballarat_1869 Shutus - Francus__________italian__death/cannablism_____1874M Simmons - Isaac___________Dunbar________________________1857 Smeaton - Mr & Mrs________Indus__to Albany______________1881 Smith_Joe_________________irish informer_Pathan_________1883 Smith-Joe_________________irish informer_Melbourne______1883 Stearne - Capt____________Dunbar________________________1857 Stewart - George__________ex NZ - Aust..per Otago_______270118752 Stewart - Mr______________pass per Lincolnshire_________1858 Stickney-J________________possessions found in shipwr___1830LA Stone - Mr & Mrs__________Indus__to Albany______________1881 Sullivan - John___________eaten by shark__sydney________1881 Sykes-William_____________seaman-Tas-court case_________1830

Ternon-Mr_________________ex schoolmaster..reform ship__1868 Tiggem - Wm_______________Joshua________________________1857 Troughton - Mr____________Dunbar________________________1857

Uuderwood - Mr____________labor recruit agent__Geltwood__1876 Vermennen - Alex__________swedish__Euxine________________1874 Vaughan-P_________________shirt found on shipwreck_______1830-LA Vine Hall-Capt____________pass per Panama_Ex NZ__________1868

Waller - Mr & Mrs Kilner__Dunbar_________________________1860 Waterhouse__Rev___________ex NZ__per Tararau_____________1881 Waterhouse__Dr Campbell___per Tararau____________________1881 Waterhouse - family_______Tararau________________________1881 Williams - J______________Tararau________________________1881 Williams - Mr_____________Indus__to Melb_________________1881 Willis-Adam_______________re shipwreck___________________1830LA Wilson - Henry____________drowned at Sandridge_cook______1869 Wood - Mr_________________Athenais_-arr Hobsons Bay______1860 Wood-C.B__________________surgeon_Orlando________________1865 Yen-Sam___________________died aboard the Dayspring______1868

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