Tasmanian Immigrant Ships List - "A" Ships
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Below are short descriptions of particular voyages made by ships that brought immigrants to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). The passengers, found so far, are also listed with links to researchers.
Abercrombie (26-01-1841)
Departed Sydney 15 Jan 1841 with 18 passengers, 5 prisoners and detachment 96th Regt. arriving Hobart 26 Jan 1841.
Sources:
Nicholson, Ian Hawkins, Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Tasmania, 1834-1842, Roebuck, 1985, p188.
The Hobart Town Courier, Friday 29 Jan 1841, p2.
Passengers
HAY, John & Margaret with John, Jean & Ann
(not a complete passenger listing)
Aberdeen (1883)
No information available at this stage.
Sources:
Passengers
WHYBROW, Arthur George
Admiral Cockburn (1827)
Feb 14 - The ship Admiral Cockburn, 351 tons, Captain W.J. Cooling, from London 29th of September, having touched at the Cape of Good Hope, with various merchandize, among which are 150 hhds. of porter, 46 casks of bottled ale, 88 puncheons of rum, 11 ditto Geneva, 11 ditto brandy, 23 barrels of tar, 45 boxes flint glass; seed, tools, linens and cottons, toys, hats, soap, playing cards, haberdashery and millinery; silks, saddlery, chaises, stationery, drugs, wine, piano forte, pewter ware, &c. chiefly for Captain Cooling and Mr Lord. Twenty-six pipes of Cape wine were shipped at the Cape for Mr T.H. James of Sydney.
Sources:
Transcribed from Hobart Town Gazette , Saturday February 24, 1827, p5, courtesy of Jude Clemons.
Passengers
ANSTEY, G. & T., Masters (sons of T. Anstey, Esq. of Jericho)
BLAKESLY, Mr. & Mrs.
BLAXLAND, Mr.
BRENAN, Mr.
BRIGGS, Mrs.
BYERS, Mr.
COOLING, Mrs.
DRYSDALE, Mrs. & child
GUILDING, John
HAMILTON, Miss.
JOHNSON, Mr. & Mrs. with 3 children
KNIGHT, Mr.
LORD, Edward, Esq.
MAIDENT, Mr.
NICHOLS (sic) (NICKOLLS), Mr. & Mrs (Henry & Charlotte nee Wilkins)
ROBINSON, Mr.
SHAKELL, Mr.
SIBLEY, Mr.
SMITH, Miss.
STEPHEN, J., Esq. (brother of the Solicitor General)
STEPHEN, Mrs. & 4 children
TURNBULL, Miss.
WIGGINS, Mr.
Aguilar (1824)
Arrived Hobart 3/4 Feb 1824, ship, Master J.T. WATSON, departed from London, general merchandise, 52 passengers & 2 families.
Sources:
Courtesy of Diane Pitcaithly, also information from:
Nicholson, Ian Hawkins, Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Tasmania, 1803-1833, Roebuck, 1983, p94.
Passengers
EAST, James
HILDYARD, David
(not a complete passenger listing)
Also listed as Aquilla/Aquilar
Alice Walton (1856)
Departed Liverpool arriving Launceston 30 Dec 1856 with 294 immigrants on board.
Sources:
Pearce, Ian & Cowling, Clare, Guide To The Public Records Of Tasmania, Section Four, Free Immigration, Archives Office of Tasmania, 1975, p101.
Passengers
CRAWFORD, Abraham
CRAWFORD, Stephen
RYAN, Patrick & Bridget (nee McNally)
TENNANT, Richard
(not a complete passenger listing)
America (1855)
The 'America' arrived in Hobart 23 Jul 1855 having left Liverpool with 246 immigrants on board.
Sources:
Pearce, Ian & Cowling, Clare, Guide To The Public Records Of Tasmania, Section Four, Free Immigration, Archives Office of Tasmania, 1975, p98.
Bibliography:
Harris, P., & Schaffer, I., German Immigrants, Arriving in Tasmania, per "America" 1855, Schaffer 1997, ISBN 0 9586 489 6 4.
Passengers
GRISSNER, Maria
LOHREY, William
SINGLINE / ZANGLEIN, Paulus & Maria Catherine with 6 children
WEBER, Frederick & Maria Christine with Frederick, Janetta, F T George, Margaret, August & Christina
WITZEMANN, (Jakob) Heinrich
YOST, Peter
ZANGLEIN / SINGLINE, Paulus & Maria Catherine with 6 children
(not a complete passenger listing)
Amelia Thomson (1836)
Departed London arriving Launceston 20/26 Aug 1836 with 309 immigrants.
Sources:
Pearce, Ian & Cowling, Clare, Guide To The Public Records Of Tasmania, Section Four, Free Immigration, Archives Office of Tasmania, 1975, p91.
Nicholson, Ian Hawkins, Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Tasmania, 1834-1842, Roebuck, 1985, p67.
Passengers
HOW, James & Sarah with 7 children
MURFET, Samuel & Charlotte (nee Cray) with 2 sons
RICE, John (crewman)
ROBE, James, Elizabeth, Eliza, William, Mary, Rebecca, Josiah & Elijah
(not a complete passenger listing)
Andromeda (1823)
Arrived Hobart 07 May 1823, ship, Master Jas. MUDDLE, owner W. STOVELD / STOVELL, departed from Leith, 67 passengers including Rev. J.D. Lang.
Sources:
Hobart Town Gazette, Saturday 10 May 1823, courtesy of Douglas Burbury.
Nicholson, Ian Hawkins, Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Tasmania, 1803-1833, Roebuck, 1983, p88.
Passengers
BELL, Charles, Mr
BRIGGS,
BROADFOOT,
BURNS,
EAGLE, George & family
FALCONER,
GARDINER, John & wife
GILLAS, L.M., Mr.
HOLDSHIP, W. Mr., W. jun. Mr. & Miss.
HORNE, Benjamin, Mr. & family
LAING, (for Sydney)
LEAKE,
M'CRAE, Alexander
M'CRAE, Christopher
MARTIN, John, Mr.
MURRAY, H.N., Mr.
RANKEN,
ROBERTSON, Adam Turnbull
ROBERTSON, Hugh & family
ROBERTSON, Thomas
ROSS,
SCOTT, John, Mr.
WHITTAL, Laurance, Mr.
rest un-named (for NSW)
Anglia (1850)
Departed London 03 Nov 1849 with 155 immigrants (ncluding convict's families) on board arriving Hobart 03 Feb 1850.
Sources:
Broxam, Graeme, Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Tasmania, 1843-1850, Roebuck, 1998, p183.
Passengers
KELLY, Margaret , Judith/Johanna, Walter, Mary, Ellen/Elleanor, Bridget, John & Lawrence
(not a complete passenger listing)
Ann (1829)
Departed Rio Janeiro 07 Mar 1829 with cargo and 34/37 passengers arriving Hobart 03/04 Jun 1829.
Sources:
Nicholson, Ian Hawkins, Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Tasmania, 1803-1833, Roebuck, 1983, p157.
Passengers
CASHMAN, John
CLEARY, Darby
HEILY, Dan
LEARY, James
LEARY, John
MAYES, Matthew
MURRAY, Patrick
RING, John
(not a complete passenger listing)
Anne Thompson (1851)
Departed Plymouth 25 Dec 1850, arriving Hobart 22 Apr 1851 with convict's families on board.
Sources:
No sources at this stage.
Passengers
CROSBIE/Y, Ann with Margaret, Richard & Mary
CROSBIE/Y, William & Ann
FERRYS / FERRIS, Louisa Clare
LYNCH, Maria
NEATE, Ann, Sophia & Frances
(not a complete passenger listing)
Antipodes (1857)
Departed London arriving Hobart 13 Sep 1857 with 1 assisted immigrant on board.
Sources:
Pearce, Ian & Cowling, Clare, Guide To The Public Records Of Tasmania, Section Four, Free Immigration, Archives Office of Tasmania, 1975, p101.
Passengers
KEHOE, John
(not a complete passenger listing)
Antipodes (1860)
Departed London arriving Launceston 05 Dec 1860 with 160 immigrants on board.
Sources:
Pearce, Ian & Cowling, Clare, Guide To The Public Records Of Tasmania, Section Four, Free Immigration, Archives Office of Tasmania, 1975, p105.
Passengers
OLIVER, Elizabeth Margaret
WRIGHT, Matilda Elizabeth
(not a complete passenger listing)
Antipodes (1861)
Departed London arriving Hobart 19 Oct 1861 with one immigrant on board.
Sources:
Pearce, Ian & Cowling, Clare, Guide To The Public Records Of Tasmania, Section Four, Free Immigration, Archives Office of Tasmania, 1975, p106.
Passengers
CONWAY, Bridget
(not a complete passenger listing)
Apolline (1842)
Departed London 21 May 1842, Plymouth 02 Jun 1842 with 222 immigrants on board, arriving Hobart 24 Sep 1842.
Sources:
Pearce, Ian & Cowling, Clare, Guide To The Public Records Of Tasmania, Section Four, Free Immigration, Archives Office of Tasmania, 1975, p92.
Nicholson, Ian Hawkins, Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Tasmania, 1834-1842, Roebuck, 1985, p236.
Passengers
DENTON, James & Caroline
FREEMAN, James & Matilda with William, Thomas & Anne
GRIGGS, Caroline
GRIGGS, Elizabeth
GRIGGS, James Gillman
GRIGGS, Susannah Faulkner
HITCHCOCK, George
MACKRELL, Thomas & Mary with family
(not a complete passenger listing)
Arab (1842)
Arrived Launceston 30/31 Mar/01 Apr 1842, departed London 07 Nov 1841 with 104 passengers including Wm Lawrence & 198 immigrants/282 immigrants. 5 births & 3 deaths during voyage.
Sources:
Pearce, Ian & Cowling, Clare, Guide To The Public Records Of Tasmania, Section Four, Free Immigration, Archives Office of Tasmania, 1975, p92.
Nicholson, Ian Hawkins, Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Tasmania, 1834-1842, Roebuck, 1985, p224.
Passengers
CHAPPLE, Isaac & family
CLARK, Joseph & Emily Ann with 2 children
HILDER, Thomas
JOHNSTONE, William & Martha
LOCKE, Emily
STEPHEN, George
SUMMERS, William
WILLIAMS, Elizabeth
WILLIAMS, Elizabeth (Betsy) (child)
WILLIAMS, Isaac
WILLIAMS, John
WILLIAMS, Mary
WILLIAMS, Uriah
(not a complete passenger listing)
Atlanta (1866)
No information available at this stage.
Sources:
Passengers
No current listings
(not a complete passenger listing)Atwick (1834)
Departed London 05 Sep 1833 with 29/32 passengers, arriving Hobart 15 Jan 1834.
Sources:
Nicholson, Ian Hawkins, Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Tasmania, 1834-1842, Roebuck, 1985, p8.
Passengers
BARBER, George & Ann
(not a complete passenger listing)
Aurora Australis (1862)
The 'Aurora Australis' departed London with 99 immigrants on board arriving Hobart 09 Jan 1862.
Sources:
Pearce, Ian & Cowling, Clare, Guide To The Public Records Of Tasmania, Section Four, Free Immigration, Archives Office of Tasmania, 1975, p107.
Passengers
EATES, Jemima Ann
VICTORSEN, John
(not a complete passenger listing)
Austral (1885)
Departed London arriving Melbourne May 1885, 19 immigrants travelled on to Launceston on the Mangana arriving 27 May 1885.
Sources:
Pearce, Ian & Cowling, Clare, Guide To The Public Records Of Tasmania, Section Four, Free Immigration, Archives Office of Tasmania, 1975, p123.
Passengers
WILLIAMS, Jonathon Parry
(not a complete passenger listing)
Australasia (1852)
Departed Plymouth arriving Hobart 05 Dec 1852 with 221 immigrants on board.
Sources:
Pearce, Ian & Cowling, Clare, Guide To The Public Records Of Tasmania, Section Four, Free Immigration, Archives Office of Tasmania, 1975, p93.
The Hobart Courier, Wednesday 08 Dec 1852, p2.
Passengers
McCARTHY, Owen & wife with 7 children
(not a complete passenger listing)
Australasia (1855)
The 'Australiasia' departed from The Downs with 192 immigrants on board arriving Hobart 03 Jan 1855.
Sources:
Pearce, Ian & Cowling, Clare, Guide To The Public Records Of Tasmania, Section Four, Free Immigration, Archives Office of Tasmania, 1975, p97.
Passengers
BURBURY, Hannah
BURBURY, James
CALLAWAY, William & Emma (nee Rencher) with son William
McCARTHY, Teresa Mary
McGREGOR, Alexander, Doctor (Ship's Surgeon)
TWEEDIE, Henry Veitch
(not a complete passenger listing)
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Updated: 14-Nov-2009
