Tasmanian Immigrant Ships List - "W" 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.
Wanderer (1855)
Departed from London & The Downs arriving Hobart 13 Feb 1855 with 185 immigrants on board.
Sources:
Pearce, Ian & Cowling, Clare, Guide To The Public Records Of Tasmania, Section Four, Free Immigration, Archives Office of Tasmania, 1975, p97.
Passengers
LOWE, John & Sarah with Sarah, Thomas & 3 boys under 14
RIDGERS, William
(not a complete passenger listing)
Wanstead (1828)
Departed London, Lands End 30 Dec 1827, arrived Hobart 18 / 20 May 1828 with 23 passengers on board.
Sources:
Nicholson, Ian Hawkins, Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Tasmania, 1803-1833, Roebuck, 1983, p143.
Passengers
DENHOLM, Alexander
DENHOLM, George
DENHOLM, John
(not a complete passenger listing)
Wellington (1854)
Departed from London arriving Hobart 05 Nov 1854 with 15 immigrants on board.
Sources:
CB 7/17/1 Board of Immigration.
Pearce, Ian & Cowling, Clare, Guide To The Public Records Of Tasmania, Section Four, Free Immigration, Archives Office of Tasmania, 1975, p97.
Passengers
COOK, Rachel
LORDEN, Thomas Lewis & Mary with baby Lewis
STACEY, Edward
STACEY, Frederick & Georgina with 1 boy (u 14) & 1 girl (u 14)
STACEY, John
STACEY, John & Elizabeth with 3 boys (u 14) & 1 girl (u 14)
STACEY, Susan
(not a complete passenger listing)
Westmeath (1884)
Departed London arriving Hobart 22 Jun 1884 with 121 immigrants on board.
Sources:
Pearce, Ian & Cowling, Clare, Guide To The Public Records Of Tasmania, Section Four, Free Immigration, Archives Office of Tasmania, 1975, p123.
Passengers
DOBSON, Sarah with Frances E, Fred W & Arthur W
HESLOP, Edward
HESLOP, Jane (nee Kitchener)
PEARCE, Ann (Mary Ann Ophelia - known as Annie)
PEARCE, Ann Emily Rosalind
PEARCE, George Earnest Anthony
PEARCE, George Edward
RILEY, Joseph
WRIGHT, Francis & Mary Elizabeth (nee Broom) with George, Esmerelda, Horace & May (born on board)
(not a complete passenger listing)
Westmorland (1821)
Sailed from Leith, Portsmouth 14 Dec 1820 with 41 passengers on board.
Sources:
Nicholson, Ian Hawkins, Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Tasmania, 1803-1833, Roebuck, 1983, p70.
Passengers
ANDERSON, Janet
(not a complete passenger listing)
Whirlwind (1855)
The 'Whirlwind' arrived in Launceston 31 Mar 1855 having departed from London with 255 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.
Also see:
Immigrants Recruited by the Launceston Immigration Aid Society: 1855 - 1862 by Kevin Green.
Passengers
BOBEY, Pamela
CLEAVER, John Sloper & Charlotte with William Henry Thomas, Charlotte & Henry
HOWARD, William
JAMES, William & family
JOHNSON, David & family
LAPTHORNE, Henry & Mary Ann (nee Vallance) with children Marian, Eliza, William H., Maria & Elizabeth
LING, William & Eliza
MANNING, James & Lucy with James, Sophia, Susan & Robert
OAKLEY, Judd & Susannah with 5 children
(not a complete passenger listing)
White Star (1855)
The 'White Star' departed Liverpool arriving in Melbourne with 144 immigrants on board. 132 of these immigrants left Melbourne on the 'City of Hobart' arriving in Hobart 24 Jul 1855.
Sources:
Pearce, Ian & Cowling, Clare, Guide To The Public Records Of Tasmania, Section Four, Free Immigration, Archives Office of Tasmania, 1975, p98.
Passengers
McPHERSON, Colin & family
MITCHELL, James
MITCHELL, Robert
OLIVER, William & Isabella with Andrew, Margery, Alexander & Sarah
(not a complete passenger listing)
Wilhelmsburg (1855)
Arrived Hobart 26 Aug 1855, departed Hamburg with 476 assisted immigrants on board.
Sources:
Pearce, Ian & Cowling, Clare, Guide To The Public Records Of Tasmania, Section Four, Free Immigration, Archives Office of Tasmania, 1975, p99.
Passengers
BEHRENS, Johann
(not a complete passenger listing)
William (1833)
Arrived Hobart 08 Mar 1833, departed London 06 Nov 1832, Liverpool, General Cargo & 23 passengers.
Sources:
Nicholson, Ian Hawkins, Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Tasmania, 1803-1833, Roebuck, 1983, p209.
Passengers
No current listings
(not a complete passenger listing)William (24-06-1842)
Departed Sydney 13 Jun 1842 with 7 passengers arriving Launceston 24 Jun 1842
Sources:
Nicholson, Ian Hawkins, Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Tasmania, 1834-1842, Roebuck, 1985, p229.
Passengers
LYNCH, Bernard & Catherine
(not a complete passenger listing)
William Hammond (1854)
Arrived Hobart 25 Dec 1854, departed Plymouth with 257 immigrants on board.
Sources:
Pearce, Ian & Cowling, Clare, Guide To The Public Records Of Tasmania, Section Four, Free Immigration, Archives Office of Tasmania, 1975, p97.
Passengers
GILMORE, Martha Jane
(not a complete passenger listing)
William Jardine (1849)
Departed Plymouth 30 May 1849 arriving Hobart 26 Aug 1849 with 6 cabin passengers & 148 immigrants on board.
Sources:
Broxam, Graeme, Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Tasmania, 1843-1850, Roebuck, 1998, p163.
Passengers
BENT, Elizabeth
BENT, George
BENT, Mary
BENT, Rachael
BENT, William
BURROWS, Joseph
BURROWS, Sarah
MAHONEY, Denis
MAHONEY, Michael
MAPLEY, Fanny (nee Goss) with Fanny, Sarah, Joseph, Thomas, John, Johsua, Jane, Sarah, Mary Anne & Hannah
SMITH, Ann (nee Hammond) with Sarah, James, Benjamin, Zacharias & Hannah
(not a complete passenger listing)
William Wise (1841)
Departed London 10 Jun with 31 passengers on board arriving Hobart 10 Oct 1841.
Sources:
Nicholson, Ian Hawkins, Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Tasmania, 1834-1842, Roebuck, 1985, p209.
Passengers
BONWICK, James
(not a complete passenger listing)
William Metcalfe (1837)
Arrived Hobart 24 Jan 1837, departed from London 3-17 Oct 1836 with 238/289 free female immigrants.
Sources:
Nicholson, Ian Hawkins, Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Tasmania, 1834-1842, Roebuck, 1985, p76.
Pearce, Ian & Cowling, Clare, Guide To The Public Records Of Tasmania, Section Four, Free Immigration, Archives Office of Tasmania, 1975, p91.
Passengers
ELLIOTT, Samual & Mary with family
ELLIOTT, Samuel & Mary with family
MITCHELL, Helen
SMITH, Binnie
THORPE, John & Mary with family
(not a complete passenger listing)
Woodcote (1856)
Departed London arriving Hobart 29 Dec 1856 with 62 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
GOULD, Louisa Emily
GOULD, Mary Anne
KEAN, Frances
PINKARD, Francis
TAYLOR, James
(not a complete passenger listing)
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Updated: 20-Oct-2009
