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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Cork => Topic started by: princess1 on Sunday 30 April 06 11:23 BST (UK)
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Hi all,
I am desperate for any information on a ship named the Lady McNaughton sailed from Corke with my ancestors aboard circa 1833-35 to Australia.
I realise the records for this period were lost in Ireland due to a fire, but I thought someone may have some information. I have checked all the sites in Australia and it shows the Lady McNaughton docking in Australia in 1835 as a convict ship and again in 1837 as a converted passenger ship, and my ancestors George Barker and Mary Ann O'Connell are not on the list. I have been to the wall in Sydney and they are not listed. The death certificates of these people show they arrived circa 1833-35 and family research shows them on the Lady McNaughton.
I am at the end of my scope where to look next.
I hope someone can help!!!!
With kind regards
Princess1
Australia
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Hi Princess :)
Can you tell us what the family research is that shows them on board this ship? Might help us to narrow down sources yet to look at...
Cheers
Prue
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P.S. the Lady M'Naghton [sic - as shown on this page: http://theshipslist.com/ships/australia/australia1837.htm] arrived in 1837 with assisted immigrants - sounds like you've already seen the passenger list for this arrival though... :-\
I also found reference to this voyage of the Lady M on a site about the old North Head Quarantine station...apparently the ship arrived with typhus on board:
As in the case of the typhus ridden Lady McNaughton which arrived in Sydney Harbor in 1837 after loosing fifty four passengers en route, however the Quarantine Station proved no sanctuary. Thirteen more died after arrival in what were then described as "truly appalling conditions with a sense of misery, wretchedness and disease present everywhere." (http://www.castleofspirits.com/quarantine.html)
Maybe there is a record of who from the ship was quarantined there? Long shot...
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Hi have just joined the group and saw your listing.Maybe you have solved your problem already.The Lady McNaughton also Lady McNaghten left Cork on 5 Nov 1836 and arr.in Sydney 26 Feb 1837.The ship was quarantined until 10 May 1837 at North Head Quarantine Station.Approx 56 children died from measles and a further 50 or so passengers are reported to have died from typhus.The Mitchell Library in Sydney has full list of passengers and record of the enquiry that was held also a letter by 10 Irish passengers re maltreatment on board.My ancestor Bridget HARCOURT was an emigrant on this ship.
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Hi have just joined the group and saw your listing.Maybe you have solved your problem already.The Lady McNaughton also Lady McNaghten left Cork on 5 Nov 1836 and arr.in Sydney 26 Feb 1837.The ship was quarantined until 10 May 1837 at North Head Quarantine Station.Approx 56 children died from measles and a further 50 or so passengers are reported to have died from typhus.The Mitchell Library in Sydney has full list of passengers and record of the enquiry that was held also a letter by 10 Irish passengers re maltreatment on board.My ancestor Bridget HARCOURT was an emigrant on this ship.
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Elizabeth Rushen And Perry McIntyre have just published a book on the Lady McNaughton. It was launched at the Quarantine Station in Sydney last week. Don't have other details to hand.
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Thank you Trev1
Iwill follow this up and I'm also on the lookout for a book on female migration written by Elizabeth Rushen "Single and Free"
Regards Oz Peggy.
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Hi Peg,
See http://www.rushen.com.au/
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Hi I'm new here.
I'm looking for Joseph Walsh/Welsh who arrived in Australia
on the Lady McNaughton in 1835
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Hello Gallindanne,
Joseph Walsh arrived in NSW on board the Lady McNaghten Convict ship in 1835. He was tried in 1834 at Antrim and given a 7 year sentence for stealing clothes. He was single,a Catholic and his occupation was given as a porter. Date of birth 1816. This is from the Irish transportation registers. A goos website is Irish convicts to New South Wales. Also try the Australian website TROVE where you will find a 'treasure trove of digitised newspapers from all states in Australia from 1803 to about 1954. Often the papers had stories abput the convicts their assignments etc.
Hope this helps. Let me know if you need more information I can always do look ups for you at my local family history centre!
Oz Peggy
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Many years later, someone reads an old listing.
I have a copy of the book "Quarantined! the 1837 Lady Macnaghten Immigrants". Mary O'Connell - family is listed as Connell - details on p.79 - note for her says born c 1820, Cork; note on same page says married 1840 to George Henry Barker. The family had 9 children, only 7 arrived safely in Sydney - twin girls aged 1 died of measles.
George Henry Barker - not identified as a passenger; only reference found was in the note for the O'Connell family.
Information for the notes relating to this family from NSW BDm, and Mrs E. Casey, Leonard Munday, Fr Brian Maher and Peter Mayberry.
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Lady McNaughten became a fever ship
http://www.academic.oup.com/shm/article/24/3/624/1641803
left cork 4.11.1836 with 412 passengers, arrived sydney harbour 26.2.1837, quaratine 1.3.1837 for 45 days
ten adults and 44 children died around 90 sick passengers
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Just came across this old post,when searching for accurate info on the ship The Lady Mc Naughton.
regarding Frederick Henstridge born South Newton Wiltshire 1818 and wife Maria nee Smith born 1824,who are believed to be on the 1850 sailing from Plymouth. Ship arrived Adelaide 15th May 1850.
This family survived so presume conditions improved.
Any further information on this family welcomed,thanks,Brionne.
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find my past
http://www.findmypast.co.uk
Harriet Maria born 1851 mum Maria and Dad Frederick Henstridge
mother Maria Smith born 1824 died 28.3.1900 mount gambier
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Dad Frederick Henstridge
mother Maria Smith born 1824 died 28.3.1900 mount gambier
https://www.mountgambier.sa.gov.au/cemeteries/henstridge-frederick
https://www.mountgambier.sa.gov.au/cemeteries/henstridge-maria
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Many thanks rathmore and Kiltaglassan for your interest and time in finding info on this Henstridge family. I have unearthed quite a bit by various means since posting. The obits are useful ,had just the Findagrave only. Thankyou.
I actually come from the same Wiltshire village South Newton as this couple and discovered their route to Adelaide 1850s quite by chance. They had at least seven children,eldest Henry[Harry] born 1849,before they left Wiltshire.
Very interested to confirm the sailing details, as its an early one.
The many branches of the seven children all stayed mainly in South Australia,still finding more.
If you have a few minutes to find the Lady McNaughton sailing details,if any, would be grateful/
Looks like the ship started in Ireland before embarking the English passengers in Plymouth.
Found today that the Workhouse site has info on sponsored emigration to South AUS from 1850 onwards,from parish workhouses.Wilton sent some,no lists of course anywhere this end.
Very interesting,thanks again,Brionne