ACWORTH to Australia (Brisbane) 1886-1888

[Barnford]

Hello

That is of great help thank you. The first family was the one I was looking for. I think that Lilly must be a diminutive of Elizabeth. The second Acworth family is made up of Louis Acworth's parents - Louis and Emma (although the ages are a bit approximate) - and some of Louis' siblings. Alfred William is William Alfred, who subsequently marries Elizabeth Beiley (or Bashford - I am not sure which of those is her maiden name). The Bryants do not belong to me.

Thanks to you all again - this is far more information than I was expecting to discover and I am very grateful.

Clive

[Ruskie]

You're welcome Clive. Yes, the ages on these immigration records are often a bit approximate. One of mine took 10 years off his age - probably improved the chances of gaining employment. Don't hesitate to ask if you need more look-ups.

[trish251]

I recently read information re assisted emigration from UK 1850s - the older they were the more they had to contribute to the fare      so many, I think subracted some years!

Trish

[Barnford]

I found some interesting information on the two boats. On the Queensland digital archive site there is a copy of a diary of a passenger on the Almora from the 1860s and I also found some information - and a picture - of the Duke of Buccleuch and what became of her. Rather them than me...

[Ruskie]

It's always interesting to find information like that.

One of mine arrived on the Duke of Buccleuch too. You get to recognize the names of the ships - it looks like they contantly sailed back and forth between the UK and Australia. There are usually a few births and deaths on board - must have been dreadful conditions.

Could you post the links to those ships please Clive?

[Barnford]

Sure:

http://www.manuscriptsqld.slq.qld.gov(.)au/home/features/previous/shipdiaries

The Almora is the fourth one down.

This one has a picture of the boat and tells of its demise:

http://www.findonvillage(.)com/0821_duke_of_buccleuch.htm

Remove the () brackets to make the links work - spam protection.

Hope you find them of interest

[Ruskie]

Thanks a lot for the links - (too lazy to find them myself  )

[Ruskie]

I found those most interesting - thank you Clive.

[GThurston]

Is interest in the Acworth line still alive? Am researching my Acwotrh Grandmother and her descent.