RUSHWORTH Family in Australia - COMPLETED

[busybod]

I'm hoping that some kind person out there will be able to point me in the right direction.  I'm looking for relatives of my cousin - dont have too much information about them, only that they emmigrated to Australia from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in or around 1951 under the assisted passage scheme.  Dont know where they sailed from in England or where they landed in Oz.  We think it might be Perth but not 100% sure.

Can anyone suggest where we might start to look for passenger lists etc.

[Keengeni]

You can search the Passenger Index on

http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/recordsearch.aspx

"Search as guest user" and on the next page "passenger index" is on the top right of the page.

Good luck!

K.

[sparrett]

Hi busybod,
If you would like help in your search, you could give us given names and possibly ages and occupations .

Sue

[trish251]

Hi busybod

Apart from the "passenger index" mentioned by Keengeni, you could also try the general search. Many (but not all) of the assisted  immigrants are listed with names/ages. There are also some "applications for assisted passage"  e.g.. this one
RUSHWORTH Albert Edward Victor [Application by British migrants for assisted passage] 1951
As Sue mentioned, a given name will reduce the number of hits on the search. It will also provide for a death search in BDM cds and/or cemetery lists. (realising that most, if not all, of the family may still be living)

If you are searching for living relatives - you can try the white pages online

www.whitepages.com.au

Have you checked for your family on the findmypast shipping list? - it is a pay site - I don't have a subscription but you can search for no charge

Trish

[terra]

From the National Archives site

Index to passenger arrivals
Search for passengers arriving by ship in Fremantle and other Western Australian ports between January 1921 and 15 January 1950; or arriving at Perth airport between 1944 and 15 January 1950.
**Index compiled through a Work for the Dole project in Perth, Western Australia**


Does the index include those in transit to other ports

[sparrett]

Hi terra,
  From the search page [ a bit further down the page from which you are quoting

Sue

Note: Many ships bound for the eastern Australian states passed through Fremantle. The Fremantle passenger lists include all those passengers who disembarked in Fremantle. They often also include all other passengers who travelled further on the same ship and disembarked in other Australian or overseas ports.
From 1944 the passenger lists include those for aircraft arriving at Perth airport. The lists for Qantas flights usually include brief details for those enroute for other airports. The lists for other airlines only have details for those leaving the aircraft in Perth.

[trish251]

Passenger lists are usually needed for the "first point of entry" into a country for immigration purposes. I will never forget the 3 hour queue many moons ago when we landed in Hawaii on the way to mainland US

The naa shipping index gives final destination as an item of data - have you not used it at all terra?


Trish

[busybod]

Thanks everyone for your responses.

I've looked on the passenger index on the naa archives and came up with nothing.  This index, though, only goes from January 1921 to January 1950.  Just outside my time range!!

I've also searched the find my past index, which goes up to 1960, and again drawn a blank.  If anyone else wants to have a look, you're more than welcome.

Their names were: William Redvers RUSHWORTH and
                                Gwendoline RUSHWORTH (nee OATES)

I'm not sure of their dates of birth, I think it will have been somewhere around 1928 give or take a few years.

I'll try the white pages next and hope that comes up with something.  Trouble is, we know that Gwen and Bill had several children, but we dont know their names. The reason I am doing this is that I am doing my own family tree and in the process of doing so I came across a message on a website from one of the Rushworth kids.  I recognised the family names and got in touch with my cousin, who responded to the message on the website, but as yet we have heard nothing.  This message was originally put on the site by them in 2003.  It's so galling knowing that they're trying to get in touch with relatives here, but we cant do anything to get in touch with them.  They do have aunts and an uncle here still living but they are all getting on in years and it would be lovely if they at least could make contact with them before anything happens

Anyway, thanks everyone once again and wish me luck.

[busybod]

Just to say I think we can now put this one to bed.  I've found them on the find my past site.

Thanks to everyone again.


Busybod