Assisted Immigrants Lookup "William Rodger 1838 CRAIGIE

[jlmack1]

Would anyone help with a look up on the "William Rodger" arriving Sydney from Glasgow 26/09/1838

Family name; CRAIGIE
Robert, Elizabeth and 4 children William Walter Jane & Elizabeth

I have that Elizabeth died in quarantine station at North Heads - Is this correct?
Where would I look?

I have that Robert married a Janet Haddow in 1839 to look after the baby!

Any assistance would help. Thank you.
Lee

[Siouxsie]

Hi,
Robert certainly looks to have married Janet (from NSW BDM http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/search.htm )

Registration :V1839509 73A
Year:1839     
Man:CRAIGIE      ROBERT     
Woman:HADDOW      JANET     
Place :JA  (Pres/ Scots Church)

There is a death listed but there is no forename, no place and the year is 1840
Registration: V18401482 102
Year:1840     
Name: CRAIGIE

Cheers
Susie

[krisesjoint]

Hi all,

Please see previous threads to avoid duplication.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,165.0.html

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,382683.0.html

immigration provided here

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,382688.0.html

hope someone can help with the quarantine station.

Cheers Kris 

[jlmack1]

Thanks List,

It is the surrounds about the death at quarantine Station that eludes me now.
Was she sick and taken to hospital? and Robert married again - strange setup.

Lee

[Siouxsie]

Dear Lee,
This site mentions the "William Rodger"
http://www.manlyquarantine.com/Residents_before_1900.htm
http://www.manlyquarantine.com/History_1837.htm

As this site mentions how many died on board and at the Quarantine Station, there is a possibility that the Friends of the Q Station may have a list of these deaths. At the bottom of this page there are contact numbers for the Friends Society.
http://www.manlyquarantine.com/FroQS%20membership%20form.html

Also, Walter and Robert are mentioned on http://investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/Search.aspx (Using Keyword Craigie)

Cheers
Susie

[jlmack1]

Thanks again Siouxsie,

Will contact the members of 'Friends of the QS'

I have to fill a void perhaps you could assist,

I have Elizabeth arrived on 'William Rodger' 26/9/38
I have Robert married Janet Haddow 25/5/1839
I have Elizabeth died 1840

1st; Can I get information from the death cert without buying a copy?
2nd Would Janet Haddow have come in as an immigrant?
3rd Was there a Census in 1841 which I could look into?

Lee

[judb]

1842/43 Citizen Roll for Brisbane Ward, City of Sydney has Robert Craigie rateable property - house, Sussex St.

1845/6 Roll of Electors, Electoral Roll for Sydney, Gipps Ward, shows Robert Craigie, dwelling house, Crescent St.

1848/9 and 1849/50 same as 1845/6 with Walter CRAIGIE listed at same address

1851/2 Roll of Electors, Electoral Roll for Sydney, Bourke Ward, shows Robert Craigie, dwelling house, Castlereagh St.

The index I have access to is supposed to cover to 1864 but there are no more entries for Robert or Walter after 1851/2.  They are the only ones with that surname on this index.  Women, of course, are not voters so can't tell if Janet was with him.

There are some entries on Sydney Sands and McDougall Directories up to 1876 but that's forty years after he arrived - could be a descendant.  The Robert mentioned is living in Glebe and has 'fancy bazaar' next to his name - the mind boggles


Cheers, Judith

[jlmack1]

Thanks Judy, I will keep an open mind - but 'bazaar' must be another family!!!!

Lee

[judb]

No, Lee, it is in the bit where many entries have a person's occupation so heaven knows - maybe his job was selling at a market??

Also I've found some refs to the ship but it is spelt 'William Roger' at times - just to make us look up twice 

If you look at the National Library digitised newspapers - seach using combinations of "William Roger" and quarantine you'll see some refs - none that help you in you particular search but interesting.

http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home

I couldn't find any reference to a passenger list anywhere.    Nor could I find a Janet Haddow, that would fit, anywhere.  Unfortunately the shipping records before 1839 are a bit sketchy.  She could have been born in Australia or have emigrated.  What refs I saw for "Janet Haddow' were all women from Scotland but no way of knowing if they belong to this family. 

Looking as though buying a cert or two may be the way to go.

Judith