1873 Migration to SA - BILLIATT

[grantleydawn]

Does anyone know of online passenger lists to South Australia in 1873?

I have read "In July 1873, John William BILLIATT, wife & 2 daughters, arrived back in South Australia and living in Glenelg." That date, of July 1873, is wrong.

It appears that his parents visited South Australia, (possibly travelling with him). I have photos of them, taken between 1872 & 1876 in Adelaide.
The parents were in England for both the 1871 & 1881 Census.

The parents were John BILLIATT & Elisabeth KING.

Regards
Grantley

[warncoort]

Grantley,
A couple of sites
www.familyhistorysa.info/shipping/passengerlists.html
www.slsa.sa.gov.au/.../passengerlists/BoundforSouthAustralia
Or Google shipping lists South Australia

[grantleydawn]

Thankyou, but the year I am after is 1873, which is outside the range on those websites.

Regards
Grantley

[cando]

The only online records I am aware of are GRG 35/48/1 Official Assisted Passage Passenger Lists 1845 – 1886 at
http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/
and doubt your lot would be assisted immigrants.                                   

Have you looked at Australian Resources and South Australian Resources, which includes shipping links, at the top of the board. 
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,280572.0.html



Cando

[sparrett]

Hi All,

Putting aside his parent's activities for a moment,
Are you able to explain "BACK in SOUTH AUSTRALIA" ?

As in where were they coming back from and how do you know it is a shipping record you are looking for?

May he not be returning from another state which may have entailed an overland journey?

Sue

[grantleydawn]

Thankyou Cando, I am fairly certain that I have explored all those sites, but will double check them.

Answering Sue's question, in brief;
John William BILLIATT, first arrived South Australia 1861, he was in John McDouall Stuart's party that crossed Aust from South to North (& back), he went back to England as a lecurer, he lead the doomed Paraguayan emigration scheme in Oct 1872, returned to England and then in July 1873 "arrived back in South Australia and living in Glenelg". The date of July 1873 is wrong.

It is 3 photos I have, that prompted this search. I am convinced that they are of John William BILLIATT and his parents. I need to validate it before I donate them to the State Library of SA.

Regards
Grantley

[sparrett]

Hi Gantly
I am assuming that the parents were named Joseph and Hannah as they appear to be the only married couple by the surname on the 1881 census of possible age.

They must have been hardy folk for the time as they would have been in their 70's at the time of their voyages.
Sue

ADDING

Why don't you pop the photos up here for fun.  Chatters may see a helpful family resemblance

[grantleydawn]

Hi Sue,

As mentioned in my initial posting, the parents were  John BILLIATT & Elisabeth KING.

There shouldn't be too much family resemblance in SA as the only SA BD&M index entries are for the 1863 marriage of their son John William BILLIATT, to his cousin Ann Elizabeth KING plus the death of their two spinster daughters in 1950.

I just need to know where to look for the South Australian passenger lists for 1873, if they exist.

Regards
Grantley

[sparrett]

Hi

 Sorry I missed the parents' names in your post.

Have to say I'm missing something in my understanding of your reply about family resemblance in the photos you have too
Not important anyway.


Perhaps there is someone who has a useful shipping link for you, hope so.

Sue