Ship "Runnymede"

[margmasson]

 One of my Ancestors arrived in Portland, aboard this ship in June 1852. Does anyone know anything about this ship? Is it the same "Runnymede" that brought convicts to Tasmania in earlier years?
                Marg.

[judb]

There are some references for the ship which arrived 1852:

It seems to have come "unexpectedly' into Portland with emigrants aboard, and should, it appears, have arrived in Melbourne.  According to this biography of William Rutledge some seventy immigrants left the ship at Portland.

Rutledge had been appealing in vain for years for emigrants to be sent direct to Port Fairy to ease the shortage of farm labourers and domestic servants. In 1852, when the emigrant ship Runnymede came unexpectedly into Portland Bay, he sent his brother Lloyd, armed with blank forms of agreement, to board the ship. Despite Rutledge's complaints of 'obstruction and malversation' when Police Magistrate James Blair tried to prevent these doubtful activities, Lloyd got away with seventy souls.
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/rutledge-william-billy-2622

 However, this may not be entirely true as this reference suggests that the person mentioned was sponsored by a family in Port Fairy.
http://genforum.genealogy.com/englandcountry/messages/49318.html

TROVE mention:
212 immigrants, barque of 408 tons, master Jones, from Liverpool 23 February.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/4785699

This site suggests that there were 2 ships of the same name and that the one which brought convicts to Tasmania was wrecked in 1844.
http://magni.webcity.com.au/~rnb47409/vessels/runnymede.html

Judith

[sparrett]

http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/con-wa18.html

This item says there was yet another ship of the name which brought its first load of convicts to Western Australia in 1856 having been built in 1854.

It also brought some passengers on the 1856 voyage.

Sue

[cherokee]

 :)Hi on one of my sources RUNNYMEDE sailed to Australia from 1836 until 1856 to Sydney, Hobart, Portland, Hobart town, Freemantle etc. 17 voyages listed to and from Australia . On one voyage it has convict vessell noted, on others it has a barque 390 ton and sometimes 388 ton. From 1872 to 1892 a ship by the same name was sailing in Queensland waters, can find no reference to prove it may be the same ship or not. Hope this is of some help Cherokee

[Neil Todd]

From http://archive.org/stream/colonialclippers00lubbrich/colonialclippers00lubbrich_djvu.txt

A Book. Digitised by Microsoft. "THE COLONIAL CLIPPERS"
From a passage in the book
"Early Fast Passages Outward.

Constance, Captain Godfrey, left Plymouth, 17th July, 1850, arrived

Port Adelaide, ist October, 1850 — 76 days.
Runnymede, Captain Brown, left Liverpool, 2 ist February, 1852 ;

arrived Port Adelaide, 4tli May, 1852 — 72 days.
Ayina, Captain Downward, left Liverpool, 6th April, 1852 ; arrived

Port Adelaide, 21st June, 1852 — 76 days.

Constance was owned by James Beazley, Runny-
mede was a ship hired by the Emigration Commis-
sioners, and Anna was a Fox Line packet. They
were all under 1000 tons. Other passages which I "

Neil

[Neil Todd]

From Lloyds Shipping Register.

Runnymede owned by Barton & Co Liverpool. J Brown Capt. 452 Ton. Contracted normally Liverpool to India. Builders at StJohn "I think that is Nova Scotia" .Barque Part sheathed, copper nailed

Neil

[margmasson]

Dear Judith, Sue, Cherokee and Neal, thank you all for your helpful information. I am trying to research the ships that brought my ancestors to Australia. I found a picture of "Runnymede", but am not sure which one it is! Once again thank you for your help. It is much appreciated.
                                Marg

[Neil Todd]

Depending on what the other Runnymede is, the one your person came on, as in last post a Barque

Neil

[margmasson]

 Thank you very much for that, Neil.
                           Marg.