James Mckechnie Forsyth b1899 Shotts Lanarkshire Scotland to Laura near Adelaide

[Neale1961]

More about PERSIC
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/129750707?searchTerm=Persic

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/212961160?searchTerm=Persic

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/73619195?searchTerm=Persic

[majm]

'The Mares have come out in charge of Mr David Adams of Aucheneraig, Dumbartonshire.'   I can just see Clydesdales being in charge ....

More about PERSIC
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https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/73619195?searchTerm=Persic

JM

[majm]

Agh .... and of course 'Supercargo' not often well documented on passenger lists, as they were accommodated in stalls WITH the animals... 

JM

[Neale1961]

More about PERSIC
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/129750707?searchTerm=Persic

They were “shipped” by Mr. Adams. He wasn’t onboard.
2 clydesdales and their 2 foals - more than 1 man needed to managed them during the voyage?

Being a ploughman, James would be familiar with working and handling clydesdales.

[Neale1961]

Agh .... and of course 'Supercargo' not often well documented on passenger lists, as they were accommodated in stalls WITH the animals... 

JM

I believe so.
That would explain why his name appears at the bottom of the passenger list without any additional detail. The other person,(Sutherland) name in pencil below James, may have also been travelling with livestock - the race horses?

[majm]

I am still constructing  those images of the Clydesdales in charge.  Newspapers would never get important details like that W R O N G     

   ADD

Its just the wording !   so back in the early 1800s, NSW expression when land grants were being made and prices were being set .... the price would be recorded as UPSET price....  as in 21st century wording upset would be written as set up.   

JM 
 

[majm]

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/PassengerSearch.aspx

Some further names for passengers .... alas still no sighting for James.

ITEM no. 30241476 passengers per the PERSIC from Liverpool to Australia via Albany (WA) 5 November 1925.

Helen MAGU
George MARTIN
Betty PARSONS
Jean PARSONS
Winifred PARSONS
Sarah RICHARDSON
Jean SHARP
Helen WILLIAMSON
John WILLIAMSON


JM

[majm]

https://slwa.wa.gov.au/dead_reckoning/government_archival_records/n-s/passenger_lists

Albany
ACC 108: Port of Albany. Unbound lists of arrivals and departures for the port of Albany 1873-1932

Overseas passenger lists are indexed for 1873-1925 and some eastern states passenger lists are being indexed (see section on Indexes). A listing of this series can be found in AN 371.

JM

[Neale1961]

Cannot find any details of the farm in Laura.

Information about Laura here from Prof. Google
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura,_South_Australia

I had no luck finding the name of the farm. Others with more knowledge of South Australia may have more success.

This link here might be a useful contact for more information on the location of the farm.
https://explore.history.sa.gov.au/organisation/rocky-river-historic-art-society