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The DRUMMORE was a 298 tonne sailing ship carrying 5 guns. She sailed from Leith in Ireland on July 19, 1830 and travelled via the Cape of Good Hope and Isle of France on her way to the Swan River Colony and Hobart Town. Captain P. Petrie was in command and besides a crew of 19, she carried general cargo and 61 passengers.
She arrived in the Swan River Colony on February 1, 1831 and ended her journey in Hobart Town on February 28.
William and Hester TANNER decided to emigrate to Australia in 1829. They had heard good reports of both the Swan River and Tasmania and knew of the incentives being offered to would-be immigrants - for every three pounds they invested, they would be allocated forty acres of land.
The Tanners chartered the MARGARET to take them, Charles and Ellen VIVEASH (William's sister and Hester's brother), their families, servants, labourers and property to the Swan River Settlement. They left England on June 25, 1830.
When they reached Cape Town they were met with rumours of the failure of the Swan Colony and Captain Biddle of the MARGARET refused to proceed on the voyage. The MARGARET was unloaded and paid off. Tanner and his party completed their journey on the DRUMMORE, which left Cape Town on October 20, 1830.
The following passenger list is derived from CSO records CSR 13/167. Additional detail has been sourced from:
Name Age Family/Single Occupation Comments COOK Jeremiah 40 F Shepherd ... ... ... ... COOK Mary 39 F Wife ... ... ... ... COOK Elijah 20 F Son ... ... ... ... COOK Charlotte 18 F Daughter ... ... ... ... COOK Jane 16 F Daughter ... ... ... ... COOK Henry 14 F Son ... ... ... ... COOK Phoebe 12 F Daughter ... ... ... ... COOK Sarah 9 F Daughter ... ... ... ... COOK Elizabeth 7 F Daughter ... ... ... ... COOK John 5 F Son ... ... ... ... COOK Mary 2 F Daughter ... ... ... ... COOK Harriet 5 mths F Daughter ... ... ... ... [Top] Name Age Family/Single Occupation Comments DYER John 41 F Labourer ... ... ... ... DYER Elizabeth 48 F Wife ... ... ... ... DYER Hannah 15 F Daughter ... ... ... ... DYER Lucy 14 F Daughter Died on voyage DYER James 11 F Son ... ... ... ... DYER Elizabeth 10 F Daughter ... ... ... ... FERGUSON Alexander 27 F ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... FERGUSON Christine 28 F Wife ... ... ... ... FERGUSON Thomas 4 F Son ... ... ... ... FERGUSON James 2 F Son ... ... ... ... FLEAY John 15 S Labourer aka [FLAY] FUSSELL Richard 25 S Bailiff aka [TUSSELL, William] HADDRILL William 27 F Labourer ... ... ... ... HADDRILL Hannah 25 F Wife ... ... ... ... HADDRILL George 4 F Son ... ... ... ... HADDRILL Ann 2 F Daughter ... ... ... ... HANDS John 21 S Labourer aka [HAND] [Top] Name Age Family/Single Occupation Comments MAYO Richard 15 S Labourer ... ... ... ... MILLER James 34 F ... ... ... ... aka [NULLER] MILLER Mary 29 F Wife aka [NULLER] SIMPKIN George 14 S Labourer ... ... ... ... STEVENS Henry 13 S Miller ... ... ... TANNER William 30 F Gentleman ... ... ... ... TANNER Hester 26 F Wife nee [VIVEASH] TANNER William Afric 6 mths F Son ... ... ... ... THOMSON James 25 F ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... THOMSON Margaret 24 F ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... WANSBOROUGH Daniel 21 F Labourer aka [WANSBROUGH] WANSBOROUGH Hannah 21 F Wife nee [PRANGLE]
Jeremiah COOK, b. 1798 (ENG), d. 1831 (Upper Swan, W.A.); m. 29 Sep, 1809 (UK), Mary Jane COOK (nee SUTTON), b. 1791 (ENG), d. Apr, 1848 (York, W.A.).
He was from Kenneth, county Wiltshire. He was brought out as a shepherd and indentured labourer to William TANNER. He commenced life in the colony on Tanner's property "Baskerville" at Guildford. Jeremiah died the same year.
Mary Jane was the first woman to come before the Criminal Court in January 1832 on charges of stealing from her master William TANNER. She was lashed and sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labour at the Round House in Fremantle. Later, she married Henry Randall.
Children:
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John DYER, b. 1789, d. 8 Nov, 1831 (Perth, WA); m. Elizabeth b. 1783, d. 25 May 1852 (Perth, W.A.).
He worked as a labourer for William TANNER and died soon after arrival.
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Alexander FERGUSON, b. 19 Nov, 1805, d. 24 Apr, 1858 (Toodyay, WA); m. (Scotland) Christiana (nee CALLENDER) b. 1806, d. 2 Jun, 1870 (Toodyay, WA).
He was brought from Scotland as an indentured servant to T.N. YULE and was later listed as a blacksmith in Swan and Toodyay.
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John FLEAY [FLAY], b. 11 Feb, 1815, d. 5 March 1884 (Gilgering, WA).
He married Jane COOK (also on this vessel), 29 Oct, 1832 at Guildford, WA. John was an indentured servant to William TANNER [also on this vessel) and later moved to York where he worked for MOORE, at "Oakover Estate".
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Richard Charmbury FUSSELL, b. 1805, d. 25 May 1852.
He was an indentured servant to William TANNER. Later he worked for Charles WITTENOOM who left him his WA property and sheep upon his death.
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William HADDRILL, b. 1799/1802, d. Feb, 1875 (Swan, WA); m. c.1820 Hannah HADDRILL (nee REEVES) b. 1805, d. 1864.
He was a thatcher and labourer to William TANNER and was later employed later by W. BURGES.
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John HANDS, b. 1809, d. 10 Nov, 1835 (Fremantle, WA).
He was employed as a labourer to William TANNER.
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Richard MAYO, b. 1816 (England), d. 18/19 Sep, 1878 (Swan, WA).
He married Mary DEWAR (arrived per WARRIOR), Dec, 1844. He was later listed as a farmer, licensee and mailcarrier.
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James MILLER, b. 1796, d. Oct, 1848; m. Mary b. 1801, d. Feb, 1842.
He was an indentured servant to T.N. YULE and was later listed as a gentleman farmer at Canning and Upper Swan.
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George SIMPKIN, b. 1817.
He was employed as a labourer by William TANNER.
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Henry STEVENS, b. 1810.
He was a miller by trade and was retained as a servant to William TANNER.
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William TANNER, b. 24 May, 1801 (England), d. 9 Jun, 1845 (England); m. 15 Dec, 1829 (England), Hester VIVEASH b. 12 Feb, 1804, d. 21 Jul, 1846.
He was a gentleman agriculturalist who was granted 35,000 acres of land on the Swan River and in the Avon district. He was
influential and acquired mortgages over other propoerties. Ill health and a financial recession caused him to return to England in 1844.
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James THOMSON, b. 1806, d. before 1837; m. Margaret b. 1807.
They were both indentured as servants to T.N. YULE.
As a widow, Margaret continued to serve as a seamstress to T.N. YULE. She married again to James JONES on 20 Jul, 1839.
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Daniel WANSBROUGH, b. 7 Apr, 1810, d. 1 Apr, 1848 (Perth WA); m. 24 May 1830 Hannah WANSBROUGH (nee PRANGLE) b. 10 Oct, 1810, d. 18 Dec, 1893.
He came to the colony as a labourer for William TANNER but was later employed as a gardener for STIRLING. Later he was listed as a farmer.
* For further information on this family, please contact Mark Schipp.
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