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The emigrant ship SUCCESS left London, England on 27 November, 1842 and arrived in the Swan River Colony on 22 March, 1843. She weighed 621 tons and her master was Sampson KEEN.

The voyage took 115 days and no ports were visited along the way. A total of 67 male and 64 female passengers were landed in the Swan River Colony on arrival.

There were 8 deaths on the voyage (1 male, 2 females, 2 juvenile males and 3 juvenile females). There were also 4 births on the voyage (3 males and 1 female).

Later the SUCCESS was driven ashore off Fremantle, Western Australia on 11 April, 1843. She was successfully refloated but did run aground again, that time off Western Australia's northern coast in 1844.

Ron GIBLETT's book, "Eastward to the Avon," [ISBN 0-646-13089-7], tells the story of the GIBLETT family of Northam, W.A. and many other associated families who lived in Western Australia's Avon District. Since the author's ancestors migrated on the SUCCESS he has devoted two chapters to the ship (pp. 27-41) and gives a comprehensive account of the vessel, its passengers, the journey and many other interesting facts. ship line

SUCCESS
[22 March, 1843]
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"BAGSHAW"
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John BAGSHAW, son of Richard BAGSHAW and Rebecca DOWNEND, chr. 14 April 1811 (Barnbrough Yorkshire ENG) d. 27 Jun 1890 (York, W.A.), m. 10 April 1837 (Barnbrough, Yorkshire ENG), Hannah BAGSHAW (nee MASON) b. circa 1813, d. 22 Nov 1877 (Madgekine, York, W.A.)

John worked for Geo. Leake as an Agricultural Labourer; as a Blacksmith in York (Partner of Isaac Laning - until 1850); as a carter in Toodyay and as a farmer in Beverley.

Children:

* Please contact Christine Uphill for further information on this family.

[ * W.A. BDM; W.A Pioneers Index; Karrakatta Cemetery Records; Bi-Centennial Dictionary of Western Australians ]

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"BAKER"
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James BAKER b. 1824, d. Mar 1843. He did not marry.

James was the brother of George (below) and worked for W.L Brockman as an Agricultural Labourer.

[ * Bi-Centennial Dictionary of Western Australians ]

George BAKER b. 1826 m. Apr 1847 Ann FISHER, b. circa 1828. Ann travelled to W.A. on the same voyage of the SUCCESS. They had no children.

George was the brother of James BAKER (above) and worked for Geo. Leake as an Agricultural Labourer.

[ * Bi-Centennial Dictionary of Western Australians ]

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"BALDWIN"
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Benjamin BALDWIN b.1811, d. 12 Jul 1887 (Serpentine, W.A.), m. (U.K.) Anne Amelia BALDWIN (nee BRIGGS) b. circa 1815, d. 1875 (W.A.)

He was employed by Clarkson in the Northam District in 1844; farmed at Dale in 1849 and at Serpentine in 1859. His wife was a postmistress.

Children:

[ * W.A. BDM; W.A Pioneers Index; Bi-Centennial Dictionary of Western Australians ]

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"CAWOOD"
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Samuel CAWOOD, b. 1818 and Mary Ann CAWOOD, b. 1820 arrived with their infant son William CAWOOD, b. 1842, their daughter Emma CAWOOD having died at sea.

They gave birth to another son, John (b. 1847) in Western Australia.

The family departed for South Australia with their PRINCE relatives on the FERGUS on March 21, 1855.

The PRINCEs were my husband's great great grandparents and the CAWOODs were his great great great uncle and aunt; the two women being sisters. They spent 13 years in Australia before traveling to New Zealand from Melbourne.

* Please contact Jan Pickering for further information on this family.

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"CHITTY"
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George Edward CHITTY and Helen Mary CHITTY (nee FRENCH) arrived with Charles CHITTY (4) and William CHITTY (2) and an infant son. He was later known as George Edward CHITTY, but there is no mention of Mary CHITTY who is recorded in the Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians?

(Is George Chitty BAKER a descendent? - There were Baker's on board SUCCESS as well.)

* Please contact Liz McLennan for further information on this family.

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"CLEAVER"
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John CLEAVER b. 1803, m. Mary CLEAVER. They brought seven children to W.A. Two of their daughters, Emma CLEAVER and Sarah Jane CLEAVER, both married Charles Hole DUFFIELD in later life.

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"COLE"
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Thomas COLE b. 1813 m. Frances COLE (nee SOUTHAM) and travelled to W.A. with two children. They had six more children in W.A.

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"DESMOND"
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Denis Henry DESMOND m. Maria DESMOND (nee BOLDS or BOWLER) and had they had 10 children after they arrived in W.A.

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"DUNKLEY"
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Anne Maria DUNKLEY, b. 1824, married fellow passenger George LONGBOTTOM b. abt 1807. They were married in 1849 in York and their 7 children were all born in York.

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"FISHER"
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William FISHER, b. c1806 (Bradford-on Avon, Wiltshire, England), m. Elizabeth FISHER (nee WITTLE) (Wiltshire, England) and arrived in W.A. with 7 children.

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George FISHER, b. 1809 (Bradford-on Avon, Wiltshire, England), m. Sarah Mary FISHER (nee JORDAN), 4th May, 1835. Sarah was b. c1810 (Bradford-on Avon, Wiltshire, England). They arrived in W.A. with 4 children.

George d. Jan 1855 (York, W.A.), bd. 24 Jan. 1855 (Old Pioneer Cemetery). Sarah m. Henry STEVENS 1856 and they had one daughter.

Children:

Child of Sarah and Henry STEVENS:

* Please contact Gail Pascoe for further information on this family.

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"GIBLETT"
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John GIBLETT and his wife Bridget GIBLETT travelled to W.A. with John's two step-children, John and Susan. Bridget was the widow MEARS (nee COLLINS) before she married John. They had 5 children after they arrived in W.A.

* Please contact Allan Creswell for further information on this family.

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"HAW"
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Thomas HAW m. Elizabeth HAW (nee BLACKSTONE) in England before departing on the SUCCESS in 1842. Elizabeth was the daughter of Samuel BLACKSTONE. She was b. 1820 (England) and d. 1880 (Victoria, Australia) aged 60 years.

Children:

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"JOYCE"
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John JOYCE m. Jane REED in 1857 in Fremantle. She d. in 1861 and he remarried Bridget LENANE in 1865 and had 10 children. John's sister Betsy (Elisabeth) travelled to W.A. with him on the SUCCESS.


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Betsy JOYCE, (Elizabeth) b. 1824, m. Emanuel Walter BURGESS in 1851. They had 1 child. Elizabeth's brother John JOYCE was on the same voyage.

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"LONGBOTTOM"
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Stephen LONGBOTTOM and his wife Rose Hannah LONGBOTTOM. Their son John LONGBOTTOM was b. 1842 and travelled with them.

* Please contact Liz McLennan for further information on this family.

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"PRINCE"
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After Edward PRINCE, b. 1823 and Hannah PRINCE (nee SMITH), b. 1823 arrived in Western Australia they gave birth to Mary (b. 1844), Emma (b. 1846) and Thomas (b. 1850).

Edward was employed as a labourer by Mr Clarkson in Perth and later held an Avon district leasehold in the 1850s at York.

The family departed for South Australia with their CAWOOD relatives on the FERGUS on March 21, 1855.

The PRINCEs were my husband's great great grandparents and the CAWOODs were his great great great uncle and aunt; the two women being sisters. They spent 13 years in Australia before traveling to New Zealand from Melbourne.

* Please contact Jan Pickering for further information on this family.

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"REYNOLDS"
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Thomas REYNOLDS, b. 31 Dec 1810, married Mary REYNOLDS (nee HAWKINS) 26 May 1831 (Piddington, Oxfordshire England).

Children born in Piddington, Oxfordshire, England:

Children born at sea:

Children born in Western Australia:

* Please contact Judy Reynolds Decker for further information on this family.

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"ROBINSON"
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Mary ROBINSON, (Margaret Maria) arrived in W.A. with her five children. Her husband William ROBINSON was a veterinarian who died on board SUCCESS during the voyage.

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"SCALES"
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Edward SCALES, aged 28 years, arrived in W.A. with his two children, Jane SCALES, aged 4 years and George SCALES, aged 2 years. His wife Ann SCALES and their newborn son died in childbirth on board SUCCESS during the voyage.

Edward SCALES later married Eliza TYLER in 1843 (Perth, W.A.) and had eight more children.

Children:

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"WILKINS"
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Nelson WILKINS, b. abt 1821 in England, d. 30 Dec 1861 (York W.A.) He married May Anne WILKINS (nee COOPER) about 1843 in England. Mary Anne was the daughter of James Cooper. After Nelson's death, Mary Anne remarried Levi INGRAM. (Nelson's sister Jane WILKINS travelled out on the same voyage.)

Children of Nelson and Mary Anne:


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Jane WILKINS, b. 1826, m. John PARSONS in 1844 in W.A. Her brother Nelson WILKINS travelled to W.A. on the same voyage.

* Please contact Judy Reynolds Decker for further information on this family.



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