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The emigrant ship "GANGES" sailed from London and Liverpool in England. The barque was captained by Samuel C. WALKER and arrived in Fremantle in the Swan River Colony on October 15, 1841 with 123 passengers.
Cabin passenger, John Schoales, recruited many of the passengers in Ireland as indentured labourers and accompanied them on their voyage out to the Swan River Colony.
At the time, William Wade was an 18 year old passenger on the voyage and in his reminiscences, described the arrival in Fremantle in this way:
Towards evening we sighted Rottnest, one of the islands off Fremantle and the ship was put about and kept in the offing during the night. By the earliest daylight her head was turned shoreward again under easy sail and we gradually drew towards some islands shining in the rising sun and presenting a most cheering aspect though the land was but rocks.
As the morning advanced great excitement and activity pervaded us all and was increased by the sight of boats making towards us. Everyone put on his or her best and mounted and thronged on the ship's side, hearts beating and faces glowing with joy and anticipation. Now the pilot or harbour master's boat is alongside and the deputy harbour master steps on board followed by the ... well known afterwards as Mr Back and several smiling shoremen.
There was there great shaking of hands and thousand questions never waiting to be answered about the voyage and everything imaginable. A great bubble of tongues but in our own familiar English and thus we arrived in Australian waters on the 15th day of October 1841, day ever memorable, and we cast anchor in Gages Road, Fremantle Harbour, Colony of Western Australia. Humble thanks to Almighty God for his prevailing mercy to us and bringing our voyage to a safe ending."
[Wade, William - Papers. MN 858. 949A, 1026A, 1075A. Battye Library Perth, W.A.]
Passengers who embarked in London and those who passed through quarantine on arrival are listed below. Information was found in Con 36 and CSR 99/163-4 in the Battye Library in Perth, W.A. and in the Perth 'Inquirer' newspaper dated October 20, 1841.
CSR 99/163 said the ship brought 110 emigrants, 7 "Caddy" Passengers with two children and 4 intermediates.
Assisted migrants were listed in the following three distinct categories:
In an effort to help you with your research we have amalgamated all of the passengers into one single list and sorted them alphabetically according to their surnames.
The only crew mentioned were:
Name Age Family/Single Occupation Religion Comments
ABBEY Thomas 30 F Labourer Protestant ......
ABBEY Mary Ann 20 F Servant Protestant ......
ANDERSON Jane 18 S Servant Protestant To be protected under a Commssioner's Orders
BALL Richard 22 S Labourer Protestant ......
BESSONET Mr J. .. S .... .... Cabin Passenger
BIRMINGHAM William 15 S Boy Protestant ......
BIRMINGHAM Mary Ann 15 S Servant Protestant To be protected by a Brother
BOULGER M. 28 F Quarryman Roman Catholic ......
BOULGER Mary 28 F .... .... Roman Catholic ......
BOULGER Mary 25 S Servant Roman Catholic To be protected by a Brother
BRIAN Willliam 25 S Shepherd Roman Catholic ......
BROWNE Christopher 30 S Shepherd Protestant ......
[Top] Name Age Family/Single Occupation Religion Comments
CONNOLLY James 20 S Shepherd Protestant ......
DALY Mr .. S .... .... Cabin Passenger
DAVEY C. .. S .... .... Intermediate Cabin Passenger
DAVIS J. .. S .... .... Intermediate Cabin Passenger
DELMORE John 30 F Sawyer Roman Catholic Surname could be DELAMERE?
DELMORE Mary 21 F .... .... Roman Catholic ......
DINELEY Dr William Pike .. S .... .... Cabin Passenger
DONOVAN John 20 F Servant Protestant ......
DONOVAN Mary Ann 22 F Housemaid Protestant ......
DORK William 26 S Labourer Protestant Was his surname DORK?
DOWDELL C. 34 S Brickmaker Protestant ......
[Top] Name Age Family/Single Occupation Religion Comments
DOWLAN James 26 F Labourer Roman Catholic ......
DOWLAN Jane 20 F Servant Roman Catholic ......
DOWLAN Mary 1 F .... .... .... .... ......
DREW Margaret 27 S Servant Roman Catholic To be protected by a Brother in law
HACKETT Thomas 27 F Labourer Roman Catholic ......
HACKETT Mary 26 F Servant Roman Catholic ......
HACKETT Anne 3 F .... .... Roman Catholic ......
HACKETT Nathaniel Ganges 2 mths F .... .... Roman Catholic ......
HACKETT Felix 24 S Labourer Roman Catholic ......
HALL W. .. S .... .... Intermediate Cabin Passenger
HARDEY Thomas 30 S Gardener Protestant ......
HARTIKEN Michael 23 S Labourer Roman Catholic ......
[Top] Name Age Family/Single Occupation Religion Comments
HENRY Owen 32 F Labourer Roman Catholic ......
HENRY Bridget 28 F Servant Roman Catholic ......
HEPINSTALL Anne 20 S Servant Protestant To be protected by a Brother in law
HICKEY Peter 20 S Labourer Roman Catholic ......
HICKS Richard 31 S Shepherd Protestant ......
HICKS Ben 24 S Bricklayer Protestant ......
HICKS Robert 19 S Farm Lad Protestant ......
HOLMES J. 19 S Printer Protestant ......
HOUSTON J. 30 S Hostler Protestant ......
KEEGAN Thomas 27 F Gardener & Labourer Roman Catholic ......
KEEGAN Eliza 25 F Cook Roman Catholic ......
KEEGAN Richard 8 mths F .... .... .... .... ......
[Top] Name Age Family/Single Occupation Religion Comments
KEHELY Timothy 24 S Labourer Roman Catholic Could his name have been John?
KERSLEY Richard 21 S Labourer Protestant ......
KILLAN John 26 S Labourer Roman Catholic ......
KING Rev. George .. F .... .... Cabin Passenger
KING Mrs Jane .. F .... .... Cabin Passenger
KING Emma .. F .... .... Cabin Passenger
LEARY Bridget 22 S Servant Roman Catholic To be protected by a Brother
LEEDON James 29 F Servant Protestant ......
LEEDON Jane 25 F Servant Protestant ......
LENNY Edward 28 S Labourer Roman Catholic ......
LOUGHRIDGE George 26 S Labourer Protestant ......
MALONE Gregory 27 S Brickmaker Roman Catholic ......
[Top] Name Age Family/Single Occupation Religion Comments
MARMION Patrick 26 S Labourer Roman Catholic ......
McDONNELL C. 18 S Labourer Roman Catholic ......
McINTOSH Ewan 28 S Shepherd Protestant ......
McKENNA James 21 S Labourer Roman Catholic ......
McKENNA John 21 S Labourer Roman Catholic ......
McKINLEY Rose 27 F Servant Roman Catholic Surname could be McKINLAY?
McKINLEY Patrick 26 F Labourer Roman Catholic Surname could be McKINLAY?
McKINLEY Rose 4 mths F .... .... Roman Catholic Surname could be McKINLAY?
McNAMARA James 29 S Labourer Roman Catholic ......
MILLER John 28 S Miller Protestant ......
MINION Martha 30 F Servant Protestant Surname could be MINSON?
MINION William 30 F Labourer Protestant Surname could be MINSON?
MINION Mary Ann 1 F .... .... Protestant Surname could be MINSON?
[Top] Name Age Family/Single Occupation Religion Comments
MOORE Thomas 32 S Labourer Roman Catholic ......
MORRISSEY William 30 S Shepherd Roman Catholic ......
NORRIS Patrick 22 S Shepherd Roman Catholic ......
O'BRIEN Dennis 21 S Servant Roman Catholic ......
O'MALLEY Dennis 25 S Shepherd Roman Catholic ......
OLIVER George 22 S Smith Protestant ......
OTWAY Thomas 22 S Labourer Protestant ......
POLLARD John Snr. 58 F .... .... Protestant ......
POLLARD Jane Snr. 38 F Dairy Woman Protestant ......
POLLARD John Jnr. 19 F Ploughman Protestant ......
POLLARD George 15 F Farmboy Protestant ......
POLLARD Jane Jnr. 12 F Farmgirl Protestant ......
POLLARD Thomas 7 F .... .... Protestant ......
POLLARD Michael 5 F .... .... Protestant ......
[Top] Name Age Family/Single Occupation Religion Comments
QUIN William 30 S Ploughman Protestant ......
RAISON Anne 20 S Servant Protestant To attend on Mrs King; was her surname RAISON?
REA Sarah 18 S Servant Protestant To be protected by a Brother
REA John 16 S Farm Lad Protestant ......
REEVES Mr R. .. S .... .... Cabin Passenger
RONAYNE David 21 S Shepherd Roman Catholic ......
RONAYNE Mary 18 S Servant Roman Catholic To be protected by a Brother
ROSS Margaret 25 S Waitress Roman Catholic To be protected by a Cousin
SCHOALES John Jnr. .. S .... .... Cabin Passenger
SMITH Bridget 36 S Cook Roman Catholic To be protected by a Nephew
SMITH Eliza 26 S Housemaid Roman Catholic To be protected by a Brother
SMITH James 24 S Milker Roman Catholic ......
SMITH Thomas 23 S Labourer Roman Catholic ......
SMITH Margaret 22 S Servant Protestant To be protected by a Cousin
[Top] Name Age Family/Single Occupation Religion Comments
STOYLE Sarah 28 S Nurserymaid Protestan To be a Servant to Mrs King's child
SUTTON George 37 S Bricklayer Protestant ......
SUTTON Jane 29 S Servant Protestant To be protected by a Brother
WADE Thomas Henry 20 S Labourer Protestant ......
WADE William 18 S Farm Lad Protestant ......
WARD John 26 S Servant Roman Catholic ......
WARD Anne 23 S Cook Roman Catholic To be protected by a Brother
WATSON J. 19 S Farm Boy Protestant ......
WELDON James 21 S Shepherd Protestant ......
WILKINSON Thomas 27 F Labourer Protestant ......
WILKINSON Jane 25 F Servant Protestant ......
WILKINSON Alan 1 F .... .... Protestant ......
WILKINSON Peter 22 S Labourer Protestant ......
[Top] Name Age Family/Single Occupation Religion Comments
WILLIAMS Thomas 38 F Labourer Protestant ......
WILLIAMS Eliza 28 F Servant Protestant ......
WILLIAMS Eliza 18 F Servant Protestant ......
WILLIAMS John 16 F Farm Lad Protestant ......
WILLIAMS Mary Ann 14 F Farm Girl Protestant ......
WILLIAMS Jane 10 F .... .... Protestant ......
WILLIAMS Margaret 7 F .... .... Protestant ......
WILLIAMS .... .... ? mths F .... .... .... .... ......
WRIGHT J. .. S .... .... Intermediate Cabin Passenger
Thomas ABBEY, b. 1804 (Co. Carlow IRL), d. February 3, 1869 (Newtown, Vasse, W.A.); m. cir 1840, Mary Ann ABBEY (nee MINION), daughter of W. MINION and ROACH, b. 1826 (ENG), d 1893 (Newtown, Vasse, W.A.). [Mary Ann could have been the sister of William MINION who was on the same voyage?]
Thomas & Mary farmed at Busselton , Wonnerup, Coomidup etc. They had a Sussex (Loc) 205 acres in 1853, and several lots totalling 100 acres in the 1850s & 60s. They built 'Newtown House' a substantial brick homestead. The Vasse Post Office was established at Newtown House in early 1850s and run by Mary Ann Abbey for many years.
Children:
[Dictionary of Western Australians] ... Please confirm with other sources
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Jane ANDERSON, b. cir 1824 (ENG), m. 1842 (W.A.), ? COLLINS.
[Dictionary of Western Australians] ... Please confirm with other sources
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William BIRMINGHAM, b. cir 1826 (ENG), brother of Mary Ann BIRMINGHAM, b. cir 1826 (ENG).
William left on the JOSEPH ALBINO for S.A. in Dec, 1846.
[Dictionary of Western Australians] ... Please confirm with other sources
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Mary BOULGER (BOLGER), b. cir 1817 (ENG), m. Dec, 1842 (W.A.), fellow passenger Timothy KEHELY (KEILLY), b. cir 1818 (ENG).
Mary travelled to Western Australia with her brother M. (Michael?) BOULGER and his wife Mary. Refer to our KEHELY entry to get more information about what became of Mary after she married Timothy.
* Please contact Vicki Smith for further information on this family.
[Dictionary of Western Australians] ... Please confirm with other sources
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John DELMORE, b. cir 1812 (ENG), d. 11 Apr, 1887 (Toodyay, W.A.), m. (ENG), Mary DELMORE (nee SMITH), daughter of John (Col. Sgt. of 21st) & Elizabeth, d. Dec, 1848 (W.A.), in childbirth.
Children:
[Dictionary of Western Australians] ... Please confirm with other sources
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Dr. William Pike DINELEY cir 1816 (ENG), m. 31 Aug, 1844 (W.A.), Ann (Okey) DAVIS, daughter of John and Frances Harriet, b. 14 Jan, 1820.
Children:
[Dictionary of Western Australians] ... Please confirm with other sources
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John DONOVAN, b. 1822 (IRL), m. (UK), Mary Ann DONOVAN (nee McCORMICK), b. 1819 (UK).
Children:
[Dictionary of Western Australians] ... Please confirm with other sources
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James DOWLAN (DOWLING), b. 1815 (ENG), m. (ENG), Jane DOWLAN, b. 1821 (ENG).
James and his family left for South Australia on the VENUS on 26
Mar, 1846.
Children:
[Dictionary of Western Australians]
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Margaret (Mary) DREW, b. 1814 (ENG), m. 1842 (W.A.), Richard GALLOP.
Children:
[Dictionary of Western Australians;
Index to Baptisms at St Mary's R.C. Church]
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Thomas HACKETT, b. 1814 (ENG), d. 1866
(East Perth, W.A.), m. (ENG), Mary Anne
HACKETT (nee HORIST), b. 1815 (ENG), d. 31 May, 1885 (Gingin, W.A.).
Children:
[Dictionary of Western Australians]
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Thomas HARDEY, b. 1811 (ENG), m. Jul, 1846 (Australind, W.A.), C. EGAN.
[Dictionary of Western Australians] ... Please confirm with other sources
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Richard HICKS, son of Thomas and Susan (nee DALTON), b. 1810 (UK).
He migrated with his brothers Robert and Benjamin (below) to join his uncle John HICKS who arrived on the MEDINA on 6 Jul, 1830.
[Dictionary of Western Australians]
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Benjamin HICKS, son of Thomas and Susan
(nee DALTON), b. 1817 (UK).
He migrated with his brothers Richard (above) and Robert (below) to join
his uncle John HICKS who arrived on the MEDINA on 6 Jul, 1830.
He left for London on the Trusty in Jan, 1843.
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Thomas KEEGAN, b. 1814 (UK), m. (UK)
Eliza KEEGAN, b. cir 1816, d. 1842.
Children:
[Dictionary of Western Australians]
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Timothy (John?) KEHELY (KEILLY?), b. 1818 (UK), m. Dec, 1842 (Perth, W.A.), fellow passenger Mary BOULGER (BOLGER), b. 1816 (UK).
Timothy is most probably from Parish Ballymoney in Co Cork.
Timothy left Western Australia for Adelaide on the Victoria on 3 Apr, 1845. Mary followed with one on the Rosanna on 17 Dec, 1845.
Children:
Two more daughters, Ellen and Catherine, were born in South Australia and the family were not heard of again until Ellen applied to marry in Dunedin NZ aged 15 1/4.
* Please contact Vicki Smith for further information on this family.
[Dictionary of Western Australians; Inquirer] ... Please confirm with other sources
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Rev. George KING, m. (ENG), Jane KING, (widow nee MATHEWSON).
George departed with his family on the Ranee in Dec, 1848.
Children:
[Dictionary of Western Australians]
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Patrick MARMION, b. 1815 (Co. Down, IRL), d. 22 Jun, 1856 (W.A.), m. 25 Jun, 1855, Charlotte STONE, b. 1821, d. 28 Jun, 1869. (Legality of marriage questioned - performed by Rev. Jostens).
Children:
[Dictionary of Western Australians] ... Please confirm with other sources
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Ewen McINTOSH (MACKINTOSH?), b. cir 1813 (UK), m. Apr, 1849, Euphemia DRUMMOND, b. 1826.
Children:
[Dictionary of Western Australians] ... Please confirm with other sources
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James McKENNA, son of John, b. 1820-22 (IRL), d. 1873 (Perth, W.A.), m. 31 Dec, 1849, Catherine STANTON, b. 10 Oct, 1832 (Perth, W.A.) d. 2 Jun 1911.
Catherine was the daughter of John STANTON who arrived on the Sulphur on 8 June, 1829, and Harriet (nee NEWMAN? and widow KING) who arrived on the Calista on 5 Aug, 1829. She was the half sister of Sophia KING who married James McNAMARA below.
(Catherine remarried James LOONEY in 1874.)
Children:
* Please contact Christine Uphill for further information on this family.
[Dictionary of Western Australians]
John McKENNA (McKEREN? or McKIERNAN), b.
1820 (UK), m. Ellen BOLTON.
Children:
[Dictionary of Western Australians]
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Patrick (John?) McKINLEY (McKINLAY?), b.
1826 (UK), d. 13 Nov, 1899 (Perth, W.A.), m. Rose
McKINLEY (nee HACKETT), b. 1826-27 (UK), d. 24 May, 1889 (Perth, W.A.).
Children:
[Dictionary of Western Australians]
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James McNAMARA, b. 1817 (ENG), m. 1849 (Perth, W.A.), Sophia Harriet KING, daughter of David and Harriet (nee NEWMAN? later STANTON), b. 1829 (Perth, W.A.).
Sophia was the half sister of Catherine STANTON who married Ganges passenger James McKENNA (above).
Children:
[Dictionary of Western Australians] ... Please confirm with other sources
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John MILLER, b. cir 1813 (ENG).
John left for Adelaide on 9 Jan, 1845.
[Dictionary of Western Australians; Inquirer] ... Please confirm with other sources
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William MINION (MINSON?), b. 1811 (UK),
m. (UK), Mary Ann MINION (nee ROACH), b.
1811 (UK).
Children:
[Dictionary of Western Australians]
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Thomas MOORE, b. 1806-11, d. Jun, 1846 (Perth, W.A.).
[Dictionary of Western Australians] ... Please confirm with other sources
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William MORRISSEY, son of John and Mary, b. cir 1811 (IRL).
William and his brother of Michael were pastoralists in the Champion Bay district of W.A.
Children:
[Dictionary of Western Australians] ... Please confirm with other sources
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Dennis O'MALLEY (O'MALEY?), b. 1813 (IRL), m. (York, WA), Maria, b. 1838 (IRL).
Maria arrived on the Emma Eugenia on 25 May, 1858.
Children:
[Dictionary of Western Australians] ... Please confirm with other sources
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George OLIVER, b. 1819 (UK), d. Sep, 1847 (W.A.) while attempting to cross the Avon River.
[Dictionary of Western Australians, Inquirer] ... Please confirm with other sources
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Thomas OTWAY, son of Thomas, a labourer, b. 1819-21 (IRL), d. 26 Jun, 1875, m. 11 Mar, 1854 (York, W.A.), Mary MURPHY, daughter of John, a farmer, b. 1829 (IRL).
Mary arrived on the Travancore on 13 Jan, 1853.
Children:
[Dictionary of Western Australians] ... Please confirm with other sources
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John Snr. POLLARD, b. cir 1783 (UK), d. bef 1848, m. Jane Snr. POLLARD (nee COLLINS), b. cir 1803, d. 3 May, 1868 (Pinjarra, W.A.).
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Sarah REA (RAY?), b. cir 1823 (UK).
Sarah's brother John (below) was also on board the Ganges. Sarah left for Adelaide on 9 Jan, 1845.
[Dictionary of Western Australians; Inquirer]
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John REA (RAYE?), b. 1825 (UK), m. Jan,
1850 (W.A.), M. TICHBORN, b. 1832.
John's sister Sarah (above) was also on board the Ganges.
[Dictionary of Western Australiansentennial Dictionary of Western Australians]
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David RONAYNE, b. 1820 (UK), m. 1846 (W.A.), Fanny TYRROL (Frances TOMELE-FOWLER?), b. 1827, bp. 1850.
David's sister Mary (below) was also on board the Ganges.
Children:
[Dictionary of Western Australians]
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Mary RONAYNE, b. cir 1823 (UK).
Mary's brother David (above) was also on board the Ganges.
[Dictionary of Western Australians]
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John Jnr. SCHOALES, Irish Barrister, son of John of Dublin, b. 1810 (IRL), d. 10 Apr, 1847.
John made an earlier trip to W.A. arriving on the Shepherd in Aug, 1838 and together with his brother-in-law, NASH, was behind the migrant scheme under which those aboard the Ganges were shipped.
The passengers wrote to Schoales and Captain Walker (a copy of which was sent to the Inquirer) commending those gentleman on the treatment they had received and the comforts they had been provided for the journey. It should be noted, however, that Wade's memories of the journey are not so complimentary in some aspects!
[Dictionary of Western Australians; Inquirer] ... Please confirm with other sources
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Bridgit SMITH, b. cir 1805 (UK), m. 1842 (W.A.), ? SPENCE.
[Dictionary of Western Australians] ... Please confirm with other sources
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Thomas Henry WADE, b. cir Mar, 1820-23 (IRL), d. 1865 (W.A.), m. Jun, 1843 (WA), Emily Ann MARSHALL b. 1826 (ENG).
Emily arrived on the Montreal in 1839.
Children:
[Dictionary of Western Australians]
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William WADE, son of an Irish School
Teacher, b. 1824 (IRL), d. 1912 (South Australia), m. 15 Sep, 1851
(Fremantle, W.A.), Eliza KIRWAN, eldest daughter of Sgt. Major KIRWAN.
Children:
[Dictionary of Western Australians]
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John WATSON, a crew member, b. 1810, m. Sep, 1843 (W.A.), Mary Ann JOSLYN (widow nee ADAMS).
Children:
[Dictionary of Western Australians] ... Please confirm with other sources
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James WELDON, b. cir 1820 (UK).
James left for Adelaide on 9 Jan, 1845.
[Dictionary of Western Australians; Inquirer] ... Please confirm with other sources
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Thomas WILKINSON, b. 1814 (UK), m. Jane WILKINSON, b. 1816 (UK).
Thomas and the family left for Adelaide on the Velocity on 28 May, 1844.
Children:
[Dictionary of Western Australians; Inquirer]
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Thomas WILLIAMS, b. cir 1803 (IRL),
d. 18 Aug, 1892 (his son John's home, Willow Gully, Northampton W.A.), m.
(UK), Eliza WILLIAMS, b. cir 1813 (UK).
Children:
[Dictionary of Western Australians]
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