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Barque James


London, England via Cape of Good Hope to Port Jackson, Australia
17 November 1834

Report of a Barque arrived in Port Jackson this 17th Day of November 1834
Vessel's Name:- James
Tonnage:- 358
Master's Name:- Paul
From Whence:- London via Cape of Good Hope 29 September
When Sailed:- 29 June
Lading:- Merchandise & Emmigrants
Agent:- William Walker & Co

Cabin Passengers Barque "James" arrived Port Jackson 17th November 1834 burthen 3381.78/100 tons.
Columns are as follows; Surname, Christian Names or Initials, Place of Birth, Occupation, Remarks. The remarks noted for steerage passengers have been incorporated into the occupation colums as those remarks noted the word "wife," noted a Mrs. to join her husband, and one wife who died at sea.


  1* Lang, J D              Full             DD            The Rev
  2  Smythe, K D            Full             AM            The Rev
  3  Garvin, I H            Full             AM            The Rev
  4  Wolde, Robert          Full             AM            The Rev
  5  McKenzie, David        Full             AM            The Rev
  6  Brown, Thomas          Full   England   Settler       Esq
  7  Hitchcock, David       Full   England   Settler       Esq
  8  Monro, Henry           Full   Scotland  Settler       Esq
  9  Morice, John           Full   England   Settler       Esq
 10  Hawthorne, Francis     Full   England   Ships Surgeon Esq
 11  Brown,                 Full   England                 Mrs
 12  Garvin,                Full   Scotland                Mrs
 13  Kelly, Isabella        Full   England                 Miss
 14  Charlton, Margaret Ann Full   England                 Miss

Steerage Passengers Barque "James"

 15  Key, James             ?      Scotland  Leedsman
 16  Key, Sarah            47      Scotland  Wife
 17  Key, Mary             12      Scotland
 18  Key, Helen             9      Scotland
 19  Key, James             7      Scotland
 20  Reid, Walter          30      England   Gardener
 21  Reid, Sarah           24      England   Wife
 22  Reid, Walter           7      England
 23  Reid, Sarah            4      England
 24  Reid, Francis          2      England
 25  Frew, James           41      Scotland  Printer
 26  Frew, Margaret        40      Scotland
 27  Frew, Elizabeth       14      Scotland
 28  Frew, Archibald       12      Scotland
 29  Frew, Mary            10      Scotland
 30  Frew, John             6      Scotland
 31  Frew, Jane             3      Scotland
 32  Frew, David            1      Scotland
 33  Christie, Charles     36      Scotland  Agriculturalist
 34* Christie, Jane        36      Scotland  Wife
 35* Christie, Charles     10      Scotland
 36  Christie, Robina       7      Scotland
 37  Christie, Francis      5      Scotland
 38  Christie, Archina      4      Scotland
 39* Christie, Charlotte   12mths  Scotland
 40  Stewart, Malcom       40      Scotland  Warehouseman
 41  Stewart, Catherine    33      Scotland  Wife
 42  Stewart, Amelia       10      Scotland
 43  Stewart, David         8      Scotland
 44  Stewart, Charles       7      Scotland
 45  Stewart, Sarah         4      Scotland
 46  Stewart, William       2      Scotland
 47  Scamble, John         26      Scotland  Printer
 48  Bonner, Charles       38      Scotland  Compositor
 49  Smith, Robert         16      England   Servant
 50  Winship, Taylor       22      England   Shipwright
 51  Lawrie, William Brook 52      England   Tinsmith
 52  Lucas, Thomas         18      England   Ploughman
 53  Ford, William         24      England   Shepherd
 54  Lister, Henry         24      England   Farmer
 55  King, John            24      England   Farmer
 56  Perry, Joshua          8      England   Carpenter/Wheelwright
 57  Pearce, James         24      England   Farm Servant
 58  Goodenough, George    21      England   Gardener
 59  Spilsbury, James      31      England   Carpenter
 60  Spilsbury, Harriet    29      England   Wife
 61  Carr, Ann             37      England   Mrs.To Join her husband
 62  Carr, Ann             10      England
 63  Carr, Rebecca          7      England
 64  Robertson, Peter      32      Scotland  Teacher
 65  Robertson, Elizabeth  33      Scotland
 66  Robertson, Barbara    19      Scotland
 67  Robertson, Jane        9      Scotland
 68  Donald, John          32      England   Gardener
 69  Donald, Sarah         34      England   Wife.Died at sea
 70  Donald, John           3      England
 71  Kensington, George    27      England   Farmer
 72  Kensington, Flora     27      England   Wife
 73  Kensington, George     6      England
 74* Kensington, Charles    6      England
 75* Kensington, Charles    4      England
 76  Kensington, Thomas     2      England
 77  Marvill, William      21      England   Farmer
 78  Marvill, Mary Jane    21      England
 79  Lawes, William        46      England   Farmer
 80  Lawes, Jane           35      England   Wife
 81  Lawes, James          12      England
 82  Lawes, Elizabeth       9      England
 83  Lawes, Ellen           7      England
 84  Lawes, George          4      England
 85  Triggell, Thomas      22      England   Servant
 86  Triggell, Henrietta   21      England   Wife
 87  Triggell, Ann         18mths  England
 88  Winless, George       24      England   Farm Servant
 89  Winless, Charlotte    23      England   Wife
 90  Spendlove, George     24      England   Printer
 91  Spendlove, Eliza      30      England   Wife
 92  Spendlove, William     2      England
 93  Spendlove, Eliza      16mths  England
 94  Monro, Kenneth        26      England   Attorney
 95  Monro, Isabella       23      England   Wife
 96  Adams, Jane            9      England
 97* Purvis, James Dodds   12      England
 98  Dodds, Mary           19      England
 99  Thrum?, Frederick     16      England
100  Mercier, David        40      England   Plasterer
101  Mercier, Agnes        32      Scotland  Wife


Transcriber's Notes:

* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not
  the transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information
  in the transcriber's notes.

Passenger numbers were added to aid with referencing.

Explanations for Barque "James": -

Note:- Port Jackson is in Sydney Harbour NSW Australia

  1  Rev JD Lang DD: - Rev John Dunmore Lang Doctor of Divinity
     (this I know from other records) Rev Lang brought out numbers of
     boatloads of mostly Scottish settlers to NSW.

 34  Christie Family: - Jane Christie, wife -
     Jane was not the wife of Charles Christie - she was the widow of
     James Grant Christie & married Henry Monro (Cabin Passenger) in 1841.
     Charles Christie didn't die until 1864.


 35  Charles Christie aged 10 - full name Charles McLeod Christie.

 39  Charlotte Christie aged 12 Months - full name Charlotte Deacon Christie.


 74-75  Charles Kensington: - Two entries, one aged 6 & the other aged 4,
     correct as per list.

 97  James Dodds Purvis - "Dodds Purvis" could be the surname - see entry
     above for Mary Dodds





Monro & Christie Families related to

Robyn M Condliffe, IBSSG the transcriber of this lis:

Address 28 Sandpiper Crescent
Boambee East NSW 2452
Australia


Correspondence 1/6/02 passengers Triggell


Passengers Thomas Triggell, Henrietta Triggell (nee Spencer), married
Downton, Wilt. Eng.1832, and daughter Ellen (not Ann as per shipping list).


Met in Pt. Jackson by Cap. F.N.Rossi, who employed their services on his
property Micalago ( now Monaro district,N.S.W.), just outside the 19
county official settlement limits for 1834.


Contributing descendant - Lyn Venn (nee Triggell)


2/33 Windsor Av., Lutwyche, Brisbane, Queensland, 4030 Australia.


A copy of this ship's list is in my posession, sent to me by
The State Archives of NSW, Globe St, Sydney NSW AUS.
No Film Number was included.
Contributed and Transcribed by Robyn Condliffe for the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
1 January 1999



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