Immigrant Ships
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Ship John Barry

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser of Wednesday 12* July 1826 (page ??) recorded the following under Shipping Intelligence:-

"On Saturday evening last arrived from England, the ship John Barry, Captain Roche. She sailed from London the 20th February; Portsmouth the 8th March; and the Cape of Good Hope the 28th of May. She brings a part of the New South Wales Corps , consisting of Captain Darcy, accompanied by his lady and infant son; Lieutenant Bell, also accompanied by Misses Bell , and Masters Bell ; Lieutenant Collins, Lieutenant Travers , Lieutenant Sweeney , and Assistant Surgeon Gibson, with 84 rank and file, and 66 women and 73 children."

"The Colonial Times, (weekly newspaper Hobart Town)
Friday 23rd August 1826.
The John Barry which arrived last Friday (16th August) from Sydney brings down Captain D'Arcy's company of the New South Wales Corps , consisting of a Captain, two Subalterns, three Sergeants, three Corporals and fifty rank and file. To this detachment there are attached forty-five women and forty-two children. "

WHICH SHIPS BROUGHT OUT VETERAN COMPANIES

- John Barry, 8* July 1826
- Orpheus, 13 September 1826
- Marquis of Hastings, 1827
- Hooghley, 1828

WHAT TYPE OF SHIP WAS JOHN BARRY

Extracts from the book Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Sydney 1826-1840, by I.H. Nicholson, p 19 it said "John Barry, ship, 520/524". On that page it was the second largest vessel listed. In this same reference it says it made 7 other trips to Sydney between 1834 and 1840. It is not known if more were made after 1840 or if it had been to Sydney prior to 1826.

Sydney Gazette, of 12 July 1826, classified it as a "ship" not a brig or schooner. In the absence of other data this might give some indication of tonnage and size.

"The John Barry was a hired transport not a convict ship"

WHAT ROUTE TO SYDNEY

For the John Barry, it "sailed from London the 20th February; Portsmouth the 8th March; and the Cape of Good Hope the 28th of May" . It arrived in Sydney Saturday evening 8th* July 1826.

For the Orpheus, left England the 8?th of May, and Rio de Janeiro the 22nd of June and arrived Sydney 12 September 1826.

For the Marquis of Hastings, left Portsmouth 18 April 1827 via Teneriffe and arrived Sydney 30 July 1827.

For the Hooghley, Left England 5 November 1827 and arrived Sydney 24 February 1828.

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DISPOSAL OF PASSENGERS ON THE JOHN BARRY BY STATUS AND DESTINATION

                Capt    Lt.    A/S*    Sgt.    Cpl.   Pte     OR*   Women    Children    TOTAL
Arrived Sydney     1     4       1                            84       66          73     230+
Arrived Hobart
(3rd Company)      1     2       -       3       3     50     56       45          42     148
Left in Sydney
(1st Company)      -     2       1       2       1     25     28       21          31      83+

*A/S is Assistant Surgeon; 
*OR is rank and file, including Sergeants and Corporals.


Rank    Men                              Women              Identified Children

Capt    John D'Arcy                      Mrs D'Arcy         infant son
Lieut.  Stephen Collins, d 1828          Laetitia           Susanna, b 1824
Lieut   Robert Travers    
Sgt     Samuel Johnston, d 1852          Catherine          ? Samuel, b 1818
Sgt     William Lee, d 1852              Ann                -
Sgt.    XX                               XX                 XX
Cpl     Joseph Costello                  Mary               ? Maria, b 1818; Ellen, b 1824
Cpl     John Kenworthy, wid., d 1851     -                  Robert, b 1825
Cpl     Stephen Meaney?, d 1838          Mary/Margaret      Mary-Anne; John Thomas; Margaret, b 1822
Pte     Joseph Allen, b 1858             Mary               Mary Anne
Pte     Charles Bennett, d 1861          Elizabeth/Mary     Charles, b 1821
Pte     Joseph Bilson, d 1872            Mary/Ann           Mary, b 1819; Joseph 1824
Pte     James Boskell/Bowskell           Mary/Sarah         Elizabeth, b 1823; Hannah b 1825
Pte     James Brindley                   Mary
Pte     William Burns                    Mary/Ann           ? Eliza, b 1825
Pte     Simon Carson, wid.                                  Simon, b 1821
Pte     William Cleary, d 1850                              Agnes, b 1857
Pte     James Compton                    Ann
Pte     Robert Coonan, d 1827            Mrs Coonan         Dennis, b 1821; John, b 1823
Pte     Samuel Poulston
Pte     Patrick Cunningham, d 1845       Jane, d 1831       Emma, b 1823; Mary Ann, b 1825
Pte     Alex Fullerton, d 1841    
Pte     John Frazer                      Elizabeth
Pte     William Hill                     Margaret
Pte     William Holliday, d 1878                            Martha/Rebecca , d 1842
Pte     Thomas Homer, d 1833             Margaret
Pte     Matthew Howard, d 1839           Ann                Matthew, b 1821
Pte     Thomas Hughes, d 1858            Phoebe             James, b 1816; others ?
Pte     William Hunt, d 1828             Eleanor            Eleanor Williams, b 1811
Pte     John Irvine (g)                  Catherine
Pte     William Jervis                   Rebecca            ? William, b 1807
Pte     James Kelly                      Bridget
Pte     William/James Kirsons/Kerivan    Maria
Pte     James Kerrigan                   Ann                John (an infant)
Pte     George Layman, d 1850            Martha, d 1829
Pte     Anthony Lee                      Jane
Pte     Thomas Leonard, d 1866
Pte     John McCafferty, d 1832
Pte     William McKay                                       ? William, b 1810
Pte     Lindsay McPherson, d 1830        Ann
Pte     John Nash                        Mary/Ann, d 1835   ? children
Pte     John Orchard                     Jane               ? William
Pte     James Panton, d 1862             Judith             ? James, b 1808; John
Pte     John Poulton, d 1826             Jane               Jane, b 1816; Louisa, b 1819
Pte     James Rowley                     Elizabeth          Ann, b 1822; ? William, b 1823
Pte     Benjamin Shires, d 1879          Sarah
Pte     William Skerra/Skerrer, d 1846   Maria
Pte     John Smith, d 1829               Mary               ? John, b 1822; George, b 1824; Mary (an infant)
Pte     Charles Stewart                  Sarah 
Pte     Daniel Storer                    Ann                Sarah, b 19 March 1826 (at sea, bap after arrival)
Pte     John Thompson                    Harriet            ? James
Pte     Benjamin Toplis                  Mary/Margaret
Pte     James Trotter, d 1847/49         Mary, d 1844
Pte     James Walker, d 1835             Esther             John, b 1823; William, b 1826
Pte     Augustus Walsh, d 1843           Agnes
Pte     John Waugh, wid., d 1844                            Charlotte
Pte     XX
Pte     XX


Transcriber's Notes:

The following is the key for the above list:
    b = year of birth, when known   
    d = year of death, when known
  wid = widower
    ? = in the subsequent marriages of these children, the names of the
        witnesses to the marriage suggest they are members of this family.
   XX = names unknown (1 Sgt, 2 privates)

*  There are two different arrival dates listed for the John Barry.
    1. The Sydney Gazette & The New South Wales Advertiser both
       list the arrival date as: 12 July 1826.
    2. In the sections of this transcription entitled "WHICH SHIPS BROUGHT OUT
       VETERAN COMPANIES" and "WHAT ROUTE TO SYDNEY" the arrival date is listed
       as: 8 July 1826.

Compiled from many sources from the research of Mike Boyd.

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