Shipping movements April 1840

Seq
Ship Departure Arrival
Arr Date
Notes
Pass
Newspaper
-Abeona
[Be - 105t]
HobartPt Adelaide8 Apr01RS3
-Alice
[Cu - 25t]
Port LincolnPt Adelaide28 AprRS
-Challenger
[Sc - 90t]
HobartPt Adelaide8 Apr01RS2
40/25Courier
[Ba - 262t]
Cape TownPt Adelaide18 Apr01255859FRRP225 Apr 1840
-David
[Br - 204t]
NZPt Adelaide10 Apr01RScpt drowned in Torrens 16 Apr 18400
-Dorset
[Br - 81t]
SydneyPt Adelaide5 Apr01RS10
40/22Eamont
[Ba - 277t]
CalcuttaPt Adelaide9 Apr0125575859FRRPOpie calls vessel Egmont111 Apr 1840
-Echo
[Sc - 70t]
SydneyPt Adelaide11 Apr01RS
-Elizabeth Lloyd
[Sc - 30t]
Pt PhillipPt Adelaide4 Apr01RS2
40/27Hero
[Ba - 164t]
SingaporePt Adelaide30 Apr0125FRRP430 Apr 1840
-Industry
[Be - 95t]
LauncestonPt Adelaide4 Apr01RS4
-John Pirie
[Sc - 105t]
SydneyPt Adelaide10 Apr01RS18
-John Pirie
[Sc - 105t]
Port AdelaideKangaroo Island27 Apr ERS
-La Réunion
[Sh - 403t]
Port LincolnCoffin Bay12 Apr ERSwhaling
40/25La Réunion
[Sh - 403t]
Havre de GracePt Lincoln27 AprNRS0
-Mary Ann
[Cu - 20t]
Port AdelaideKingscote4 Apr ERS
-Mary Ann
[Cu - 20t]
KingscotePt Adelaide10 AprRS
40/23Morley
[Sh - 578t]
LondonPt Adelaide16 Apr *01255857595152FRRP19218 Apr 1840
-Perserverance
[Sc - 45t]
Pt PhillipPt Adelaide19 Apr01RSP
-Porter
[Be - 251t]
Port AdelaidePt Lincoln8 AprRSpass Gov Gawler & partyP
-Sovereign
[Ba - 243t]
LauncestonPt Adelaide28 Apr01RSOpie says 4 pass2
-St Vincent
[Cu - 11t]
Port AdelaidePt Lincoln2 Apr ERSP
-Truelove
[Sc - 132t]
Hokianga NZPt Lincoln10 AprRS1
-Truelove
[Sc - 132t]
Port LincolnPt Adelaide23 Apr01RS2
-Victoria
[Sc - 28t]
KingscotePt Adelaide3 AprRS
-Victoria
[Sc - 28t]
Port AdelaidePt Lincoln8 AprRS1
-Victoria
[Sc - 28t]
Port LincolnPt Adelaide14 AprRS2
-Victoria
[Sc - 28t]
Port AdelaideEncounter Bay20 Apr ERS
-Victoria
[Sc - 28t]
Encounter BayKingscote23 Apr ERS
-Victoria
[Sc - 28t]
KingscotePt Adelaide27 AprRS
40/24Warrior
[Sh - 478t]
LondonPt Adelaide17 Apr *012558575951FRRP12225 Apr 1840
-Water Witch
[Cu - 25t]
Port AdelaidePt Lincoln9 AprRSwith Porter
-Water Witch
[Sc - 99t]
HobartPt Adelaide7 Apr01RS7


• The material listed in the column headed Source Codes was organised originally by the Mortlock Library of South Australiana and indicates the source of the information, if any, to assist in identifying the passengers on each vessel. In all there are 67 sources of information. Additional sources denoted by letters have been organised by Graham Jaunay. To understand these codes use the link at the head of the column.
• An aterisk (*) indicates the passengers may be listed in Register of Emigrant Labourers Applying for Free Passage. You can check this list by clicking on the *.
• The reference number indicates the sequence of arrivals and was originally allocated by the State Library of SA. The first digits refer to the year of arrival and the second to the arrival order of surviving lists only.
• A date followed by E represents an estimated date only.

[Ba] Barque [Bo] Boat [Br] Brig [Be] Brigantine [Cu] Cutter [Ke] Ketch [Lu] Lugger [PS] Paddlesteamer [Sc] Schooner
[Sh] Ship [Sl] Sloop [Sn] Snow [Wh] Whaleboat [Ya] Yacht

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