Shipping movements May 1840
| Seq |
Ship |
Departure |
Arrival |
Arr Date |
|
Notes |
Pass |
Newspaper |
| - | Abeona
[Be - 105t]
| Port Adelaide | Pt Lincoln | 6 May | | | | | | | | | | | | RS | | 1 | |
| - | Alice
[Cu - 25t] | Port Adelaide | Pt Lincoln | 6 May | | | | | | | | | | | | RS | | | |
| - | Alice
[Cu - 25t] | Port Lincoln | Pt Adelaide | 19 May | | | | | | | | | | | | RS | | P | |
| - | Amazon
[Sh - 318t] | Fairhaven | Fowlers Bay | 26 May | | N | | | | | | | | | | RS | whaler | 0 | |
| - | Challenger
[Sc - 90t] | Hobart | Pt Adelaide | 29 May | | 01 | | | | | | | | | | RS | | P | |
| 40/28 | Comet
[Br - 120t] | Cape Town | Pt Adelaide | 9 May | | 01 | F | R | | | | | | | | RP | | 3 | 16 May 1840 |
| 40/29 | Eliza
[Ba - 393t] | London | Pt Adelaide | 14 May | * | 58 | 51 | 52 | R | | | | | | | RP | | 159 | 16 May 1840 |
| - | Essington fmrly Isabella
[Be - 123t]
| Launceston | Pt Adelaide | 17 May | | 01 | | | | | | | | | | RS | | | |
| - | Frances
[Cu - 7t] | Kangaroo Is | Pt Lincoln | 6 May | | | | | | | | | | | | RS | | | |
| - | Frances
[Cu - 7t] | Port Lincoln | Kangaroo Island | 8 May | | | | | | | | | | | | RS | | | |
| - | Frances
[Cu - 7t] | Kangaroo Is | Pt Adelaide | 20 May | | | | | | | | | | | | RS | | | |
| - | Hero
[Sl - 36t] | Port Adelaide | Sleaford Bay | 2 May E | | | | | | | | | | | | RS | | | |
| - | John Pirie
[Sc - 105t] | Kangaroo Is | Pt Adelaide | 13 May | | | | | | | | | | | | RS | | | |
| - | John Pirie
[Sc - 105t] | Port Adelaide | Kangaroo Island | 25 May E | | | | | | | | | | | | RS | | | |
| - | Lady Emma fmrly HMS Philomel
[Ba - 135t] | Launceston | Pt Adelaide | 8 May | | 01 | | | | | | | | | | RS | Opie says 8 pass | 4 | |
| - | Martha
[Sh - 369t] | New York | Fowlers Bay | 26 May | | | | | | | | | | | | RS | whaler | 0 | |
| - | Mary
[Cu - 46t] | Portland | Pt Adelaide | 2 May | | 01 | | | | | | | | | | RS | | | |
| - | Mary Ann
[Cu - 20t] | Port Adelaide | Kingscote | 8 May E | | | | | | | | | | | | RS | | | |
| - | Minerva
[Sc - 89t] | Swan River | Pt Adelaide | 9 May | | 01 | | | | | | | | | | RS | | 13 | |
| - | Porter
[Be - 251t]
| Port Lincoln | Pt Adelaide | 12 May | | | | | | | | | | | | RS | pass Gov Gawler & party | P | |
| - | Shamrock
[Sl - 35t] | Hobart | Pt Adelaide | 25 May | | 01 | | | | | | | | | | RS | | 1 | |
| - | Truganini
[Sc - 61t] | Launceston | Pt Adelaide | 8 May | | 01 | | | | | | | | | | RS | Opie says 2 pass | 1 | |
| - | Victoria
[Sc - 28t] | Port Adelaide | Kingscote | 15 May E | | | | | | | | | | | | RS | | | |
| - | Victoria
[Sc - 28t] | Kingscote | Pt Adelaide | 20 May | | | | | | | | | | | | RS | | | |
| - | Victoria
[Sc - 28t] | Port Adelaide | Encounter Bay | 25 May E | | | | | | | | | | | | RS | | | |
| - | Water Witch
[Sc - 99t] | Launceston | Pt Adelaide | 20 May | | 01 | | | | | | | | | | RS | | P | |
• 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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