19th century SA shipping
The following databases will allow you to access details
on vessels arriving in South Australia.
The records are divided into specific periods which corresponds
to the emigration schemes available at the time:
• 1836 to 1840: The early years—large
numbers of British emigrants respond to a widespread advertising
program and apply for free passage.
• June 1841 to 1845: Government assisted emigration
suspended due to lack of funds
• 1847 to 1886: Various assisted emigration schemes
offered by the government according to the labour requirements
of the colony.
1836 to 1840 emigrants who applied for
free passage
The following database will reveal the names of the 11,518
labourers and their families who applied for free passage
1836 to 1840. Looking up the AJCP films may reveal some details
including the emigrant's address at the time of application.
1836 to 1840 emigrants who applied for
free passage but did not take up the offer
The following database will reveal the names of the 2,818
labourers who applied for free passage 1836 to 1840 but never
took up on the offer.
The Register of emigrant labourers applying for a free
passage to South Australia lists the details of each
applicant. If you locate a person of interest in either of
the above databases, Adelaide Proformat
can look up the register for further details which include:
Application No; Agent; Date; Applicant: Occupation; Address;
Status; Age; Spouse age; Chn [sex & ages]; Charge for the
passage of the children, by whom defrayed; Notes; Embarkation
No.
Individuals over the age of fifteen were deemed adults and
although they may have travelled with their parents, they
were considered applicants in their own right and are entered
into the register by name. Wives and children are not named.
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1847 to 1886 vessels which brought assisted
emigrants to the Colony
The following database will reveal the names of of the 749
vessels which brought assisted emigrants to the Colony in
the period 1836 to 1886 and for which some record of some
passengers survive. The material available for each list
varies considerably.
The material you do locate may include any of the following:
• An embarkation list prepared by the agent
or emigration agents.
• A passenger manifest prepared by the captain.
• Certificate of arrival prepared by the immigration
officials.
• Sundry lists created for other purposes such as
fee-payers, land-holders.
Problems include:
• Lists may not be a true indication of
the immigrants who actually arrived
• Writing is often difficult to decipher.
• Useful information on origins is rare.
• Teenagers in families are split off and listed under
the unmarried passengers.
• Departure and arrival date may vary from record
to record.
• Fee paying passengers usually not recorded.
• Crew never recorded except in manifests.
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undertake a lookup of the list for a particular passengers
for you, complete the form.
Adelaide Proformat can access other
records that may reveal the name of a vessel your ancestors
arrived on, despite the fact that the actual passenger list
for the voyage has not survived. If you do not know the name
of the emigrant vessel, we can also search indexes.
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