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British slave owners “The #FridayFact was not only wrongly judged, in numerous respects it was just wrong.” THE LONG ROAD TO ABOLITION ■ In 1807, parliament passed the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, effective throughout the British empire. ■ It wasn’t until 1838 that slavery was abolished in British colonies through the Slavery Abolition Act, giving all slaves in the British empire thei...
The ship Surry/Surrey from London, capt. G Sinclair in command, arrived at Holdfast Bay on the 11th October 1838.This is part of the Bound for South Australia - Ships Lists Portal Project Sources:* The Ships Passenger List This is a great time to add the profile to an Occupation Project and also to the country they settled FROM, Irish ; German and Prussian ; English ; Cornish ; Scottish ; Lanca...
The Lloyds from London was a wooden 3 mast barque built at Deptford, Kent in 1830 by T. Ward & J.B. Stone, 402/403/406 tons, length - 110' 7" beam - 28' 5" no depth of hold recorded. She left Gravesend on 1 August 1838 under Captain Garrett (or Gunett or K B Stone) and arrived Port Adelaide on 1 December 1838 carrying 181 passengers.Sources:* The Ships Passenger List If you have information on ...
DIRECTORY OF ADELAIDE. - YEAR END 1838THE following list of principal persons in Adelaide, with their names, trades, and places of residence, cannot fail to be highly interesting to all who have relatives there, or who think of selecting the colony as their future home. It is taken from the 'South Australian Almanack,' which we noticed in our August number, and is brought down to the end of las...
An Historic VoyageThe barque Prince George , 317 tons, Captain Frederick Bigger Chilcott, from Hamburg 8th July 1838, via Plymouth 23rd to 31st July, arrived at Holdfast Bay 18th November 1838 & Port Adelaide, South Australia two to three days later, Dr. Drescher, ships' surgeon.The Prince George was a barque, built at Newcastle upon Tyne in 1828.The Prince George and Bengalee group - November ...
1838 Pestonjee Bomanjee from London - Capt. J K Hill, arrived Holdfast Bay Oct 12th, 1838 with 230 passengers (included Governor Gawler) This is part of the Bound for South Australia - Ships Lists Portal Project Sources:* The Ships Passenger List This is a great time to add the profile to an Occupation Project and also to the country they settled FROM, Irish ; German and Prussian ; English ; Co...
The barque Bengalee was 354 tons, Captain Thomas Hamlin, from Hamburg 10th July 1838, arrived at Kangaroo Island, 9th November, Holdfast Bay, 16th November & Port Adelaide, South Australia 19th November 1838.The Bengalee was a barque built at Dumbarton, Scotland, in 1837.* The Ships Passenger List If you have information on passengers or need help locating them on the tree, start a discussion h...
Duke of Roxburgh 1838Built 1828 St Peters Quay, 416t, W 3 mast ship. Owners Money, Wigram & Co., reg. London.From London on April 12, 1838 under command of Captain Thomson, and touched at St. Jago. Arrived at Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, then Holdfast Bay, South Australia on July 28th, 1838 bringing 84 passengers (65 adults, 19 children). She also brought a dredge-boat (for the purposes of deepe...
The ship Prince George from London, The Downs September 12th, 1838 arrived Port Adelaide December 26th, 1838. with 199 passengers .Sources:* The Ships Passenger List If you have information on passengers or need help locating them on the tree, start a discussion here.. ==Some of the passengers: Duncan McPherson and his wife Katherine McDonald from Laggan, Inverness, Scotland.==StoriesRelated Pr...
The ship Trusty from London - Captain Alexander Jamieson, arrived Port Adelaide on 15-05-1838, 129 passengersThis is part of the Bound for South Australia - Ships Lists Portal Project Sources:* The Ships Passenger List This is a great time to add the profile to an Occupation Project and also to the country they settled FROM, Irish ; German and Prussian ; English ; Cornish ; Scottish ; Lancastrian
The ship Eden left Portsmouth on February 26th 1838. However their journey was delayed for almost a month due to the mouth of the River Thames being frozen. They finally arrived in South Australia on June 24th 1838Sources:* The Ships Passenger List If you have information on passengers or need help locating them on the tree, start a discussion here.. ==Some of the passengers:* Henry Edward Down...
The ship Winchester from London with Captain John Salmon, arrived Adelaide Sept 23, 1838 bringing 121 passengers (73 adults, 48 children) to South Australia.This is part of the Bound for South Australia - Ships Lists Portal Project Sources:* The Ships Passenger List This is a great time to add the profile to an Occupation Project and also to the country they settled FROM, Irish ; German and Pru...
The Lord Goderich sailed from London with Captain Andrew Smith, and arrived in Port Adelaide on 15 April 1838, 157 passengers (111 adults, 46 children). This long expected vessel has at length arrived after a tedious passage of six months. The detention was occasioned principally by some unpleasant differences between the passengers and the captain. In order to settle them, the ship put into Ba...
The 3 masted ship Canton from London - Captain Mordaunt, J. arrived Port Adelaide on 2-05-1838 143 passengers.This is part of the Bound for South Australia - Ships Lists Portal Project Sources:* The Ships Passenger List This is a great time to add the profile to an Occupation Project and also to the country they settled FROM, Irish ; German and Prussian ; English ; Cornish ; Scottish