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The Premier of South Australia is the head of government in the state of South Australia. Before the 1890s when there was no formal party system in South Australia, MPs tended to have historical liberal or conservative beliefs. Image right: a photograph of former South Australian premiers Robert Richards, Sir Richard Layton Butler , Hon Lionel Laughton Hill , Sir Henry Newman Barwell and Sir ...
Cornish settlement in South Australia Cornish are sometimes described as one of the six Celtic Nations. They form part of the worldwide Cornish diaspora, which also includes large numbers of people in the US, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Mexico and many Latin American countries. Australians originating from Cornwall are thought to make up around 4.3 per cent of the Australian population...
George Evans and Elizabeth Williams arrived in South Australia on the "Katherine Stewart Forbes" in 1837 with their children. Please add profiles of the ancestors and decedents that have been matched by DNA testing. This usually requires a few results and some are not able to be shared, please be scientific in your approach in adding profiles. If you have been tested and feel you are connec...
Obituary - South Australia Portal - A sub project of Obituary Portal Obituaries are an excellent way to find information, or confirm facts about a persons life, relationships, occupation and ethnic background. Eventually this will become a portal for minor projects that will be sorted by year of death. If you find a person on the tree, or add someone that has his/her obituary here, please c...
The barque Prince Regent , 528 tons, Captain William Jago, from London & Plymouth 8th April 1849, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 20th July 1849 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: Isaac William Gould and family, a 42 year old farm laborer from ...
The ship Brightman was 3 masted and weighed 334 Tons. She left London, via Cork and arrived in Holdfast Bay, now Glenelg, on the 13 December 1840 This was the last ship of emigrants to arrive before suspension due to the grave financial crisis of the colony. Sources: The Ships Passenger List If you have information on passengers or need help locating them on the tree, start a [ disc...
Bound for South Australia Portal page for projects related to immigration to South Australia. Here is a video to get you in the mood: Bound For South Australia South Australia was an unusual settlement within the British Empire. Unlike the older colonies on Australia’s eastern seaboard there were to be no convicts, and this commitment to a ‘free’ settlement was fiercely maintained. Historia...
Aldine History of South Australia. Morrison, F. 1890. Following on from the success of both the Aldine History of Queensland and the Aldine History of New South Wales, South Australia was next. You can search this huge document "Aldine History of South Australia" here on My Heritage . You will need the "data subscription" that is available for Geni Users. Profiles in this project will have ...
The Barque Cygnet , 238 om was built Sulkea, opposite Calcutta 1827. Owned by T. Ward of London. She departed London's Shadwell Basin on March 20th, 1836 via Gravesend March 20-24, the Downs March 24-April 2, Portland Roads April 5-6 and Rio June 21-July 8. with Captain John Rolls and 84 passengers. The Cygnet arrived Nepean Bay, Kangaroo Island on September 11th, 1836 after putting into Rio de...
The Coromandel arrived at Kingscote Kangaroo Island on the evening of January 10th or 11th 1837, moved on to Holdfast Bay (Glenelg) on January 17th 1837, and was the first migrant ship to arrive in South Australia, after proclamation of the government of the province. There were156 passengers when the ship left England, including 53 married (or in 2 cases about to be married) couples, 4 single ...
Scottish settlement in South Australia " The links between Scotland and Australia stretch back to the first British expedition of the Endeavour under command of Lieutenant James Cook who was himself the son of a Scottish ploughman. Cook navigated and charted the east coast of Australia, making first landfall at Botany Bay on 29 April 1770. please add profiles here of Scottish people who set...
The ship George Washington , Captain Matthias Probst, from Bremen 11 October 1845 arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 22nd January 1846 The South Australian Register, Saturday Janaury 24th, 1846 Thursday January 22.— The ship George Washington, 575 tons, Matt. Probst, Master, from Bremen. Passengers: T. Clodius 287/1, E. Kunoth 944/1, I. Imberg 810/2, E. Schohl, Miss J.F.Burmeister, M...
The ship La Belle Alliance, a 3 mast ship departed London on Feb 27th 1847 but due to a mast breaking pull back to Plymouth and departed there on the 4th April 1847 for a remarkable 88 day voyage. 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 th...
This is a sub-project of English Emigration to Australia English Settlement in South Australia 28 December 1836 – the British province of South Australia was established. In 1842 it became a crown colony and on 22 July 1861 its area was extended westwards to its present boundary and more area was taken from New South Wales. South Australia was never a British convict colony and between 1836...
Channel Islanders - arrivals in South Australia - Index Many families and some single persons arrived in South Australia, a free settlers State in the 1850's to 1880's. In working with these records it has been noticed that many did not stay in South Australia. They may have gone directly to the Goldfields, many appear in Victoria Australia and Queensland. This project will list these per...
Welcome to the South Australia Portal on Geni This is a sub-project of the Australian Portal This South Australian Portal has been created to: Link together existing South Australian projects Encourage new South Australian projects to be created Encourage collaboration between South Australian-based Geni users, and Geni users worldwide who have South Australian interests and connect...
Greek - arrivals in South Australia - Index Many families and some single persons arrived in South Australia, a free settlers State in the 1850's to 1880's. In working with these records it has been noticed that many did not stay in South Australia. They may have gone directly to the Goldfields, many appear in Victoria Australia and Queensland. This project will list these persons and pro...
The Katherine Stewart Forbes sailed from Gravesend on July 27th 1837, just a month after King William IV died on June 20th 1837. She arrived at Holdfast Bay on October 17th, 1837 under the command of Captain Alfred Fell. This 457 ton barque was built at Northfleet, Kent, in 1818. Two days after she arrived a public proclamation was made, on October 19th 1837, of the death of King William IV and...
Dec. 25.—The ship Harpley, 573 tons, Buckland, from London. to Port Adelaide, South Australia This is part of the Bound for South Australia - Ships Lists Portal Project [# Ships List] Passengers as published at the time Passengers—Mr James Raven, Mrs Raven, Messrs James Saddington, Owen Kemp, James Luxmore, Robert Martin, Harriet Palmer, Herbert Palmer, Edmond Palmer, Sarah Salter, Sara...
The ship Harry Lorrequer, Jeffares master, from London and Plymouth. This is part of the Bound for South Australia - Ships Lists Portal Project Ships List Passengers as published at the time: Passengers—Mr Thos. Gibson and D. Rock, Surgeon-Superintendent, Thomas Brookes and wife, Peter Brown wife and two children, John, Roderick, Margaret, Mary, Alexander, Peter, and Jane Campbell, Henr...
The barque Asiatic, 506 tons,. Waddel master, from London and Plymouth This is part of the Bound for South Australia - Ships Lists Portal Project [# Ships List] Passengers as printed at the time Passengers—T. G. Williams, Esq., lady five children and three servants; James Davis Williams, Esq.; Dr and Mrs Maurau; Jonathan Anisley, E. Anisley and three children; Wm. Anisley and wife; Wm. ...
The barque Constant, 535 tons, Coombes master, from London to South Australia in 1849 This is part of the Bound for South Australia - Ships Lists Portal Project [# Ships List] Ships list as published at the time December 23—The barque Constant, 535 tons, Coombes master, from London. Passengers—Alex. Fairmathoe wife and six children; G. Pile wife and six children; Elizabeth and Sarah Cle...
December 22—The barque Simlah, 597 tons, Tibbs, master, from Plymouth.arrived Port Adelaide on 1849. This is part of the Bound for South Australia - Ships Lists Portal Project [# Ships List] Passengers as published at the time December 22—The barque Simlah, 597 tons, Tibbs, master, from Plymouth. Passengers— Mr Henry Wooldridge wife and five children, Mr Jas. Jennings, Mr Chas. Fernaigl...
People from Lancashire who emigrated to South Australia Sources Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerks Transactions of the historic society of Lancashire and Cheshire vol. 126 This is a great time to add to the Occupation Project If you have information on passengers or need help locating them on the tree, start a discussion here.. Related Projects: Irish German and Prussian
On 15 February 1849 the Inconstant commanded by Captain Patrick Culliton, sailed from Plymouth for Adelaide in South Australia. On board were 209 Irish female migrants who sailed on the Inconstant from Plymouth to Adelaide on June 7,1849. Sources: The Ships Passenger List Irish Famine Memorial passenger list This is a great time to add the profile to an Occupation Project and also t...
Please add small lists here for miscellaneous shipping, and small lists that do not warrant a project. If you have information on passengers or need help locating them on the tree, start a discussion here.. 1839 MARCH 21 - The Brig Dawsons, Capt. Price from London 3rd September, and King George's Sound 9th instant, with general cargo. Passengers - Mr. and Mrs. Nelson and 6 children, Mrs. ...
South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) Sat 24 Oct 1840 Page 4 THE NEW PORT. (From Wednesday's Chronicle.) THIS most important undertaking, the proceedings at the opening of which we gave hurriedly, but we believe pretty correctly last week, is now fully available to the public, and several vessels are at this moment alongside the wharf discharging their several cargoes. The Go...
Passengers arriving 1839-09-25 in SA aboard the Prince Regent (1) (395 ot ship 1811) from London 39-06-06, Captain Wm Evans This is part of the Bound for South Australia - Ships Lists Portal Project 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
Mauritian - arrivals in South Australia - Index Many families and some single persons arrived in South Australia, a free settlers State in the 1850's to 1880's. In working with these records it has been noticed that many did not stay in South Australia. They may have gone directly to the Goldfields, many appear in Victoria Australia and Queensland. This project will list these persons and...
HMS Buffalo 1836 A three mast ship was built in 1813 in Calcutta and named Hindostan . In that same year the Royal Navy purchased this ship as a store ship and timber carrier and renamed it The Buffalo . Departed: Spithead, England on July 11th, St Helens on August 3rd, Rio de Janeiro on October 12th, 1836. Arrived: Pt Lincoln on December 24th 1836 and Holdfast Bay (now Glenelg) on Dece...
The barque Pauline , 500 tons, Captain Lüder Stelljes, from Bremen, Germany 30th May 1846, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 27th September 1846 South Australian Register Wednesday 30th September 1846 On Sunday last, the Colonists were taken by surprise at an arrival generally unexpected, that of the Ship [sic] Pauline, 500 tons, Stelljes, Master, from Bremen, to the consignment of ...
Please add profiles of people who sailed from South Australia to Victoria. Interstate movement in the early years of Nationhood. People moving from South Australia to Victoria on local shipping voyages. Small list only. From Burra to Ballarat - excellent resource If you have information on passengers or need help locating them on the tree, start a discussion here.. 1869 PENOLA. steamer,...
This project will invite profiles to be added that were members of the State Parliament of South Australia, MP's, Members of Parliament, upper and lower houses. This project is included in The History Link Project - Trace your ancesters! you can add projects here
Interstate - Tasmania to South Australia Sources: Ships Passenger Lists and Vessels If you have information on passengers or need help locating them on the tree, start a discussion here.. Related Projects: Interstate Pioneers To South Australia Bound for South Australia - Ships Lists Portal Died at sea - South Australia 1838 Caroline Francis (Evans) arrived in South ...
The ship Stag, 678 tons, Captain John Baker, from London 7th February 1850 / Plymouth 22nd February 1850, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 11th June 1850. 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, Iris...
The Java from London 29 - 10 1839 via Plymouth with Captain Alexander Duthie possibly his portrait and 464 passengers less 3 deaths, arrived Port Adelaide on Feb 6th, 1840. 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 F...
Licences were granted in early times of the colony, as they are now, and published in the news paper. Thanks to Trove we are able to retrieve these lists. This is invaluable to find people who are living in the State at these times, and also find where they lived and often what they did for a living. Please also add profiles to the Hoteliers occupation project This project lists hotels an...
Interstate - Victoria to South Australia (some may just be visiting - still proof of existence) Sources: Ships Passenger Lists and Vessels Index to Outward Passengers to Interstate, UK, NZ and Foreign Ports 1852-1923 If you have information on passengers or need help locating them on the tree, start a discussion here.. 1836 1837 1838 1839 1851 Mr. William Duffield ...
The Duthy family of South Australia by records appears descended from the Duthy London and Hampshire and this project, over time will confirm this or not via DNA testing. Please add profiles of the ancestors and decedents that have been proven by DNA testing. This usually requires a few results and some are not able to be shared, please be scientific in your approach in adding profiles. If ...
Many did not make it to the new land, they were probably buried at sea and may have no monument to their passing. Please add profiles to this project for persons who died at sea on their way to South Australia. Shipwreck SS Admella 1859 Resources Family History SA The Ships List SA State Library Shipwrecks and Sea Rescue ABC Shipswrecks SA This project is included in T...
barque Himalaya, 477 tons, Captain R. Langford, from London & Plymouth 1st August 1849, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 17th November 1849 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 ...
OLD COLONISTS. - Mr. T. R. Bowman recently presented to the Board of Governors of the Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery of South Australia two framed groups of photographs of South Australian old colonists. One is of men and the other of women, and both collections were made by Mr. H. Jones , who is still alive (1910). Emanuel Soloman , host of banquet ...
African - arrivals in South Australia - Index Many families and some single persons arrived in South Australia, a free settlers State in the 1850's to 1880's. In working with these records it has been noticed that many did not stay in South Australia. They may have gone directly to the Goldfields, many appear in Victoria Australia and Queensland. This project will list these persons and p...
Indian - arrivals in South Australia - Index Many families and some single persons arrived in South Australia, a free settlers State in the 1850's to 1880's. In working with these records it has been noticed that many did not stay in South Australia. They may have gone directly to the Goldfields, many appear in Victoria Australia and Queensland. This project will list these persons and pr...
List of the "fallen" in world war I - natives of South Australia Resources Australian War Memorial This project is included in The History Link Project - Trace your ancesters! you can add projects here
The ship Zebra, 350 tons, Captain Dirk Meinerts Hahn, from Altona 12th August, Hamburg 21st August 1838, arrived at Holdfast Bay (Glenelg) 28th December 1838 & Port Adelaide, South Australia 2nd January 1839, Dr. Matheison, ships' surgeon and a crew of 16 men. Along with 189 German Emigrants, it carried with it 100 barrels of pork, 100 barrels of flour, 2 boxes boots and shoes, 18 water casks...
If your ancestor returned to England to from South Australia to live, or you have traced them returning for a period of time, this project is where they can be added. In tracing their movements, we may discover more about them, their associations ie: Were they on a census and where? Who did they visit? Why did they go back? Who travelled with them?this project covers all of the UK, as in Englan...
The barque Joseph Soames, 774 tons, Captain C. Elmstone, from London 12th August 1850 / Plymouth 22nd August 1850, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 23rd November 1850. 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 settl...
South Australia has what is called a DNA bottle neck, this can be a great advantage to confirming records and lines. This is a portal page to list DNA projects within the South Australian gene pool . We have an opportunity to really work together, if you are from South Australia and have been tested please request to collaborate here. If you need help setting up a project page please mess...
Centenarian - Australia Project. Please add persons who lived to 100 years or more. Alice Philpott 1906 -2007 This project is included in The History Link Project - Trace your ancesters! you can add projects here
Notable men in South Australia Smith, Robert Barr (1855) benefactor, company director, ship owner and grazier. His firm pioneered the opening of outback South Australia, including the fencing of properties and sinking of bores. Smith's philanthropic activity became a legend. Elder, Sir T. businessman, pastoralist, public benefactor, wool broker, ship owner and member of the Legislative Counc...
The Willaston General Cemetery on Dawkins Avenue, Willaston, South Australia opened on 1 August 1866. to replace the original burial ground on Murray Street, Gawler, South Australia was made in the mid 1850s, with the headstones from the original cemetery moved to the entrance. At the entry to the Willaston Cemetery are headstones taken from Pioneer Park. Interments at the cemetery include:...
Chinese - arrivals in South Australia - Index Many families and some single persons arrived in South Australia, a free settlers State in the 1850's to 1880's. In working with these records it has been noticed that many did not stay in South Australia. They may have gone directly to the Goldfields, many appear in Victoria Australia and Queensland. This project will list these persons and p...
The ship Asia from Plymouth 24 - 10 1849 with Captain RoskellThis is part of the Bound for South Australia - Ships Lists Portal Project Sources:* The Ships Passenger List * Family History SA 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
Belgian - arrivals in South Australia - Index Many families and some single persons arrived in South Australia, a free settlers State in the 1850's to 1880's. In working with these records it has been noticed that many did not stay in South Australia. They may have gone directly to the Goldfields, many appear in Victoria Australia and Queensland. This project will list these persons and p...
Norwegian - arrivals in South Australia - Index Many families and some single persons arrived in South Australia, a free settlers State in the 1850's to 1880's. In working with these records it has been noticed that many did not stay in South Australia. The hospital records include many sailors and seamen. They may have gone directly to the Goldfields, many appear in Victoria Australia an...
Austrian - arrivals in South Australia - Index Many families and some single persons arrived in South Australia, a free settlers State in the 1850's to 1880's. In working with these records it has been noticed that many did not stay in South Australia. They may have gone directly to the Goldfields, many appear in Victoria Australia and Queensland. This project will list these persons and ...
Italian - arrivals in South Australia - Index Many families and some single persons arrived in South Australia, a free settlers State in the 1850's to 1880's. In working with these records it has been noticed that many did not stay in South Australia. They may have gone directly to the Goldfields, many appear in Victoria Australia and Queensland. This project will list these persons and p...
Syrian - arrivals in South Australia - Index Many families and some single persons arrived in South Australia, a free settlers State in the 1850's to 1880's. In working with these records it has been noticed that many did not stay in South Australia. They may have gone directly to the Goldfields, many appear in Victoria Australia and Queensland. This project will list these persons and pr...
The barque Rajah, 332 tons: Captain Charles Ferguson sailed from London on the 30th August 1848 via Plymouth on the 9th September 1848 and arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 6th January 1849. South Australian Register Wednesday 10th January 1849 Saturday January 6th, 1849:- the barque Rajah, 332 tons, Ferguson, Master, from London and Plymouth. Passengers: Rev. John M. Strongman (Ind...
Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards of South Australia M - Z Image Right - Talia Cemetery The aim of this project is to gather together information regarding cemeteries and graveyards in the area which either have available transcriptions or have been photographed and transcribed. Please update the project by adding links to any available monumental inscriptions or pages ...
St. George's Anglican Church Cemetery Cheek Ave, Gawler South Australia was designed for the church by the Reverend (later to become Canon) Coombs in 1861 on four acres of land. The land cost £55. Fittingly the centre plot contains his remains. Many of Gawler’s early Anglican settlers are buried in the surrounding plots. The first section of the cemetery was consecrated in April 1864 by Bisho...
Ships List for the Papa to Port Adelaide 1877 Immigration: ARRIVAL OF THE PAPA. Another shipload of German emigrants arrived by the Papa on Wednesday, July 25 1877, and, judging from appearances and the doctor's report, the people are likely to prove a most desirable addition to our population. There are mechanics of every kind, and agricultural and other laborers, all of whom are anxious to ...
Mitcham Cemetery on Old Belair Road, Mitcham, South Australia is made up of three separate cemeteries: Mitcham General Cemetery, Mitcham Anglican Cemetery and St Joseph's Cemetery. The cemeteries are administered by the City of Mitcham, the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide and the Sisters of St. Joseph. The cemeteries had their origins in the 22 April 1854 grant of two acres (0.81 hectares) to th...
The ship Baboo from London via Plymouth, arrived Port Adelaide on the 5th December 1848. This is part of the Bound for South Australia - Ships Lists Portal Project Ships 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
South Australia is well known for its fruit growing, also it is very protective of its borders to avoid fruit fly, which is a pest in eastern States and requires the spraying of chemicals. This project will collect profiles of persons who were and are, active in the fruit growing industry in South Australia, including the "Riverland". South Australia is a Mediterranean climate and therefore v...
The ship Navarino from #, arrived Port Adelaide on 6th December 1837. This is part of the Bound for South Australia - Ships Lists Portal Project Ships 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 Birman from Greenock via Cork, arrived Port Adelaide on 27th December 1840. This is part of the Bound for South Australia - Ships Lists Portal Project Ships 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 1838 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: Henr...
Deaths at Josephine's Gasworks Hotel - a Victorian investigation by David Coombe With permission from the author this project will create links to the characters that are included in the book. The characters are real pioneers of the State of South Australia, this is an investigation by the author and researcher David Coombe . "Immerse yourself in Victorian intrigue and the world of publican J...
Th brig Rapid sailed from London on May 1st, 1836 close in the wake of the 3 vessels dispatched by the South Australian Company and reached Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, on August 20th, 1836. 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 count...
Mines and mining - South Australia This project will list mines in South Australia and include profiles of those involved in the industry. Please also consider placing profiles in these related "global" projects Occupations --- miner and Cause of death --- mining accident If you have information or need help locating them on the tree, start a discussion here.. Mines Wheal Gawler - I...
Please add your South Australian family who served in the armed forces. Resources South Australia at war Blog Discovering Anzacs Australian War Memorial This project is included in The History Link Project - Trace your ancesters! you can add projects here
please add couples who celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary who lived in South Australia. Please also consider finding the notices in the newspaper and adding them to the profile. If we cannot find them on the tree yet, we will record it here to be copied over when profile is created or found. 1928 March1878 Thomas Heward and Ewina Marguerite Tabel (see obituary project) 1929...
List of Governors of South Australia Rear Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh KH ( wikipedia entry) Lieutenant-Colonel George Gawler KH ( wikipedia entry) Sir George Grey KCB ( wikipedia entry) Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Holt Robe ( wikipedia entry) Sir Henry Fox Young KCMG ( wikipedia entry)
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 ; Ge...
The barque "Trafalgar" from London/Plymouth, arrived Port Adelaide on 17th January 1849. This is part of the Bound for South Australia - Ships Lists Portal Project Ships 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
Africaine 1836 with Captain J.T. Duff, arriving Nepean Bay on Kangaroo Island on November 4th and Holdfast Bay on November 14th 1836. The Africaine was the first vessel to bring paying immigrants to South Australia. She was a barque of about 300 tons, and carried a crew of seventeen and about eighty passengers. 1836 14 November: 1st pioneer settlers arrived on the mainland at Holdfa...
The ship Cleveland from London July 25, 1839, arrived Port Adelaide on December 18, 1839. This is part of the Bound for South Australia - Ships Lists Portal Project 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
Friday, February 1st — The ship Sibella , 781 tons, Coleman, master, from Gravesend, 16th October, and Plymouth, 29th October. (Some more passengers may have decided to stay in SA than is in bold ) In the cabin: for Port Phillip J Cunningham wife and child, Joseph Burrell wife and ten children, Mrs Emma Baker, Fred. Bolton and lady, In the cabin: for Port Adelaide: William Weari...
Notable women in South Australia Saint Mary Mackillop (1842-1909) co-founded an order of nuns in rural South Australia in 1866 and became the first Australian saint of the Catholic Church in 2010. Wikipedia South Australian suffragette Catherine Helen Spence (1825-1910). In 1895 women in South Australia were among the first in the world to attain the vote and were the first to be able to stan...
The barque/ship "Anna Maria" from Plymouth, arrived Port Adelaide on 15th November 1850. This is part of the Bound for South Australia - Ships Lists Portal Project Ships 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 publication "Official civic record of South Australia - 1936" was produced in the centennial year of South Australia. It is an amazing resource of 972 pages, with photos and biographies of civic minded and prominent South Australians. Please only add profiles that are referenced in this book, and add the source to the profile. The Resource You can DOWNLOAD Official civic record of S...
S.S. Aldinga, 291 tons, Captain Hugh McMeikan, from Melbourne April 13th, with passengers ex S.S. Great Britain , 3,200 tons, Lieutenant John Gray from Liverpool 3rd February 1869, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 16th April 1869. 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...
Agricultural and Horticultural Committee - South AustraliaMembers announced in news papers, gives a valuable reference to our ancestors community spirit and the people they mixed with. The area in which they lived at the time is also mentioned and any formal titles they might be addressed by formally. ==1844SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.TOWN COMMTTEE.* G. F. Aston, Dr....
Please add persons who were involved in Wineries, vineyards and wine making in South Australia. M Léon Edmond Mazure (1860–1939) wine expert and vigneron of wine expert of Magill This project is included in The History Link Project - Trace your ancesters! you can add projects here
The Fairlie or Fairlee was a three masted square rigged ship weighing 756 tons. She departed from London on the 4 - 04 1840 via The Downs and arrived in Port Adelaide 7th July 1840. The Captain was Edward Garrett. South Australian notable Passengers were Thomas Bonython and his wife Ann Langdon, their son Robert Langdon and daughters Ann and Caroline, but they were not in a cabin. Cabin P...
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 ; Scot...
When searching old newspapers on Trove the "poundkeeper" notices often come up. These are invaluable as a genealogical resource for finding those employed, either full time, or as a local service as "The Poundkeeper". This person impounds stray animals, they advertise the beast as found, with a full description and a date where the animal no longer belongs to the owner. What we have is a li...
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 ; E...
The Rajasthan This 3 mast ship was built in 1837 in Bombay, and launched on July 19, 1837. She departed from London on July 26th, 1838 with Capt. Duncan Ritchie, for Plymouth. On July 31st 1838 arriving in Adelaide November 16th, 1838 with 254 passengers (incl. 18 cabin, 34 second cabin) If you have information on passengers or need help locating them on the tree, start a discussion here....
Unrecorded - NOT IN 1841 Census South Australia, these people cannot yet be found on the census in South Australia of 1841. Basically a South Australian research project to check the census, the residents of South Australia and arrivals up to 1841. If you wonder why this project is important, please see Workshop: Using the Genealogical Proof Standard 1. The PDF list (Census) is in the doc...
This is a story of strength in weakness. Scotish migrants brought their religious differences with them to South Australia. Between 1839 and 1851 three varieties of Presbyterianism were established in the colony, led by Ralph-Drummond , Robert Haining and John Gardner, all Scotish ministers. The three branches united in 1865 to form the Presbytery of South Australia. In 1886 the church reorgani...
The barque Madras, T. Kitchen, master, from London and Swan River, having left Plymouth on the 21at April and arrived in South Australia on the 12th September 1843. This is part of the Bound for South Australia - Ships Lists Portal Project [# Ships 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 ...
APRIL 16—The ship Morley, 578 tons, Chas. Evans, from London and Plymouth the 28th December, with general cargo. Passengers: Mrs. Evans Mr. Charles Evans Miss Louisa Wareham Mr. William Allyne Mr. John Allyne and 153 emigrants. Adelaide Shipping Report. (1840, April 23). Southern Australian (Adelaide, SA : 1838 - 1844), p. 3. Retrieved August 28, 2018, from This is part of...
SOME OLD LOCAL HISTORY. From Garran's Book Almanack, Interesting Names Recalled. By A. T. Saunders. Re formatted for the ease of linking names for our South Australian "timeline and roll call" projects. The origional book would be most interesting to study. "Before me is the almanack and general directory for 1855 by Andrew Garran, M.A., whose original name was Gammon, dated at The Register a...
The Sir Charles Forbes from Liverpool arrived in South Australia on the 7th June 1939, Captain Chas Laing with 183 passengers. This is part of the Bound for South Australia - Ships Lists Portal Project Ships 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
Historical Timeline of South Australia - researched and updated by Geni users. The projects included in this project are similar to census data, in that the lists were published at the time and include names of those who attended. To confirm a persons presence and standing in the State, these projects will prove invaluable. 1830 Sturt arrived at Goolwa , having charted the Murray River. ...
In 1841, the people of South Australia were given the opportunity to have a census, the information in it would be released in 100 years. This project will group the persons recorded on the census in 1841 in South Australia. If your family member was NOT on the census list (see documents for list) but you believe they were in fact in South Australia, please add them to this project. Unrecor...