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Purpose of project is to identify key persons, fill gaps in ships' routes and masters Project Brig "Onni" from Finland to Victoria, Australia 1852 - 1853 is excluded here In Finland there were three categories of seamen. Jungmanni / jungman. First timer, especially when it comes to sailing abroad for a year or two. Puolimatruusi / lättmatros in Swedish. Knowing how to, workhorses on sea....
Please start a discussion subject SIRNAME so we may easily refer to the name links Brief history of the slave trade to the Mascarenes in the eighteenth century Ile de France refers to the island of Mauritius off the coast of Madagascar.* The Portuguese (1511) The Portuguese did not stay long as they were not interested in these islands.* The Dutch period (1598-1710) They are remembered for the ...
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 profile...