Convicts and Adventurers

My ancestors who made the journey across the seas to Australia by year of arrival.

1829 John Lock was born in Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire in 1811. John was convicted of housebreaking and transported to New South Wales on the Claudine, read more…..

1837 Sarah Cassidy was born in Monaghan, Ireland about 1797, Sarah was transported to New South Wales for stealing clothes, arriving via the Margaret in 1837.

1837 Mary Anne Cassidy was born in Monaghan, Ireland in 1826. Maryanne and her sister Elizabeth arrived with their mother Sarah Cassidy on the Margaret in 1837.

1852 Robert Parry was born in 1822 in Wales. Robert arrived in New South Wales via the William Prowse in 1852, read more ….

1858 William Pandelli Toms was born in Plymouth, Devon, England in 1807. William immigrated to Australia with his family, arriving in Melbourne, Victoria via the Swiftsure in 1858.

1858 Eliza Jane Toms was born in Plymouth, England in 1832. Eliza arrived in Melbourne on the Swiftsure in 1858 with her family.

1873 William Gilbert Cameron was born in Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland in 1855. William came free on the Roxburghshire, arriving in Brisbane, Australia in 1876.

1879 Elizabeth Gillespie was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1856. Elizabeth followed her husband, John Paterson to Australia, arriving in Sydney 1879 via the Gravesend

1911 Christopher Percy Fisk was born in Kent, England in 1891. He arrived in Queensland, Australia in 1911 via the Wyreema.

1920 Ellen Jane Jackson was born in Bermondsey, London, England in 1901. Ellen arrived as a war bride in Sydney in 1920 via SS Ceramic.