Hi Tim
For my copy of the 1852 voyage of the Mariner to Melbourne there were apparently 2 lists at the archives. Apparently one is a boarding list done in England when the ship was taking on the pbuttengers and the other is when they disembarked in Australia. On the Victorian PRO index site my GGGrandfather is actually listed twice under different ages because of this. I suspect he put his age down to get the job-subsidy for his family and this was discovered when I ordered a copy of the pbuttenger list to clarify this apparently unknown relative.
I just did a search on the Vic PRO site for Iberia Mar 1886 and all the pbuttengers came up ...or else it was horribly crowded in the cabins. :) fiche lists cabin pbuttengers first and there should be more for steerage, as the PRO site gives fiche numbers for all the pbuttengers.
GOODBYE TO THIS SITEYou may know that lots and lots of Victorians move to Queensland every year. This is an extract of the diary of...
I guess it shows you should always try to get the original document ie pbuttenger list. It does have other info sometimes including place of birth, parents names, lost overboard etc. and so is often worth it.
Re Parramatta Orphan SchoolI briefly looked at the admittance microfilm at my local library today. Because of the writing, as you say, it is often heavy going, but makes fascinating reading. Being a Saturday, the library closed...
regards
Lyn
summaries when shows pbuttengers,
