Thanks Bill, I will try the sites suggested. Lyn -----Original Message----- From: Bill.Pursey@telstra.com <Bill.Pursey@telstra.com> To: AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS-L@rootsweb.com <AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, April 18, 2002 7:43 AM Subject: Re: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Migration from Scotland 1840s >Lyn > You might try Bounty Scheme Ships under the Dr John Dunmore Lang, Ports >were most likely Sydney or Moreton Bay. > Records on most references are no 100% and one I was researching was >not even listed but it is a starting point. > >http://www.blaxland.com/ozships/ >http://www.records.nsw.gov.au (Publications, Online Services, Immigration >opens a search facility) >http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/ships.htm > > Under the JDM Bounty scheme he recruited in Scotland to bring skilled >people to the colony and Carpenters feature quite strong among them. > Often the port of departure seemed to be Greenock on Scotland (JDM home >town) > > Best of luck > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Lyn Robinson" <lrobbomelton@primus.com.au> >To: <AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 10:37 PM >Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Migration from Scotland 1840s > > >> Can anyone tell me at which ports in Australia , ships bringing migrants >from Scotland in the 1840s would be likely to land. I am looking for James >McGregor, wife Margaret, children David, Jane, Joseph and Robert. who came >here sometime in the 1840s. James was a cabinet maker.Are there lists of >passengers who were in steerage available, It would help if I knew the name >of the ship. which I don't.Maybe some one can help me. >> Lyn >> >> >> ============================== >> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> > > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >