At 03:01 pm 26/02/02 -0700, you wrote: >Hello listers > >Has anyone heard of, or have information on the ship MATOAKA that arived >in Sydney in 1857? I suspect that my TINSLEY ancestors arrived in >Australia on it as assisted immigrants. > >Regards >Gwen Dear Gwen, I have no specific info on it, but may I ask... When you say you suspect your TINSLEY ancestors arrived on this vessel, are you saying you suspect they were on this vessel, or that they were your ancestors? There certainly were TINSLEYs on board: SURNAME FIRST AGE VESSEL YEAR REEL REMARKS TINSLEY Ann 38 Matoaka 1857 2138, 2476 and family TINSLEY Anna 17 Matoaka 1857 2138, 2476 and family TINSLEY Catherine 11 Matoaka 1857 2138, 2476 and family TINSLEY John 7 Matoaka 1857 2138, 2476 and family TINSLEY Joseph 41 Matoaka 1857 2138, 2476 and family TINSLEY William 5 Matoaka 1857 2138, 2476 and family From State Records Web site: http://www.records.nsw.gov.au Regards Henry Lebovic http://users.bigpond.net.au/henrydebi/CCG.html Clever Cat Genealogy Services