Hello listers Could you help me with sources of information please? Our family researcher (now deceased) has written: 'From State Government Archives quote "Richard Crossing Farmer aged 19 from South Brent - Father Thomas, Mother Elizabeth, arrived on (ship) Forth on 28.8.1841 (on the same ship was) James Crossing aged 31 Farm Servant from Plymouth - Father John, Mother Elizabeth" unquote. They came Government Assisted Passage, stopped in 1842 when the colony was commencing to suffer a depression.' Today I went to the NSW State Library and found the reel listing the passengers on the "Forth" for 28.8.41, set out as follows: Crossing John 19 Farm Labourer Protestant [read/write] Both Devonshire Crossing James 21 Farm Labourer Protestant Both Devonshire My first question is - where did the additional information (i.e. parents' names and village name) which is in the Archives come from? Are there other shipping documents beyond the reels in the State Library? Secondly, what was the Government Assisted Passage in 1841? Are these passengers indexed or listed somewhere? I'd be very grateful for and information. Many thanks Sybil Cameron

Try www.records.nsw.gov.au Click Publications then on line publications and resources, then Immigration. Good Luck Margb Hello listers Could you help me with sources of information please? Our family researcher (now deceased) has written: 'From State Government Archives quote "Richard Crossing Farmer aged 19 from South Brent - Father Thomas, Mother Elizabeth, arrived on (ship) Forth on 28.8.1841 (on the same ship was) James Crossing aged 31 Farm Servant from Plymouth - Father John, Mother Elizabeth" unquote. They came Government Assisted Passage, stopped in 1842 when the colony was commencing to suffer a depression.' Today I went to the NSW State Library and found the reel listing the passengers on the "Forth" for 28.8.41, set out as follows: Crossing John 19 Farm Labourer Protestant [read/write] Both Devonshire Crossing James 21 Farm Labourer Protestant Both Devonshire My first question is - where did the additional information (i.e. parents' names and village name) which is in the Archives come from? Are there other shipping documents beyond the reels in the State Library? Secondly, what was the Government Assisted Passage in 1841? Are these passengers indexed or listed somewhere? I'd be very grateful for and information. Many thanks Sybil Cameron ______________________________