Hi Carolyn, I think I sent you the information from Log of Logs, by Ian Nicholson, re SS Sarah Sands.? An article from The London Times re sailing of Sarah Sands. States; Liverpool Saturday to-day, at about 2pm, the screw steam auxiliary ship Sarah Sands took her departure hence for Australia. Nearly all her berths were taken, and, after touching at Queenstown, it is expected she will have her full compliment of passengers. Besides the mails and a valuable cargo, she takes out a large quantity of specie. There is no records for her arrival at Melbourne on the Victorian State Records, which I thought would be there! http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/default.htm The Sarah Sands arrived Sydney, from State Records NSW 1852 Dec 29 SARAH SANDS STEAMER Page 183 1841_1866 A couple of other "tad bits" found Capt./ Master W.C. Thompson of Sarah Sands mentioned on arrivals in America http://www.immigrantships.net/v3/1800v3/sarahsands18490502.html http://www.maritimeheritage.org/PassLists/ss050550.html interestingly, there is a Mr & Mrs Wilson in the passenger list. The following article mentions Captain Isley http://www.maritimeheritage.org/PassLists/ss070151.html An article re "Sarah Sands" on Rootsweb, TheShipsList-L Archives From: "Ted Finch" < mariners-l@efinch90.fsnet.co.uk> Subject: Re: [TSL] Sarah Sands Liverpool to New York 1849 Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 09:47:40 +0100 References: <143.4afffd7e.302ebb3a@aol.com> Hi Joan, SARAH SANDS 1847 1,299 gross tons, length 215ft x beam 33ft, clipper bows, one funnel, four masts, iron hull, single screw, speed 9 knots. She carried approx. 300 passengers. Launched in Sep.1846 by James Hodgson & Co, Liverpool (engines by Bury, Curtis & Kennedy, Liverpool) for Sands & Co. Originally intended for the UK - Australia service, she was instead chartered to the Red Cross Line of sailing packets for an experimental service between Liverpool and New York. Her maiden voyage started from Liverpool on 20th Jan.1847 and she arrived in New York 21 days later. On her third voyage starting on 15th June, she broke some of her valve gearing while 5 days out and returned to Cork under sail for repairs. Eventually sailing on 23rd June and arriving New York after a voyage of 34 days from Liverpool. Her last Liverpool - New York voyage commenced 18th Oct.1849 and from there, she sailed for San Francisco via Cape Horn under charter to Empire City Line and was used on the San Francisco - Panama service. In late 1851 she sailed for Liverpool via Valparaiso and Rio de Janeiro and made two more Liverpool - New York voyages during 1852. On 18th Sep.1852 she sailed Liverpool - Cape Town - Sydney for the Melbourne Gold Mining Association and then returned to Plymouth. On 21st Jul.1853 she started sailings between Liverpool, Quebec and Montreal and between Liverpool and Portland for Canadian Steam Nav. Co, making eight round voyages on these routes. Taken over as a Crimea War transport in 1855 and in 1857 was used to convey troops from Portsmouth to Calcutta for the Indian Mutiny. On 11th Nov.1857 she caught fire off Mauritius, the troops were transferred to another ship and she sailed home after temporary repairs. Reconditioned as a sailing ship, she was eventually wrecked on 7th Apr.1869 on the Laccadive Islands, Indian Ocean. [North Atlantic Seaway, vol.1 by N.R.P. Bonsor] regards Ted There is a picture of the ship in the following article. http://www.army.mod.uk/ddli/history_/regimental_celebrations.htm Kind regards, Lynne. Sydney, AUSTRALIA. > > Name of Seaman: John WILSON. > No. of Register Ticket: 564838 > Capacity: Cook > Date of Entry: 18 or 28 Sept, 1852 > Date of Discharge: 2 June, 1853 > Place of Discharge: Liverpool written as Lpool > > Certificate dated 3 June, 1853 > > This ship left Cork for Melbourne early in 1852. > > John WILSON's Certificate of Character dated at Liverpool 3 Jun, 1853. > > Signed: W Ilsly, Master of the Ship > William (could be SCOTT), Shipping Master. > > I remember being able to read the ship's name and it was "Sarah Sands." > > This relative doubts that it is "our" John WILSON, because he is a Railway > Porter on his marriage certificate, a shop owner in the 1851 Census > (Lancs) > and now a cook on a ship. > > He is not listed as crew and is supposed to have travelled to Aus with his > wife Mary and sons William Henry and John. > > Don't tell me this is yet another "family story" or wrong information !!!!