Hi, I have a large Harris Family that arrived Victoria 1883-1885 from England In 1885 John Harris was given a discharge from the Cheviot he worked from 9.3.1885 to 23.3.1885.from the Shipmasters Dept in Sydney.so it would appear it was only a casual job Johns b 1839 Occupation Ships Engineer Wife was Mary A 38yrs Fredrick 12 Charles 8 Mary 5 William 3 Twins a boy & girl born in London in 1882 Can anyone assist with this ons Cheers Bill In Sunny Townsville

Hi Bill, State records NSW has HARRIS Arthur 2 and family Aberdeen Apr 1885 2143, 2496 HARRIS Grace 2 and family Aberdeen Apr 1885 2143, 2496 HARRIS Charles 12 pob Aberdeen Apr 1885 2143, 2496 HARRIS Frederick 14 pob Aberdeen Apr 1885 2143, 2496 HARRIS Mary 8 and family Aberdeen Apr 1885 2143, 2496 HARRIS Mary Ann 39 and family Aberdeen Apr 1885 2143, 2496 HARRIS William 6 and family Aberdeen Apr 1885 2143, 2496 also there is HARRIS Amelia 30 Aberdeen Apr 1885 2143, 2496 HARRIS John 16 pob Aberdeen Apr 1885 2143, 2496 HARRIS Walter 26 Aberdeen Apr 1885 2143, 2496 whether they are also related I'm not sure, You would need to look at the film/s, numbers listed at end of entry. Log of Logs, Vol.1, by Ian Nicholson has an entry for CHEVIOT listed in 1879 as 1226t. Sydney, 15/1/1879, - on tour to Melbourne/Victoria; + diary by Walter Hingley *ML (Mitchell Library) Syd. Microfilm copy FM3/691. Cheviot list on Mariners and ships in Australian Waters John Harris is listed on this ship http://mariners.records.nsw.gov.au/1885/01/004che.htm http://mariners.records.nsw.gov.au/1885/01/076che.htm not yet transcribed by above list 55 12 MAR 1885 CHEVIOT MELBOURNE SYDNEY Pictures of the ship http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia?action=PASearch&mode=search&complete1=true&attribute1=subject&term1=Cheviot+%28Ship%29 SS CheviotPoint Nepean Iron screw steamer, built 1870, wrecked 20 October 1887, 35 lives lost. On a voyage from Melbourne to Sydney the Cheviot lost its propeller while on the outer edge of Rip. The sails were set immediately but it drifted ashore andbroke in two before going to pieces. Cheviot Bay is notable as the location of the disappearance of Australia's 17th PrimeMinister, Harold Holt, on 17 December 1967. A memorial plaque to the Prime Minister was fixed to the seabed off Cheviot Beach by the Underwater Explorers Club of Victoria. Kind regards, Lynne. Sydney, AUSTRALIA. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Harris" <billharr@hotkey.net.au> To: <AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 12:04 PM Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Harris Family > Hi, > I have a large Harris Family that arrived Victoria 1883-1885 from > England > In 1885 John Harris was given a discharge from the Cheviot he worked from > 9.3.1885 to 23.3.1885.from the Shipmasters Dept in Sydney.so it would > appear it was only a casual job > Johns b 1839 Occupation Ships Engineer > Wife was Mary A 38yrs > Fredrick 12 Charles 8 Mary 5 William 3 Twins a boy & girl born in London > in 1882 > Can anyone assist with this ons > Cheers > Bill > In Sunny Townsville