Hello fellow researchers, I've tried sending mail to this list recently and messed it up a bit- sorry about that- will try again. I'm asking for assistance please from anyone knowing what part the captain, William Davis, would have played as also being "agent" for the ship "Fairlie" to NSW, 1848. My gggrandmother Janet Turner and baby arrived on Fairlie as assisted immigrants. Janet was 24, a dairymaid from Fifeshire, Scotland. She could read but not write, Presbyterian, single, no family in colony. A number of the passengers were young Irish orphan women from the Cork Foundling Hospital. Some other passengers were Calais embrioderers. Others were from England, skilled in a number of trades. Kind regards, Susan NSW.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Lamberton" <susanlamberton@gmail.com> To: <aus-immigration-ships@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 11:44 PM Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] FAIRLIE Hi Susan > I'm asking for assistance please from anyone knowing > what part the captain, > William Davis, would have played as also being "agent" > for the ship > "Fairlie" to NSW, 1848. This ship arrived in Sydney 8 Aug 1848 . Is alittle info in http://www.nla.gov.au/ferg/issn/14403897.html Might be abit more in the Sydney Morning Herald of around the same date This ship also carried quite a few 'Lacemakers from Calais' .so could be worth following up that research Bye MargM Beautiful Wyong Shire NSW

Hi Marg, Thanks for that. I had actually looked at that Fergusson Project site just recently and found that info re Fairlie. I have looked at "Fairlie" indent on microfilm at local library. Only wrote down ancestor's details, not of who other passengers were, which I must do one day. I've also found Sydney Morning Herald report of "Fairlie" arrival. However, having difficulty 100 percent confirming gggrandmother's origins in Scotland. So wondered if there would be a clue in anything re by or about captain and agent William Davis or Dr Wilkinson (who may have delivered her baby). Especially wondered, as Janet was an assisted immigrant, who would have sponsored her voyage, what role Captain Davis as agent, would have had, and if he had recorded anything about it where I might find it. Kind regards, Susan NSW. On 6/19/07, MargM <genknut@optusnet.com.au> wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Susan Lamberton" <susanlamberton@gmail.com> > To: <aus-immigration-ships@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 11:44 PM > Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] FAIRLIE > > > > > Hi Susan > > > I'm asking for assistance please from anyone knowing > > what part the captain, > > William Davis, would have played as also being "agent" > > for the ship > > "Fairlie" to NSW, 1848. > > > This ship arrived in Sydney 8 Aug 1848 . Is alittle info > in > > http://www.nla.gov.au/ferg/issn/14403897.html > > Might be abit more in the Sydney Morning Herald of around > the same date > > This ship also carried quite a few 'Lacemakers from > Calais' .so could be worth following up that research > > Bye > MargM > >

Hi Susan, I Have a copy of the book "Well suited to the Colony" by Gillian Kelly. >From the book, page 117, re Master William Davis "On Wednesday, 19 April the Fairlie left Deptford for Plymouth, sailed on 1 may. The oldest and largest of the major carriers of the lacemakers, having been built at Calcutta in 1810, of 756 tons. This was at least her second voyage to Australia and this time she was under the orders of Master William Davis, with Frederick Wilkinson as Superintendent surgeon. Janet Turner gave birth to a baby boy on board, became engaged to Zaccheus Timms at sea and married soon after their arrival in Sydney. FAIRLIE 07 08 1848 Botany Bay ... ... AL 2135 >From http://www.reach.net/~sc001198/ShipsF.htm FAIRLIE - 1833/1838/1839/1848/1849/1856 Master: Captain J. Cromartie (1833); Captain H. Agar (1838); Captain Garret (1839); Captain W. Davis (1848/49); Captain Cowan (1856) Rigging: Ship; Barque (1856); 2 decks; sheathed in copper in 1832 & 1838; fastened with iron bolts; sheathed in yellow metal in 1848 & 1856 Tonnage: 755 tons Construction: 1812 in Calcutta, using Teak; iron standards and knees; major repairs in 1832; some repairs in 1838 & 1843; new wales, top sides & major repairs in 1856 Owners: T. Ward (1833 - 39); J. & F. Somes (1848/56) Draught under load: 20 feet Port of registry: London Port of survey: London Voyage: sailed for India (1833); Australia (1838/56); New South Wales (1839); Sydney & Calcutta (1848/49) Kind regards, Lynne. Sydney, AUSTRALIA. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Lamberton" <susanlamberton@gmail.com> To: <aus-immigration-ships@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 11:44 PM Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] FAIRLIE > Hello fellow researchers, > I've tried sending mail to this list recently and messed it up a bit- > sorry > about that- will try again. > I'm asking for assistance please from anyone knowing what part the > captain, > William Davis, would have played as also being "agent" for the ship > "Fairlie" to NSW, 1848. > My gggrandmother Janet Turner and baby arrived on Fairlie as assisted > immigrants. > Janet was 24, a dairymaid from Fifeshire, Scotland. She could read but not > write, Presbyterian, single, no family in colony. > A number of the passengers were young Irish orphan women from the Cork > Foundling Hospital. Some other passengers were Calais embrioderers. Others > were from England, skilled in a number of trades. > Kind regards, > Susan > NSW.

Hi Lynne, My apologies for sending complete email back, as I can't print it off at the moment and don't know how to save it. Anyway, thankyou very much for the info re "Fairlie." I'm trying to find out now more about Zaccheus Timms. Do you know if he sailed alone or was with family? I suppose the book doesn't say any more about Janet or Zaccheus? Kind regards, Susan NSW. On 6/20/07, Lynne Radford <lynne_r@tpg.com.au> wrote: > > Hi Susan, > I Have a copy of the book "Well suited to the Colony" by Gillian Kelly. > >From the book, page 117, re Master William Davis > "On Wednesday, 19 April the Fairlie left Deptford for Plymouth, sailed on > 1 > may. The oldest and largest of the major carriers of the lacemakers, > having > been built at Calcutta in 1810, of 756 tons. > This was at least her second voyage to Australia and this time she was > under > the orders of Master William Davis, with Frederick Wilkinson as > Superintendent surgeon. > > Janet Turner gave birth to a baby boy on board, became engaged to Zaccheus > Timms at sea and married soon after their arrival in Sydney. > > FAIRLIE 07 08 1848 Botany Bay ... ... > AL 2135 > > >From http://www.reach.net/~sc001198/ShipsF.htm > FAIRLIE - 1833/1838/1839/1848/1849/1856 > Master: Captain J. Cromartie (1833); Captain H. Agar (1838); > Captain Garret (1839); Captain W. Davis (1848/49); Captain > Cowan (1856) > Rigging: Ship; Barque (1856); 2 decks; sheathed in copper in 1832 & 1838; > fastened with iron bolts; > sheathed in yellow metal in 1848 & 1856 > Tonnage: 755 tons > Construction: 1812 in Calcutta, using Teak; iron standards and knees; > major > repairs in 1832; > some repairs in 1838 & 1843; new wales, top sides > & > major repairs in 1856 > Owners: T. Ward (1833 - 39); J. & F. Somes (1848/56) > Draught under load: 20 feet > Port of registry: London > Port of survey: London > Voyage: sailed for India (1833); Australia (1838/56); New South Wales > (1839); Sydney & Calcutta (1848/49) > > Kind regards, > Lynne. Sydney, AUSTRALIA. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Susan Lamberton" <susanlamberton@gmail.com> > To: <aus-immigration-ships@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 11:44 PM > Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] FAIRLIE > > > > Hello fellow researchers, > > I've tried sending mail to this list recently and messed it up a bit- > > sorry > > about that- will try again. > > I'm asking for assistance please from anyone knowing what part the > > captain, > > William Davis, would have played as also being "agent" for the ship > > "Fairlie" to NSW, 1848. > > My gggrandmother Janet Turner and baby arrived on Fairlie as assisted > > immigrants. > > Janet was 24, a dairymaid from Fifeshire, Scotland. She could read but > not > > write, Presbyterian, single, no family in colony. > > A number of the passengers were young Irish orphan women from the Cork > > Foundling Hospital. Some other passengers were Calais embrioderers. > Others > > were from England, skilled in a number of trades. > > Kind regards, > > Susan > > NSW. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >