Greetings, First posting to the List, so please excuse lack of knowledge and confusion. Ancestors named SHEPHARD (SHEPPARD / SHEPHERD) arrived in Australia (more than likely Sydney) in about 1859. They were George and Charlotte. Family story goes that George and Charlotte were married in England, sold everything and bought a ship in which they sailed to Australia with 2 little daughters, Hannah Elizabeth and Sarah Ann and baby Mary Jane was born at sea, supposedly in "abt 1860." They then sold the ship and bought a bullock and dray and travelled across the Blue Mountains to Rockley near Bathurst N.S.W. where they stayed and had a further 7 children from 1862. A researcher checked the 'supposed' marriage on 17 Apr, 1854, Derbyshire UK, but it certainly couldn't be found. (Family member's information.) 2 unnamed daughters were born at Bathurst in 1859 and 1861(to a George and Charlotte SHEPPARD), (Source: N.S.W. BMD). There is also a birth of a George SHEPHARD in Sydney in 1859 with just the mother's name of Charlotte. There is loads more...........................(for another posting.) I have tried every available source to find the possible name of the ship or a ship listing them as passengers, to no avail. Would anyone know where on earth I could look? When George came to Bathurst, he was a farmer. After he died in 1879, Charlotte is listed as a Landholder of over 1,300 acres at "Summerhill", Rockley in 1885. She died in 1916. As well, what would be the route of such a ship? Could they have stopped off somewhere and have been included in a Census (foreign)? Kind regards, Carolyn. Bathurst.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn and Darryl" <dazwilson@bigpond.com> To: "aus-immigration-ships" <aus-immigration-ships@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 5:59 PM Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] NAMES OF SHIPS ARRIVING ABT 1859 Hi Carolyn > Ancestors named SHEPHARD (SHEPPARD / SHEPHERD) First you need to try and sort out the more likely of these 3 spellings > arrived in Australia (more than likely Sydney) in about > 1859 Many people would have arrvived in say Victoria then after all while decided to go north. . They were George and Charlotte. > > Family story goes that George and Charlotte were married > in England, Do you have proof of this ....like copy of their marriage cert ? This could give you a fixed proven date to work from sold everything and bought a ship in which they sailed to Australia with 2 little daughters, Hannah Elizabeth and Sarah Ann and baby Mary Jane was born at >sea, supposedly in "abt 1860." Do you have any doc to substaniate this .............. Her death cert perhaps ? They then sold the ship and bought a bullock and dray and travelled across the <Blue Mountains to Rockley near Bathurst N.S.W. Why there, I wonder ? Did they own this land or were they tenants ? If the owned land title records can easily be searched and that would give you another date > A researcher checked the 'supposed' marriage on 17 Apr, > 1854, Derbyshire UK, but it certainly couldn't be found. > (Family member's information.) > > 2 unnamed daughters were born at Bathurst in 1859 and > 1861(to a George and Charlotte SHEPPARD), (Source: > N.S.W. BMD). There is also a birth of a George SHEPHARD > in Sydney in 1859 with just the mother's name of > Charlotte. > What info on their children is given on their death certs ? and any ref to number of year married ? > > I have tried every available source to find the possible > name of the ship or a ship listing them as passengers, > to no avail. Would anyone know where on earth I could > look? > The Colonial goverment was only interested in people who owed it money . If someone paid their own fare they didnt want to know about it . > When George came to Bathurst, he was a farmer. After he > died in 1879, Son of James & Sarah on 7 Mar 1879.............. there a admin ref this in the NSW Probate indexes # 4626 Charlotte is listed as a Landholder of over 1,300 acres at "Summerhill", Rockley in 1885. She died in 1916. > 31 Dec 1915 and she left a will ......#72858 ( I think ........ fiche is abit fuzzy) aged 83 so born about 1833. All refs I found were spelt SHERHARD except for Charlotte in the Probate index where is was spelt HERD You need to get some docs to get some facts and cut out alot of 'supposed' stuff. Was there any death notice for Charlotte in the Bathurst newspaper ? Bye MargM Beautiful Wyong Shire NSW