-----Original Message----- From: kfarrow [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 2:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Hemsyke/Hempsyke 1853 Dear Listers, I am searching for my Richard Fowler family who I think arrived on this ship in 1853, came and settled in Geelong. There is little available on this ship in a Google search. Does anyone else know more, or has connections with this ship. There were a family called Plume on board who may be connected. Kind Regards Chris Farrow

Hi Chris, From Log of Logs by Ian Nicholson Hempsyke, ship, 663/700t, V.T. Howes: Plymouth 14/5 - Melbourne 16/8, with 127 passengers, etc.+ Letters by Mrs D Cannan, held at National Library Canberra, MS 401. from Victorian State records the following http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/default.htm Unassisted Immigration to Victoria FOWLER ---- I AUG 1853 HEMPSYKE B 048 001 FOWLER MARY 21 AUG 1853 HEMPSYKE B 048 001 FOWLER RICHARD 24 AUG 1853 HEMPSYKE B 048 001 From Google search Diarist: Cannan, Jane Departure: 07 May 1853 Port: London Destination: Melbourne Ship: Hempsyke Class: 1fa National Library of Australia Call No.: MS 401 Notes: letters HEMPSYKE - HOWES VICTOR TOLUBROF CAPT - AUG 1853 B 48 1 Kind regards, Lynne ----- Original Message ----- From: "List Admin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 6:31 AM Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] FW: Hemsyke/Hempsyke 1853