Jenny, I have searched hard for the arrival of my ggg-grandfather Robert MILNE (or MILNES) believed to have been around 1832 in Sydney. Do you have any suggestions for me please? I've tried the books at the library and also the online shipping indexes. Nor can I find any trace of his wife Jessie (or Janet) BRIMMER. I believe Robert may have been an unassisted immigrant but don't know for sure. H did appear to have had some money and was able to acquire some property in NSW before he came to the N/E around 1846. He came originally from Lancashire so may have sailed out of Liverpool. Regards, Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny Fawcett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 4:51 PM Subject: Re: [HC] Unassisted Immigrants 1842-55 - Sydney > Jacki > have you tried Mary Ann Warner's site? It is a work in progress....all ships > and passenger into Sydney c1855 - 1900's > http://mariners.records.nsw.gov.au/shipdate.htm > > > cheers > Jenny > >

You may have these Wendy from NSW State Archive, haven't finished search on convicts. The page to search these here http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/keyname_search_2187.asp you may also order copies. Land Records MILNE Robert date 1839 1841 Census NSW MILNE Robert "Cogenburgh", County Argyle, District Goulburn [X946] 151 2222 MILNE Robert age 16 ship Boanerges year 1857 arriving in Sydney and Newcastle 2138, 2475 Jail Photo MILNE Jacob Robert born 1837 Glasgow photo at Darlinghurst 5/05/1893 Kerry ----- Original Message ----- From: Wendy To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 6:40 PM Subject: Re: [HC] Unassisted Immigrants 1842-55 - Sydney Jenny, I have searched hard for the arrival of my ggg-grandfather Robert MILNE (or MILNES) believed to have been around 1832 in Sydney. Do you have any suggestions for me please? I've tried the books at the library and also the online shipping indexes. Nor can I find any trace of his wife Jessie (or Janet) BRIMMER. I believe Robert may have been an unassisted immigrant but don't know for sure. H did appear to have had some money and was able to acquire some property in NSW before he came to the N/E around 1846. He came originally from Lancashire so may have sailed out of Liverpool. Regards, Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny Fawcett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 4:51 PM Subject: Re: [HC] Unassisted Immigrants 1842-55 - Sydney > Jacki > have you tried Mary Ann Warner's site? It is a work in progress....all ships > and passenger into Sydney c1855 - 1900's > http://mariners.records.nsw.gov.au/shipdate.htm > > > cheers > Jenny > > -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.10/120 - Release Date: 5/10/2005

Wendy (1). Does Robert's death certificate tell you how many years he spent in the colonies of Australia? (2). Did you search for an obituary/death notice in the papers where Robert's death took place (these often record some history of colonial settlers) (3). His children's obituaries may document when their father arrived (as often happened in this era). Have you also tried PASSENGERS AND CREW, IN AND OUT OF SYDNEY, from SYDNEY NEWSPAPERS, 1833 - 1835 by Nola M Mackay. Also....Joan Reece's COLONIAL SECRETARY's INWARD CORRESPONDENCE INDEX (as often free immigrants turn up in these). Have you eliminated all Robert Milne/s who were convicts? cheers Jenny Fawcett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 6:40 PM Subject: Re: [HC] Unassisted Immigrants 1842-55 - Sydney > Jenny, > > I have searched hard for the arrival of my ggg-grandfather Robert MILNE (or > MILNES) believed to have been around 1832 in Sydney. Do you have any > suggestions for me please? I've tried the books at the library and also the > online shipping indexes. Nor can I find any trace of his wife Jessie (or > Janet) BRIMMER. I believe Robert may have been an unassisted immigrant but > don't know for sure. H did appear to have had some money and was able to > acquire some property in NSW before he came to the N/E around 1846. He came > originally from Lancashire so may have sailed out of Liverpool. > > Regards, > Wendy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jenny Fawcett" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 4:51 PM > Subject: Re: [HC] Unassisted Immigrants 1842-55 - Sydney > > > > Jacki > > have you tried Mary Ann Warner's site? It is a work in progress....all > ships > > and passenger into Sydney c1855 - 1900's > > http://mariners.records.nsw.gov.au/shipdate.htm > > > > > > cheers > > Jenny > > > > > >

Hi Jenny, Robert's death certificate says '30 years in Victoria' but his eldest child (Jane) was born in Campbelltown NSW in 1834. All of the children to his first wife were born in NSW. She died in 1847 in Bungonia. I have a lengthy Obit notice from the N/E and death notice (thanks to Denise) which mentions his time spent in NSW but no actual dates. Unfortunately the certificates are of no assistance and the childrens' Obits don't help - maybe because they were all born here. He definitely was not a convict. I've spent hours searching the Colonial Secretary's Correspondence available on the Web and there is reference to land in 1839 but I'm not sure what it was about. I really think I've covered your suggestions - but I'll keep looking. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny Fawcett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 7:04 PM Subject: Re: [HC] Unassisted Immigrants 1842-55 - Sydney > Wendy > (1). Does Robert's death certificate tell you how many years he spent in the > colonies of Australia? > > (2). Did you search for an obituary/death notice in the papers where > Robert's death took place (these often record some history of colonial > settlers) > > (3). His children's obituaries may document when their father arrived (as > often happened in this era). > > Have you also tried > PASSENGERS AND CREW, IN AND OUT OF SYDNEY, from SYDNEY NEWSPAPERS, 1833 - > 1835 by Nola M Mackay. > > Also....Joan Reece's COLONIAL SECRETARY's INWARD CORRESPONDENCE INDEX (as > often free immigrants turn up in these). > > Have you eliminated all Robert Milne/s who were convicts? > > cheers > Jenny Fawcett > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wendy" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 6:40 PM > Subject: Re: [HC] Unassisted Immigrants 1842-55 - Sydney > > > > Jenny, > > > > I have searched hard for the arrival of my ggg-grandfather Robert MILNE > (or > > MILNES) believed to have been around 1832 in Sydney. Do you have any > > suggestions for me please? I've tried the books at the library and also > the > > online shipping indexes. Nor can I find any trace of his wife Jessie (or > > Janet) BRIMMER. I believe Robert may have been an unassisted immigrant > but > > don't know for sure. H did appear to have had some money and was able to > > acquire some property in NSW before he came to the N/E around 1846. He > came > > originally from Lancashire so may have sailed out of Liverpool. > > > > Regards, > > Wendy > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jenny Fawcett" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 4:51 PM > > Subject: Re: [HC] Unassisted Immigrants 1842-55 - Sydney > > > > > > > Jacki > > > have you tried Mary Ann Warner's site? It is a work in progress....all > > ships > > > and passenger into Sydney c1855 - 1900's > > > http://mariners.records.nsw.gov.au/shipdate.htm > > > > > > > > > cheers > > > Jenny > > > > > > > > > > > >