Hi Keith, The 1852 voyage of the Ticonderoga seems to be well documented in Florence Chuk's book "The Somerset Years". It sounds like it was a most tragic voyage with much loss of life due to disease outbreaks. Definitely worth reading Florence's account. regards Kay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Francis Herbert Thom" <FThom@bigpond.com> To: <AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 1:19 PM Subject: Re: Ship Ticonderoga?? 1852 Kay family > Hi Keith, > > While researching my family history I found that a Frederick and Harriet > MANUEL and their children were noted to have entered the Port of Melbourne > (1852/3) from the ship Ticonderoga. I think this ship must have gone onto > Sydney because this MANUEL family settled in the Hunter Valley. > > However, I tried in vain to find out more about this ship. I have gone > through all the Ship's Indexes and logs. Thought maybe the ship's name had > been changed but have found nothing resembling it's original name. > > I realize this doesn't help resolving your query but thought you may be > interested in the fact that someone else has had the same problem. Will be > going into the Melbourne PRO next Thursday (all being well) so will try > again. Will let you know if anything turns up. > > Kindest Regards > Carol Thom > Melbourne, Australia. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: KEITH SMILEY <keithos@eisa.net.au> > To: <AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 10:50 AM > Subject: Ship Ticonderoga?? 1852 Kay family > > > > By chance does anyone have information on the ship Ticonderoga? > > > > Robert Kay and wife Jean (Walls) and kids emigrated to Australia in 1852 I > > believe. > > > > Cheers, Keith Smiley > > .. in Melb. > > > > > > ==== AUSTRALIA Mailing List ==== > > Australia's First and Biggest Genealogy Server > > Announces ... Your Very Own, Free Webspace .. go to > > http://www.southernx.com.au/webspace/personal_page.html > > > > > > ============================== > > Search over 600 million names at Ancestry.com! > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > > ==== AUSTRALIA Mailing List ==== > Australian Prisoners of War > http://www.southernx.com.au/pow.html > > > ============================== > Search over 600 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >
check out the website http://www.netspace.net.au/~ruzoz/Ticonderoga_1.htm You will get the following which is only part of the article On 4 August 1852 in Liverpool, 795 migrants, predominantly Highland Scots, boarded the vessel, the Ticonderoga. With a huge labour shortage in the Australian colony, brought about by the discovery of Gold in New South Wales in 1851, and the relaxation of emigration rules regarding the number of children allowed to travel, thousands of emigrants clamored for transport to Victoria. They were humble folk and looking forward to a new life in the "Lucky Country". Little did they know that this was to be one of the most dramatic and tragic voyages to Australia. .............................. ----- Original Message ----- From: Kay McCullough <mccullou@netspace.net.au> To: <AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, 19 November 2000 2:12 Subject: Re: Ship Ticonderoga?? 1852 Kay family > Hi Keith, > > The 1852 voyage of the Ticonderoga seems to be well documented in Florence > Chuk's book "The Somerset Years". It sounds like it was a most tragic voyage > with much loss of life due to disease outbreaks. Definitely worth reading > Florence's account. > > regards > > Kay > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Francis Herbert Thom" <FThom@bigpond.com> > To: <AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 1:19 PM > Subject: Re: Ship Ticonderoga?? 1852 Kay family > > > > Hi Keith, > > > > While researching my family history I found that a Frederick and Harriet > > MANUEL and their children were noted to have entered the Port of Melbourne > > (1852/3) from the ship Ticonderoga. I think this ship must have gone onto > > Sydney because this MANUEL family settled in the Hunter Valley. > > > > However, I tried in vain to find out more about this ship. I have gone > > through all the Ship's Indexes and logs. Thought maybe the ship's name had > > been changed but have found nothing resembling it's original name. > > > > I realize this doesn't help resolving your query but thought you may be > > interested in the fact that someone else has had the same problem. Will be > > going into the Melbourne PRO next Thursday (all being well) so will try > > again. Will let you know if anything turns up. > > > > Kindest Regards > > Carol Thom > > Melbourne, Australia. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: KEITH SMILEY <keithos@eisa.net.au> > > To: <AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 10:50 AM > > Subject: Ship Ticonderoga?? 1852 Kay family > > > > > > > By chance does anyone have information on the ship Ticonderoga? > > > > > > Robert Kay and wife Jean (Walls) and kids emigrated to Australia in 1852 > I > > > believe. > > > > > > Cheers, Keith Smiley > > > .. in Melb. > > > > > > > > > ==== AUSTRALIA Mailing List ==== > > > Australia's First and Biggest Genealogy Server > > > Announces ... Your Very Own, Free Webspace .. go to > > > http://www.southernx.com.au/webspace/personal_page.html > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > Search over 600 million names at Ancestry.com! > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > > > > > > ==== AUSTRALIA Mailing List ==== > > Australian Prisoners of War > > http://www.southernx.com.au/pow.html > > > > > > ============================== > > Search over 600 million names at Ancestry.com! > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > > ==== AUSTRALIA Mailing List ==== > Australians Killed in Action Index > http://www.southernx.com.au/kia.html > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >