Hi Sylvia I am going into "Genie" shed today and will check to see if we have that film and what info is on it for you. Kathy, Bundaberg Queensland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Sims" <steven.sims.e@comcen.com.au> To: <eng-hereford@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 7:29 AM Subject: Re: [HEF] POWELL emigration to Australia 1873 > Hi Sylvia, > > Yes, the immigration records should give everyone's birthplace, names of > their parents, and lots of other info - but only on the original record, > not in the online index (which just gives age). > > Regards > Steve > > sylvia morgan wrote: >> Hi StevenMany thanks for your help. I found that the POWELL family (went >> on the Tim Whiffler) on the Queensland assisted passage web-site you >> gave.Can I use the reference nos that was allocated to them to check if >> they came from the parish of Madely? >> Thanks again >> Sylvia----------------------------------------> Date: Mon, 12 May >> 2008 20:16:42 +1000> From: >> steven.sims.e@comcen.com.au> To: eng-hereford@rootsweb.com> >> Subject: Re: [HEF] POWELL emigration to Australia 1873> > >> Hi Sylvia,> > By 1873 all the current Australian states were separate >> colonies, with > separate record-keeping; so where to look depends on >> what port they went > to - do you have any info on this?> > Also, do >> you know if they were assisted immigrants, or self funded? > >> (most likely assisted, unless they were wealthy.) For >> self-funded, > shipping lists are about the best you can hope for. For >> assisted > immigrants there is a much better paper trail; the basic >> arrival records > usually have birthplace, age, religion, read/write, >> parents names and > residence, etc. Then there are land grant records and >> so on.> > I had a quick look at the New South Wales indexes which are >> online at> http:! > 7;! >> /www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/indexes_online_3357.asp> > >> However they had no assisted POWELL to Sydney in years 1870-75.> > There >> are some in the Queensland assisted indexes for 1873:> >> http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/research/indexes.asp> >> > POWELL names in the Qld index include the following who travelled in > >> 1873 (date is arrival):> "Great Queensland" 2 Sep >> 1873: Annie 24> "Landsborough" 24 Oct 1873: William H 18> >> "Gauntlet" 15 Nov 1873: William 44, Frank 22, Catherine 20, >> Mary Ann 20, > Ann Elizabeth 18, Caroline 18, Emily 16> "Tim >> Whiffler" 26 Jan 1874: William 43, Caroline 38, William 13, >> Charles > 9, Emily 7, Agnes 3> > Other state archives may have similar >> indexes online - for Victoria I > seem to recall there is; Western >> Australia, South Australia, Tasmania > I'm not so sure, but they all >> will have some sort of info online. There > are also many online shippin! > g ! >> records about the place, but I have always > found the immigration rec >> ords the best starting point.> > Cheers> Steve> > sylvia morgan >> wrote:> > Hi> > Has anyone any knowledge of the emigration of >> a POWELL family to Australia in 1873 or can tell me where I could >> research it?> > Sylvia> > > > ---- ENG-HEREFORD Mailing >> List ----> A genealogy and local history list covering the County of >> Hereford> > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the >> list, please send an email to ENG-HEREFORD-request@rootsweb.com with >> the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the >> body of the message >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Great deals on almost anything at eBay.co.uk. Search, bid, find and win >> on eBay today! >> http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000004ukm/direct/01/ >> ---- ENG-HEREFORD Mailing List ---- >> A genealogy and local history list covering the County of Hereford >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-HEREFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > > ---- ENG-HEREFORD Mailing List ---- > A genealogy and local history list covering the County of Hereford > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-HEREFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.16/1427 - Release Date: > 11/05/2008 1:08 PM >