Hi Pam, The "Melbourne" arrived in Victoria arriving in Melbourne in November 1857. How do I go about the immigration museum as this is all I know. Glen -----Original Message----- From: eng-surrey-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-surrey-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Pam Hillier Sent: Sunday, 8 November 2009 9:19 p.m. To: eng-surrey@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SRY] James Jackson Smith Glen If he married here in Oz, or had some kids I could help you as I volunteer one morning a week at our local LDS. I can only suggest you try and get the emmigration records. If you know from the shipslist where they landed and where he likely got off, google search and email the immigration museum for that state and see where that leads. I am afraid I was born in Kent UK, and apart from a couple of convicts way back, I have not had to deal with this. Happy hunting and yell if you need Aussie records. Pam from Adelaide Australia > Good evening Pam, > Thanks for your effort. > James Jackson Smith married in New Zealand but on his marriage certificate > it says 15 February 1877 in Roxburgh New Zealand - born in London England > so I think it was 21st January 1840 > He died in New Zealand 17 June 1912 and the death certificate states he > was > in his 73rd year so that would be 1840... he had been born in England but > had been in Roxburgh for 38 years... the diary states he was in Ida Valley > and Italian Gully - all part of Gabriel's Gully Otago > I don't have emigration records and I am guessing the year as he states in > his diary ( only have 5 years of diary that he had been '18 September > 1869: > ......Mrs White died. I miss her as she was the only ship mate I know of > from > the old country..it is now 12 years since I first met her on board the > Melbourne barque from Liverpool to Melbourne. She was a young woman then > and I was quite a boy..how time flies." I have hunted for "The Melbourne" > to no avail.... that means 1857 on the "barque Melbourne Barque: 305 tons" > I am assuming that he came to NZ in 1865 when this diary begins or > before... > not conclusive about when he arrived I am afraid.... could have been any > year between 1857 -1865 but he certainly was involved in the Gold Rush in > New Zealand > I have read the diary really closely and that was when I discovered his > two > sisters names - very common I know. My mum was a Smith and she said " you > just about have to say what you have for dinner when you say your name is > Smith!!!" > Does any of this help? > Glenys Kempshall > > > *************************************** > Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** > superfluous old messages in replies. > > List Admin can be contacted at: Eng-Surrey-admin@rootsweb.com. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-SURREY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message *************************************** Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. List Admin can be contacted at: Eng-Surrey-admin@rootsweb.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SURREY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Try http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/index_search.asp?searchid=23 http://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/component/daPublicBaseContainer?component=daViewSeries&entityId=14 http://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/PROVguides/PROVguide052/PROVguide052.jsp Google is your friend :) Anne South Asutralia Mike and Glen wrote: > Hi Pam, > The "Melbourne" arrived in Victoria arriving in Melbourne in November 1857. > How do I go about the immigration museum as this is all I know. > Glen > > -----Original Message----- > From: eng-surrey-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:eng-surrey-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Pam Hillier > Sent: Sunday, 8 November 2009 9:19 p.m. > To: eng-surrey@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SRY] James Jackson Smith > > Glen > If he married here in Oz, or had some kids I could help you as I volunteer > one morning a week at our local LDS. > I can only suggest you try and get the emmigration records. If you know > from the shipslist where they landed and where he likely got off, google > search and email the immigration museum for that state and see where that > leads. > I am afraid I was born in Kent UK, and apart from a couple of convicts way > back, I have not had to deal with this. > Happy hunting and yell if you need Aussie records. > Pam from Adelaide Australia >