>From The Australian & New Zealand Gazette, 15 November 1879 - LIST OF PASSENGERS. DEPARTURES. Per Messrs. T. Marwood & Co.'s "Marpesia" (Captain Storey), from Liverpool November 1.--For Melbourne (consigned to Messrs. Bright Bros. & Co.) : Saloon--J. McGuffie Fraser, John Davis, Rev. John Spaven, Mrs. Spaven, and John Spaven. Steerage--Mrs. A. McKinnon, Eliza A. McKinnon, Henry Roberts, Miss Bridget Hanrahan, I. M. Lancaster, Mrs. Lancaster, Louisa Lancaster, Emma Lancaster, Gertrude Lancaster, John H. Snowden, Daniel Ahern, Johanna Ahern, Helena Ahern, Mary Ahern, Ellen Ahern, Ann Ahern, Margaret Ahern, Hannah Ahern, Lizzie Ahern, Sarah Ahern, Kate Ahern, William Hughes, John W. Butler, Mrs. E. Waring, Robert Prichard, Gordon F. Dickson, William Fox, Mrs. Barbara Boyle, Eliza Boyle, Fanny Boyle, Robert Boyle, and Ellen Gorman. ------------------------------------------------ Aherns in Australian Records http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~aherns/ahcrim.htm ------------------------------------------------

>From The Argus (Melbourne), 23 February 1880 - FOR LONDON DIRECT-The well-known and favourite iron clipper ship MARPESIA, 1443 tons, AA1 at Lloyd's, T. STOREY, Commander, Now lying at the Sandridge Railway Pier. As large engagements of cargo have been made for this fine ship, shippers are requested to make early applications for disengaged space. J. H. WHITE and Co., 49 William-street.