Good morning Listers, I have a mystery I hope SKS can help me solve. I am assisting a friend to research her mother's side of the family. She told me her grandparents Richard and Jessie HUDSON, immigrated Down Under with her mother Barbara Irene HUDSON early in 1900. Her mother was born on 15th May 1910 in Southport in Lancashire. I searched the immigration Website records and found thier arrival in Australia on the Queensland website on the Card Index to Personal Files for Nominated Immigrants, 1908-1922:- Arrival in Brisbane:- HUDSON Barbara Irene 9m 1911 "Demosthenes" Father HUDSON Richard HUDSON Jessie 35 1911 "Demosthenes" HUDSON Richard HUDSON Richard 28 1911 "Demosthenes" HUDSON Richard. Is the year 1911, the year the "Demosthenes" sailed from England, or the year she arrived in Brisbane? No matter how many Googles I carry out, I cannot find an actual date of her arrival. I will explain my dilemma. Barbara Irene HUDSON was either 9 months old when she sailed on the "Demosthenes" from England with her parents, or 9 months old when she arrived. So the ship either sailed in February 1911 or arrived in Australia in February 1911, I can see the "Demosthenes" arrived maybe a couple of times Down Under in 1911, however I would like to find the actual voyage the HUDSON family was one. I do hope someone can help me. Thank you Regards, Janice Belrose - Sydney
Hi Janice, The Ancestry index says (don't know why it says Victoria) Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 18391923 about Miss B Hudson Name: Miss B Hudson Estimated birth year: abt 1911 Age: 9 Months Arrival Date: 9 Oct 1911 Arrival Port: Brisbane, Australia Departure Port: London Ship: Demosthenes Nationality: English This looks like the right Barbara but the age doesn't make sense because it would take so long for a Feb 1911 London departure to arrive in Brisbane. ..... confusing Findmypast has them listed twice, once for London and once for Plymouth departure, but only Brisbane destination. (I don't have a sub so I can't check the details) HUDSON B 1911 F 1911 London Australia Brisbane HUDSON B 1911 F 1911 Plymouth Australia Brisbane HUDSON J 1876 F 1911 London Australia Brisbane HUDSON J Unknown F 1911 Plymouth Australia Brisbane HUDSON R 1883 M 1911 London Australia Brisbane HUDSON R Unknown M 1911 Plymouth Australia Brisbane Barbara on FreeBMD Births Jun 1910 HUDSON Barbara Irene Ormskirk 8b 906 Being born in the June quarter 1910 would have her sailing in Feb 1911 in my mind, but the ship appears to have arrived at Melbourne, 9th October 1911, then to Sydney, then on to Brisbane. 950 passengers with provisions for a voyage taking 54 to 65 days. Maybe someone can find the London sailing dates in newspaper reports. I can't comment on the the age ... which _should_ be at the date of sailing ... has me wondering if she was 9 months old at the time of booking the passage ... just a thought. With adults a year +/- wouldn't be too much of a concern, but with an infant it can cause a lot of confusion. btw. the Demosthenes belonged to (new ship in 1911) Aberdeen Line / Aberdeen & Commonwealth Lines http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/aberdeen.html Maybe Ted can dig up her info which would include her maiden voyage which will probably nail down the voyage ... one website says five voyages to Australia in 1911 ... I find that hard to credit. Sue -- TheShipsList Website http://www.theshipslist.com/ At 09:22 AM 2010-07-17 +1000, Janice Doughty wrote: >Good morning Listers, > >I have a mystery I hope SKS can help me solve. > >I am assisting a friend to research her mother's side of the family. She >told me her grandparents Richard and Jessie HUDSON, immigrated Down Under >with her mother Barbara Irene HUDSON early in 1900. Her mother was born >on 15th May 1910 in Southport in Lancashire. I searched the immigration >Website records and found thier arrival in Australia on the Queensland >website on the Card Index to Personal Files for Nominated Immigrants, >1908-1922:- > >Arrival in Brisbane:- >HUDSON Barbara Irene 9m 1911 "Demosthenes" Father HUDSON Richard >HUDSON Jessie 35 1911 "Demosthenes" HUDSON Richard >HUDSON Richard 28 1911 "Demosthenes" HUDSON Richard. > >Is the year 1911, the year the "Demosthenes" sailed from England, or the >year she arrived in Brisbane? No matter how many Googles I carry out, I >cannot find an actual date of her arrival. I will explain my >dilemma. Barbara Irene HUDSON was either 9 months old when she sailed on >the "Demosthenes" from England with her parents, or 9 months old when she >arrived. So the ship either sailed in February 1911 or arrived in >Australia in February 1911, I can see the "Demosthenes" arrived maybe a >couple of times Down Under in 1911, however I would like to find the >actual voyage the HUDSON family was one. I do hope someone can help >me. Thank you > >Regards, >Janice >Belrose - Sydney