Dear Jim Where did he die? The death registration often has how long in the colony which would give a better idea of the year they arrived. Could he have been in the British Army and therefore come with a regiment and then perhaps stayed? Newspapers usually record arrival of ships and may mention passengers as well - you could check for the Ritterkerk. Log of Logs Vols 1-3 might have useful information about the Ritterkerk - most libraries have a copy but not always all the volumes. The actual passenger list might also have more details. Where did you locate the entry you have? Regards Lyn in Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Duggan Sent: Tuesday, 23 September 2008 9:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [TSL] Immigration from West Indies to Victoria, Australia in 1850's Dear List, Hoping someone can help. I'm trying to locate any ships that would transport immigrants between the West Indies and Victoria between 1848 and 1860, more likely after 1850. The family was George Brown, born c1809 Scotland and his wife Catherine Hortense Amelia Grano, born about 1811 Dominica, W.I. They had at least four children: Henriette/Harriet b. abt. 1842, William b. abt. 1845, Warren George b. abt. 1846 and George Brown b. abt. 1848. They were all born in Dominica and were living in Geelong, Victoria, Australia area in late 1860's. George Brown (father) was a clerk. I have checked the Australian Immigration Records between 1852 and 1923 and no listings for these people, that is easily identified. I did locate one entry in 1854 for Mr. G. Brown 42 years, Mrs. G. Brown 40 years and five children ranging from 17 to 4 years of age. The ship was the Ritterkerk. I have no further info. Any suggestions or ideas would be grateful. Many thanks. Jim Tasmania ------------------------------- visit TheShipsList Website http://www.theshipslist.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message