Hi Eveline, At 08:26 PM 2006-06-19 +0100, Eveline Clarke wrote: >My Australian line has asked if I could find out any information about >people who travelled to Australia in 1852 on board the ship David McIver >which arrived in Sydney 19th May 1852. > >I am in particular looking for Thomas Blandford with wife Emma and >William Blandford with his wife Elizabeth. William and Elizabeth had two >children Mercy who died on board the ship on the way over and Jane who >died in 1852 in the Quarantine Station, North Head,Sydney. . . just briefly, as I can't really help with your query, but the ship DAVID McIVOR, (note spelling) 865 tons, Captain R. Baillie, from Liverpool (date?) via Plymouth 31st December 1851 with 4 cabin passengers and 344 emigrants, Dr. Ward, surgeon-superintendent, arrived at Sydney April 9th 1852. So, she certainly was a _long_ time in quarantine. I found that info here . . The Shipping gazette and Sydney general trade list. Volume 9, Number 419 (10 April, 1852) Page 98 http://www.nla.gov.au/ferg/issn/14403897.html I looked ahead to the May 29th 1852 issue where she was actually at the wharf, discharging her cargo. Prior to that she was simply shown as being in quarantine. I suggest you study other contemporary Sydney newspapers for details of the reason for such a long quarantine. I believe she was a Black Ball Line ship (James Baines). Sue -- TheShipsList Website http://www.theshipslist.com/
Hi Eveline, "The Passage Makers" by M. Stammers spells it DAVID McIVER! Brief mention of the ship says - The DAVID McIVER, 868 tons sailed out in 107 days in 1854 and in 112 days in 1858 on her two known voyages from Liverpool to Melbourne. She was a wooden hulled ship, built 1851 by unknown builders in New Brunswick and owned by T. M. McKay. 1867? sold. A Google search for "DAVID McIVER" will produce many mentions of the ship, passenger lists, etc. regards Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Swiggum" <swig@ns.sympatico.ca> To: <TheShipsList-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 12:33 AM Subject: Re: [TSL] The David McIver > Hi Eveline, > > At 08:26 PM 2006-06-19 +0100, Eveline Clarke wrote: > >>My Australian line has asked if I could find out any information about >>people who travelled to Australia in 1852 on board the ship David McIver >>which arrived in Sydney 19th May 1852. >> >>I am in particular looking for Thomas Blandford with wife Emma and >>William Blandford with his wife Elizabeth. William and Elizabeth had two >>children Mercy who died on board the ship on the way over and Jane who >>died in 1852 in the Quarantine Station, North Head,Sydney. > > . . just briefly, as I can't really help with your query, but the ship > DAVID McIVOR, (note spelling) 865 tons, Captain R. Baillie, from Liverpool > (date?) via Plymouth 31st December 1851 with 4 cabin passengers and 344 > emigrants, Dr. Ward, surgeon-superintendent, arrived at Sydney April 9th > 1852. So, she certainly was a _long_ time in quarantine. I found that > info here . . > > The Shipping gazette and Sydney general trade list. > Volume 9, Number 419 (10 April, 1852) Page 98 > http://www.nla.gov.au/ferg/issn/14403897.html > > I looked ahead to the May 29th 1852 issue where she was actually at the > wharf, discharging her cargo. Prior to that she was simply shown as being > in quarantine. I suggest you study other contemporary Sydney newspapers > for details of the reason for such a long quarantine. > > I believe she was a Black Ball Line ship (James Baines). > > Sue > -- > > TheShipsList Website > http://www.theshipslist.com/ > > > ==== TheShipsList Mailing List ==== > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > REMEMBER - Posts to the list and/or digest MUST be sent to: > TheShipsList-L@rootsweb.com > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > > >