Arrivals from Overseas - Vessels named
Agostina,
Ariadne,
Deva,
Frankfield,
Hamilton,
Middlesex,
Sir Charles Forbes,
Westminster,
Coastal shipping -
Abeona,
Devonshire,
Maguasha,
Shamrock,
They came by the 'Westminster' as Self-funded and as Bounty Immigrants in 1841
Use the list of Notes on over 41,500 people, to find the page with details of individual passengers -
this list omits details from the ship list of calling, religion and ability to read and write. Other details of life in Port Phillip are being sought
Westminster arrived 30 Jul 1841, barque 650 tons Captain Forbes Mitchie master, from London and Plymouth 17 April 1841 to Melbourne surgeon Superintendedt John Dickson Fiche 3 Images b 216-227, notes. Very detailed Recapitulation
Passengers Mr and Mrs Woolley, Mr and Mrs Walsh, Miss Atcheson, Rev Mr Sproat, Mr and Mrs Barratt and 2 chn, Mr and Mrs Dixon, 3 in Intermediate and 257 steerage passengers
Arrived 30 July from Plymouth with 38 families with 113 souls, 70 males and 63 females. Total 246 bounty souls. Bounty reduced by 168 pounds for 7 males in excess of number of females. Assisted British emigrants to Victoria through the agency of John Marshall for Messrs Enscoe and James, of Port Phillip.
Surgeon John Dickson, Master Forbes Michie and 1st Mate William Dale
Deaths Caroline Stockdale 22 on 16 May, Charles Criddle 24 on 11 July, infants Briely (should be Bailey) 18m, Short 6m, Hale 12m and illegible lived 2 days. Passengers included Mary Ann Miles, Catherine Ford,
Hugh Donall/Donnelly and his wife Ann, with their six month old son Thomas. Also on board the vessel was Donnelly's sister-in-law Ann Fox, formerly Donnelly, nee McDonald, and her husband Hugh Fox, along with Ann Fox's four Donnelly children by her prior marriage to Patrick Donnelly.
Barque | Total | Staff | Other | Died | Born
| Couples | With chn | Hus | Wives | Sons |
Daus | Chn | Bounty | Families | Un mal | Un fem
| Westminster | 271 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 17 | 39 | 244 | 112 | 70 | 62
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Others, who paid own fare
Cabin - Mr and Mrs Walsh, Mr and Mrs Benet/Barret and 2 dau, Mrs and Miss Dickson (Doctor's family), Miss Atkinson and W Sprout. Intermediate - Mr McCornich,
Steerage
Mr George and Mrs Mary Ann Wooley/Worton, Thomas and Mary Austin, Mary Collins, George Morton 34 with Charles 34 and Maryann 19,
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Arrived 28 Aug at Sydney from Port Phillip on 19 Aug, in ballast with 5 passengers in the steerage
"The Somerset Years", by Florence Chuk, page 54 begins a chapter on the Westminster, including a description of the voyage. They arrived in god health, to overcrowded conditions.
John Bailey 34 with Mary 24 whose son died near the end of the voyage.
William Bishop 28 went to work for Mr Kirk at the head of the Hopkins
John Candy 19 baptised 23 Oct 1822, with sister Sarah, chn of Sarah and James Candy wed 1814 at Frome. The parents arrived 1855 in the Colony, also sister Ann Maria and brother William
Sarah Candy baptised 26 Feb 1825, wed 2 Nov 1842 to Henry Mawley, with fellow passenger Maria George signed as witness.
Mary Ann Dainty 19 went to work for Captain Sullivan of Hunter River
Maria George 16
Thomas George 20
Albion Gibbs 37 with Mary Ann 37, Louisa 7, GR (son) 5, Lititia 3 and Mary 1. They wed 14 May 1832 at St Leonards Pitcombe
George Harcombe 21
Elizabeth Holway 20 was baptised 27 Jan 1822 at St James', Langford Budeville, dau of Sarah and James Holway
Sarah Holway 18 baptised 5 Dec 1824 sister of Elizabeth - from webpage, Elizabeth and Sarah Holway (baptised Langford Budville 1822 and 1824) sailed at the same time and found work in Melbourne as house servants at t15 per annum and rations
William Leithbridge 18
John Leithbridge 21
Thomas Podden 29
Thomas Smith 21
John Taylor 27 with Mary 34, George 3 and John 1
James Tout with Mary 20 went to Sydney on the George Fyffe
Charles Wigwood 26 - from webpage, Charles c 8.9.1811 and Charles c 24.1.1819, With his nephew John (c 24.1.1819, baptised at same time) emigrated to Australia on the barque/ship Westminster, 610 tons, which sailed from Plymouth 17th Aprils 1841, and arrived Port Phillip 30th July (names of both recorded as Wigwood, although baptisms were recorded in the Waygood name). Charles went to work for Dr. Thompson of Geelong, and John for Mr. Bright of Melbourne, both for L25 per annum with rations. ("The Somerset Years", Florence Chuk).
Robert Withers 19
The Westminster passengers
In this ship list, people are numbered within the classified group - families or single male or single female.
In this ship list, people are classified families or single male or single female, and each person has a different number.
Colour code |
Staff and Crew, |
Paid own passage |
Bounty Immigrant |
Disallowed Bounty |
departing PP
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Edward Armstrong 26 (single man 1) Devon
| William Atherly 28 (single man 2) Warwickshire
| Miss Atcheson / Atkinson (Cabin)
| Thomas Austin 29 hus (family 1) Derbyshire
Sarah Austin 26 wife of Thomas (family 1)
John Austin 11 months son of Thomas (family 1)
Infant Austin 0 dau of Thomas died aged 2 days (family 1)
| Mary Austin / Austin not in NSW list (Steerage)
| Thomas Austin / Austin not in NSW list (Steerage)
| John Bailey 35 hus (family 3) Somersetshire
Mary Bailey 24 wife of John (family 3)
Son Bailey 18 months son of John died 14 July aged 1 (family 3)
| Thomas Baker 36 hus (family 2) Devonshire
Mary Baker 36 wife of Thomas (family 2)
Emma Baker 4 dau of Thomas (family 2)
| Sheeba Barras 19 (single woman 1) Co Armagh
| Thomas Beal 29 hus (family 4) Devonshire
Caroline Beal 30 wife of Thomas (family 4)
| Mr Barratt / Benet hus (Cabin)
Mrs Barratt / Benet wife (Cabin)
01 Daughters With Barratt / Benet dau (Cabin)
02 Daughters With Barratt / Benet dau (Cabin)
| William Bishop 28 (single man 3) Somersetshire
| James Bligh 22 (single man 5) Meath
| James Brichnell / Bricknell 23 (single man 6) London
| William Brown 27 (single man 4) Colamagh
| George Burden 24 (single man 8) Nottingham
| James Burden 19 (single man 7) Nottingham
| John Cahill 24 hus (family 6) West Meath
Mary Cahill 24 wife of John (family 6)
| Mary Cahill 18 (single woman 2) Longsford
| Elizabeth Camel 19 (single woman 5) Perth
| Daniel Cameron 20 (single man 10) Ayreshire
| Jessey Cameron 22 (single woman 6) Somersetshire
| John Candy 19 (single man 9) Somerset
| Sarah Candy 17 (single woman 7) Atherton
| Peter Carroll 22 (single man 11) West Meath
| John Carroll 21 (single man 12) West Meath
| Ann Carroll 16 (single woman 4) Barnstaple
| Catherine Carroll 15 (single woman 3) West Meath
| John Chambers 22 (single man 14) Derbyshire
| Thomas Coghun / Coghan 27 hus (family 5) East Meath
Ellen Coghan 26 wife of Thomas (family 5)
| Mary Collas 22 (single woman 8)
| Mary Collins / Collins 22 (Steerage)
| Abraham Cooke / Cook 27 (single man 13) Devonshire
| Sarah Cooper 20 (single woman 9) Exeter
| Hannah Cooper 19 (single woman 10) Co Armagh
| Jessey Corner 20 hus (family 7) Co Armagh
Mary Corner 19 wife of Jessee (family 7)
| Charles Criddle 24 died 11 July aged 24 (single man)
| Jane Cuthbert 19 (single woman 11) Co Armagh
| Mary Ann Dainty 19 (single woman 12) Meath
| William Dale - 1st Mate (Staff 3)
| Rebecca Davis 19 (single woman 13) Portsmouth
| George Develin 19 (single man 15) Armagh
| John Dickson / Dickson - Surg Supt (Staff 2)
Mrs Dixon / Dickson wife of Doctor (Cabin)
Miss Dixon / Dickson dau of Doctor (Cabin)
| John Dinple / Dimple 20 (single man 16) Devonshire
| Hugh Donnall / Donnell 26 hus (family 9) Co Armagh
Ann Donnell 20 wife of Hugh (family 9)
Thomas Donnell 6 months son of Hugh (family 9)
| Alice Doud 18 (single woman 14) Meath
| Elizabeth Duke 21 (single woman 15) Co Armagh
| Henry Dunn 28 hus (family 8) Devonshire
Mary Dunn 38 wife of Henry (family 8)
| Elizabeth Dunn 26 (single woman 16) Devonshire
| Edmund Dunn 22 (single man 17) Devonshire
| Owen Ferron 19 (single man 18) Armagh
| Patrick Fitzsimmons 39 hus (family 11) East Meath
Bridget Fitzsimmons 38 wife of Patrick (family 11)
Mary Fitzsimmons 18 dau of Patrick (single woman 57)
George Fitzsimmons 12 son of Patrick (family 11)
| Charles Ford 19 (single man 19) Devonshire
| Catherine Ford 18 (single woman 17) Co Armagh
| Hugh Fox / Fox 25 hus (family 10) Co Armagh
Ann Fox / Fox 30 wife of Hugh (family 10)
Hugh Doull / Fox - Donnelly 13 son of Ann Fox (family 10)
John Doull / Fox - Donnelly 11 son of Ann Fox (family 10)
Janete Doull / Fox - Donnelly 7 dau of Ann Fox (family 10)
Simon Doull / Fox - Donnelly 4 son of Ann Fox (family 10)
| John Gamble 20 (single man 22) Co Armagh
| Jane Gamble 18 (single woman 18) Co Armagh
| Thomas George 20 (single man 20) Somersetshire
| Maria George 16 (single woman 19) Somersetshire
| Albion Gibbs 37 hus (family 13) Somersetshire
Maryann Gibbs 37 wife of Albion (family 13)
Louisa Gibbs 7 dau of Albion (family 13)
G R Gibbs 5 son of Albion (family 13)
Lititia Gibbs 3 dau of Albion (family 13)
Mary Gibbs 1 dau of Albion (family 13)
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Robert Gould 25 (single man 21) Devon
| John Greenway 20 hus (family 12) Cornwall
Elizabeth Greenway 26 wife of John (family 12)
| Mary Greenway 20 (single woman 20) Co Armagh
| Mary Hadden 20 (single woman 21) Co Armagh
| James Hall 30 hus (family 16) Devonshire
Elizabeth Hall 24 wife of James (family 16)
Edmund Hall 4 son of James (family 16)
Silvanus Hall 2 son of James (family 16)
Infant Hall 12 months dau of James died 22 July 16)
| Joseph Hall 22 (single man 24) Armagh
| Robert Hancock 24 (single man 25) Devon
| George Harcomb / Harcombe 21 (single man 23) Somersetshire
| Mary Hord / Hard 22 (single woman 22) Devonshire
| Samuel Harrod 38 hus (family 15) Devonshire
Isabella Harrod 37 wife of Samuel (family 15)
Elizabeth Harrod 8 dau of Samuel (family 15)
Isabella Harrod 6 dau of Samuel (family 15)
Sarah Harrod 17 dau of Samuel (single woman 58)
| Mary Hatton 16 (single woman 23) Warwickshire
| William Haywood 31 hus (family 14) Leicester
Eliza Haywood 34 wife of William (family 14)
Thomas Haywood 11 son of William (family 14)
Hanna Haywood 4 dau of William (family 14)
George Haywood 1 son of William (family 14)
| James Hennessly 25 (single man 27) Co Tipperary
| John Hennessly 22 (single man 28) Co Tipperary
| James Hewish 23 (single man 26) Devon
| Elizabeth Hill 27 (single woman 24) Exeter
| Anne Hobby 16 (single woman 25) Cheltenham
| Margaret Holland 16 (single woman 26) Co Armagh
| Elizabeth Holway 20 (single woman 27) Somersetshire
| Sarah Holway 18 (single woman 28) Somersetshire
| John Hyde 22 (single man 29) Tyrone
| Thomas Hyde 22 (single man 31) Tyrone
| Isaac Hyde 18 (single man 30) Armagh
| William Irvine 24 hus (family 17) Co Armagh
Elizabeth Irvine 20 wife of William (family 17)
Thomas Irvine 10 months son of William (family 17)
| Eliza Jones 24 (single woman 30) Co Armagh
| Sophia Jones 20 (single woman 29) Devonshire
| Simon Kelly 26 (single man 70) West Meath
| Mary Kelly 20 (single woman 56) Meath
| Hannah Kelvert 17 (single woman 31) Co Armagh
| Mary Kitter / Killer 20 (single woman 32) Co Tipperary
| Henry Kingston 21 (single man 32) Devonshire
| William Kingston 20 (single man 33) Devonshire
| Elizabeth Kingston 16 (single woman 33) Devonshire
| James Kittson / Kitson 36 hus (family 18) Co Formaught
Catherine Kitson 38 wife of James (family 18)
James Kitson 11 son of James (family 18)
Susan Kitson 4 dau of James (family 18)
| Rebecca Kitson 16 (single woman 59) Co Femamagh
| Hugh Kittson 18 (single man 37) Co Armagh
| John Kittson 18 (single man 36) Co Armagh
| Mary T Laviston / Laverton 19 (single woman 60) Co Armagh
| John Lawden 26 hus (family 19) Co Armagh
Sarah Lawden 28 wife of John (family 19)
Edward Lawden 18 months son of John (family 19)
| Sarah Lawson 20 (single woman 34) Co Armagh
| Wm Henry Leigh 24 (single man 34) Devonshire
| John Leigh 23 (single man 35) Devonshire
| John Leithbridge 21 (single man 39) Somersetshire
| William Leithbridge 18 (single man 38) Somersetshire
| Sarah Long 20 (single woman 35) Barnstaple
| Thomas Love 25 (single man 40) Armagh
| John Lion / Lyon 23 (single man 41) Yorkshire
| Ellen Mahon 16 (single woman 61) West Meath
| Henry Marshall 20 (single man 49) Yorkshire
| Robert Martin 22 (single man 42) Somersetshire
| Ellen Mccann 19 (single woman 37) Co Armagh
| Mr Mccormack / Mccormack (Intermediate)
| James Mccue 20 (single man 46) Co Armagh
| John Mcewin 21 (single man 45) Co Armagh
| Patrick Mcintyre 20 (single man 43) Meath
| Jane Mcmiller 23 (single woman 36) Co Armagh
| Margaret Mcmurray 18 (single woman 38) Devon
| Hugh Mcveagh / Mcveah 20 (single man 44) Co Armagh
| Maryann Miles 17 (single woman 39) Co Meath
| Jane Mitchell 20 (single woman 40) Antrim
| Robert Mitchell 19 (single man 47) Co Armagh
| Forbes Mickie / Mitchie - Captain (Staff 1)
| John Monaghan 21 hus (family 20) Co Meath
Christian Monaghan 19 wife of John (family 20)
| Richarde Morrow 19 (single man 48) Co Armagh
| Charles Morton / Morton 34 (Steerage)
| George Morton 34 (family 39) Co Armagh
| Maryann Morton 19 (family 39) Co Armagh
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Ann Mulgrew / Mulgrave 20 (single woman 42) Tyrone
| James Mulgrew 22 (single man 50) Co Tyrone
| Margaret Murray 19 (single woman 41) West Meath
| Walter Murtagh 34 hus (family 21) East Meath
Bridget Murtagh 21 wife of Walter (family 21)
William Murtagh 15 months son of Walter (family 21)
| Elizabeth Norman 19 (single woman 43) Exeter
| Fanny Norman 17 (single woman 44) Exeter
| Phebe Osgood 20 (disallowed 45) Devonshire
| Thomas Osmond 35 hus (family 22) Coster?
Hanna Osmond 28 wife of Thomas (family 22)
Charles Osmond 2 son of Thomas (family 22)
Anne Osmond 0 dau of Thomas (family 22)
| John Parkman 24 (single man 51) Somersetshire
| James Piper 22 hus (family 24) Cornwall
Elizabeth Piper 26 wife of James (family 24)
| Thomas Podden 29 (single man 52) Devonshire
| Edward Pope 25 (single man 54) Devonshire
| Abraham Pope 24 (single man 53) Devonshire
| William Porter 35 hus (family 23) Armath
Alice Porter 31 wife of William (family 23)
| William Quinn 28 hus (family 25) Armath
Alice Quinn 27 wife of William (family 25)
| Mary Rawle 20 (disallowed 46) Exeter
| James Riley 22 (single man 55) West Meath
| Fanny Ross 24 (single woman 47) Warrickshire
| James Rourke 28 (single man 56) Co Longford
| Ann Rourke 17 (single woman 62) Co Longford
| Mary Rourke 16 (single woman 63) Co Longford
| William Salter 23 (single man 57) Devonshire
| Soloman Shepherd 23 (single man 58) Warrickshire
| Hugh Short 25 hus (family 27) Co Wicklow
Ann Short 24 wife of Hugh (family 27)
Dau Short 6 months dau of Hugh died 20 July 27)
| Edward Sloty 29 (single man 59) Devonshire
| Robert Smith 29 (single man 62) Yorkshire
| Thomas Smith 21 (single man 61) Somersetshire
| Aaron Smith 19 (single man 60) Armagh
| Thomas Smyley 35 hus (family 29) Co Armagh
Jane Smyley 34 wife of Thomas (family 29)
Elizabeth Smyley 7 dau of Thomas (family 29)
James Smyley 3 son of Thomas (family 29)
| Rev Mr Sprout / Sproat (Cabin)
| Maria Stain 16 (single woman 48) Portsmouth
| Thomas Stockdale 24 Widower (family 26) Berkshire
Caroline Stockdale 22 wife of Thomas died 16 May aged 22 26)
| James Stribling 27 hus (family 28) Devonshire
Jane Stribling 27 wife of James (family 28)
Jane Stribling 7 dau of James (family 28)
William Stribling 5 son of James (family 28)
Charles Stribling 3 son of James (family 28)
James Stribling 18 months son of James (family 28)
| Ellen Suter / Sutton 19 (single woman 49) Portsmouth
| Jane Symes 21 (single woman 50) Exeter
| Ellen Taggart 22 (single woman 51) Co Armagh
| Daniel Talhurst 26 hus (family 35) Kent
Maryann Talhurst 29 wife of Daniel (family 35)
| John Tayler / Taylor 27 hus (family 30) Somersetshire
Mary Taylor 34 wife of John (family 30)
George Taylor 3 son of John (family 30)
John Taylor 15 months son of John (family 30)
| William Thomas 39 hus (family 32) Devonshire
Jane Thomas 38 wife of William (family 32)
William Thomas 8 son of William (family 32)
| Eliza Thompson 29 (single woman 52) Co Armagh
| James Tout 26 hus (family 31) Devonshire
Mary Tout 20 wife of James (family 31)
| Eliza Tribble 20 (single woman 53) Exeter
| Laurence Triwin 23 hus (family 34) Cornwall
Anne Triwin 21 wife of Lawrence (family 34)
| Valentine T Vinnicent 18 (single man 63) London
| William Wade 25 hus (family 38) Rutlandshire
| Sarahann Wade 22 (single woman 54) Rutlandshire
Maryann Wade 25 wife of William (family 38)
Maryann Wade 15 months dau of William (family 38)
| Mr Walsh hus (Cabin 38)
Mrs Walsh wife (Cabin 38)
| William Ward 27 (single man 64) Yorkshire
| William White 27 (single man 65) Yorkshire
| John Whiteman 22 hus (family 36) Wiltshire
Mary Whiteman 24 wife of John (family 36)
George Whiteman 7 months son of John (family 36)
| Charles Wigwood 26 (single man 66) Somersetshire
| John Wigwood 21 (single man 67) Somersetshire
| Mary Willis 18 (single woman 55) Co Armagh
| William Wills 24 (single man 68) Devonshire
| Robert Withers 19 (single man 69) Somersetshire
| Thomas Wittingale / Wittingall 35 hus (family 37) Essex
Hanna Wittingall 32 wife of Thomas (family 37)
Sarah Wittingall 11 dau of Thomas (family 37)
| Mr George Woolley / Worton Cabin hus (Steerage 39) Co Armagh
Mrs Mary Ann Woolley / Worton wife of George (Steerage 39)
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