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Arrival in South Australia..
JAVA - The story of the East Indiaman by Stephen Barnett

The Emigration Office gave the following report of the ship's steerage passengers: February 26th 1840

I hereby certify that the following free emigrants, sent out by the Colonization Commissioners for South Australia, on board the JAVA, Alex Duthie, Master, have been duly landed in the Province:

Adults Male Female Total
180 Married 90 90 180
75 Single

Children

36 39 75
5 14 years and under 15 5 5
41 7 years and under 14 18 23
80 1 years and under 7 41 39
32 Under 1 yr. not counted 23 9  
413 Adults      
       

 

CLASSIFIED LIST Male Female
Blacksmiths 4 1
Bakers 1  
Butchers 1 1
Carpenters 11 6
Cabinet makers 1  
Curriers 2  
Coopers 1  
Domestic servants   24
Dressmakers   5
Dairy maids   3
Labourers 37 16
Miners    
Masons    
Midwives   2
Milliners   2
Ship carpenters 2  
Shoemakers 5  
Shepherds 34  
Sawyer 1  
Painter 1  
Pump borer 1  
Tailors 3  
     
W.SMILLIE EMIGRATION AGENT


Chapters: Contents • Introduction • The ship JAVA • Migration to South Australia • JAVA leaves London • Crossing the line • Arrival in South Australia • Medical board of enquiry • Other ships had great loss of children's lives • JAVA after 1840 • Appendices • Timeline