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Ancestors Voyage |
Robert BURNARD was born in Altarnun around 1799. On marriage to Elizabeth Stodden he lived near Plymouth. On 26 August 1839 they made application for emigration (#5891) and were granted embarkation (#3522). The family departed Plymouth for Adelaideand arrived 6 February 1840. The colony of South Australia had been settled for just over 3 years and the population was 17,000. Java was the 117th voyage to arrive in the new colony. |
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| Passengers |
Robert Burnard age 38 years Elizabeth age 28 (wife of above) Robert Burnard age 14 Elizabeth Jane Burnard age 12 Jane Chapman Burnard age 8 Anne Stodden Burnard age 6 Mary Burnard age 3 years Charles Stodden Burnard age 1 |
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| Description | A fine teak square rigged ship with three masts length - 159' 2" x beam - 40' 6" x between decks - 6' 1" tonnage - 1175 ton om, 1275 ton nm |
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| Cargo | South Australian Register 15/2/1840 JAVA 1175 tons from London and Plymouth 98 pieces house framing, 62 casks bottled porter, 2 cart wheels, 1 axel, 1 plough, 1 pair harrows, 1 box wearing apparel, 20 casks corks, 20 boxes slates, 52 barrels flour, 1 portable house, 14 packages household furniture, 12 cases, 1 crate, 20 casks, 2 hhds, 5 packages, 48 bottles, 4 bales merchandise. |
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| History | The Java was somewhat infamous in her history, being the last of the East Indiamen. |
