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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 'Branken Moor' 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

Branken Moor

arrived 3 Dec 1841, barque 402 tons, Smith master, from Cork 1 Aug 1841 to Port Phillip Images 148-153 notes
Passengers Miss Emily and Julia Gavin, Mrs Large and 3 chn, Messrs Mason, and Rosche, 158 bounty under Dr Large,

Neither the Australian Maritime Museum nor The National Maritime Museum, at Greenwich, has a likeness of the "Branken Moor".
List of Immigrants (British Subjects) who have been introduced into the Colony of New South Wales, under the Regulations of 3rd March 1840, by Mr. Jonathan B. Were of Melbourne, Port Phillip, in pursuance of the unconditional authority conveyed to that Gentleman in the letter of the Colonial Secretary dated 11th March 1840, and who arrived at Port Phillip in the Ship "Branken Moor" Captain David Smith, from Cork on the 3rd December 1841, under the Medical Superintendence of Doctor Large, with assistance of 3 Mates - Richard Birch, John Kelly and Thomas Paine.
Branken Moor Part 1 and Part 2 passenger list and Notes, transcribed by Veronica Maude Bates
67 in families, and as singles - 47 females and 39 males, total 153. 18 Families, 7 couples without children, 11 with Children - Under 1 Males 1, Females 1, 1 to 7 years Males 5, Females 10, 7 to 15 yrs Males 6 Females 6, total 67
Count is 5 Staff, 6 extras, 67 in families (13 sons, 19 daus), 39 single males and 47 single females in the Bounty system. Total apart from about 15 sailors and other servants, 266 named persons.
Ellen and Charles Bunworth, and Ann and Henry Legge each are accompanied by 6 children
Protestants 28, Roman Catholics 124. Adults who can read and write 45, can read only 26, neither Read/Write 50,
Amount of Bounty in Pounds - Families 917, Single Males 703, Single Females 912, Total 2532 pounds

BarqueTotalStaffOtherDiedBorn CouplesWith chnHusWivesSons DausChnBountyFamiliesUn malUn fem
Branken Moor 16356017111819131929152673847
Others, 14 Paying passengers are Mrs Large and 3 chn, Misses Emily and Julia Gavan, Messrs Mason, and Rosche
Ellen 20 and Jeremiah Dooley 23, Maria Gleeson 27, Patrick Lyons 22, Patrick McGuane 19, Patrick Ryan 24.

The Bounty names

In this ship list, people are numbered within the classified group - families or single male or single female.
Colour code Staff and Crew, Paid own passage Bounty Immigrant Disallowed Bounty departing PP
Maria Abbot 18 (single woman 1) Tipperary
James Ambrose 24 (single man 1) Limerick
Mr Barton (Departing 6)
Mrs Bear servant of Mrs Jennings (Departing 4)
Richard Birch - crew (Staff 3)
Bridget Bourke 16 (single woman 2) Clare
Mary Breea Brien 25 (single woman 3) Tipperary
Brien Brodie 26 (single man 2) Clare
Charles Bunworth 35 hus (family 1) Cork
Ellen Bunworth 29 wife of Charles (family 1)
Hanora Bunworth 14 dau of Charles (family 1)
Julia Bunworth 12 dau of Charles (family 1)
Ellen Bunworth 10 dau of Charles (family 1)
Eliza Bunworth 5 dau of Charles (family 1)
Peter Bunworth 4 son of Charles (family 1)
Jane Bunworth 2 dau of Charles (family 1)
Bridget Cahill 18 (single woman 9) Clare
Eliza Cain 23 (single woman 5) Dublin
Bridget Callaghan 20 (single woman 4) Clare
Sarah Callahan 16 (single woman 15) Dublin
Ellen Carmoodie 17 (single woman 7) Tipperary
Patrick Colaghan 25 (single man 12) Kings County
John Collins 28 (single man 4) Limerick
Catherine Connaught 31 (single woman 6) Clare
Bessy Connor 26 (single woman 12) Cork
Jeremiah Connor 25 (single man 10) Tipperary
William Connor 24 (single man 8) Clare
Patrick Connor 22 (single man 7) Clare
Johanna Connors 27 (single woman 13) Templemore
William Conroyd 23 (single man 5) Tipperary
Lawrence Conroyd 19 (single man 9) Tipperary
Maurice Cooney 28 (single man 6) Limerick
Honora Cooney 23 (single woman 8) Limerick
Michael Croker 29 hus (family 2) Limerick
Margaret Croker 25 wife of Michael (family 2)
James Cranan Cronan 28 (single man 3) Tipperary
Hanna Cronan Cronan 18 (single woman 11) Cork
Mary Cronid Cronia 25 (single woman 10) Cork
Thomas Cunningham 27 (single man 11) Galway
Cecily Cunningham 26 (single woman 14) Galway
William Damiker 37 hus (family 3) Limerick
Bridget Damiker 21 wife of William (family 3)
Ellen Doherty 23 (single woman 16) Tipperary
Catherine Doly 19 (single woman 18) Kings County
Jeremiah Dooley 23 hus (family 19) Kings County
Ellen Dooley 20 wife of Jeremiah (family 19)
Margaret Dulbunty 16 (single woman 19) Clare
Margaret Dwyer 24 (single woman 17) Tipperary
Patrick Dwyer 22 (single man 13) Tipperary
John Everal Everall 19 (single man 14) Tipperary
Mr Fellingham (Departing 7)
Honora Finigan 20 (single woman 20) Limerick
Emily Gavin (Cabin)
Julia Gavin (Cabin)
Samuel Gleeson 39 hus (family 4) Tipperary
Mary Gleeson 32 wife of Samuel (family 4)
Ellen Gleeson 20 Months dau of Samuel (family 4)
 
Mary Gleeson 27 (single woman 21) Tipperary
Ellen Gleeson 28 (single woman 23) Tipperary
Maria Gleeson 27 (Cabin)
Catherine Guinane Guinan 20 (single woman 22) Tipperary
Catherine Haggett 23 (single woman 26) Tipperary
Catherine Harragan 16 (single woman 27) Cork
David/Daniel Harrigan 35 hus (family 6) Cork
Bridget Harrigan 30 wife of David (family 6)
Margaret Harrigan 12 dau of David (family 6)
Julia Harrigan 4 dau of David (family 6)
Johanna Harrigan 18 Months dau of David (family 6)
Patrick Harty 28 (single man 17) Tipperary
Honora Harty 17 (single woman 25) Tipperary
George Heffernan 38 hus (family 7) Tipperary
Mary Heffernan 34 wife of George (family 7)
George Heffernan 11 son of George (family 7)
Edward Heffernan 9 son of George (family 7)
Ellen Heffernan 1 dau of George (family 7)
Ellen Heffernen Heffernan 15 (single woman 28) Dublin
John Hepburn 19 (single man 15) Tipperary
John Higgins Higgens 28 hus (family 8) Kings County
Susan Higgins Higgens 27 wife of John (family 8)
James Higgins Higgens 8 son of John (family 8)
John Holland 26 hus (family 5) Galway
Mary Holland 24 wife (family 5)
Peter Holland 22 (single man 18) Galway
Ann Holland 19 (single woman 24) Tipperary
John Hurley 24 (single man 16) Clare
Thomas Hurley 22 (single man 19) Clare
Mrs Jennings (Departing 3)
David Keating 38 hus (family 10) Tipperary
Ellen Keating 34 wife of David (family 10)
Judy Keating 11 dau of David (family 10)
Donald Keating 9 son of David (family 10)
Catherine Keating 6 dau of David (family 10)
Biddy Keating 2 dau of David (family 10)
John Kelly - crew (Staff 4)
Sarah Kelly 25 (single woman 30) Clonmell
Patrick Kelly 24 (single man 22) Galway
Thomas Kelly 21 (single man 20) Tipperary
John Kennedy 35 hus (family 9) Tipperary
Judeth Kennedy 25 wife of John (family 9)
Johanna Kennedy 3 dau of John (family 9)
John Kennedy 18m son of John (family 9)
Patrick Kennedy 28 (single man 21) Tipperary
Thomas Kennedy 22 (single man 23) Ballymore
Dennis Keogh 24 (single man 24) Tipperary
Ellen Kirwan Kerwinn 21 (single woman 29) Galway
Timothy Lirdin Lardin 29 (single man 26) Cork
Wm Mr Large - Doctor (Staff 2)
Mrs Large (Cabin)
3 chn Large (Cabin)
John Lauler Lawler 28 (single man 25) Kings County
Henry Legge 38 hus (family 11) Tipperary
Ann Legge 39 wife of Henry (family 11)
Richard Legge 18 son of Henry (single man 27)
Mary Legge 17 dau of Henry (single woman 31)
Elizabeth Legge 12 dau of Henry (family 11)
Ellen Legge 6 dau of Henry (family 11)
Henry Legge 4 son of Henry (family 11)
John Legge 2 son of Henry (family 11)
Captain Lewis (Departing 5)
 
Catherine Lloyd 20 (single woman 32) Tipperary
Mr and Mrs Lucas (Departing 1)
Mr Lynch (Departing 8)
Patrick Lyons 22 (not eligible 25) Limerick
Patrick Martin 21 (single man 28) Tipperary
Mr Mason (Cabin)
Patrick Mcguane 19 (not eligible 29) Clare
Robert Meredith 26 (single man 29) Cork
John Murphy 23 hus (family 12) Tipperary
Bridget Murphy 38 wife of John (family 12)
Ann Murphy 17 dau of John (family 12)
Thomas Murphy 12 son of John (family 12)
Catherine Murphy 21 (single woman 34) Limerick
Eliza Obrien 18 (single woman 35) Clare
Margaret Obrien 17 (single woman 36) Clare
Dr and Mrs Ohara (Departing 2)
Edward Omara 21 (single man 30) Tipperary
Daniel Owens 35 hus (family 13) Cork
Mary Owens 30 wife of Daniel (family 13)
Thomas Paine - crew (Staff 5)
William Pope 38 hus (family 14) London
Clarah Pope 34 wife of William (family 14)
William Pope 8 son of William (family 14)
Thomas Pope 5 son of William (family 14)
Johanna Quil 20 (single woman 37) Cork
Samuel Rayeraft Raycraft 25 (single man 33) Cork
John Rayeraft Raycraft 21 (single man 32) Cork
Ellen Rayeraft Raycraft 17 (single woman 41) Tipperary
Mary Regan 22 (single woman 38) Tipperary
Mr Rosche (Cabin)
Mary Ryan 25 (single woman 42) Tipperary
Patrick Ryan 24 (not eligible 31) Tipperary
Patrick Ryan 22 (single man 31) Tipperary
Mary Ryan 18 (single woman 40) Cork
Alice Ryan 17 (single woman 39) Tipperary
Catherine Shanahan Shanaghan 36 Widow (family 19) Tipperary
James Shanaghan 24 (single man 37) Tipperary
John Shanahan 28 hus (family 15) Tipperary
Jane Shanahan 21 wife of John (family 15)
Johanna Shanahan 3 dau of John (family 15)
Sylvester Shanahan 14 Weeks son of John (family 15)
Margaret Shannahan 20 (single woman 44) Tipperary
Judith Shannahan 18 (single woman 43) Tipperary
Michael Sheady 25 (single man 35) Tipperary
John Sheady 23 (single man 36) Tipperary
Bridget Sheedy 18 (single woman 45) Kings County
John Shinathan 27 (single man 34) Cork
David Smith - Master (Staff 1)
Edward Templin Templine 28 hus (family 17) Cork
Eliza Templin Templine 20 wife of Edward (family 17)
Maurice Tobin 26 hus (family 16) Tipperary
Bridget Tobin 18 wife of Morris (family 16)
Eliza Williams 17 (single woman 48) Clonwell
Margaret Williams 16 (single woman 47) Tipperary
Thomas Wilson 23 (single man 38) Tipperary
Claud Winifred 15 female (single woman 46) Tipperary
William Wolfe 30 hus (family 18) Limerick
Mary Wolfe 32 wife of William (family 18)


To depart 23 Apr 1842 for England with 9 in the Steerage, Mr and Mrs Lucas, Dr and Mrs Ohara, Mrs Jennings and servant Mrs Bear, Captain Lewis, Mr Barton, Mr Fellingham, Mr Lynch, cargo 1174 bales of wool, 18 tons of wattle bark.

Other lists - Agostina,space Agricola,space Alexander,space Allan Ker,space Argyle in March,space Argyle in April,space Ariadne,space Branken Moor,space Brilliant,space Catherine Jamieson,space Diamond,space Duchess of Northumberland,space England,space Enmore,space Ferguson,space Forth,space Frances,space Frankfield,space George Fyffe,space Georgiana,space Gilmore,space Grindlay,space Intrinsic,space John Cooper,space Lysander,space Marquis of Bute,space Mary Nixon,space Middlesex,space Neptune,space Royal Saxon,space Salsette,space Sir Charles Forbes,space Strathfieldsaye,space Thomas Arbuthnot,space Wallace,space Ward Chapman,space Westminster,space William Abrams,space William Metcalf,space William Mitchell,space York,

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