Bounty emigrants sailing from London

[L Standfield]

My great-grandfather William Dodemaide, a Second Class Ag Lab from
Baltonsborough, Somerset, arrived in Van Dieman's Land (now Tasmania, Australia) on the 8th of May 1842 on the "Corsair", which sailed from London.

The Tasmanian Archives have told me they had no more information about
him.

My query is: does anyone know if there might be more information in
London, or where Bounty emigrants would have been recruited?

[pwholt]

Is it specifically the journey you are interested in? You can still find information on the man in his home parish ( or confirm that it is correct) by using censuses. Bearing in mind that there might be a different spelling for the surname, I would check 1841 to see if William appears at home in Somerset, and also 1851 to see what other members of the family remained in England. Doddemead is a Wiltshire spelling of the surname. PW

[ChristineR]

a Second Class Ag Lab

I think that would mean he was an Ag lab, and he travelled Second Class?

Bounty emigrants were usually recruited in their home town by agents, enticing notices were put up around town and maybe an information meeting would be held. Then they were required to travel to one of a few ports in England where they caught the ship. Some shipping manifestos did contain only basic information, others were quite detailed, it depended on the scheme that they were recruited under, and to which part of Australia that they were going to. And not all lists survive.

The BDM indexes may have information if he married, etc - however there is at least one convict of the same name who arrived in 1846.

Your fellow should have been in England for the 1841 census so that may be helpful.

[L Standfield]

Thank you for your input.

In actual fact on the "Return of Immigrants per Ship 'Corsair'" it states William Dodamead was a 2nd Class Farm Servant. He was on the 1841 census of Baltonborough, with Grace LESTER, who we believe was the mother of William.

Father believed to be James DODDEMEADE of Baltonsborough, Somerset who died a fortnight before the census in West Pennard Workhouse.

Sounds like it may be impossible to find any information from England. Were bounty emigrants sought privately or was the Government involved? I thought it would be involved in some form.

The emigrants had to have a reference.

[L Standfield]

Is it specifically the journey you are interested in? You can still find information on the man in his home parish ( or confirm that it is correct) by using censuses. Bearing in mind that there might be a different spelling for the surname, I would check 1841 to see if William appears at home in Somerset, and also 1851 to see what other members of the family remained in England. Doddemead is a Wiltshire spelling of the surname. PW

Thank you for your input.

William Dodemaide arrived in Tasmania in 1842 then married in Victoria in 1848, after moving from Tasmania in 1845. He wasn't a convict, but Jesse the son of James Doddemeade of Baltonsborough was & arrived about 1833,and another son Samuel emigrated to South Australia inthe early 1850s.

We feel that William is connected to the family from Mells, Somerset.

[usernick]

Still searching - found this so far:

The Corsair was an Assisted Immigration Ship that sailed from London to Launceston, and had 48 immigrants on board. It arrived on 8th May 1842.

Cheers,


Nick

[L Standfield]

Thanks Nick,

Have that. It's information from the other end I'm looking for that might give me some more information about William Dodemaide.

Lorraine.

[usernick]

Hi,

Is this the same person (obviously the surname's different, but just trying to find the name on a shipping list on board the Corsair)?

Name: William Delamede
Ship: Corsair
Departure: London
Arrival Date: 8 May 1842
Age: 18
References: CB7/9/1/1 p59 CSO8/60/1347

If so, what extra information do the above references show (or is it just the information already supplied)?

I know this isn't what you're looking for, but it might assist others in finding out more!

Cheers,


Nick

[usernick]

Of course, you might have already answered the question - if so, apologies!

Cheers,


Nick

[L Standfield]

Of course, you might have already answered the question - if so, apologies!

Cheers,


Nick

Yes I do have that Nick, and after many years with some friendly input and blow-ups we came to the conclusion it is actually Dodemede in bad writing. The is just one line with little more than you quoted. I was hoping there may have something more to see in London/England as the Tassie Archives told me years ago there is nothing more in their files.

Lorraine.