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    spriggins
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    I was told a while back that an ancestor ( family of SPRIGGINS ) went to Australia about 1851 I think..

    the GANGES, is this the name of the ship?

    I can not remember what part of Australia they went to. Can anyone help, is there a web site for ship lists, my interest has been sparked to find out more I wish I had more info......

    Thank you

    George

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    Default Found, 1853, Victoria

    https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/
    (Public Record Office of Victoria - online databases)
    Yes, Ganges is the ship.

    Unassisted Immigration to Victoria

    Index of Inward Passenger Lists for British, Foreign and New Zealand Ports 1852-1923

    8 results found.

    Family Name First Name Age Month Year Ship Port Fiche Page
    SPRIGGINS GEO 7 JUN 1853 GANGES B 041 007
    SPRIGGINS HENRY 2 all same ship
    SPRIGGINS JAMES 43 Port B = Port Phillip (Melbourne)
    SPRIGGINS JAMES 12
    SPRIGGINS JOHN I
    SPRIGGINS MARY 37
    SPRIGGINS MARY 10
    SPRIGGINS WILLM 5

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    Last edited by ChristineR; 04-06-2005 at 8:35 AM. Reason: tidy up

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    Quote Originally Posted by spriggins
    I was told a while back that an ancestor ( family of SPRIGGINS ) went to Australia about 1851 I think..

    the GANGES, is this the name of the ship?

    I can not remember what part of Australia they went to. Can anyone help, is there a web site for ship lists, my interest has been sparked to find out more I wish I had more info......

    Thank you

    George
    Hiya George!
    I do not know why but for some reason I seem to remember the 'Ganges' as being a Royal Navy training ship. Maybe even a shorebase. I am not sure, as I say, I hope that somebody else will come forward with the answer.

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    https://www.hmsgangesassoc.org/falmouth.htm

    Fulhamster is right - towed into harbour to be converted in 1866. This site includes pictures.

    C

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    spriggins
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    Wink H.M.S. Ganges

    Thank you ChristineR and to Fulhamster, more info than I ever expected, WOW!

    George
    Last edited by spriggins; 05-06-2005 at 8:12 PM.

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    mneedham
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    Default Spriggins

    The George to whom you are referring is my great-grandfather!

    The family came out in 1853 and settled in Geelong, Victoria. George married Margaret Mary Byrnes in Geelong in 1874, in St Mary's Catholic Church. They moved to Richmond, a Melbourne suburb, where George died in 1910.

    I have records of the Australian branches, if you are interested.

    Regards,
    MaryAnne Needham
    Last edited by mneedham; 04-12-2005 at 1:59 AM. Reason: spelling error

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    Hi Spriggins

    Good to see someone here helping you.

    You can also visit this Aussie Site.

    All sort of topics are listed. Just post your messages there too.

    https://groups.msn.com/AustralianSurnameList/
    Last edited by Rove; 20-11-2005 at 4:57 AM.

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    Kevin O'Brien
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    Quote Originally Posted by spriggins
    I was told a while back that an ancestor ( family of SPRIGGINS ) went to Australia about 1851 I think..

    the GANGES, is this the name of the ship?

    I can not remember what part of Australia they went to. Can anyone help, is there a web site for ship lists, my interest has been sparked to find out more I wish I had more info......

    Thank you

    George
    I am a descendant of James and Mary COLE who married in London about 1787 . They had 10 children and I am a descendant from their son Alfred COLE b1796.

    Alfred COLE's (b1796) sister Rebecca COLE (b1804) and the youngest of the family married in 1841 George SPRIGGINS.

    This George and Rebecca (nee COLE) SPRIGGINS emigrated to Geelong Australia about 1849. They were followed in 1850 by George SPRIGGINS's brother James SPRIGGINS and his wife and children who had traveled out on the Ganges in 1850 again to Geelong Australia.

    I have the family tree of Alfred COLE (b1796) and am very keen to learn of the family tree of his sister Rebecca COLE (b1804) and her husband George SPRIGGINS.

    Kevin O'Brien in Palmerston North New Zealand

    If allowed I would have included my email address but I am easy to find should you wish to contact me directly..
    Last edited by Kevin O'Brien; 09-09-2006 at 9:25 PM.

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    Mcwillcole
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    George Spriggins married Rebecca Cole in 1841 and emigrated to Australia - would like to hear from any descendants.

    Thank you
    Maureen Cole

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