Lost passenger records UK to Australia

[robelaine170]

Sidney Taylor Anthony
Birth 9 March 1877 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Death 24 April 1958 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia


Timeline

1877 9 Mar


Birth
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia


1958 24 Apr
Age: 81


Death
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia



Family Members
Parents

John Anthony 1840 – 1919
Susan Jane Merritt 1848 – 1924

Spouse & Children

Jane Head 1880 – 1936

Esme Winifred Anthony 1905 – 1996
Hilda Jane Anthony 1907 – 1995
Sidney David (Dave) Anthony 1910 – 1981
Nancy Jean Anthony 1916 – 1998
Gordon Douglas Anthony 1920 – 1991

[girrawheen]

Yes Hugh, that's my great grandad. I do have lots of info on our family in Australia and have visited the family homes and graves in Toowoomba many times. It's just John Anthony's arrival in Australia I'm missing. While it's just a smal part of his history. it would be good to have a date and ship's name if possible. So far no luck. I guess it's just possible that he came via another country between 1861 and 1870 when I know he was living in Toowoomba, Qld. A cousin has the old family bible which is where we got all our birth and marriage dates from. Much more reliable than some other web sites I've found.

Sorry forgot to put the page number.
Page 6.
Hugh.

[girrawheen]

Thanks Philippa, I've been told that some records are patchy, particularly if the person you're searching for paid their own way to Australia. Also some of the records stored in the Qld Archives were lost due to flooding of the basement when the Brisbane River flooded in the 1970s. The decade I need, 1861 - 1870 were among those records lost. I will try Canberra as you suggested.
Girrawheen.

[robelaine170]

Hi
I had not had a reply from you, so I deleted the shipping record for your G Grandfather
I have managed to recover it, the details are as follows:
SEAMAN'S Name: JOHN ANTHONY
STATION: STEWARD
AGE; 23
OF WHAT NATION: BRITISH
SHIPS NAME; "CONFERENCE" OF LIVERPOOL (Lewis Reid Master of the Burthen of 531 tons from the Port of London to Sydney
New South Wales on the 29th July 1863
He was listed as Unassisted Emigrant to Australia (he paid his own way)
Regards
ELaine
If you want the original document...........let me know

I

[girrawheen]

Hi Robelaine, This is an interesting find. Chesk out waitabit's answer to my original query on page 1 of this thread. He found John on the Conference too but then found what he thought was the same person at a later date on other ships, maybe as a professional sailor. That was at a time when I know my great grandfather John was definately in Australia, living in Toowoomba. It would be good to see the original of the document you found. I will send you my email address in a private message. Thanks for your help.

Hi
I had not had a reply from you, so I deleted the shipping record for your G Grandfather
I have managed to recover it, the details are as follows:
SEAMAN'S Name: JOHN ANTHONY
STATION: STEWARD
AGE; 23
OF WHAT NATION: BRITISH
SHIPS NAME; "CONFERENCE" OF LIVERPOOL (Lewis Reid Master of the Burthen of 531 tons from the Port of London to Sydney
New South Wales on the 29th July 1863
He was listed as Unassisted Emigrant to Australia (he paid his own way)
Regards
ELaine
If you want the original document...........let me know

I

[LeeGeh]

Can you give me a bit more info and I will do a search for you
I have been able to find a lot of my husbands HURN family that lived in the UK and
has assisted migration to Australia.
can you give me your Grandfathers full name
approx year of birth the town in was born in etc
Regards
Elaine

Hi Elaine, I have also started to research my family tree. My maiden surname is also Hurn. Can you give me more details please? Maybe your hubby is missing pieces on my side?
Regards
Lee