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From: "Lesley Uebel" <>
Subject: RE: [PJ] Deaths at sea
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 09:08:55 +1000
In-Reply-To: <422DEADE0091C214@smtp02.syd.iprimus.net.au> (added by postmaster@iprimus.com.au)


Hi Penny

I am always unsure of this one. I think that the deaths were registered at the
first port of call - but am not sure about a death in 1823 as it may, at that
stage have been registered in England. It should be noted in the Surgeons
Journal though. I hope that there are some other listers out there who have more
experience than I do with this subject.

The NSW BDM Registry states

Marine Births and Deaths
The 1856 Act made provision for the registration of births and deaths which
occurred at sea while en route to New South Wales. The Registration of marine
events included information such as the name of the ship, originating port and
the longitude and latitude defining where the events took place.

Marine births and deaths were originally bound into separate registers and each
given a number beginning with an "M". This practice was amended later in the
century as the number of births and deaths at sea declined.

Marine births from 1888, and marine deaths from 1894 were still registered on
the separate registration sheets, but these were now bound with the ordinary
returns at the end of each year and were allocated a registration number in
sequence with other births or deaths.

Lesley Uebel
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-----Original Message-----
From: Penelope Gordon [mailto:]
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 7:17 AM
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Subject: [PJ] Deaths at sea



I apologise if it has been covered previously.

If someone died at sea, would their death certificate have been issued in
NSW (if they were coming to NSW)?

I have just found details on the family of David Gordon (1823 Earl St
Vincent), coming out as Bounty Immigrants in 1828 on the "Sir Joseph Banks".
One of his daughters, Sarah, died on board.

Kind regards,

Penny

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