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From: Sue Swiggum <>
Subject: Re: [TSL] EUROPA ENG - AUS 1852
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:38:38 -0300
In-Reply-To: <6CAB4F60-5F42-11DB-9871-00039342BB54@dodo.com.au>


Hi Chris, welcome aboard

At 05:21 PM 2006-10-19 +1000, Chris wrote:
>Hi all
>
>I am new to this list.
>
>I am seeking the arrival of James LYNCH into Australia in Sep 1852.
>
>James was born in USA, and stated he was 56 yrs of age in 1880 on his
>naturalisation papers. He also stated he arrived via the Europa which
>arrived into Vic on 15 Sep 1852. I believe this ship departed from
>Liverpool.

Yes . . details of EUROPA can be found in the Sydney Shipping Gazette
Volume 9, Number 443 (25 September, 1852)
Page 271
http://www.nla.gov.au/ferg/issn/14403897.html
. . she sailed from Liverpool on June 17th with 500 Government
emigrants. All 500 emigrants can be found online here
Index of Inward Passenger Lists for British, Foreign and New Zealand Ports
1852-1923
http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/index_search.asp?searchid=23
There are 27 James Lynch in this index, but none on the EUROPA

>Whilst it was not uncommon for US emigrants to sail via England to Aus,
>I am wondering if, in fact, James arrived via the Europe which arrived
>in NSW on 21 Sep 1852. The Europe sailed from California, where James
>was likely mining before his departure to Australia.

If you think he was mining in California, then this is indeed a
possibility. In the same issue of the Sydeny Shipping Gazette, you'll find
the details of that voyage and the name of the "Cabin" passengers
Volume 9, Number 443 (25 September, 1852)
Page 267 . . . EUROPE is named as being in port . . comment about having to
put in for supplies
Page 268 . . . details of the ship EUROPE, 567 tons, Captain H. Smith, from
San Francisco July 1st. There were also 100 "unnamed" steerage passengers.
Page 269 . . . an interesting write-up about the voyage which indicates
several letters from the passengers and that it would probably go to a
tribunal so they were with-holding the details "for the present."
http://www.nla.gov.au/ferg/issn/14403897.html

That may be something you may want to follow-up in later issues, as the SSG
would often publish reports from tribunals. I'm sure you'll be able to
find a passenger list for that voyage which will name the 100 steerage
passengers. . . I did find this fellow coming from Melbourne in 1852 (too
early)
Index to the Unassisted Arrivals NSW 1842-1855
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/searchform.aspx?id=43
Names Age Ship Status Date of Arrival From
Port Reference/Reel
LYNCH James Favourite P 5/1/1852 Melbourne 1279

I have Australia links on my Resource web page
http://www.theshipslist.com/Research/Resource.htm

Good luck,

Sue
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