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The Blundell, a barque of 573 tons, was built at Moolmein
in Burma. She made several voyages to Australia and New Zealand. 8 Jul 1844 - 9 Nov 1844 Woolwich, England to
Norfolk Island (captain Henry Neatby) convict transport * passenger list available online - Passenger
arrivals at Port Chalmers, New Zealand, 1848 -1851
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A searchable passenger list for the 1853 voyage of the Blundell is available on line from the State Records NSW database. The voyage is described by Bruce W. Thomas in his book "William Thomas (1805-1881) and the Thomas Family of Guyong" [1]
Captain| Lumley | A |
| Smithwick | Dr, wife, three sons, three daughters |
| Thomas [image] | William (48) farm labourer of St Keverne, Cornwall |
| Mary (50) | |
| Mary Ann (25) general house servant | |
| Jane (18) nurse | |
| John (15) farm labourer | |
| Elizabeth (10) | |
| Thomasine (9) | |
| Francis (4) | |
| Oates [image] | John (25, brother of William below) farm labourer of St Keverne, Cornwall |
| Anne (nee Wills) (27) | |
| Oates [image] | William (29, brother of John above) farm labourer of St Keverne, Cornwall |
| Eliza (21, daughter of William and Mary Thomas) |
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
ARRIVALS
May 5.-Blundell, ship, 570 tons, Captain Lumley, from Plymouth 17th January. Passengers-Dr. Smithwick and family, and 277 Government emigrants. Agent, R.T. Ford.
The
Sydney Morning Herald
Saturday 7 May 1853
IMMIGRANTS PER SHIP BLUNDELL.
THE Married and Single Male Immigrants by the above vessel, can
be hired on board the ship, this day, Saturday, the 7th instant,
between the hours of twelve and four P.M. ; and on following days
between the hours of ten A.M. and four P.M. Their several
callings, and the number of each calling, will be as follows, viz.
:
Agricultural labourers .... 45
Shepherds .... 3
Herdsman .... 1
Waggoner .... 1
Shoemakers .... 5
Tailors .... 2
Weavers .... 4
Flax-dressers .... 5
Carpenters .... 4
Bricklayer .... 1
Blacksmith .... 1
Schoolmaster .... 1
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The ship will be anchored off Dawes's Point, at the usual
anchorage. The unmarried females, about 36 in number, can be hired
on Wednesday, the 11th instant, between the hours of two and four
o'clock in the afternoon, at Hyde Park Baaracks. Their several
callings, and the number of each call ing, are as follows, viz. :
General house servants .... 26
Housemaid .... 1
Dairy maids .... 2
Housekeepers .... 4
Nursemaids .... 3
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N.B.-In order to prevent inconvenience or 'delay to persons
visiting Hyde Park Barracks, for the purpose of hiring female
servants, the usual forms of application must be procured during
office hours on or before Tuesday, the 10th instant, after which,
no persons unpro vided with such forms will be admitted, except
by, a special order from the Immigration Agent.
Persons not known at the Immigration De partment, applying for
female servants, will be required to produce letters of
introduction from a Clergyman or Magistrate. Immigration Office.,
Sydney, 7th May, 1853. 4303
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[1] Bruce W. Thomas William Thomas (1805-1881) and the Thomas Family of Guyong Bruce W. Thomas: Millthorpe, NSW, 1974 (pp 8-17)
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Index to assisted immigrants arriving in Sydney and Newcastle,
1844-59
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arrivals at Port Chalmers, New Zealand, 1848 -1851
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