SHIPPING FROM MELBOURNE
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| 1 | I am trying to find the names of the Passengers on the "VICERIOY; which was a brigantine from Melbourne to Auckland via Lyttelton.She arrived in Lyttelton on 20 September 1863 and then Auckland 6 October 1863, probably dropping cargo on the way.The Passengers I want are Thomas and wife Catherine O'KEFFE. I.m not sure whether there were any children with them or not. coastalskipper - 2019-11-27 14:33:00 |
| 2 | FamilySearch is usually a good place to look. But newspapers are a good substitute: The 21 September issue briefly mentions the arrival of the ship (presumably on the 20th) stock - 2019-11-27 14:57:00 |
| 3 | This paper has 5 children (O'Keefe): stock - 2019-11-27 15:24:00 |
| 4 | Victoria State Archives has a record OKEEFFE, ---- MR An image of the passenger list Edited by stock at 3:44 pm, Wed 27 Nov stock - 2019-11-27 15:43:00 |
| 5 | They made it to Auckland stock - 2019-11-27 15:51:00 |
| 6 | Thank you very much Stock that was very interesting. An elderly Aunt (now deceased) gave me the first 3 born in Taranaki, John Arthur John and Nellie.Then the next 9 born in Christchurch. Doesn't relly pay to listen to elderly Aunts. coastalskipper - 2019-11-27 16:03:00 |
| 7 | Actually, it does pay to listen to elderly aunts, record what they say and then fill in the blanks afterwards. There is always some grain of truth in there and that elderly aunt wasn't one of the people on the voyage so her memories are a few generations down of anecdotal chatter the line so it's hardly surprising she was a bit out, is it, but still important. They often help provide the ordinary bits of family history that never make it to an official document. morticia - 2019-11-28 19:38:00 |
