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[TSL] Scotland To Australia BEtween 1851 & 1868
"Graeme Owen" <graemeo@netspace.net.au> on 01/28/2010

Hello All,

 

I'm trying to find the ship and dates my Great Grandfather & Family left
Scotland & made their way to Australia.

 

His name is William CARSTAIRS (born 1847)  Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland.

His family were on the 1851 Scottish Census at this address  -  father, John
CARSTAIRS, mother Agnes Carstairs (FERGUSON), 

plus 4 Siblings John, Margaret, James, Agnes.  -  However I lose track of
them after that!

 

William turns up in 1868 at his wedding, being married to Mary Ann NELSON at
Sandridge, Victoria, Australia, on 1/4/1868.

At the time of his marriage he was living in Hastings, Victoria.

In c1878 he and his wife with 3 or 4 children in tow, shifted to Lakes
Entrance, Victoria (then known as Cunninghame), 

where started what was to become a significant fishing fleet in later years.
He was lost at sea in 1898.

 

It's likely that he travelled to Australia with his father, mother &
siblings, but may have been on his own if it was 

closer to 1868 (eg in his later teen years).

 

I have searched passenger records for Victoria and tried other states but I
am no expert so not surprising 

that I can't track him down.

 

Hope someone can help

 

Graeme Owen

Melbourne, Australia 

 

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