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Re: [TSL] Carstairs Family Mystery Solved - Thanks To Everybody!
Marj Kohli <marj@uwaterloo.ca> on 02/02/2010

Graeme

The London Times of Oct 7, 1857 reported the sailing:

Liverpool, Oct 6.
Sailed.--The Invincible, for Melbourne--the Lady Hood, for Galle.

 From the London Times of June 2, 1858 is a more interesting ad:

AUSTRALIA.--Invincible.---WHITE STAR
LINE of British and Australian Ex-Royal Mail Packets, sailing
from Liverpool to Melbourne on the 20th and 27th of every month.
Passage money £14 and upwards.

It lists Johnson still as the captain and 1,767 
register tons and 5,000 tons burden.

Regards..

Marj

At 11:08 PM 2/1/2010, Graeme Owen wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>
>
>I've finally solved the mystery surrounding how William Carstairs and his
>family arrived in Victoria.
>
>A big 'THANK YOU' to all those who provided thoughts and advice!
>
>
>
>The Carstairs family (John, Agnes and four children John(16), Margaret(12)
>William(10) & Cecilia(4) travelled from Scotland to Liverpool in late 1857
>and boarded sailing ship 'INVINCIBLE' on 5th October bound for Melbourne.
>They arrived 23rd December. (No doubt the best Christmas present they could
>ever experience  -  feet on terra-firma!)
>
>
>
>On the ships Passenger List their name was entered as CARELAVIS !? (Figure
>that one out!) Any wonder a novice like me was stumped!
>
>
>
>Agnes was 'very' pregnant when they sailed and a son was born at sea.
>
>His 'At Sea Birth' documentation gives his name as Henry Johnston Carstairs
>- Father, Henry Johnston !? (Henry Johnston was in fact the captain of
>'Invincible). When this son died 25 years later his name on the Death
>Certificate was DAVID CARSTAIRS. (Obviously his father wasn't keen on the
>idea of the captain being named as the baby's father (?!), and being named
>after him!  -  This was another curve ball aimed at an inexperienced family
>researcher trying to approach things logically!
>
>
>
>A visit to Victoria's Public Records Office and some helpful comments from
>you guys has got me over the line. Once again thank you all.
>
>
>
>I'm now keen to find out more about the ship 'INVINCIBLE' (does it ever
>end?)
>
>If anyone has knowledge of this ship, pictures etc I'd love to hear about
>it.
>
>
>
>Cheers
>
>
>
>Graeme Owen
>
>Melbourne, Australia
>
>
>
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