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Offline Annette Witherby

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The Duke Of Athol
« on: Sunday 28 February 16 01:50 GMT (UK) »
Would someone please give me an idea of the conditions on the 3 mast full rigged ship in 1881 taking 3 months to travel to Qld.
I presume there  would have been casualties due to the heat In Dec-Mar. Not sure how many passengers the ships would have carried.
Any help appreciated,
Annette
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Re: The Duke Of Athol
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 28 February 16 02:29 GMT (UK) »
Butcher Westmorland and Lancashire
Barton Westmorland and Yorkshire
Trethowan,Reeves Middlesex
Halsall,Green,Charters,Chatterton Lancashire
Smith, Moger, Maxfield Wiltshire
Woods,Speechley and Coles Huntingdonshire
Gibson,Blanks,Monk,Fokes Essex

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Re: The Duke Of Athol
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 28 February 16 02:42 GMT (UK) »
Hi Annette,

Any particular ship you are looking at.

Gerry

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Re: The Duke Of Athol
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 28 February 16 02:53 GMT (UK) »
Gerry, the ship is The Duke Of Athole which sailed from Glasgow 18.12.1881 and arrived in Moreton Bay 16.3.1882.
Unfortunately I do not know why they came out - not for gold I do not think.

The sad part is my grandson is asking lots of questions for a project and I am feeling very stupid.

The conditions on the ship and the hardships are his query.  With a one year old child I should imagine it was difficult.
Many thanks fore your reply.
Annette
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Re: The Duke Of Athol
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 28 February 16 03:12 GMT (UK) »
Hi Annette,
   Here are a few articles about the arrival during March 1881
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01h5k/

  Still looking for a description of voyage ...

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adding : List of immigrants http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article148663186
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Re: The Duke Of Athol
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 28 February 16 03:32 GMT (UK) »
Hi Annette,

Sorry, you named the vessel in your first post.

From the Qld State Archives, for that voyage there were.

1 x full paying passenger.
231 free passengers.
49 assisted passengers.
30 remittance passengers.
3 x births on board
5 x deaths on board.

total souls landed, 309.

Gerry

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« Reply #6 on: Sunday 28 February 16 03:45 GMT (UK) »
Gerry you are amazing!!!!!!

Very interesting statistics.

Ros, I look forward to any info.

I have found a picture of the Ship and she looks pretty good.  Although it would be a painting and hence the nice appearance.

The route back then would have been south of Africa and the poor ships would have been battered.

Unfortunately I have no convict in the family for my grandson, we are oh so ordinary and a 3 month sail was the best I could come up with.

Many thanks,
Annette
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« Reply #7 on: Sunday 28 February 16 03:48 GMT (UK) »

Central Queensland Herald 28 Aug 1930
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70318835?
...more identifiers for passengers.

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« Reply #8 on: Sunday 28 February 16 03:52 GMT (UK) »

Do web search to find -

...The Duke of Atholl, in 1878, was the first sailing ship towed through the Suez Canal...sold to Devitt and Moore in 1880...sold on again 1889......
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