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Douglas Robson born 1835
« on: Thursday 27 July 17 15:01 BST (UK) »
Douglas Robson was born in Newcastle,England in 1835, he was a seaman in the Merchant Service, his last destination was sailing to Australia around 1858, did he settle there ? because after 1858 there is no sign of him anywhere.
This is all the info I have.

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Re: Douglas Robson born 1835
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 27 July 17 21:44 BST (UK) »
Ancestry are showing an entry for a Douglas Robson in New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922.  Sydney New South Wales

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Re: Douglas Robson born 1835
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 27 July 17 22:35 BST (UK) »
Ancestry are showing an entry for a Douglas Robson in New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922.  Sydney New South Wales

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Thanks Carol that info is great  I shall look into it.

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Re: Douglas Robson born 1835
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 27 July 17 23:54 BST (UK) »
Hi there are three shipping records I can see for a chap who could be yours.

He is listed as AB, meaning Able Bodied Seaman on all three. He is listed in the crew section of the manifest.

D. ROBSON.25 October, 1858. Ship Admella. Aged 23. British. From Southampton to Sydney.

Douglas ROBSON. 12 Sep 1860. Ship Cairngorm .Aged 24. From London to Sydney.

Duglass ROBSON. November 1860. Ship Mauna Maua. Aged 25. From Nelson (NZ) to Sydney.

Sue

PS As a matter of interest, Admella was wrecked off South Australia in 1859 :(


   

 
 

 
 
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Re: Douglas Robson born 1835
« Reply #4 on: Friday 28 July 17 00:26 BST (UK) »
Parents names would be helpful.

Did he have a middle name?

I can't see a marriage for him in NSW.

There is a death: 13571/1895 Douglas ROBSON mother IDA M registered NEWTOWN

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Re: Douglas Robson born 1835
« Reply #5 on: Friday 28 July 17 00:58 BST (UK) »
From previous post... Parents were John Robson & Eleanor Urwin.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=761986.msg6133350#msg6133350

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Re: Douglas Robson born 1835
« Reply #6 on: Friday 28 July 17 07:32 BST (UK) »
Apart from the crew lists, which you already had, and apart from the death in NSW which is not the right man, there is not much to see of the name. 

Death
13571/1895 Douglas ROBSON
Mother Ida M,
Father-
At NEWTOWN

was for an infant.

Here is the birth-
ROBSON Douglas
18977/1895
Mother IDA M
SYDNEY

Ida had several children in NSW.

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Re: Douglas Robson born 1835
« Reply #7 on: Friday 28 July 17 08:35 BST (UK) »
Hi there are three shipping records I can see for a chap who could be yours.

He is listed as AB, meaning Able Bodied Seaman on all three. He is listed in the crew section of the manifest.

D. ROBSON.25 October, 1858. Ship Admella. Aged 23. British. From Southampton to Sydney.

Douglas ROBSON. 12 Sep 1860. Ship Cairngorm .Aged 24. From London to Sydney.

Duglass ROBSON. November 1860. Ship Mauna Maua. Aged 25. From Nelson (NZ) to Sydney.

Sue

PS As a matter of interest, Admella was wrecked off South Australia in 1859 :(

Thanks for your info it is big help, so we have him up to 1860, he could well have settled in Sydney.

 

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Re: Douglas Robson born 1835
« Reply #8 on: Friday 28 July 17 08:43 BST (UK) »
Hi there,

As far as I can see, he was not in Sydney in 1858, 1861, 1863, etc ... Here's the live link to the Sands Directories for Sydney dating from 1858 ...  free to search ... pdfs

http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/learn/search-our-collections/sands-directory


.... so we have him up to 1860, he could well have settled in Sydney.

JM


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