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Title: Ship Echo
Post by: dexter on Tuesday 08 January 13 10:48 GMT (UK)

Hi,
       I am hoping someone may be able to help with a crew and passenger list for the Ship Echo which arrived in Hobson Bay in October 1855,the Captain was John Boyd.

          Regards  Dexter

Title: Re: Ship Echo
Post by: giblet on Tuesday 08 January 13 11:05 GMT (UK)

Hi,

Victoria national archives site,.

http://prov.vic.gov.au/provguide-23

Trove newspapers
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/search?adv=y

Title: Re: Ship Echo
Post by: judb on Tuesday 08 January 13 13:18 GMT (UK)

134 passengers listed on the PROV site as Unassisted Passengers, but in April not October  :-\

There is an advertisement for a seed merchant who has stock 'per ECHO, from Glasgow' - 26 April 1855
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/91859767

The ship arrived April 7th from Greenock. There is a small passenger list of the eight adult cabin passengers but no list for those in 'intermediate or steerage'.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/4806461

Judith

Title: Re: Ship Echo
Post by: ShaunJ on Tuesday 08 January 13 13:44 GMT (UK)

She was back later in the year. Arrived Hobsons Bay on October 19th. No passengers listed in the Argus as far as I can find, but neither does it say "no passengers". EDIT - sorry that was 1856, not 1855. The Captain was Boyd

Title: Re: Ship Echo
Post by: ShaunJ on Tuesday 08 January 13 14:00 GMT (UK)

if it is October 1856, the names are Boyd (2) , Mott (2), O'Halloran, Robinson and Yull

Title: Re: Ship Echo
Post by: dexter on Wednesday 09 January 13 04:15 GMT (UK)

   Thank you for your replies,I have been following them up. I have since discovered that the ship arrived at Hobson Bay on the 7th April 1855. I havee been hoping to find the crew list as I think my great grandfather Francis Henwood may have been onboard.

       Regards  Dexter.

Title: Re: Ship Echo
Post by: cando on Wednesday 09 January 13 07:06 GMT (UK)

http://prov.vic.gov.au/provguide-49

Cando

Title: Re: Ship Echo
Post by: cando on Wednesday 09 January 13 07:07 GMT (UK)

http://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/content.php?pid=99868&sid=749568

Cando

Title: Re: Ship Echo
Post by: dexter on Thursday 10 January 13 04:37 GMT (UK)

 Thank you Cando for the information you sent me. I am hoping to go into the State Library soon so I should be able to find something in their recods.


         Regards  Dexter.

Title: Re: Ship Echo
Post by: Sibseyuk on Wednesday 05 March 14 12:39 GMT (UK)

Francis Henwood  Sailor on the Echo is mentioned in an article in The Argus Friday 20th April 1855.
He was in a scuffle with a fellow sailor at sea in Jan 1855 and the other sailor was charged.

Title: Re: Ship Echo
Post by: Fatso03 on Tuesday 29 July 14 04:08 BST (UK)

Hi Dexter, I believe that I can confirm that you ancestor Francis Hanwood was on the Echo when it arrived at Williamstown. Unfortunately, he was stabbed just below the left eye in a fight that occurred on the morning of the ship's arrival. Even more unfortunately, it would appear that my ancestor, William Jowett, was the person who stabbed him!
The Maritime Police investigated the event and a series of depositions were taken, including one from Francis Henwood. The fight occurred at breakfast time and seems to have arisen from some drunken carousing above deck on the night before. This had apparently disturbed William Jowett's sleep and he was voicing his displeasure in the morning. The legal issue resolved around whether William, who was responding to a punch from Henwood, struck back with his hand that happened to contain the breakfast implements, or whether he had a concealed knife in his possession and used it to inflict the damage. It all goes to intention to inflict bodily harm etc. I have some depositions but they are of poor quality. You are welcome to whatever you want.

Title: Re: Ship Echo
Post by: cando on Tuesday 29 July 14 04:26 BST (UK)

The Argus 14 Apr 1855
A man named William Jowett, a sailor on board the ship Echo, that has recently arrived in this port, was committed for trial by the Water Police Magistrate at Williamstown, yesterday, for having stabbed a fellow seaman in the eye with a knife with intent to murder him.

Surname of Francis is incorrect in the news item.

The Argus 20 Apr 1855
STABBING ON THE HIGH SEAS
William Jowett was charged with this offence. Mr Adamson prosecuted for the Attorney-General ; the prisoner was undefended.
The prisoner and Francis Sherwood were both sailors on board the ship Echo, from Liverpool. On the 13th January a quarrel took place between tho prisoner and another of the crew. Prosecutor took the part of the man with whom prisoner was quarrelling. Prosecutor struck the prisoner, and a scuffle ensued, in which prosecutor received a wound in his eye.
Tho jury found the prisoner guilty, with a recommendation to mercy. Sentence : six months on tho roads, with hard labor.

Cando

Title: Re: Ship Echo
Post by: Fatso03 on Tuesday 29 July 14 06:06 BST (UK)

Thanks cando. I have copy of the Argus in .pdf format and am having difficulty in locating the article. Can you direct me to the page number to shorten my search.

Thanks

Title: Re: Ship Echo
Post by: cando on Tuesday 29 July 14 06:31 BST (UK)

I posted the text of the news items for Dexter.

You can search on TROVE using your ancestor's name.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper

Cando

Title: Re: Ship Echo
Post by: cupoflife on Tuesday 29 July 14 06:33 BST (UK)

Left hand column (bottom section) under "POST OFFICE NOTICE.-MAILS OUTWARD" http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/4806723

Title: Re: Ship Echo
Post by: dexter on Wednesday 30 July 14 06:14 BST (UK)

Hi,
    Thank you all for the information,I did find some of the news items, but still some to lookup.

                   Regrds Dexter.