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Australia Resources & Offers / Re: Arrival from Cape Hope ship about March 1862
« on: Wednesday 24 January 24 09:24 GMT (UK) »
Hiya Maddie,
Patrick John Stokes arrival in March 1862 is from an newspaper obituary of his - in his later life he became a well known figure in the early days of Labour and unionism in Adelaide. So - it could only be "hearsay" from relatives etc. I have failed to find him as migrant - think more likely as a sailor - as he came from 4 years work at Cape of Good Hope. The mention of "Ben Ladi" was me clutching at straws - finding what looks like a John "Stoate" arriving definitely in 1862 - so our deciphering of ship name wouldn't tally - if the Ben Ladi was a later ship. Might just be a red herring anyway - not my man at all. Feel I am going around in circles at the moment.
Patrick John Stokes arrival in March 1862 is from an newspaper obituary of his - in his later life he became a well known figure in the early days of Labour and unionism in Adelaide. So - it could only be "hearsay" from relatives etc. I have failed to find him as migrant - think more likely as a sailor - as he came from 4 years work at Cape of Good Hope. The mention of "Ben Ladi" was me clutching at straws - finding what looks like a John "Stoate" arriving definitely in 1862 - so our deciphering of ship name wouldn't tally - if the Ben Ladi was a later ship. Might just be a red herring anyway - not my man at all. Feel I am going around in circles at the moment.