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Thank you Seaweed for your reply and information.

I didn't think it would be an easy process but will follow-up on your suggestions.

I was hoping that the numbers would give me a lead as to how and when (possibly circa 1825) that my James Kearney arrived in Australia.  I have searched so much I have just about given up in him.

Cheers from Suzanne

Wondering if someone has an interest and/or knowledge in relation to the UK and Colonial Port Numbers as registered on a Seaman's record.

Background - Have ggg-grandfather, James Kearney from Liverpool, who was a registered seaman and I have located his Register Ticket (copy attached).

Against the record are what seems to be Port numbers on where he has travelled (copy attached).

I have read through the information on the National Archives website in relation to BT113 but having difficulty in trying to interpret what they are saying and what I have on the records.  I have located a listing of numbers also from the National Archives, but just don't know if I am looking in the right place.

Any guidance would be appreciated.  It is a field I haven't explored before.

Regards,
Suzanne

Thanks for your Quirk information.  I think I need to extend my boundaries outside of Templemore.

Hello Robyn,

Well this is interesting.  How do you fit in with the Purcell and Quirk family?

John Purcell who immigrated to Australia is my husband's great-great-grandfather (wife is Margaret Carroll (aka Margaret Murphy).  Their son, John Purcell who married Mary Josephine Howard, had a son Edward Purcell who is my husband's grandfather.

I have not had any success in finding John Purcell and Ellen Quirk in Tipperary.  Have you?

Look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,
Suzanne

Hi Peter,

My apologies for the delay in replying.  What a gem holding a Quelch family bible. 

How tricky this Quelch family has been for me.

So is your George Quelch is the brother to my three times great grandfather Thomas Quelch.

Back to William Quelch.  The following information I received many years ago from Betty Daubney (now deceased) who was researching the Quelch family and has published.  The following is an extract from the family history of the Quelch family which she produced.  It's very difficult to read and there don't appear to be any sources adequate enough.

111  3-William QUELCH b9.4.1778 Oxford bur 4.4.1854
m sp-Ann (HARRIS or LANG??) 1785 Oxford-1855 Oxford

Go to the following website link for further information, including your George:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kitwithers/quelch/quelch.html

I wanted to get some correct answers for you but just revisited my research for the death of William Quelch and found that it can't possibly 1854 as his wife Ann is recorded in the 1851 census as a 'widow' living with her daughter Ann Nash (nee Quelch) and they were living in St Ebbe.

Also, I have just been looking again and I can't find William Quelch in the 1841 or 1851 census.  So, now I'm thinking this Quelch family that all we find on the internet is not quite factual.

Peter, you may have already seen this previous discussion on rootschat, see link below, this may help also:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=619826.0

I think I have a bit of work ahead of me now to sort this family out, but I apologise that I haven't been of any great help at this stage.

You may be correct in the fact that William was born in London.

Will keep you posted on any discoveries.

Regards,
Suzanne