Offer: "Lord Burleigh" arrived Australia 1856. LOOK-UPS.

[LoneyBones]

Hi,
I have a copy of the hand written list of immigrants who were part of the "Family Colonization Loan Society" aboard the "Lord Burleigh", 1856.
I'm willing to look up names for people who had family on this ship.
The published lists are alphabetical so don't help with other family members with different surnames. The list I have is in family groupings.
The FCLS grouped emigrants into about 6 couples, or 12 adults, and their children. These groups were formed into a "Mess Group" for the voyage (eating together, with children and any single women bunked together) they were encouraged to get to know each other before they set out to Australia.
Regards,
Leonie.

[andrewm]

Hi

Are you able to scan part of the hand-written list?  I'm interested in Hector and Ann MacDonald and their six children.  They were on this vessel, though I'm not sure if they were part of the assisted scheme.

Thanks,
Andrew

[LoneyBones]

Well darn, they're not on my list.  And this is the first time anyone has asked. 
Sorry I couldn't help. What I have is the list from the Immigration Scheme, all hand written.

Welcome to RootsChat anyway Andrew, stick around, you might find some help in other searches. 

Leonie.

[andrewm]

Sorry, my fault.  I realised after posting you were talking about arrivals into Australia. I'm interested in its journey to New Zealand April to August 1856. Now, if you had the passenger listings from that journey ....

[LoneyBones]

That's OK.
I got a copy of the the original from the Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, NSW. They have a lot of early shipping records. I have no idea if they might also have NZ shipping records.
However, as I was having trouble finding early records I simply sent an email to them. I've had some good results by emailing the holders of records. Especially if they are in regional areas and don't get as many requests as busy city record repositories.
It's always worth a try.

Leonie.