From the marriage cert of Isaac Reece and Annie you give the following for Isaac's parents: Groom mother: Frances Barnett Father: Isaace Reece
Unassisted NSW immigration shows this family arriving 20 May 1839 on the Juliana:
Isaac Reece
Frances - died on voyage ( bracketed with Isaac so assume it is husband and wife)
Isaac,
Judith,
Henry - died at sea on the Morayshire
There is another entry, though, which is supposed to be arriving 20 April 1839 on the Morayshire
Married Male Immigrant:
Isaac REECE,
brought out by The Government,
a native of Peesmarsh, Sussex,
Son of Isaac, shoemaker of the same native place, and Judy??, his wife
Calling: farmers' labourer
Age on embarkation: 34 years, 11?th January, 1839
Bodily health, strength and probable usefulness: very good
Reads and writes, no copmplaints.
There is this information aobut these ships, which explains the different ship names:
Juliana left Gravesend, England 20 October 1838 and was wrecked at Green's Point, Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope, 19 January 1839. The Mary Hay and Morayshire were chartered to take passengers on to Sydney. Some people stayed at the Cape of Good Hope.
On a different index there is this information:
All who survived left England on the Juliana, were shipwrecked in Sth Africa and arrived in Sydney on the Morayshire
Frances 30 Died at Cape of Good Hope 18 Jan 1839; Morayshire
Henry 2 yrs 3 mths Died at sea on the Morayshire 21 Mar 1839
Isaac 10
Isaac 34 labourer.
Jaber inft Born on board on 12 Jan 1839;
Edwin 4
Judy 8
I note there is no mention of the newborn arriving in Sydney
What a nightmare journey - one child born, then the shipwreck when the mother of the 6day-old baby dies in the shipwreck, get on another ship and the 2 year old dies!! Oh,so sad.
Judith
