I can't help you with a passenger list for the Travencore January 1853, but I know that because of the success of this first ship, a second lot of poor and orphaned irish girls was sent again later in November 1852, sailing from Plymouth. My Great great grandmother Mary Dooley was on this second ship arriving in Fremantle in April 1853. We have traced our Mary back to the Mount Bellew Workhouse, Co Galway and Mary's passage was paid for by the trustees of the workhouse. It would seem that many of the girls on this same ship were from Co Galway. Noted in the minutes of the Mount Bellew Poor Union Board meeting it mentions the Travencore:
"3 September 1852
‘Letter from Lieutenant Sunders, [R.N. Emigration Agent stating that the
Emigration commissioners had instructed him to make a selection of 30
young women from the female inmates in Mount Bellew workhouse who
are candidates for emigration to Van Diemen’s land, for passage to that
colony by the ship ‘Travencore’ which will sail from Plymouth on 23rd
instant, and requesting to be informed of the day that he could make his
selection’ (p339).
10 September 1852
‘That Lient Saunders Emigration Agent had selected 30 of the female
inmates for passages to Van Diemen’s land by the ship “Travencore” which
will sail from Plymouth on 23rd inst and from the limited time given to have
the outfit necessary for them prepared he purchased 500 yards of grey
calico for the requisite number of shifts, which are complete and prayed
the Board’s sanction to his so doing; he submitted the following list of
articles necessary to complete the outfit prescribed by the Colonial Land
and Emigration Commissioners and requested the Board’s attention to
same viz:40
yards calico
210 yards flannel
540 yards cotton
360 yards cashmere
120 towels’ (p374).
Resolved That the Master be authorised to purchase the above articles
required or the emigrants outfit. Board approve of his having purchases
calico in anticipation of their sanction’ (p374)."
I hope this is of some assistance.
Kerryn
