Passenger lists

[Rosietwy]

I'm looking for the passenger list for the Hereward that arrived in Australia in October 1883.  I can find the names of the crew but not the passengers.  Cam anyone help?

[Christine53]

I don't think there were any. The space for passengers' names on the right of the list is empty and has the word 'Nil' written in the column.

[Rosietwy]

Thanks.  I'm just wondering now if the person I'm looking for was  a crew member.  I'm looking for Henrik Persson and there is a Hy. Peroson listed as a crew member.  The only issue is that there is a 3 year discrepancy in his birth date. 

[Christine53]

I wouldn't rule him out for a difference of 3 years. Do you have any other records for him, I presume he is Swedish ?

[Rosietwy]

From his naturalisation certificate (not dated) I see he was born in Limar in Sweden.  We know he changed his name to Henry Pearson in Australia and married Margaret B Harrower in 1902 in Sydney.  He died in 1950 and lived around the Newcastle area in NSW Australia.  Family stories say he was a wood cutter, but the naturalisation certificate says he was a miner, which may also be true.

[jamcat95]

Hi Rosietwy
Can you give me his birth date and does it say Limar.
I can then perhaps trace him here in Sweden.

Ian

[jamcat95]

Hi Rosietwy
Can you give me his birth date and does it say Limar.
I can then perhaps trace him here in Sweden.

Ian

[majm]

From his naturalisation certificate (not dated) I see he was born in Limar in Sweden.  We know he changed his name to Henry Pearson in Australia and married Margaret B Harrower in 1902 in Sydney.  He died in 1950 and lived around the Newcastle area in NSW Australia.  Family stories say he was a wood cutter, but the naturalisation certificate says he was a miner, which may also be true.

Hi there,

At the NSW State Records Office INDEX for Naturalisation there’s the following mention
Henry PEARSON,   native place Sweden 
Date of Certificate 21 November 1900
Register No 15
Page 111
Item [4/1214]
Reel 138
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/indexes-online/indexes-online#n 

An official transcription of the civil registration of the 1902 NSW Marriage for a Margaret HARROWER and Henry PEARSON should include details about both sets of parents, (names including former names, if already deceased, occupation, etc)  as well as information about both the bride and the groom.  (names. Including former names, then ages, places of birth, occupations, etc)    (NSW BDM #8515)

NSW BDM website giving details of the official transcription agents.   
http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/bdm_fh.html#transcription

LINK to crew and passenger list for Hereward.  Agree, NIL passengers on that voyage.
http://mariners.records.nsw.gov.au/1883/10/media/122her.gif

Has year of birth as 1862 


Cheers,  JM

[jamcat95]

Hi
I think I have found your Henry.
He was born in Lima, Dalarna, Sweden and lived in Hedemora. He was born 11 March 1858. His parents' names were Per Hindricsson and Kerstin Jonsdotter. His christening's name was Hindric. He was a seaman and was put in the "missing persons" book around 1881.

Explanation of the missing persons books in Sweden:
http://www.arkivdigital.net/swedish-genealogy/non-existing-persons-book.




Ian