Sailing ship 'The Malcolm' out of Liverpool

[paulsue38]

In the diary entry from a relative in 1843 it describes a Sailing ship called. 'The Malcolm' arriving in Liverpool.
On the 1st May it left with the 'ensign' flying and on 22nd June again left Liverpool for Port Adelaide.
Does anyone know anything about this ship ?
Best wishes
Paul

[garstonite]

message "Seaweed"   he is a member who specialises in these queries   - good luck - I will have a look at "Old Merseytimes"   a site of old Liverpool Newspapers - in fact - have a look yourself as well - very interesting 

[paulsue38]

Many thanks for replying. I will have a look.
Best wishes
Paul

[garstonite]

just a thought - I couldn't find The Malcom - but I did find the David Malcom - do you think the "Malcom " was a shortened version of its proper name ?

http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/davidmalcolm1849.shtml

[garstonite]

the "David Malcom " was a Convict Ship

David Malcolm
One voyage only
Male convicts on board
Departure Port:      Downs   Departure Date:      13 May 1845
Arrival Port:      Norfolk Island   Arrival Date:      25 Aug 1845

Convicts landed: 220 NI

Sources:
Archives Office of Tasmania, Guide to Convict Records by Ship Reference.
Bateson, Charles, The Convict Ships 1787-1868, Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd 1985.
Newspaper report The Shipping Gazette & Sydney General Trade List, Saturday 20 Sep 1845, p238.

Convicts on board listed by Researchers

ALLFORD John (ship to NI)
BANKS Joseph aka William BODDINGTON
BODDINGTON William aka Joseph BANKS
BURRIDGE John
HAMER Joseph
HIBBERD Aaron
HILLS Thomas
LANE Samuel
STAFFORD Phillip
SUCCAMORE William aka Soloman
TAYLOR James
THOMAS Theophilus
TURFREY William Edward
TURFREY William Edward
TURVEY Joseph
TURVEY Samuel
plus some more = couldn't copy and paste all of it 

[garstonite]

no record of Malcom leaving Liverpool for Port Adelaide 1843 on these records

http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/shipping/mig-sa1.htm

[garstonite]

after extensive search it looks to me like The Malcom was indeed the David Malcom - can't find any record of The Malcom   maybe SEAWEED will post to confirm that or he may find The Malcom ??
 
enjoyed that little research though ...

[paulsue38]

Thanks for taking the trouble to do the research. It does seem plausible that it is the David Malcolm. The diary was kept by a sailors 'future wife' so its reliability re: dates is open to question.
Best wishes
Paul

[garstonite]

what was the relatives name ??  I am sure there is a "Convicts List " if she is not on that she was obviously a passenger