OUR COLONIAL ANCESTORS
Our colonial ancestor's, descendants of Kings of Ireland,
They ventured across the seas, some free and others convicts to new lands
leaving loved one's to shed their tears never to see them ever more.
Some to the
Some would die on the way and were buried at sea some would reach the new land
but only to die as they set foot on the new land far from their birth place
across the seas.
Moving on bullock drays they searched for a place they would claim and toil the
lands.
Some times droughts and flooding rains would claim their lands again they would
move and claim new lands.
I have walked through the places where they toil no more with only a headstone
to show they were here.
I have been back to their birth places of ancient lands to stand in churches
where they worshiped. I am their blood their sweat their
joy and their tears, how proud I stand in awe of our colonial
ancestors.
Author Rod Kennedy
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THE SHIP CONSTITUTION |
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Sydney New South Wales, News paper 28 May 1855. The
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Subject: Re: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] IMMIGRATION SHIP "CONSTITUTION" > My husbands g grandfather, James Piggott also arrived on the Constitution > 27 May 1855. He was a 19 year old farm labourer. I have lots of newspaper > cuttings about the small pox on board and the many people who died on the > voyage and in quarantine on North Head. A monument was erected at the > Quarantine station in memory of those who died on the voyage and on arrival. > However I haven't found a picture of the ship. > Contact me for more information > > > At 09:31 22/07/2002 +1000, you wrote: > >I am researching the sailing ship "Constitution" which brought assisted > immigrants from London to Sydney arriving 27 May 1855. > > > >The only information that I have been able to find is from the Lloyd's > Register of Ships - " Fully rigged ship of 857 tons built at Quebec in > 1850. Owned by Walter & Co. Homport was London. The vessel made seveal > passages to Australia including many to Adelaide from the period 1851 to > 1856. It was not registered in Lloyd's Register after 1859. > > > >My interest is associated with my Great Great Grandfather Joseph Starling > and his son William Henry who were passengers on the ship. I have been > unable to locate a photograph of the ship, can you help me in this regards. > > > >Sincerely yours > > > >Robert Starling > >bobkwangi@idx.com.au
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Immigrant Index 1855 Of the Ship CONSTITUTION |
