Thursday, April 26, 2007

Who was on the Chyebassa, September-October 1885? Ellen Smalley

From Jen's autograph book.

The passenger list has them misspelled as SMALLY.
SMALLY, Ellen (17)
SMALLY, Ralph (11)
SMALLY, W E (male) (10)

In the 1881 Census, we have:
Name: Ellen Smalley
Age: 12
Estimated birth year: abt 1869
Relation: Daughter
Father's name: John
Mother's name: Elizabeth
Gender: Female
Where born: Crawshaw Booth, Lancashire, England
Civil parish: Blackburn
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address: 16 Alder Street

Name: Ralph Smalley
Age: 9
Estimated birth year: abt 1872
Relation: Son
Father's name: John
Mother's name: Elizabeth
Gender: Male
Where born: Crawshaw Booth, Lancashire, England
Civil parish: Blackburn
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address: 16 Alder Street
and
Name: William Smalley
Age: 8
Estimated birth year: abt 1873
Relation: Son
Father's name: John
Mother's name: Elizabeth
Gender: Male
Where born: Crawshaw Booth, Lancashire, England
Civil parish: Blackburn
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address: 16 Alder Street

On the image:
John SMALLEY, Head, married, 44, Labourer at Cotton Mill, Born Yorks. Grindleton
Elizabeth SMALLEY, Wife, married, 45, Born Yorks. Bashalleaves
Sarah SMALLEY, Daughter, unmarried, 19, Cotton Weaver, Born Lancaster Burnley
Thomas SMALLEY, Son, unmarried, 14, Cotton Weaver, Born Lancaster Burnley
Ralph SMALLEY, Son, unmarried, 9, Scholar, Born Lancaster Crawshaw Booth
William SMALLEY, Son, unmarried, 8, Scholar, Born Lancaster Crawshaw Booth
Ellen SMALLEY, Daughter, unmarried, 12, Cotton Weaver, Born Lancaster Crawshaw Booth

Burial record, Toowong Cemetery:
Smalley William Edward NR* 02 / 10 / 1933 60 years
Buried with members of the STARKIE family
Barkus Edith Rose NR* 08 / 07 / 1930 7 years
Starkie Mary Alice F 08 / 03 / 1951 79 years
Starkie William Robinson NR* 29 / 10 / 1926 58 years
Starkie Peter NR* 29 / 11 / 1937 67 years

No burial record found for Ralph SMALLEY in Brisbane City Council cemeteries.

So, from "the dark satanic mills" of Lancashire to sunny Brisbane, a teenager and her two little brothers. Wouldn't I like to know their full story!

I 've had a thought - I am looking through the list of assisted passengers. Really should get down to the Archives and look at the microfiches. Was it possible for only part of a family to travel as assisted passengers?

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