Passenger list of the "St Helena"

ex Liverpool (dep. Sep 1854) to Sydney, NSW (arr. 10 Dec 1854)

Source: NSW Public Library, Dept of Archives, ref. 4/4942
I thank Mrs Valerie Williams of Mollymook, NSW, for supplying a copy of this list.

Abbreviations:

Ch of S = Church of Scotland
Ch of R = Church of Rome
Ch of E = Church of England
Presb, Presbyt = Presbyterian (presumably meaning other than Ch of S)

do = ditto; dom = domestic; genl = general
inf = infant; servt = servant; shepd = shepherd
Names of Scottish counties are abbreviated to their 3-letter Chapman codes

SurnameGiven nameAgeCallingNative placeNative county
or country
ReligionRead or write
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Families
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AllanJohn27blacksmithMuirkirkAYRCh of Eboth
Elizabeth28wifeBurnleyLancsdodo
John4sonGlasgowdoneither
BlackieGeorge44wheelwrightSaltingELNdoboth
Elizabeth36wifePortsmouthHantsdodo
Anne12daughterManchesterdodo
John10sondododo
Caroline8daughterdodoread
Elizabeth4dododoneither
Fanny2dodododo
BolanEdward27miner (coal)PhiladelphiaN'landMethodistboth
Mary24wifeHowdendodoread
Henry4sonShutton ?dodoneither
Margaret2daughterdodododo
BorehamWilliam27carpenter & joinerEdinboroCh of Sboth
Margaret29wifeMonctonAYRdodo
BrownAlexander26slater & bricklayerTariffABDdodo
Marion22wifePeeblesdodo
Alexander3sondodoneither
RobertinfdoGlasgowLKSdodo
CarmichaelAllan21quarrymanKilbrandonARLdoboth
Flora23wifeKilmichaeldododo
CharlesWilliam27shepherdInveraskMLNdodo
Eliza33wifeAbbotts HallFIFdodo
James4sonInveraskMLNdoneither
ClarkeWilliam26carpenter & joinerKingsbarnsFIFdoboth
Grace25wifeDysartdododo
Grace5daughterdododoneither
Janet2dododododo
CrichtonWilliam27sawyerCardrossDNBdoboth
Charlotte27wifePaisleyRFWdodo
Charlotte6daughterdododoread
DougillJohn42stone masonPately BridgeYorksCh of Eboth
Sarah43wifeHartuntham Umsley ?W.R. Yorksdodo
FinlayGeorge24carpenter & joinerGlasgowRFWCh of Sdo
Mary20wifePerthdodo
George1sondodoneither
FisherPeter28tin smithRothesayBUTPresbboth
Mary22wifePaisley, Scotlanddodo
FlockhartWm29farm laborerAuchtertoolFIFCh of Edo
Margaret30wifedodododo
James8sondododoread
John4dodododoneither
FordyceAlexander34gardenerForgueABDCh of Sboth
Margaret39wifeOld Meldrumdododo
Elizabeth11daughterSkeendododo
Mary10dododododo
Margaret8dododododo
FraserAlexander32coachmanUrrayROCdoread
Ellen22wifeDingwalldodoboth
Alexanderinfsondododoneither
GallagherPatrick27iron stone & coal minerCampbellSTICh of Rboth
Rose A.22wifeFanghan ValeDerrydodo
MaryinfdaughterMaryhillLKSdoneither
GibsonWilliam24blacksmithDollarPERCh of Sboth
Mary20wifeStirlingdodo
GodlettJames25farm laborerNewburghFIFdodo
Amelia29wifeMurris ?ANSdodo
Walter1sonNewburghFIFdodo [sic]
GoldieJames27coal minerWoodburnWLNdodo
Margaret25wifeOld MoncktonLKSdodo
JordanJohn27carpenter & joinerLeedsYorksCh of Eread
Eliza26wifeManchesterdodo
KeddieJames26coal minerDysartFIFdoboth
Margaret32wifedodododo
LangJames22blacksmithPaisleyRFWCh of Sdo
Catherine22wifedodododo
LeitheadJohn23masonMelroseROXdodo
Anne24wifeNorth LeithMLNdodo
LeshmanRobert23stone masonHorselyN'landCh of Edo
Margaret21wifeHexhamdododo
Williaminfborn on the voyage
McDonaldRobert27carpenterForresMORIndepdo
Jane27wifeRapporddodoneither
Robert5sonElgindodo
Jane1daughterEdinburghdodo
McDonaldFarquhar21shepherdKinow ?INVCh of Rboth
Mary25wifeMaulddodoneither
McDonaldAlexander23farm laborerFoddertyROCCh of Sboth
Mary28wifeUrraydodoread
McDuffJames28bricklayerCarlisleCum'ldCh of Rboth
Sarah29wifeBothel ?doCh of Edo
Mary1daughterBoltonLancsdoneither
McGormanJoseph48farm laborerArney ?Tyronedoread
Sarah46wifeMagh... CrossFerm'ghdoneither
Margaret24dom servantdododoread
Jane22dododododo
Anne20dododododo
John18farm laborerdododoboth
Eliza16dom servtdododoread
McGregorJames37farm servtUrquhartINVCh of Sneither
Elizabeth31wifedododoread
Isabella3daughterdododoneither
Donald1sondodododo
McLarenThomas32carpenter & joinerGiffordELNdoboth
Mary34wifeNorth Berwickdododo
John2sonEdinborodoneither
McMillanJohn34wood turnerGlasgowLKSPresbboth
Margaret34wifedodododo
Margaret4sonPaisleyRFWdoneither
Duncan1dododododo
McNeeRobert36gas fitterdododoboth
Catherine30wifedodododo
James4sondododoneither
Johanna3daughterdodododo
Helenainfborn on the voyage
McRaeChristopher46shepherdKilmorackINVCh of Rboth
Catherine49wifedododoneither
John19shepherddododoboth
Helen17dom servtdododoread
Anna15dodododoboth
Donald12sondododoread
Allan10dododododo
Christina7son [sic]dododoneither
Emily2daughterdodododo
MasonDavid29minerLibbertonMLNPresbboth
Isabella36wifedodododo
Thomas E.11sonEdinburghdodo
MitchellDavid23farm laborerDysartFIFCh of Sdo
Agnes22wifeKingskettledododo
Elizabeth1daughterAbdiedodoneither
MitchellWilliam24farm laborerLinlithgowdoboth
Mary26wifeSlamannanSTIdodo
James3sonFalkirkdodoneither
Elizabeth2daughterdodododo
(female)infborn on the voyage
MunroJohn39farm laborerArdersierINVPresbboth
Isabella40wifeAld...NAIdodo
James17farm laborerNairndodo
Isabella16dom servtdododo
Jessy9daughterdododo
Margaret6dododoneither
PageDavid40genl laborerAuchtertoolFIFCh of Sboth
Janet34wifeBurntislanddododo
Janet4daughterdododoneither
Margaret2dododododo
(male)infborn on the voyage
PilkingtonHenry34stone masonOverdownLancsCh of Eboth
Mary34wifedododoread
Malley8daughterdodododo
RamageJames40quarrymanBaggarLKSPresbytboth
Christina39wifeLanarkdodo
Christina18dom servtdododo
Agnes15dodododo
James13sondododo
Hugh8dododoread
Janet4daughterdodoneither
RatcliffeJoseph28coachman or farm laborerAltonStaffsCh of Rboth
Phillipine26wifeWisbadenNassaudodo
RiddleJohn44sawyerGorbelsRFWPresbdo
Jane42wifedodododo
Mary13daughterGreenockLKSdodo
James11sondodododo
Thomas9dododododo
Margaret6daughterdododoneither
ScottJohn23genl laborerNewtonMLNdoboth
Jane22wifeDunfermlineFIFdodo
Christina1daughterdododoneither
ScottSamuel24shepherdYetholmROXdoboth
Helen28wifeSassford Eckforddododo
Walter2sondododoneither
TaylorWilliam25masonNewbattleDurhamCh of Eboth
Isabella25wifeHenith ?dodoread
Elizabeth1daughterdododoneither
James M.infborn on the voyage
TurnerRobert22stone masonEyan DerbyCh of Eboth
Mary24wifeBidefordDevondodo
WilsonJames38farm laborerRickertonAYRPresbdo
Ellen36wifeCloseburnDFSdodo
Sarah15domestic servtSymingtonAYRdodo
Janet13daughterdodododo
Jane10dododododo
Mary8dodododoread
Margaret3dodododoneither
John1sondodododo
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Single females
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AllisonJane26genl servtWhitehavenCum'ldCh of Eread
AndersonMaria20laundry maidPortobelloMLNCh of Sdo
BainJanet23genl servtDunblanePERCh of Eboth
Anne22housemaiddodododo
Margaret19dododododo
BairdMargaret26doEdinburghdodo
Isabella20doSunny BrosSTIdodo
BradshawMary25plain cookWitchurch ?Salopdodo
CalderElspeth19dairymaidDuthilINVCh of Sread
CampbellFlora20housemaidGlasgowdoboth
ChisholmIsabella25genl servtStratherglass ?INVCh of Rneither
CookEllen21doPaisleyRFWdoread
CollinsMargaret19dodododoboth
CrichtonJane36laundressEllethPERCh of Sdo
DarlingMary34genl servtDalkeithMLNdodo
FergusonMary20housemaidNorth BerwickELNdodo
FraserEliza21genl servtInvernessdodo
Georgiana18nursemaiddododo
GilfinnanMary24plain cookCamtsbond ?STIdoread
HarrisAnne22genl servtDublinCh of Rdo
HobbsJane39plain cookNr ChippenhamWiltsCh of Eboth
KeithAnne29genl servtWednockINVCh of Sboth
Mary24dodododoread
Marion18dododododo
LyallLilias41laundressBracoPERdoboth
McCullochHelen30genl servtAnaghROCdoread
Metzl...Caroline21nursemaidWisbadenGermanyCh of Rboth
NeilsonIsabella25doDramELNCh of Edo
RankinAnne22housemaidFort WilliamINVCh of Sread
Rimmer ?Alice20nursemaidLiverpoolCh of Edo
RossDollina24housemaidTorbam ?ROCdoboth
ScottJane25plain cookHowickROC [sic]Ch of Sdo
SharpAnne24doDen...CLKdodo
StewartAnne21housemaidDingwallROCdodo
SutherlandMargaret21plain cookComsb...y ?PERdodo
TempletonHelen18doEdinburghdodo
YoungJanet30nursemaidPerthdodo
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Single males
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BrittonJoshua34quarrymanBradfordYorksCh of Eboth
BrownThomas25farm laborerCrailFIFCh of Sdo
BrownRobert20gardenerGlydesmoreELNdodo
CalderGeorge21wheelwrightDuthilINVdodo
CameronPeter25shepherdArdnamurchardARLdodo
CameronDugald23ploughmandodododo
CampbellWilliam28carpenterThursoCAIdodo
CampbellDonald21genl farm servtStrathglassINVCh of Rdo
CampsieJohn21doErrolPERCh of Sdo
ChisholmAlex28ploughmanKilmurdockINVCh of Rneither
ChisholmValentine20farm servtdodododo
ChisholmChristopher24farm laborerKiltarlitydodoboth
CrichtonJames21ploughmanAlythPERCh of Sdo
DougallPeter20stone masonStirlingPresbdo
DrummondJames27farm servantMonifeithANSCh of Sdo
DuncanWilliam23stone masonAberdeendodo
Matthew21joinerTranentELNdodo
ElliottJohn23minerFaugha..aleDerryCh of Rdo
FordThomas29farm laborerMonifeithANSCh of Sdo
FraserJohn25doDoresINVdodo
FraserWilliam23doKiltarlitydododo
FraserAlexander30doUrquhartdododo
GittinsJames23doHaughtonMont'eryIndeptdo
GrantPeter24doDuthilINVCh of Sdo
GrayDuncan26doGolspieSUTdodo
Horspool ?George23doOakhamRutlandCh of Edo
HowardRichard19bakerLiverpooldodo
HutchisonJames21farm laborerErrolPERPresbdo
KeithDuncan22doLagg...INVCh of Sdo
John20dododododo
LaurenceJohn21doKeithBANdodo
McDonaldAlexr26shepherdLagganINVdodo
Archibald24farm laborerdodododo
McDonaldSamuel24doKiltarlitydoCh of Rdo
McDonaldEwen21doLaggandoCh of Sdo
Duncan19dododododo
McKayAngus25blacksmithClyneSUTdodo
McKayAlexr21farm laborerNairndodo
McKayAngus24doRogartSUTdodo
McKayHugh25doCreichdododo
McKenzieRoderick20doGairlochROCdodo
Alexander22do & shepddodododo
McKenzieLachlan27dododododo
McKenzieMurdoch35dododododo
McKenzieAlexr28coachman or carterMonikieANSdodo
McLennonFinley21ploughmanKilltearnROCdoread
McLeanWm19farm laborerDingwallROCdoneither
McMillanJas24doKirkmaidenWIGdoboth
McNabEwen23ploughmanKilmallieINVdoneither
McRaeDonald43carpenterDingwallROCPresbboth
McRaeAlex20shepherdUrrayINVdoneither
McWill...Hector21farm laborerClyneSUTCh of Sboth
MillerJohn24joinerThursoCAIdodo
MoffattRobert20carpenterManorPEEdodo
MorrissonJohn20stone masonPaisleyRFWdodo
NeilsonJohn24joinerAthelstanefordELNdodo
RitchieWilliam25stone masonSt Georges, Edinburghdodo
SimpsonWilliam23shepherdLetterfa...ROCdodo
SmithJames24farm laborerRothiemayBANdodo
SneddenGeorge26minerPolmontSTIdodo
James24dododododo
William21doFalkirkdododo
StuartJames20joinerBurntislandFIFdodo
StuartAndrew19farm laborerKiniussieINVdodo
StuartDuncan27doLochcarronROCdodo
StoddartThos25doBoleskine & AbertaffINVCh of Rread
Alexander23dodododoboth
SutherlandJames21doDornochSUTCh of Sdo
SymonJohn23doRhynieABDdodo
TaylorJohn18joinerWesterkirkDFSPresbread
ThomsonFrancis27farm servtCusamondABDdoboth
ThomsonRobert22doWemyssFIFdodo
ThomsonJohn23carpenterHaddingtondodo
WallsAlexander20joinerDunfermlineFIFdodo
WalkerGeorge23farm laborerNewburghdododo
WalkerDavid23doStonehouseLKSdodo
WardropThos18doCurrieMLNdodo
WatsonAlex19doGolspieSUTdodo
WiggintonJohn21doAshwellRutlanddodo
WilsonWilliam21joinerDunfermlineFIFPresbdo
WilsonJohn20farm laborerdodododo
WoodThomas23gardenerEdinburghdodo
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Widow
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QuintinMary47house keeperPaisleyPresbdo
David13shop boydododo
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