Ancestors
Voyage
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Widow Elizabeth EDWARDS (nee NANCARROW) and her two daughters travelled in
1873
to South Australia on CITY OF ADELAIDE. Elizabeth's brother William, his wife and seven
children were also on the ship. Elizabeth died of typhoid just days after arriving in
Adelaide. Description of arrival in REGISTER 4 July 1873
in Mortlock Library
Bessie and Sarah Jane Edwards, Redruth, Cornwall, c1872. |
Picture Timeline Detailed History COA2 COA0 1873 Passenger list
City of Adelaide site
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Passengers
1873 voyage
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108 passengers
including my ancestors: Elizabeth Ann Edwards, 45 years
Sarah Jane, 10 years (daughter of above)
Bessie Edwards, 11 years (daughter of above)
William Nancarrow, 44 years (brother of Elizabeth Ann Edwards)
Elizabeth (nee Rabey), 43 years (wife of above)
William Henry Nancarrow, 20 years
Elizabeth Jane Nancarrow, 19 years
Joseph Towan Nancarrow, 17 years
Mary Cain Nancarrow, 14 years
Sarah Ann Nancarrow, 11 years
John Raby Nancarrow, 9 years
Maria Nancarrow, 5 years
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Description
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Composite (iron and teak) full rigged clipper
ship, originally rigged with single topsails. Iron frame with teak planking, felt and yellow metalled, copper fastened.
Length 53.85m, Width 10.13m, Depth 5.64 m [176'67×33'25×18'50]
Tonnage 860 GRT om and 791 NRT.nm
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