Samuel & Anne arrived with their 9 children, Sarah, Catherine, Elizabeth, Frederick, William, Henry, Edward, James & Louisa. Cecila was born at their Point Walter home in 1843.
The emigrant ship Simon Taylor sailed from London on April 30, 1842. She was under the command of Thomas Brown and arrived off Fremantle in the Swan River Colony 111 days later on August 20, 1842
PASSENGERS on the SIMON TAYLOR (Caporn Family): [5]
Name Age Family/Single Occupation Quarantine Comments
The 'Simon Taylor' [6] departed from London on 29 April 1842. On board were a total of 245 persons.
Adults - 141 (82 males, 59 females)
Children between the ages of 7 and 14 years - 34 (20 males, 14 females)
Children under the age of 7 years - 44 (20 males, 24 females)
Crew - 26
During the 111 day non stop voyage there were two deaths, a male and a female child both under the age of 7 years. Happily there were also two births - one male and one female.
Arriving at Fremantle on 20 August 1842, the trip of 111 days was considered at the time to be a fast trip.
PHOTOGRAPH OF MEMORIAL PLAQUE: [9]
THIS PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED ON 23RD AUGUST 1992 / AT A FAMILY REUNION MEETING HELD TO COMMEMORATE / THE 150TH ANNIVERSAY OF THE CAPORN FAMILY’S ARRIVAL / IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
THE TRANSCRIPTION ON THE OLD HEADSTONE READS
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / MR. SAMUEL CAPORN / WHO DIED 22 FEBRUARY 1868 / AGED 74 YEARS
ALSO OF / ANN HIS BELOVED WIFE / WHO DIED 2 JANUARY 1869 / AGED 65 YEARS
Sources
↑Baptism:
"Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812"
Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR273/1/R1/6 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 61056 #1561800 (accessed 18 October 2023)
Ann Eustace baptism on 21 Apr 1802, child of Joseph Eustace & Ann Eustace, in Thame, Oxfordshire, England.
↑Marriage:
"Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930"
Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR273/1/R3/4 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 61058 #901116031 (accessed 18 October 2023)
Ann Eustace marriage to Samuel Caporn on 4 Jan 1819 in Thame, Oxfordshire, England.
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