1840 Voyage of the Vesper to Victoria

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: [unknown]

Build

Vesper (brig, 212, 86.8 x 21.7 x 13.6' Oak Bay, New Brunswick, 1838 (L'pool 166/1840, Melbourne 9/1842) J Johnsone; 9/42 Frederick Manton & Charles F Blanchard [Sold Chili 1847])

Vesper (brig, built 1838, 212/224 tons)

Vesper (Brig; Canadian; Official Number: 9031773, built 1838, Oak Bay, New Brunswick, Canada; 212 gross tons)

Voyage A bounty immigrant ship, the Vesper departed Liverpool in October, 1840 and arrived at Port Phillip on 14th December that year. The master was Kames or Keams.

Vesper, Arrived 14 Dec 1840

Death of the Captain

1841 'VESSELS LAID ON BUT TIME OF DEPARTURE NOT YET FIXED.', Australasian Chronicle (Sydney, NSW : 1839 - 1843), 5 January, p. 3. , viewed 02 May 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31730364

Captain Keams of the brig Vesper, from Liverpool, expired suddenly on board his vessel at Port Phillip, on the 11th ultimo.

Leaving Melbourne

1841 'Advertising', Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845), 9 January, p. 2. , viewed 02 May 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225008834

For Sydney

The fine fast-sailing brig VESPER

225 tons. William Yates, master, will meet with immediate despatch For freight or passage apply to WILLIAM LOCKE, Wharf

8th January, 1841.

Age	Book	Month	Page	Ship	Year	Name
5	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	ANDREWS, B ALLAN
25	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	ANDREWS, ROBT
28	2	DEC	273	VESPER	1840	ANDREWS, ROBT
30	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	ANDREWS, SUSAN
25	2	DEC	273	VESPER	1840	BAIRD, JANE
25	2	DEC	269 5	VESPER	1840	BEARD, JEAN
21	2	DEC	269 5	VESPER	1840	CAINE, MARY
5	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	DERBY, ELIZH
25	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	DERBY, GERARD
1	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	DERBY, JANE
3	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	DERBY, JOHN
26	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	DERBY, SARAH
3	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	EDGAR, CATHERINE
37	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	EDGAR, CATHERINE
36	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	EDGAR, EDWARD
5	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	EDGAR, MARGRET
3	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	EDGAR, MICHL
7	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	EDGAR, THERESA
27	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	ENGLAND, MARY
21	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	ENGLAND, STEPHEN
19	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	GORDON, ELIZABETH
20	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	GORDON, ELIZABETH
20	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	KAIN, MARY
-	2	DEC	270	VESPER	1840	KAMES, MICH (CAPT)
-	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	LYDDY, ---- WIFE WITH
3	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	LYDDY, JAMES
31	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	LYDDY, JAMES
6	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	LYNNOT, BRIDGET
31	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	LYNNOT, JANE
1	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	LYNNOT, MARY
4	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	LYNNOT, PATRICK
36	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	LYNNOT, THOMAS
16	2	DEC	269	VESPER	1840	MAGUIRE, MARIA
19	2	DEC	273	VESPER	1840	MAGUIRE, MARIA
18	2	DEC	269	VESPER	1840	MAINES, MARY
21	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	MAYNE, JAMES
19	2	DEC	273	VESPER	1840	MAYNE, M ANNE
22	2	DEC	267	VESPER	1840	MCALLIN, THOMAS
19	2	DEC	269	VESPER	1840	MCANULTY, MARY
20	2	DEC	273	VESPER	1840	MCANULTY, MARY
18	2	DEC	273	VESPER	1840	MCCADDEN, ANN
20	2	DEC	269	VESPER	1840	MCCAHEY, SUSAN
20	2	DEC	273	VESPER	1840	MCCAUGHEY, SUSAN
19	2	DEC	273	VESPER	1840	MCGLINN, MARGT
21	2	DEC	273	VESPER	1840	MCGLINN, MARY
19	2	DEC	269	VESPER	1840	MCGLUIN, MARGARET
21	2	DEC	269	VESPER	1840	MCGLUIN, MARY
18	2	DEC	269	VESPER	1840	MCKADDEN, JANE
23	2	DEC	273	VESPER	1840	MCKERNAN, ANN
19	2	DEC	273	VESPER	1840	MCKERNAN, MARGT
22	2	DEC	269	VESPER	1840	MCKERNON, ANNE
20	2	DEC	269	VESPER	1840	MCKERNON, MARGT
27	2	DEC	269	VESPER	1840	PATTERSON, MARY
27	2	DEC	273	VESPER	1840	PATTERSON, MARY