British Empire (Ship 1839)

The barque British Empire made numerous Voyages to the Australian Colonies in the 19th Century

Including the following voyages from the Passengers In History website,

From London & later Plymouth Wednesday, February 7, 1849 - to Melbourne Wednesday, June 6, 1849. (Carrying 245 Bounty Migrants)

From London Sunday, April 7, 1850 - to Port Adelaide Tuesday, August 13, 1850. Captain McEwan.

From Plymouth Tuesday, October 12, 1858 - to Moreton Bay Thursday, February 3, 1859. Captain Hains.

Sources & Passenger Lists

• British Empire from the Passengers in History website, an initiative of the South Australian Maritime Museum. first acceseed 15th of December, 2019 at: http://passengersinhistory.sa.gov.au/node/921705 & http://passengersinhistory.sa.gov.au/node/921707

• British Empire barque from the "Passengers to Port Phillip from Southern England & Ireland 1839-42" website, transcribed by Alexander Romanov-Hughes. first accessed 15th of December, 2019 at: https://www.portphillipdistrict.info/SE_and_I_Passenger_Lists_1849-51_056.htm

• NRS5316/4_4816/British Empire_6 Jun 1849/ from the Assisted Immigrants (digital) Shipping Lists on the New South Wales State Archives and Records website. first accessed 15th of December, 2019 at: http://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.aspx?series=NRS5316&item=4_4816&ship=British%20Empire

• SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. from the Adelaide Times (SA : 1848 - 1858) of Thursday 15 August 1850, Page 2. first accessed 15th of December, 2019 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207118154?

• Passengers arriving 1850-08-14 in SA aboard the British Empire (640 t brq 1839) from London 50-04-18 via Plymouth, Captain Jas McEwen. from the Family History SA database (formerly Barry Leadbeater's) at: http://www.familyhistorysa.org/shipping/passengerlists.html

• 7/1850 - British Empire from the State Records of SA, Passenger Lists 1845 - 1940 at: https://www.archives.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/documentstore/passengerlists/1850/GRG35_48_1_50-7_British%20Empire.pdf

• Results for South Australia, Passenger Lists 1847-1886 from the Find My Past website at: https://www.findmypast.com.au/search/results?datasetname=south+australia%2c+passenger+lists+1847-1886&shipname=british+empire

• Passengers for 08/04/1850 - 14/08/1850 from Passengers in History an initiative of the South Australian Maritime Museum at: http://passengersinhistory.sa.gov.au/voyage-passengers-all/944945/08/04/1850%20-%2014/08/1850?title=&page=1

• barque British Empire, 640 tons, Captain James McEwen, from London 18th April 1850 / Plymouth 30th April 1850, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 14th August 1850. transcribed and submitted to The Ships List by Robert Janmaat at: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/britishempire1850.shtml

• FIFTY YEARS AGO, Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 37, 13 February 1930, Page 10. This was a reunion of passengers arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 4 Feb 1880 aboard this ship.