Elgin (Ship 1847)

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

The barque ELGIN was built in 1847 at Maitland, Nova Scotia. She was of 548 tons with the following dimensions: 124.0 x 27.1 x 20.7.

Her voyages included these from the Passengers in History website:

From Liverpool on Wednesday, May 16, 1849 - to Port Adelaide on Sunday, September 9, 1849. (via Plymouth) Captain George Burns and the Ship's Surgeon was William HEWER.

From London on Tuesday, July 15, 1851 - to Port Adelaide on Wednesday, November 19, 1851. Captain George Burns

Sources

• ELGIN from the Passengers in History website, an initiative of the South Australian Maritime Museum at: http://passengersinhistory.sa.gov.au/node/925042

• barque Elgin, 518 tons, Captain Burns, from Liverpool 17th May & Plymouth 1st June 1849, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 10th September 1849 transcribed and submitted by Robert Janmaat on the Ships List at: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/elgin1849.shtml

• ELGIN 1849 from Diane Cummings' Bound For South Australia database at: http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Elgin.htm