Immigrants to Queensland

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See also: Space: Immigrants to Queensland from Germany

When the first Census of the Colony of Queensland was taken on 7 April, 1861, there were males and females living in Queensland of whom males and females were from Rural Portions of Police Districts.^[1] Germany was the largest foreign European contributor to Queensland's population with an undesirable, disproportionate number of females to males.^[2]

Immigration Act. 38 Victoria, No. 9, which was passed by the Legislature during last Session, and became law on the 14th September, 1869.^[3]

"THE H0MESTEAD REGULATIONS." Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947) 8 March 1870: 4. Web. 18 May 2018 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article148019697>. A DECADE OF IMMIGRATION.

A list of principal vessels bringing immigrants and other passengers to Brisbane from January 1, 1859, to December 31, 1869 inclusive. The figures in parentheses represent the number of passengers, and the port mentioned at the end of each line the place of embarkation:^[4]

Bishop Quinn's Immigration Scheme ran for a total of three years and in this time 13 ships transported some 40,000 Irish immigrants to their new lives in Brisbane. The following ships were used in the QIS; The Erin-go-Bragh, The Chatsworth, The Maryborough, The Prince Consort, The Duke of Newcastle, The Wanata, The Golden City, The Queen of the Colonies, The Hanna More, The Golden Dream, The Beejapore, The Fiery Star, and The Sunda. ^[5]

1860 Oct. 20, Montmorency (298), London. 1861 Jan. 21, Yanikale (1), London.

April 22, Duke of Wellington (627), Liverpool.

July 13, Mangerton (300), London and Plymouth.

Sept. 29, Grassbrook (246), Hamburg. Nov. 13, Wansfel (278), London.

Dec. 4, Persia (200), London, via Port Curtis.

Dec. 28, George Kidd (26), London.

1862 Jan. 30, Cesar Goddefroy (?00), Hamburg.

Jan. 31, Saldanka (496), London.

Feb 7, Jessie Munn (394), London.

April 4, Lord Lyndhurst (256), Hongkong. April 10, Clifton (268), London.

April 11, Montmorency (227), London. June 4, Queensland (31), Glasgow.

June 30, City of Brisbane (400), London. Aug. 1, La Rochelle (335), Hamburg. Aug. 9, Theresa (306), London.

Aug. 9, Helenslee (315), Glasgow.

Aug. 11, Erin go Bragh (387), Liverpool,

Cork, Cape-town, and Hobart Town.

Aug. 12, Young Australia (280), London. Sept. 4, Chatsworth (410), Liverpool. Sept. 17. Whirlwind (419), London.

Sept. 19, Maryborough (413), Liverpool and Cork.

Oct. 10, Brisbane (1), Glasgow.

Oct. 10, Williams (31), wreck of Prince of Wales.

Oct. 14, Helen S. Page (13), Port Albert. Nov. 3, Sultana (455), London.

Nov. 3, Ocean Chief (373), Greenock. Oct. 3, Rajasthan (260), Liverpool.

Nov. 6, Prince Consort (447), Liverpool and Queenstown.

Dec 1, Wansfell (245), London.

Dec. 2, Conway (297), London.

1863.-Jan. 1, Duke of Newcastle (387), Liverpool and Queenstown.

Jan. 15, Flying Cloud (519), London. Feb. 18, Everton (615), Liverpool. Feb. 20, Wanata (638), London.

March 9, Golden City (528), London.

March 20, Cesar Goddefroy (196), Hamburg.

April 3, Queen of the Colonies (439), London.

April 28, Warren Hastings (250), London. May 21, Light Brigade (233), London.

May 30, Golden Dream, 142 from Bremen and 243 from London.

June 1, Rose (330), Liverpool.

July 3, Cairngorm (352), Liverpool.

July 6. Hannah Moore (442), Liverpool July 21, Montmorency (47), Liverpool. July 21, Beejapore (174), London.

July 23, David Melver (34), Liverpool. July 23, Rockcliff (308), London.

July 24, Young Australia (374), London. July 24, Golden Empire (453), London. Aug. 10, Ulster (112), Hamburg.

Aug. 10, La Rochelle (446), Hamburg.

Sept. 9. Beausite (500), Hamburg.

Sept. 17, Star of England (458), London. Sept 29, Surala (507), London.

Oct. 2, Saldahna (219) Liverpool.

Oct. 28, Rockhampton (73), Liverpool, via Keppel Bay.

Nov. 24 Fiery Star (338), London.

Nov. 28, San Francisco (366), Hamburg.

Dec. 21, Norman Morrison (216), London. 1964-Jan 29, Susanne Godeffroy (452), Hamburg.

Feb. 1, Light of the Age (405), London, Feb. 15, Ariadne (275), Liverpool.

Feb. 23, Flying Cloud (462), London.

April 22, Prince Consort (number not given), London.

April 27, John Cesar (231), Hamburg. May 17, Vernon (370), London.

June 11, Bayswater (152), Liverpool.

June 21, Warren Hastings, number and port of departure not given.

July 1, Lady Bowen (37), Glasgow and Capetown.

July 6, Legion of Honour (322), port of departure not given.

Aug. 16, Earl Russel (365), London.

Aug. 16, Young Australia (258), London. Aug. l8, Fusilier (254), London.

Sept 5, La Rochelle (l85), Hamburg.

Sept. 7, Young England (323), Liverpool. Sept. 8, General Caulfield (275), Southhampton.

Sept. 21, Cornwallis (20), London.

Sept. 21, Queen of the Colonies (410), London.

Nov. 2, Queen of the South (443), Liverpool.

Nov. 3, Castle Eden (316), London. Nov. 24, Fiery Star (351), London. 1865.-Jan. 7, Golden City (486), London.

Jan. 9, Eliz. Ann Bright (424), Liverpool. Jan. I8, Charlie Palmer (256), London. Feb. 9. Beausite (295), Hamburg. Feb. 23, Wansfell (228), London.

April 1, Hannah Moore (371), Liverpool.

May 25, Landsborough (63), London and Keppel Bay.

May 29, Sunda (513), London and Queenstown.

June 27, Maryborough (49), Liverpool.

July 5, Commodore Perry (620), London.

July 19, Sirocco (432), London. Aug. 1, Lobelia (339), London.

Aug. 3. Tiellno(150), Hamburg. Aug. 9. Naval Reserve (539), Liverpool. Aug. 11, Peter Godeffroy (225), Hamburg. Aug. 18, Golconda (270), London. Aug. 21, Sophie (29), Hamburg.

Aug. 28, Young England (450), London. Sept 11, Susanne Godeffroy (516), Hamburg.

Sept. 11. Mermeby (506), Liverpool.

Sept. 12, Young Australia (308), London. Oct. 11, Queen of the Colonies (557), London.

Oct. 19, Venilia (262), London.

Oct. 19, Samarang (430), Liverpool.

Dec 3, Queen of the South (529), London. 1866.-Jan. 4, Great Victoria (646), London.

Jan. 17, Earl Russel (356), Liverpool.

Jan. 27, La Rochelle (410), Hamburg. Feb. 5, Golden City (540), London.

Feb. 12, Johan Cesar (232), Hamburg. Feb. 15, Bayswater (33), Liverpool.

Feb. 16, Caesar Godeffroy (318), Hamburg. March 5, Legion of Honour (476), London. March 10, Wandrahm (368), Hamburg. March 14, Sultana (66), Liverpool.

March 22, Charlie Palmer (245), London.

March 29, Light of the Age (507), Glasgow and Liverpool.

May 2, Flying Cloud (425), London.

June 5, Southern Ocean (429), London.

June 15, Star of England (449), London. June 28, Wansfell (287), London.

July 11, Rockhampton (445), Liverpool. Aug. 20, Maryborough (404), Glasgow. Sept. 12, Beausite (377), Hamburg.

Sept. 13, Young Australia (316), London. Sept. 17, Eastern Empire (415), London.

Sept. 27, Ancilla (269), Glasgow and Queenstown.

Oct. 15, Alice Cameron (116). Auckland, N.Z.

Oct. 17, Queen of the Colonies (413), London.

Dec. 12, Ocean Empire (256) Liverpool. 1867.-Jan. 26, Vanguard (309), London.

Feb. 27, Naval Reserve (182), Liverpool. April 17, Royal Dane (214), London.

July 1, Empress of the Seas (34), Liverpool.

Aug. 21, Samarang (130), London.

Sept. 11, Young Australia (56), London.

Oct. 28, Southern Empire (45), Liverpool. Dec. 4, Queen of the Colonies (67), London.

1868.-Feb. 7. Flying Cloud (56), London.

April 29, Bayswater (58), London. July 7, Zealandia (61), London.

Aug. 4, Young Australia (474), London. Oct. 21. Planet (51), London. Nov. 18, Storm King (75), London.

Dec. 8, Maryborough (31), Liverpool. 1869.-Jan 25, Ramsay (238), London.

May 4, Flying Cloud (247), London.

July 15, Young Australia (313), London.

Sept. 7, Star Queen (302) Liverpool and Glasgow.

Sept. 28, Royal Dane (416), London. Dec. 13, Light Brigade (364), London.

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Sources

1. ↑ Census of the Colony of Queensland taken on 7 April, 1861, under the Act of Council, 24 Victorie, No 5, Brisbane, T P Pugh's Printing Office, 1861, 1st Sheet, Table No 3 and 2nd Sheet, Table No 3, http://www.qgso.qld.gov.au/products/reports/census-colony-qld/census-colony-qld-1861.pdf, accessed 5 October 2015.
2. ↑ Census of the Colony of Queensland taken on 7 April, 1861, under the Act of Council, 24 Victorie, No 5, Brisbane, T P Pugh's Printing Office, 1861, p. xiv, http://www.qgso.qld.gov.au/products/reports/census-colony-qld/census-colony-qld-1861.pdf, accessed 5 October 2015.
3. ↑ "IMMIGRATION." Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947) 8 March 1870: 4. Web. 18 May 2018 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article148019696>.
4. ↑ "A DECADE OF IMMIGRATION." The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) 8 December 1909: 37 (Queensland's Half Century). Web. 17 May 2018 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19579946>.
5. ↑ https://irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/news/chronicles-insight-quinns-immigration-scheme?fbclid=IwAR3kG7oC16M1sq9owzkt0WguFwgE4qHwTd_iXiwYhImGMhLsEHqy1feJ4wI