The Immigrant/Convict ship Java made at least four voyages to Australia :
- 1. NRS5310/4_4823/Java_12 Jun 1829/ from the from the Assisted Immigrants (digital) Shipping Lists on the New South Wales State Archives and Records website at:
http://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.aspx?series=NRS5310&item=4_4823&ship=Java
- 2. Convict Ship Java 1833
- Embarked: 206 men
- Voyage: 117 days
- Deaths: 5
- Surgeon's Journal: yes
- Tons: 411
- Captain: John Todd
- Surgeon Superintendent: Robert Dickson
The Java arrived in Port Jackson on 18 November 1833 after a voyage of 117 days.
from the FREE SETTLER or FELON website at: https://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_java_1833.htm
- 3. from Stephen Michael Barnett's JAVA at: http://www.tenbratpress.org/
On February 11th 1990 a reunion for descendants of passengers who arrived on the "Java" which berthed at Glenelg on February 6th, 1840, was held in the gardens of Partridge House, Gardens at Glenelg. This had been organised by Neil Thomas - and the author the reunion exceeded expectations and attracted well with over 200 people attending.
Passengers Lists for the 1839 Voyage to Adelaide
- Diane Cummings JAVA from London 1840 website at on the State Library of South Australia website: http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1840Java-PassengerLists.htm
- Barry Leadbeater's South Australian Shipping & Immigration database on the FamilyHistorySA website: http://www.familyhistorysa.org//shipping/passengerlists.html
- The Java at Roger Sando's website : http://gekkos.tripod.com/ships/java.htm
- 4 From the Mariners and ships in Australian Waters / JAVA
SHIP OF HAMBURG, GERHARD MARCUS CHRISTIANSSON, MASTER, BURTHEN 968 TONS FROM THE PORT OF PLYMOUTH TO PORT JACKSON, NEW SOUTH WALES, 24TH APRIL 1853 at: http://marinersandships.com.au/1853/04/053jav.htm
also
Passengers Lists for the 1853 Voyage
- on the Immigrant Ships / Transcribers Guild / Java at: https://immigrantships.net/1800/java18530424.html
From London and Plymouth, England arriving Sydney, Aust. 24 April 1853
Log of Logs - Ian Nicholson
Java 1852/3 - German ship, 968t, J Christiansen Master
London / Plymouth 21/11/1852 - CHG - Syd 24/4/1853 with migrants.
Diary by Henry Knight, Mitchell Library MSS 2405X + ML DOC, 340 and National Library Canberra, MS 3169 and Society Australian Genealogists Syd, Ref PR4/1275.
and
- . NRS5316/4_4790/Java_24 Apr 1853/ from the from the Assisted Immigrants (digital) Shipping Lists on the New South Wales State Archives and Records website at: http://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.aspx?series=NRS5316&item=4_4790&ship=Java