Location: Western Australia

Surnames/tags: Minstrel Pioneer_Tree Swan_River_Colony
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Minstrel, 1829-1830 Welcome Walls |
- The sailing ship Minstrel sailed from St. Katherine’s Dock on 17th September 1829 with Captain J. Arkoll at the helm. On the 17th September the Minstrel picked up the Brockmans from Kent at Portsmouth and their large cargo and 7 servants including Harrison and George Blechynden and Mrs Brockman’s maid Charlotte Augusta Robus.
- Captain Arckoll sailed from England on 20 September 1829 with settlers for the Swan River Colony. Minstrel arrived there on 20 January.
She landed 46 settlers. [1]
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Swan River Colony 1832 Census #1144 |
Harrison Blechynden (1800 - 1873) #1144 = \ Descendants /
Charlotte Augusta (Robus) Blechynden (1812 - 1889)
George Blechynden (abt. 1804 - 1889)
William Locke Brockman (1803 - 1872)
Ann Frances Isabella (Hamersley) Brockman (bef. 1810 - 1876)
Edmund Ralph Brockman (1828 - 1908)
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