Re: PASSENGERS ON SCHOONER "SYBIL" 1853
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In reply to:
PASSENGERS ON SCHOONER "SYBIL" 1853
Doreen Anderson 4/19/12
St. John's, Newfoundland was a British colony in 1853; it became a province in Canada in 1949. It was never part of the US.
http://nl.canadagenweb.org/sj_ship_sybill.htmhttp://nl.canadagenweb.org/sj_ship_sybill.htm
An Internet search of Australian passenger lists reveals the names of the Newfoundland arrival on the Sybil:
Robert and Ellen Murphy (married shortly after ship’s arrival)
One of the main settlements in Prince Philip Bay, near the gold mines, was Geelong. The it was a rough encampment area, but now it is a modern city of 142,000 and one of Australia chief ports. It was here the Newfoundlanders put down permanent roots. Roger Murphy of England has researched the exploits of his ancestors, Sybil passengers Robert and Ellen Murphy. Robert, whose occupation was listed as a joiner, or finished carpenter, married Ellen Murphy in the Presbyterian Church in Geelong on April 18, 1853.