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Ships that came to Port Phillip in 1844

Arrivals by each Month in 1844 - January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Own pages for Abberton Dale Park, Lord William Bentinck, Royal Consort, Sea Queen, Shamrock steamer, Wallace,
Notes beginning with the Abeona, Camaena, Ellen, Imaun of Muscat, Margaret, Rajah, Tamar,

Vessels for Overseas have tan, Coast ports have blue, pink for 'not in Melbourne paper' and News items are green background.

July

Source - the Port Phillip Herald, in 2008 available on PaperofRecord site, has been purchased by Google, and is now on Vital Records, which costs to use. Dec 2009
MWC- Melbourne Weekly Courier, online at Ferguson project, SMH - Sydney Morning Herald, The Ship's List Mar 23-May 25, June-Aug, Aug-Oct, Oct-Dec, CTH - Colonial Times (Hobart, Tas. : 1828-1857), CH - The Courier (Hobart, Tas. : 1840-1859), LE - Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842-1899)

Tue 2nd July 1844
Abeona
schooner, Blackburn master, arrived 1 July 1844 at Geelong from Hobart, passengers Dr and Mrs S Learmouth
Ettrick
cutter, 8 tons, Bishop master, arrived 1 July 1844 at Melbourne from Western Port, passenger Mr J Buchanan, cargo 118 + 240 bushels oats, 3 tons potatoes
Domain
cutter, arrived 1 July 1844 at Melbourne from Western Port, cargo 14 tons bark, belonging to PW Welsh
Flying Fish
schooner, 122 tons, Cloinch master, arrived 1 July 1844 at Melbourne from Flinders Island, passengers Messrs Strode, White, Levien, Alexander Stewart, crew and passengers of the ship Isabella, bound for London, wrecked at Flinders Island. Shipwreck Cabin Mrs Hardie and child, Miss Scott, Mrs French and child, Messrs Broadfoot, Campbell, Hunter, McNeil, Davis, Coffin, Roach, Ewart
  • Isabella
    left Hobson's Bay on 18 June and encountered boisterous conditions.
    On 21 June she attempted to put anchors to resist the gale, but drifted onto a reef, was able to land the ladies and a few passengers, others were lashed to the poop all night. Next morning they retrieved a boat that had been swamped, and reached shore before the vessel went to pieces. They found they were on Flinders Island, and were sent a supply of clothes and provisions by Dr and Mrs Milligan who hold a government appointment at the Aboriginal Station at Flinders Island. They reached the Flying Fish just before she was to sail.
    Rescued are Mrs Hardy and infant, Mrs French and child, Miss Scott, Messrs Broadfoot, John Hunter, Alexander Campbell, Mr McNeil from Port Fairy, Barry Cotter, Jack Ewart, G Roach (of Darebin Creek), H Davis and Mr Coffin late of the ship Wallace.
Fri 5th July 1844
Shamrock
steamer, cleared 3 July 1844 and sailed 4 July from Melbourne, passengers for Sydney and arrived 6 July at Launceston, Mr Fenwick, Mrs Carrs and 3 chn, Mr Forrester, Mr Raphael, Charles Gardiner, Michael Meskel/Neskill, Jose Donelly, William Smith and wife, Mr McLeod, Mrs Craig with child and servant, Mr and Mrs Cross, Miss Wilson, Mr and Mrs Smith, Mrs Thornton, Mr Raphael, Mr, Mrs and Miss Willis, Messrs Eddie, James McArthur, Walker jun, Edward Broderick, H Mundall, Mr and Mrs Barker/Bucher, R Vincent, Mr Knowles, Mr Rawley, Mrs Cary and two children, Mrs Forrester, Mr Rushill, Mr Clerkill, Jane Donnilly, Charles Gardiner, Wm Smith and wife, Wm Whalen, ten prisoners, six military, one constable.
Scout
brig, cleared 4 July 1844 and sailed 5 July from Melbourne for Launceston arrived 8 July, passengers William Cussens/Cozens, John Grant, John Thomson
Lucy
cutter, arrived 4 July 1844 at Melbourne from Port Albert, passengers J Hodgsons, R Kennedy with wife and child, J Murray, and one prisoner of the crown, imports 600 dozen oysters
  • Lowestoft
    schooner, 114 tons, Griffiths master, arrived 8 July 1844 at Launceston from Portland, agent FW Townley
  • Minerva
    schooner, 110 tons, Fawthrop master, arrived 8 July 1844 at Hobart from Portland, passengers W Macdowell Esq, G Dale,
  • Inquest held for Edward Murphy, who had been emoployed by Colonel Kenny of Moonee Ponds, and was returning to town with his master's bullock dray, when one of the wheels hit a stump, he fell and a wheel passed over his upper body. He died the next day, and the jury placed a deodend of 6d on the wheel of the dray, the immediate cause of the accident.
  • Married - by Special License at St James Church, Melbourne on Thurs 4 July 1844 by Rev AC Thomson, Mr Samuel Goode, printer of Melb to Elizabeth third dau of the late Mr John Burgess of Witheridge, Devon, England.
Tue 9th July 1844
Aboena
schooner, arrived 4 July 1844 at Geelong from Hobart with 3 horses, passengers Dr learmonth, Mrs and two Misses Learmonth, Frederick Taylor
Martha and Elizabeth
schooner, 81 tons, Devilin master, arrived 5 July 1844 at Melbourne from Sydney
Hawk
schooner, 115 tons, Brown master, arrived 5 July 1844 at Melbourne from Sydney on 24 June, passengers Mr and Mrs Kirkland and son, Mrs Brown and child, Mrs Latham, Mr John Power, Mr A Adams, Mrs Aitcheson and child, Mr J/T Gregg, and Mr H Baker/Walker, Mr GR Macrae, Mr Philip Levi, Mr FC/EL Hayes, Mr JB Garrett,
Abeona
brigantine, cleared 5 July 1844 from Geelong, for Hobart arrived 11 July, passengers James Bryant, John Smith, cargo 400 sheep, etc
Ettrick
cutter, cleared 5 July 1844 and sailed 9 July from Melbourne, for Western Port, passengers Mrs Price, Mrs Furlong and servant, Mr George Turnbull
Flying Fish
schooner, cleared 8 July 1844 and sailed 10 July from Melbourne, for Hobart arrived 17 July, passengers Messrs Williamson, H Hull, James Flynn, William Dick, Alexander Stewart, William Roper, John Celer, John Watson, John Rivett, John Revall, William Walker, cargo 530 sheep, 10 kegs lard
  • John and Charlotte
    schooner, 91 tons, Paterson master, saled 5 July 1844 from Port Albert, arrived Hobart 11 July, with sheep and cattle
  • Palmyra
    schooner, 146 tons, Chard master, saled 5 July 1844 from Port Albert, arrived Hobart 11 July, with sheep and cattle
  • An English paper reports that 108 female paupers are about to be forwarded to Port Phillip from Cork, by the Poor Law Union, at a cost of 7 pounds a head.
Fri 12th July 1844
Mariner
schooner, 46 tons, Peel master, cleared 11 July 1844 and sailed 13 July from Melbourne, for Port Albert, passengers PW Welsh, Thomas Fagan, John Evand
  • Amity
    brig, 149 tons, Marr master, sailed from Port Albert 10 July, arrived Hobart 17 July with sheep and cattle
  • Scotia
    schooner, 112 tons, Bowden master, sailed from Port Albert 10 July, arrived Hobart 17 July with sheep and cattle
  • Lowestoft
    schooner, 114 tons, Griffiths master, sailed 10 July 1844 from Launceston for Port Fairy, passenger H Reed, Esq.,
Tue 16th July 1844
Sally Ann
schooner, 58 tons, Rosevear master, arrived 12 July 1844 at Melbourne from Portland, passengers SG Henty and E Henty Esqs, Rev Mr Wilson, 4 in steerage, one constable and one prisoner of the crown
Tamar
schooner, 117 tons, Bell master, arrived 13 July 1844 at Melbourne from Launceston on 6 July, passengers Mrs Bell, Mrs Lundie and 3 chn, Charles Dunstan, Joseph Bennett, John Ashby/Ashley
Martha and Elizabeth
schooner 81 tons, Devlin master, cleared 13 July 1844 from Melbourne and sailed 14 July, for Sydney arrived 21 Jul, passengers Rev W Schofield (Wesleyan), Mr Tuckfield, Mr Dunn, Mr Napper, Mr Johnson, Mr Elliott, Mr Sullivan.
  • Alpha
    cutter 37 tons, Martin master, sailed 8 July 1844 from Launceston for Port Albert, passengers James Aikin, Ellen Kennedy, John Lukins
  • Saundraporay
    arrived 12 July 1844 from Hong Kong on 10 Apr and Batavia 6 June, passengers Captain Larkins and Cameron, cargo chests, boxes and catty tins of tea, bags sugar, etc
Fri 19th July 1844
Domain
cutter 18 tons, Anderson master, cleared 16 July 1844 from Melbourne, for Portland, passengers Mr Bell, Mr Power
Flying Squirrel
schooner, 87 tons, Young master, arrived 17 July 1844 at Melbourne from Hobart, passengers GF Forsyth, Mr and Mrs Lathen/Latham and child, Mr and Mrs West and 6 chn, William Collins, Mr and Mrs Atkins, Mr Burgoyne, one constable and 3 soldiers
Scout
brig, 95 tons, Gwatkin master, arrived 17 July 1844 at Melbourne from Launceston on 16th, passengers Mr J MacArthur, Mr Frederick Burchett, Dyson Alpin, Edmund Hughes, James McKevett, James Cooper, John Bryant, W Walker, J Cooper
Lillias
schooner, 88 tons, Smith master, arrived 17 July 1844 at Melbourne from Hobart, passengers Dr Stoddart, Mr Fawkner, Mr Walker, John and Ann Freethy in steerage
Lillias
schooner, cleared 18 July 1844 and sailed 20 July from Melbourne, for Hobart with 200 sheep
  • Sea Queen
    ship, 413 tons, Martyn master, cleared 18 July 1844 and sailed 22 July from Melbourne, for Liverpool, passengers Mrs Joyce, Mrs French and child, Messrs Menzies, Kincaid, Campbell, Pollard, William McGrotty, James Cuthbert, TS Copner, William McCarter, Charles Sherrard, Godolphin Arundell, John Hunter, cargo 116 bales wool, 68 casks tallow, 300 tons mimosa bark, 24 logs cedar, 18 hogsheads rum, etc
  • William Leonard has been granted a slaughtering license by the Police Bench yeaterday as he intends to follow the business of butcher at the shop lately occupied by Mr McCracken, near the Southern Cross
Tue 23th July 1844
Augustus
barquer, cleared 20 July 1844 from Melbourne, for Sydney via Port Albert, 2
Tamar
schooner, cleared 20 July 1844 and sailed 22 July from Melbourne, for Launceston arrived 29 July, passengers Miss DeLaRoche, Mrs Purves and servant, Rev Mr Russell, Mr and Mrs P Russell, Messrs Atkins, Williamson, Ashdown, Bell, S Stevens
  • Dale Park
    barque, 402 tons, Coombes master, arrived 21 July 1844 at Melbourne from London 17 March and Cork 30th, passengers Mr, Mrs and two Misses Barrow, Mr Shone, 221 emigrants consisting of 82 married couples, 77 children, 32 single females and 30 single males, Dr Veitch surgeon superintendent, 8 chn died during the passage,
Hawk
schooner, cleared and sailed 22 July 1844 from Melbourne, for Adelaide, passengers Mrs Brown and child, Messrs Hayes, Adams (from Di Cummins page, Thomas Adams (wed 7 Nov 1836 in Tas to Ellen Reardon), Gregg, Levi, H Levi, JB Garratt, James Cain, Mrs Aitcheson and child, Mr O’Connor, William Brierlie and wife, Thomas Mathews, Mrs Reid and 3 chn, Henry Haley, James Gill
Agnes and Elizabeth
cutter, cleared 22 July 1844 and sailed 22 July from Melbourne, for Port Albert, passengers Robert Martin, J McEvoy, Patrick Mould, Mary Manly and 2 chn
  • Breaches of the Publican's Act -
    John OShea, 'Friend in Hand', Flinders St, for disposing of a pint of ale on Sunday 16 June, before one oclock, fine 10/- and 7/6 costs
    John McColl 'Rose, Thistle and Shamrock' Elizabeth St, suffering ale to be drunk at the counter after 3 oclock on Sunday 16 June, fine 10/- and costs
    James Cavenagh 'Brian Boru' Queens St, suffering rum to be drunk in his house after 3 oclock on Sunday 23 June, fine 40s and costs
    John McMillan "Caledonian lonsdale St, suffering ale to be drunk in his house after 9 oclock on Saturday 22 June, 40s and costs
Fri 26th July 1844
Cascade
arrived 22 July 1844 at Melbourne from Western Port
Sally Ann
schooner, cleared 24 July 1844 and sailed 24 July from Melbourne, for Portland and Port Fairy, passengers Messrs SG henty, E Henty. Rev JY Wilson, John Dunn, Mary Dunn, Mr Osborne
Shamrock
steamer, 200 tons, Gilmore master, arrived 25 July 1844 at Melbourne from Sydney on 19 July, passengers Captain Coghill with Mrs and Miss Coghill, Mrs Goddard, Messrs Webb, S Stephens, Lord, Raff, Dessner, King, Woolridge, Raphael, Childrey, Haysberg, Frayser and Master Dalgetty, four military.
  • Agenoria
    schooner, 129 tons, Bentley master, arrived 23 Aug 1844 at Hobart from Port Albert 20 Aug, passenger Mr McLeod
  • Will Watch
    schooner, 63 tons, Taylor, arrived 29 July 1844 at Launceston from Adelaide via Port Fairy, passengers Mr and Mrs Starkey and 2 chn, Mr E Townley, Mr G Shepherd, W Neale, J Chard
  • John and Charlotte
    schooner, 90 tons, Patterson master, arrived 29 Aug 1844 at Hobart from Port Albert 19 Aug, passengers Mr Wade, J Wright
  • Alpha
    cutter, 37 tons, Martin master, arrived 31 July at Launceston from Port Albert, passengers JF Turnbull, Mr Brock, Thomas Bonner
  • Alpha
    cutter, 37 tons, Martin master, departed 1 Aug from Launceston for Port Albert, passenger Mrs Jenkin
Tue 30th July 1844
Scout
brig, 95 tons, Gwatkin master, cleared 27 July 1844 from Melbourne and sailed 28 July, for Launceston arrived 3 Aug, passengers Mr Joseph Lloyd, Mr Ronald Gunn, Mary Ann Booker, Mary Carroll, F Kelly and wife, cargo 450 sheep, etc
Flying Squirrel
schooner 87 tons, Young master, cleared 27 July 1844 from Melbourne and sailed 28 July, for Hobart arrived 15 Aug, passengers Messrs Rowe, Collins, Downie, John Rivett, cargo 220 sheep, etc
Shamrock
steamer 200 tons, Gilmore master, cleared 29 July 1844 from Melbourne and sailed 30 July, for Launceston arrived 1 July, reached Sydney 7 Aug from Launceston on 4th and Boydtown on 6th, passengers for Sydney Captain Larkins, Messrs Oliphant, Grice, Craig, James Newton with wife and 2 chn, William Johnson, Nathan Nathan, James Harding, Master Boyd, For Launceston Messrs C Bell, Lord, Goddard/Godwin, Webb/Wells, Downes, McArthur, Murdock Campbell, Mrs Coulter, William Burgess and child, Messrss Bryant, Chadley, J McKevitt

Tue 2nd Aug 1844
Abeona
schooner, arrived 30 July 1844 at Geelong from Hobart, passenger Mr J Hagan, cargo 100 empty casks
Henry
brig, Tregurtha master, arrived 31 July 1844 at Melbourne from Launceston on 25 July, passengers Mrs Searle and 5 chn, Mrs Barber, Messrs Turnley, ONeil, W Lambert, J Mendoza, G Drive, A McDonald, Bridget Cary/Cleary,
  • Will Watch
    schooner, 63 tons, Taylor master, arrived 29 July 1844 at Launceston from Adelaide and Port Fairy, passengers Mrs Starky and 2 chn, Mr E Townley, Mr G Shepherd, W Neale, J Chard
  • Alpha
    cutter, 37 tons, Martin master, arrived 31 July 1844 at Launceston from Port Albert, passengers JF Turnbull, Mr Brock, Thomas Bonner
  • Lillias
    schooner, 88 tons, Smith master, arrived 5 Sep 1844 at Hobart from Port Phillip 29 Aug, passenger

Arrivals by each Month in 1844 - January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Own pages for Abberton Dale Park, Lord William Bentinck, Royal Consort, Sea Queen, Shamrock steamer, Wallace,
Notes beginning with the Abeona, Camaena, Ellen, Imaun of Muscat, Margaret, Rajah, Tamar,

Arrivals in 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842,
1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848,
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