LIST 24 - TROISIEME DIZAINE - DEPARTURES
In determining the fate of the "Troisieme Dizaine" , apart from death, the
other terminating event for many of them, at least in terms of their colonial experience, was their departure from the colony. This list presents the known departures of the "Troisieme Dizaine" and the ship upon which they sailed. It is by no means complete and undoubtedly many who left have been overlooked.
But for what it is worth 282 (or about 4%) are known to have left the colony,
most never to return.
The information on each departure includes:
date and ship age at time of departure birth date Christian name father's family name father's Christian name mother's family name mother's Christian name parents' civil status at the time of the child's birth
parents' marital status at the time of the child's birth year and ship of arrival - where applicable year and place of death - if known & abroad.The list is ordered firstly by date of departure and secondly on the child's father's name. Family groups are listed according to age.One of the earliest myths of Australian History is the idea of "for the term
of his natural life". A surprisingly large number of convicts returned to
England at the completion of their sentences as well as many others
associated with the early history of the colony. The "Troisieme Dizaine" were
no exception in this regard.It is interesting to contemplate that there must be many hundreds of descendants
in England who have no idea that one of their ancestors had their formative
experiences in the English colony of New South Wales. One of the hopes of
this book is that any such connections might one day be brought to light.
The military, as might be expected, were the main group to return to England but compared to Volume 1 the proportion is much less reflecting the lower
proportion of the military to the general population as the numbers in the
colony slowly increased. The three most significant departures were; firstly
when the 73rd Regiment was relieved by the 46th Regiment in 1814 - 36 children
departed, secondly when the 46th Regiment was relieved by the 48th Regiment
in 1818 - 36 children departed; thirdly when the 48th Regiment was relieved
by the 23rd Regiment in 1824 - 62 children departed.
This list presents the minimum numbers of the "Troisieme Dizaine" who are known
to have left the colony.
The profile of these departing "Troisieme Dizaine" showed some distinctive
characteristics. Firstly since the majority of those departing were the
children of the military, 236 (92%) had fathers who had come free to the
colony. Secondly 249 (93%) had parents who were married.Regrettably the date and ship of departure is unknown in 62instances. The
evidence for the person leaving the colony is because either their marriage
or death is recorded overseas but no information has been forthcoming on their ship of departure.
Of the 282 "Troisieme Dizaine" who left the infant colony 34 are known to have
made a return voyage and they are identified with an asterix (*) and listed
below along with return date and ship where known. Table 24.1. - Return Voyages Name Ship Age
------------------------------------------------------------Sarah Abel (Edgar) ???? to NSW
William Archer 1842 to VDL 22y
Elizabeth Sarah Bartho 1820 Favorite 10y
Richard Ellison Bate 1825 Royal Charlotte 14y
John Murray Bate 1825 Royal Charlotte 11y
Nicholas Bayly 1833 to VDL 19y
Thomas Broughton Carne ???? to NSW ?y
Elizabeth Sophia Carne ???? to NSW ?y
Andrew Cummings 1820 Dromedary 7y
Edmond Hobson 1839 Appoline 25y
Johanna Kellow 1819 Hibernia 8y
Susannah Kendall 1827 Elizabeth 23y
Elizabeth Kendall 1827 Elizabeth 22y
Thomas Surfleet Kendall 1827 Elizabeth 20y
Basil Kendall 1827 Elizabeth 18y
Joseph Kendall 1827 Elizabeth 16y
John King 1837 to NSW 17y
Phillip Gidley King 1836 to NSW 19y
John Lang 1839 Lady Kennaway 23y
Mary Ann Lett ???? to VDL
William Doran Lett ???? to VDL
Eloisa Frances Lett ???? to VDL
Peter Simon Lett ???? to VDL
Robert Edward Lord 1829 to VDL 17y
William Henry Lord ???? to VDL
Emma Seline Lycett 1833 Bussorah Merchant 22y
William Macquarie Molle ???? to NSW
Maurice Charles O'Connell 1838 Fairlie 26y
William Bligh O'Connell 1838 Fairlie 24y
Francis Rowland Oakes ???? to NSW
George Oakes ???? to NSW
Thomas Reddall 1841 31y
William Redfern 1824 Alfred 5y
Thomas Britiffe Skottowe 1816 HMS Kangaroo 3y
John Thomas Smith ???? to NSW
Frances Maud nee Thompson ???? to NSW
George Thornton ???? to NSW
Joseph Edward Underwood ???? to NSW
Thomas James Underwood ???? to NSW
John Watsford 1850 to NSW 30y
James Arndell Youl 1860 to VDL 39y
Thomas Skottowe returned to Van Diemens Land with his colonial born mother
after leaving the colony with this military officer father in 1813 for Ceylon.
William Macquarie Molle returned to the colony some time before his marriage
in 1836 but is known to have left the colony a second time because his second
marriage was in India. Robert Edward Lord left the colony in 1820 only to return in 1829 but also left the colony again sometime before his marriage in England in 1842. John Lang left the colony for good in 1842 aboard 'Nabob' for Calcutta in India. John Watsford made several trips to the islands as a missionary in
1851 and 1881. John Youl made another trip to London in 1861.
To locate an entry on this list; firstly an alphabetical search on the name
would be made on List 1 from which the date and name of the ship of departure
would be retrieved, secondly using the appropriate date and vessel, the
departure would be located on this list and finally an alphabetical search
on the name would be made on the ship of departure.
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