Somerset Migrants and the Ill Fated 1852 Ticonderoga Voyage

On 4 August 1852 in Birkenhead 795 migrants aboard the Ticonderoga set sail for Port Philip Bay, Australia.  Amongst the 795 passengers 44 were from Somerset.  Little did they know of what lay ahead.

The Ticonderoga was soon to become a 'fever' ship and 170 passengers died on board or in quarantine.  From the 44 Somerset passengers 12 perished.

Names and information taken from the very informative My Lore website.  Well worth a visit!

APPLEBY Silas (28); Somerset; ag. laborer, C of E, read & write
APPLEBY Sarah (23); died on voyage
APPLEBY John (3); died on voyage
APPLEBY Emma (Inf.); died on voyage

BELL William (33); Somerset; ag. laborer, C of E, read & write
BELL Sarah (32); died on voyage
BELL Joseph (9); Somerset, C of E, read
BELL Mary (7); Somerset, C of E, read
BELL John (4); Somerset, C of E
BELL Fanny (1); died on voyage

COLLINS James (24); Somerset, ag. laborer, C of E, read & write

EVANS Ellen (21); Somerset, domestic servant, C of E, read & write

GALLOP John (31); Somerset, blacksmith, Wesleyan, read & write
GALLOP Mary (26); Somerset, Wesleyan, read & write

GANGE Amelia (40); Somerset, domestic servant, C of E, read & write
GANGE Joseph (17); Somerset, woodcutter, C of E, read & write
GANGE Susan (15); Somerset, never in service, C of E, read & write
GANGE Robert (12); Somerset, C of E
GANGE Sarah (10); Somerset, C of E
GANGE Alfred (7); Somerset, C of E
GANGE Margaret (1); died in quarantine

GILLARD Mary (44); Somerset, domestic servant, C of E, read
GILLARD Jane (6); Somerset, C of E
GILLARD Jane (1); died on voyage

GOOLD ? Henry (21); Somerset

HANDO William (49); died in quarantine
HANDO Maria (44); died on voyage
HANDO Charles (18); Somerset
HANDO Anna Maria (16); died on voyage
HANDO Henry (10); Somerset, C of E, read
HANDO George (7); Somerset, C of E, read
HANDO Emma (4); died in quarantine

HORSINGTON Ann (52); Somerset, domestic servant, C of E, read & write
HORSINGTON Henry (48); shoemaker, died on voyage
HORSINGTON Mary (22); Somerset, domestic servant, C of E, read & write
HORSINGTON John (17); Somerset, shoemaker, C of E, read & write
HORSINGTON Mary (15); Somerset, domestic servant, C of E, read & write
HORSINGTON Cornelia (9); Somerset, C of E, read

MAGGS James (35); Somerset, ag. laborer, C of E, read & write
MAGGS Harriet (34); Somerset, C of E, read & write
MAGGS Emma (9); Somerset, C of E
MAGGS Joseph (6); Somerset, C of E
MAGGS Jemima (3); died in quarantine
MAGGS Samuel (1); Somerset, C of E

Source: http://www.mylore.net/Ticonhome.html

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