Families Selected by Mrs Chisholm for Location in Illawarra District 4 December 1842
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TitleFamilies Selected by Mrs Chisholm for Location in Illawarra District 4 December 1842AuthorNSW State ArchivesFormatDigitalDate4 December 1842DescriptionPages 273-279 New South Wales Immigration Records 1840-1902. Papers Relating to Immigration.Provenance and SignificanceList of settler families selected by Caroline Chisholm for settlement on the Peterborough Estate (Shellharbour).
Families approved for settlement included -
Newman (sic Nunan) John and Eliza (Farmer, arrived 1841 Portland) and children
Timothy 13
Helen 12
Margaret 10
John 8
Thomas 6
Edward 15 months
Atkinson, Christopher and Ellen (Labourer, arrived 1840 Formosa) and children
Fanny 7
Joseph 4
Margaret 2
Cunningham, Michael and Margaret (Labourer, arrived 1838 Strathfieldsaye) and children
Anne 7
Frank 4
John 7 months
O'Connell, Peter and Mary (Labourer, arrived 1839 Navarino) and children
Mary 14
John 13
Henry 9
Ellen 7
Michael 3
McGrah (or McGrath), John and Mary (Labourer, arrived 1841 Neptune) and children
John 3
James 2
Bridget 1
Andrews, Michael and Roseanna (Carpenter, arrived 1841 Albatross) and children –
Margaret 7
John 2
Paul 4 months
Lynch, Phillip and Catherine (Mason, arrived 1842 William Sharples) and children
Phillip 5
Ellen 3
Margaret 7 months
Burke, Thomas and Catherine (Carpenter, arrived 1842 William Sharples) and children
Bridget 11
Thomas 6
Eliza 5 months
Smith, Martin and Catherine (Labourer, arrived 1841 Brougham, (sic Broome) and children
Mary 6
Catherine 3
Winifred 6 months
Dorah (sic Dorrough), Mathew and Martha (Labourer, arrived 1841 Brougham (sic Broome) and children
Matilda 13
John 11
Eliza 8
Margaret 7
James 2
Turnbull, Samuel and Mary (arrived 1837 Portland) and children
Archibald 11
Agnes 9
Mary 5
James 2
Devine, James and Matilda (Tailor, arrived 1837 Portland) and children
Thomas 10
Matilda 7
James 4
Eliza 2
Jane 4 months
Quann (or Quinn?) Maurice and Ellen (Sawyer, arrived 1831 Norfolk) and children
Rosa/Rosanna 7
Thomas 3
William 14 months
Several families were not approved to be settled as part of Caroline Chisholm's settlement scheme –
Farrelly, Patrick and Nancy (arrived 1839 Crusader) and children
Helen 20
Bridget 19
Mary 14
Laird, James and Anne (arrived 1842 Duke of Roxburgh) and children
Robert 14
George 12
Eliza 6
Dignam, Matthew and Fanny (arrived 1841, Marquis of Hastings)
Quinn, John and Hannah (arrived 1842 Agnes of London) and children
Patrick 9 months
Newman, John and Ann (arrived 1841 United Kingdom)
Lawler, John and Ellen (arrived 1840 Hope)
Brennan, Patrick and Elizabeth (arrived 1824 Countess of Harcourt) and children
Mary 11 months
Cotter, Janes (wife dead) (arrived 1816, Kennedy) and children
Mary 29
Elizabeth 33
Sullivan, Thomas and Mary (arrived 1822, Recovery) and children
Anne 2
Bridget 3 months
Wilkie, Robert and Mary (arrived 1842 ?) and children
Elizabeth 5
Mary 2
Milligan John and Sydney ? (arrived 1841 Helen) and children
James 5
Jane 6 months
Mahony, James and Mary (arrived 1840 Reverence)
Watson, Richard and Jane (arrived 1840 Alfred) and children
Samuel 2
Ellis, James and Lucy (arrived 1839 Recovery) and Children
James 12
Rose 10
Connolly, Michael and Maria (Labourer, arrived 1842 Royal Saxon) and children
Bridget 2
Andrew 4 months
Campbell, James and Mary (arrived 1840 Thomas Harrison) and children
Maria 11
Hayes, Patrick and Margaret (Sawyer, arrived 1840, Falstaff) and children
Patrick 5
Eliza 1
Several families were considered for future settlement in the Illawarra, but not as part of Caroline Chisholm's settlement scheme –
Taylor, Robert and Mary Anne (Cabinetmaker, arrived 1841 Ayrshire) and children
Mary Ann 12
Matilda 10
Jane 7
Elizabeth 5
Lahey, William and Charlotte (Joiner, arrived 1836 Camden) and children
William 12
Francis 10
Charles 8
Ellen 5
Fanny 2
Sinclair, Thomas and Jane (Labourer and quarryman arrived 1841 United Kingdom) and children
John 14
Mary Ann 12
Mary 9
Louisa 1
Greenhalgh, Isaac and Elizabeth (Labourer and quarryman arrived 1841 United Kingdom) and children
Hannah 2.5
John 8 months
Dinan, John and Margaret Ann (arrived 1832 Eliza) and children
Ellen 1 +
Mercer, Campbell and Jane (Labourer, arrived 1841 New York Packet) and children
James 4
Margaret 6 months
Families approved for settlement included -
Newman (sic Nunan) John and Eliza (Farmer, arrived 1841 Portland) and children
Timothy 13
Helen 12
Margaret 10
John 8
Thomas 6
Edward 15 months
Atkinson, Christopher and Ellen (Labourer, arrived 1840 Formosa) and children
Fanny 7
Joseph 4
Margaret 2
Cunningham, Michael and Margaret (Labourer, arrived 1838 Strathfieldsaye) and children
Anne 7
Frank 4
John 7 months
O'Connell, Peter and Mary (Labourer, arrived 1839 Navarino) and children
Mary 14
John 13
Henry 9
Ellen 7
Michael 3
McGrah (or McGrath), John and Mary (Labourer, arrived 1841 Neptune) and children
John 3
James 2
Bridget 1
Andrews, Michael and Roseanna (Carpenter, arrived 1841 Albatross) and children –
Margaret 7
John 2
Paul 4 months
Lynch, Phillip and Catherine (Mason, arrived 1842 William Sharples) and children
Phillip 5
Ellen 3
Margaret 7 months
Burke, Thomas and Catherine (Carpenter, arrived 1842 William Sharples) and children
Bridget 11
Thomas 6
Eliza 5 months
Smith, Martin and Catherine (Labourer, arrived 1841 Brougham, (sic Broome) and children
Mary 6
Catherine 3
Winifred 6 months
Dorah (sic Dorrough), Mathew and Martha (Labourer, arrived 1841 Brougham (sic Broome) and children
Matilda 13
John 11
Eliza 8
Margaret 7
James 2
Turnbull, Samuel and Mary (arrived 1837 Portland) and children
Archibald 11
Agnes 9
Mary 5
James 2
Devine, James and Matilda (Tailor, arrived 1837 Portland) and children
Thomas 10
Matilda 7
James 4
Eliza 2
Jane 4 months
Quann (or Quinn?) Maurice and Ellen (Sawyer, arrived 1831 Norfolk) and children
Rosa/Rosanna 7
Thomas 3
William 14 months
Several families were not approved to be settled as part of Caroline Chisholm's settlement scheme –
Farrelly, Patrick and Nancy (arrived 1839 Crusader) and children
Helen 20
Bridget 19
Mary 14
Laird, James and Anne (arrived 1842 Duke of Roxburgh) and children
Robert 14
George 12
Eliza 6
Dignam, Matthew and Fanny (arrived 1841, Marquis of Hastings)
Quinn, John and Hannah (arrived 1842 Agnes of London) and children
Patrick 9 months
Newman, John and Ann (arrived 1841 United Kingdom)
Lawler, John and Ellen (arrived 1840 Hope)
Brennan, Patrick and Elizabeth (arrived 1824 Countess of Harcourt) and children
Mary 11 months
Cotter, Janes (wife dead) (arrived 1816, Kennedy) and children
Mary 29
Elizabeth 33
Sullivan, Thomas and Mary (arrived 1822, Recovery) and children
Anne 2
Bridget 3 months
Wilkie, Robert and Mary (arrived 1842 ?) and children
Elizabeth 5
Mary 2
Milligan John and Sydney ? (arrived 1841 Helen) and children
James 5
Jane 6 months
Mahony, James and Mary (arrived 1840 Reverence)
Watson, Richard and Jane (arrived 1840 Alfred) and children
Samuel 2
Ellis, James and Lucy (arrived 1839 Recovery) and Children
James 12
Rose 10
Connolly, Michael and Maria (Labourer, arrived 1842 Royal Saxon) and children
Bridget 2
Andrew 4 months
Campbell, James and Mary (arrived 1840 Thomas Harrison) and children
Maria 11
Hayes, Patrick and Margaret (Sawyer, arrived 1840, Falstaff) and children
Patrick 5
Eliza 1
Several families were considered for future settlement in the Illawarra, but not as part of Caroline Chisholm's settlement scheme –
Taylor, Robert and Mary Anne (Cabinetmaker, arrived 1841 Ayrshire) and children
Mary Ann 12
Matilda 10
Jane 7
Elizabeth 5
Lahey, William and Charlotte (Joiner, arrived 1836 Camden) and children
William 12
Francis 10
Charles 8
Ellen 5
Fanny 2
Sinclair, Thomas and Jane (Labourer and quarryman arrived 1841 United Kingdom) and children
John 14
Mary Ann 12
Mary 9
Louisa 1
Greenhalgh, Isaac and Elizabeth (Labourer and quarryman arrived 1841 United Kingdom) and children
Hannah 2.5
John 8 months
Dinan, John and Margaret Ann (arrived 1832 Eliza) and children
Ellen 1 +
Mercer, Campbell and Jane (Labourer, arrived 1841 New York Packet) and children
James 4
Margaret 6 months
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NSW State Archives, Families Selected by Mrs Chisholm for Location in Illawarra District 4 December 1842 (4 December 1842). Shellharbour City Council, accessed 10/06/2026, https://discover.shellharbour.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/18029