SHIPPING RECORDS

[Dianne]

Hi group, need some help again please. I have my ancestors coming to
> Australia - seems wife travelled later than husband. Trying to find a
> record
> of them leaving Sydney for Melbourne (check Ozships - couldn't find
> anything
> that ties in with my dates)
>
> Mr. Ellis arriving from Plymouth on barque Elp0hinstone arriving Port
> Jackson on 7/7/1848.
>
> Mrs. Ellis & 5 children left London on 27/9/1848 arriving Sydney 13/1/1849
> on Duke of Richmond.
>
> They were in Victoria by 1851 as another child born there during this
> year -
> Susan Jane ELLIS.
>
> I found a record for Mrs Ellis and 3 children departing Sydney on
> 26/1/1849
> 13 days after arrival from Plymouth and travelling on the schooner WILL
> WATCH arriving into Melbourne on 4/2/1849
> NOT SURE IF THIS IS RIGHT - THERE WERE FIVE CHILDREN BORN IN STAFFORDSHIRE
> BETWEEN THE YEARS 1837 TO 1845
>
> ANOTHER 4 CHILDREN BORN IN VICTORIA BETWEEN 1851 AND 1856.
>
> HUSBAND - ROBERT ALLEN ELLIS
> WIFE - CLARISSA JANE ELLIS (NEE BUTTON)
>
> ACCORDING TO CLARISSA' S DEATH CERTIFICATE THE FAMILY CAME TO AUSTRALIA IN
> 1848.
>
> Would be most appreciative if someone can help me - what am I missing
> here??
>
> Many thanks, Di
>
>