Arrived Hobart.
On the Ship - Sir William.Fenwick. Williams
Date ... Dec 2nd 1856
Reel .. 14-6
Page .. 300
Ref .. 7/12/6Copies on file.
Age: 30
Low Stature, Brown hair and wiskers, grey eyes
Roman Catholic
Education - None
Native place - County Cork
Trade Labourer
The Sir WF Williams
Sailed 10th September 1856 from Liverpool, England
Arrived Hobart Town 2nd of Dec 1856
Master - David Rees
Surgeon - Samuel Hardy
366 Passengers landed in the colonyMargaret Reardon died 4th of November 1856 - Chronic Dirrhoea
‘The clipper ship Sir William Fenwick Williams arrived here yesterday after a splendid run from Liverpool in 81 days. … Fine weather, easterly winds since 23 November when the ship was 800 miles from Hobart Town. This splendid ship is one of the Black Ball Line belonging to James Baines of Liverpool.’ (Tasmanian Daily News 3 December 1856).
The ship arrived in Tasmania on the momentous day in the colony’s history for it was the day on which the Legislative Council, the colony’s parliament, met for the first time. Later in the week the citizens of Hobart Town celebrated the town’s foundation with the Hobart Regatta.
The Sir William Fenwick Williams of 869 tons left Liverpool on 11 September carrying cargo and as passengers Mr J G Williams and Dr Hardy and 335 bounty immigrants in steerage. There were 90 adults and 51 children under 12 years of age from England, 34 adults and 10 children from Scotland and 117 adults and 23 children from Ireland. there was one birth and six deaths on the voyage. The eighty one single women were under the supervision of the ship’s matron, Elizabeth Cook. Thirty six of these young women were domestic servants and fifteen were farm or dairy maids. The sixty nine single men were predominantly farm labourers.
‘All the passengers in good health, which in no doubt, in a great measure, owing to roomy and well ventilated ‘tween decks of this vessel.’ (Daily News) The ship’s surgeon confirmed the good health of the passengers. On the day the ship arrived six of the passengers wrote a public letter to the master Captain Rees and paid for it to be published in the Daily News on December 13.
Sir,
After a good and pleasant passage, which we have now, accordingly to the will of Devine Providence, completed and thank god with so very few troubles and privations to us all. considering what may be expected on a voyage of such long duration we now consider it our duty to return to you our most sincere thanks for the many privileges you were kind enough to bestow upon us, and which we can assure you remain sensible in our memory as well as acknowledging the gentlemanly conduct and demeanour which you have exhibited towards us since we left our native shores. We hope .sir, you will accept from us this humble form of kindest thanks for all the expressions from you and the officers and crew under your command whose conduct we fully appreciate and acknowledge as most praiseworthy. With these few remarks we conclude, sir, by wishing you prosperity in your future undertaking and a long life and happiness. God be with your ship Sir William Fenwick Williams.
We are Sir,
Yours most respectfully
William S Morrison
William Allison
George Town
David McGregor
Steven Alnerson
John Richardson on behalf of passengers in general.’
No one was allowed on board the Sir W F Williams for three days whilst the Immigration Board carried out its checks. In order to claim the bounty payment from the Government the ship was required to bring the emigrants specified and to treat them well in accordance with published Regulations. The sponsors/employers had already paid £3 towards the cost of the bounty and some of the new arrivals were required to repay that amount from their wages. The new arrivals pledged to remain in the colony for four years or be liable for the repayment of their fare.
The ship was required to accommodate on board the new settlers until December 12. This was no problem for the ship did not plan to return to Liverpool with a cargo of wool until late in January. On 9 December The Hobart Town Courier published a list of 106 ‘applicants’ under the Bounty Ticket system advising them that their immigrants had arrived.
Age 29
Well Looking, Tall, slight, brown hair and blue eyes
Roman Catholic
Education - None
Native Place Country Kerry
Trade - Domestic Servant
Died on Voyage with parents aged 2 years
Won a Military Medal at Gallipoli April 25th 1915, mentioned in dispatches.
Title
NICHOLLS, Enoch Francis MM
Series number
B884 Control symbol
T34309 Contents date range
1915 - 1988Access status
Open with exception
Location Victoria Barcode no
4116819Buried at Longford catholic Cemetery. Two graves maked with his name
1) Enoch and Wife Vera.
2) Military grave (next to 1 above)
Information Source: Record 29429.
Buried at Longford catholic Cemetery:
Either next to or with Husband Enoch Nicholls.
Killed by a hockey ball hit to the head.
Died In hospital.
Married to Pat Reardon
Daughter of John Joseph Reardon
Grave Located