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Note: -------------------- Ship: Florist Surname: WATSON First Name: Thomas Age: 17 Date: 26/10/1839 Reels 2654, 1301 354 [4/4780], [4/4841] Unmarried Labourer NRS 5313, 5314 Ship: Florist Surname: WATSON First Name: William Age: 44 Date: 26/10/1839 Reels 2654, 1301 352 [4/4780], [4/4841] Wife 42 Labourer NRS 5313, 5314 -------------------- ADM 101 Florist The National Archives http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Journal of the Florist emigrant ship from 12 June to 29 October 1839 by J F Hampton, surgeon and superintendent, during which time the said ship was employed in the Government Emigration Service. Record Summary Scope and content Folios 1-2: copy of sick list, [names and details follow]: Folio 1: Jane Watson, aged 38; sick or hurt, dyspepsia; put on sick list 22 June 1839, discharged 10 July 1839 cured. Folio 1: Thomas Watson, aged 17; sick or hurt, urticaria; put on sick list 29 August 1839, discharged 7 September 1839 cured. -------------------- The Sydney Herald (NSW: 1831 - 1842), Monday 28 October 1839, page 2 The barque Florist arrived on Saturday last from Plymouth, with 208 Government emigrants, the whole of whom have arrived in the most healthy state; only one infant, and a seaman named Benjamin Saunders, died during the voyage. They chiefly consist of agriculturists; there are a few brickmakers and mechanics. --------------------
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