The Barque Burhampoota

#35324, d. 12 February 1844

Life Span

EVENTDATEDETAILS
Death12 February 1844The Barque Burhampoota was wrecked on Monday, 12 February 1844 at off the coast of Margate, England, on route to Port Phillip, Victoria.1

Description

DateDescription
The Barque Burhampoota was described as a Barque of 552 tons.2

Voyages

DateDetails
19 April 1841The Barque Burhampoota sailed from Plymouth, Devon, England, on Monday, 19 April 1841 with Samuel John Friend, Thomas Friend, Mary Piper and George Shoesmith aboard and arrived in Sydney, NSW on 6 August 1841. The Master was Captain John H Brown and the Surgeon Superintendant was Dr Neil Campbell Esq. There were 234 immigrants aboard.3
Last Edited6 Mar 2004

Citations

  1. [S444] Graham Shoesmith, "1841 Voyage of Burhampooter," e-mail to Robert Mote, 5 March 2004.
  2. [S348] Farmer, "Ann James and Descendants," e-mail to Robert Mote, 23 January 2003.
  3. [S259] Steve Farmer, "The Friend Family," e-mail to Robert Mote, December 2001.