WEEK 26 – Slow
WEEK 26 – Slow
For the theme of “slow” I am linking it to a “slow”
voyage from the UK to Australia that some of my ancestors took in 1853. The
voyage was very “slow” and took 107 days to do, nowdays this voyage can
be as quick as 25-30days by ship.
David Guymer is the brother in law of 1st cousin
5x removed. He was born21st July 1811 in Great Thurlow Suffolk to Robert and
Susan. He had 9 siblings.
On 9th April 1830 David married Mary Ann Bentley
in Great Thurlow. They had 10 confirmed children and a possible 11th
that I can’t find information on, only a name. David is listed on the 1841
census with his family, but his occupation isn’t clear – it’s something maker.
In 1851 he is listed as woodman. This is where David’s census journey ends.
In 1853 David and his family left their home in Suffolk and
travelled to Southampton, where they boarded the Ship Harriet and set sail for a
new life in Australia. They set sail on
16th February and arrived on 3rd June. This was a “slow”
journey. Many people aboard the ship were ill and some died, upon its arrival
it was placed in quarantine.
David and his family set up their home in Goulburn New South
Wales and many of his siblings and their families also made the “slow”
crossing to start a new life in Australia.
David died 22 September 1877 in Goulburn new south wales.
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