HAMILLA MITCHELL

It seems my great grandma Mary Kemp arrived 20-9-1864 in Dunedin on this ship.

Its was the mid 1800 century, when two young married couples, who would become my great-great grandparents would travel the deadly oceans to find a better life in the unknown country of Western Australia. Belfast, Ireland, January 7th 1859, a fine clear day with a steady wind blowing against her dirty grey sails, the ship Hamilla Mitchell cascades through the deep blue-black waters of the Irish seas carrying 120 passengers in cramped conditions; all free Irish settlers wanting a new life in Australia. Owen McGuinness age 23 and his new wife of three years Bridget (born MCudden) age 22, also among the passengers was another young Irish married couple, Thomas James McCagh age 22 and his bride Bridget (born Marron) age 20.The ship Hamilla Mitchell arrives at the port of Port Gregory, near Northampton, Western Australia for supplies, this would be where Thomas McCagh and his wife Bridget would begin their new lives; Thomas would work as a supervisor of works before farming in Greenough, Western Australia. Owen McGuinness and his wife continued their journey on April 6th 1859, they arrived at Fremantle, Western Australia to begin their new lives, Owen was a stonemason and builder around the Fremantle area before purchasing land for farming. Also among the passengers on the ship was a young man, David Brand from Scotland he to arrived at Fremantle on the 6th April 1859, he would marry my great-great Aunty Susan Criddle and in 1959 his grandson David Brand would become the longest serving Premier of Western Australia.

Its was the mid 1800 century, when two young married couples, who would become my great-great grandparents would travel the deadly oceans to find a better life in the unknown country of Western Australia. Belfast, Ireland, January 7th 1859, a fine clear day with a steady wind blowing against her dirty grey sails, the ship Hamilla Mitchell cascades through the deep blue-black waters of the Irish seas carrying 120 passengers in cramped conditions; all free Irish settlers wanting a new life in Australia. Owen McGuinness age 23 and his new wife of three years Bridget (born MCudden) age 22, also among the passengers was another young Irish married couple, Thomas James McCagh age 22 and his bride Bridget (born Marron) age 20.The ship Hamilla Mitchell arrives at the port of Port Gregory, near Northampton, Western Australia for supplies, this would be where Thomas McCagh and his wife Bridget would begin their new lives; Thomas would work as a supervisor of works before farming in Greenough, Western Australia. Owen McGuinness and his wife continued their journey on April 6th 1859, they arrived at Fremantle, Western Australia to begin their new lives, Owen was a stonemason and builder around the Fremantle area before purchasing land for farming. Also among the passengers on the ship was a young man, David Brand from Scotland he to arrived at Fremantle on the 6th April 1859, he would marry my great-great Aunty Susan Criddle and in 1959 his grandson David Brand would become the longest serving Premier of Western Australia.

My great great grandmother Susannah McGovern arrived in Western Australia on the 6th April 1859 aboard the Hamillia Mitchell as an Irish Bride and marry Johothan Bowron from Beverley /Brookton area, also on board was the family Dellar and one of the daughters would also be my great great grandmother Mary Anne Dellar as later on she would marry William Burrows and their daughter Alice Maria would marry the son of Susannah andJohathon Bowron- David thus starting my family. However there wasn't to be a happy ending as Susannah spent many years in the fremantle womens prison and home before being sent to the Lunatic asylum in Claremont for 23 years and this is where she died. Mary Anne would also die in the Fremantle womens home Was this fate that these ladies would end up following the same path? I wonder