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TAM O'SHANTER

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Ship Details

Rig

Ship

Built

1829

Built In

Tonnage

383

Built By

Dimensions

104'8" x 28'8" x 5'9"

Demise

Thomas Dobson, reg. London. 1837 Aug.27: Run ashore Stony Head Bay, Tasmania, waterlogged and sold as a total loss.

VoyagesView Full List

19 July 1836 ➜ 5 December 1836

➜ 25 November 1836

South Australia

Media

Sources

Reference

Letters regarding voyage by Jim Whit(b)y

Location

Historic Records Register, National Library of Australia, Canberra HRR 89, unknown ship, 1879 - 1880

Comment

My ancestor, John Clarke,

Kitty Buchan on Sun, 2024-06-02 06:18

My ancestor, John Clarke, came to South Australia on the Tam O 'Shanter in 1836, settling at Wattle Flat, in between Myponga and Yankalilla on the Fleurieu Peninsula, where he farmed sheep and grew wheat.

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