Equestrian, anyone know about this ship.?

Question

My ancestors came to Australia from Plymouth aboard this ship 1848, can anyone help with a discription or drawing of her.

Answer 1

These families also came to Australia via the Equestrian in or around 1848:

Descendants :

First Family Member Details

Surname: LUCAS

Given Name(s): Edmund

Occupation(s): Miner/Carter/Publican

Birth Details

Birth Town: Pagham

Birth County,

Region, Province: Sussex

Birth Country: England

Death Details

Death Town: Mortlake

Death State/Territory: Victoria

Death Country: Australia

Death Date: 1901

Surname: BALKIN

Given Name(s): Mary

Occupation(s): Home Duties

Birth Details

Birth Town: Johns Well

Birth County,

Region, Province: Kilkenny

Birth Country: Ireland

Birth Date: 1825

Death Details

Death Town: Bridgewater-on-Loddon

Death State/Territory: Victoria

Death Country: Australia

Death Date: 1893

Immigration Details

Air/Port Landed: Sydney

Ship/Plane: EQUESTRIAN

Year Arrived: 1848

Family Contacts

Surname: FORD

Given Name(s): Heather Jane

Email:

Related URL:

Phone:

Address: PO Box 140 Montrose 3765

Library:

Descendants

Children

LUCAS, Charles 1 LUCAS, Catherine Agnes 2 LUCAS, Sarah 3

LUCAS, Elizabeth 4 LUCAS, Edward 5 LUCAS, Thomas 6

LUCAS, Edmond 7 LUCAS, Mary 8

Grandchildren

LUCAS, Albert George 1 LUCAS, Catherine Winifred 1 LUCAS, Charles Edward 1

LUCAS, Edmund John 1 LUCAS, Elizabeth Sarah 1 LUCAS, Mary Margaret 1

LUCAS, Norman Cyril 1 LUCAS, Percival Cecil 1 LUCAS, Roy Leslie 1

LUCAS, Thomas 1 LUCAS, William Thomas Podlock 1 PEARCE, Alfred 2

PEARCE, Alice May 2 PEARCE, Amy Elizabeth Ann 2 PEARCE, Catherine Jane 2

PEARCE, Florence Jane 2 PEARCE, Neita Clyde 2 PEARCE, Thomas Edward 2

PEARCE, William John 2 WALSH, Edmund James 2 LUCAS, Albert Ernest 6

LUCAS, Alf 6 LUCAS, Edmund 6 LUCAS, Louisa 6

LUCAS, Mary 6 LUCAS, Sarah Jane 6 LUCAS, Thomas 6

MCDOUGALL, Albert Earnest 8 MCDOUGALL, Charles Thomas 8 MCDOUGALL, Edward William 8

MCDOUGALL, Josiah James 8 MCDOUGALL, Mary 8

NB: Superscript behind each descendant name represents the lineage number of that descendant.

This family information was last updated by HEATHER JANE FORD on the 24 June, 1998.

Answer 2

I googled and found this:

http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestr...

Answer 3

That was what I could find.  

The Equestrian's first voyage was captained by James CROMARTY, with surgeon William WEST.  She departed Woolwich on 20 January 1844 taking 95 days to arrive at Hobart on 2 May 1844.  She embarked 290 male convicts - two died at sea.

The Equestrian was a convict transport which made three voyages as such from England to Hobart.  She was a ship of 801 tons which was built at Hull in 1842.  Her class was A1.