EARL GREY SCHEME SHIPS
Ships of the Earl Grey Scheme
Ships of the Earl Grey Scheme
Sydney
Passengers to Sydney: 2340
Departed
Plymouth
25 Dec 1847
30 Apr 1848
3 Jun 1848
4 Nov 1848
16 Dec 1848
14 Mar 1849
25 Jul 1849
22 Aug 1849
6 Oct 1849
28 Oct 1849
6 Dec 1849
7 Mar 1850
8 Apr 1850
Arrived
Sydney
12 Apr 1848
8 Aug 1848
6 Oct 1848
13 Feb 1849
4 Apr 1849
3 Jul 1849
21 Nov 1849
29 Nov 1849
12 Jan 1850
3 Feb 1850
29 Apr 1850
29 Jun 1850
30 Jul 1850
Ship’s Name
Subraon
Fairlie
Earl Grey
Inchinnan
Digby
Lady Peel
William & Mary
Lismoyne
Panama
Thomas Arbuthnot
John Knox
Maria
Tippoo Saib
Passengers per
Earl Grey Scheme
531
442
1833
164
229
166
162
167
157
195
280
243
297
Adelaide
Passengers to Adelaide: 649
Departed
Plymouth
27 Jul 1848
15 Feb 1849
31 May 1849
Arrived
Adelaide
23 Oct 1848
7 Jun 1849
10 Sep 1849
Ship’s Name
Roman Emperor
Inconstant
Elgin
Passengers per
Earl Grey Scheme
2194
2095
2216
Melbourne
Passengers to Melbourne: 1280
Departed
Plymouth
11 Sep 1848
29 Jan 1849
25 Apr 1849
13 Oct 1849
9 Nov 1849
31 Dec 1849
Arrived
Melbourne
6 Dec 1848
14 May 1849
9 Aug 1849
10 Jan 1850
25 Feb 1850
31 Mar 1850
Ship’s Name
Lady Kennaway
Pemberton
New Liverpool
Diadem
Derwent
Eliza Caroline
Passengers per
Earl Grey Scheme
1917
305
203
205
136
240
Total Passengers: 4269
The sources vary as to the exact number of migrants on each ship. The number of passengers in this table follows Irish Famine Memorial’s database (see irishfaminememorial.org) except:
1: SRNSW NRS 5316/4_4786/Subraon_12 Apr 1848/2: SRNSW NRS 5316/4_4786/Fairlie_7 Aug 1848/3: SRNSW NRS 5316/4-4786/Earl Grey_6 Oct 1848/4: The South Australian Register 28 Oct 1848 p4 at trove.nla.gov.au5: The South Australian Register 9 Jun 1849 p2 at trove.nla.gov.au6: The South Australian Register 12 Sep 1849 p2 at trove.nla.gov.au7: Certificate of Final Departure at archives.sa.gov.au/passenger-lists-view
1: SRNSW NRS 5316/4_4786/Subraon_12 Apr 1848/
2: SRNSW NRS 5316/4_4786/Fairlie_7 Aug 1848/
3: SRNSW NRS 5316/4-4786/Earl Grey_6 Oct 1848/
4: The South Australian Register 28 Oct 1848 p4 at trove.nla.gov.au
5: The South Australian Register 9 Jun 1849 p2 at trove.nla.gov.au
6: The South Australian Register 12 Sep 1849 p2 at trove.nla.gov.au
7: Certificate of Final Departure at archives.sa.gov.au/passenger-lists-view
