The 1857 John Linn Voyage Descendants Group

Descendants of the 1857 Liverpool to Melbourne voyage of the ship "John Linn"

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Hi there, I came across further information about Margaret Maher travelling on the John Linn. I have been follow up a hunch that Margaret was related to my relative Tim Kennedy who was on the John Linn. I have found that Margaret was a Kennedy before marriage to James Maher. They appear to have settled in Malmbury and had at least seven children (John, Margaret, Maria, Michael, James, Catherine, and Martin). Margarets parents may have been Margaret Kennedy and Lawrence Brown. Margaret died in…See More
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"Hi Kerrie, Great you have joined here. Hopefully over time the descendants group shall grow here. Cheers Rosemary Kennedy  "
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Loraine Kiely left a comment for Joan Lorraine Marsh
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Bernard Bolch posted a blog post

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Joan Lorraine Marsh left a comment for Loraine Kiely
"Hi Loraine, can you tell me what or where is the memorial on Sep.30th for John Linn descendants. Joan Marsh...g g grandaughter of Joseph and Rosina Bolch"
Jun 18, 2010
Joan Lorraine Marsh left a comment for Bernard Bolch
"Hi Bernard, do you have a pic of Joseph and Rosina. Am a few weeks off finishing the Bolch scrapbooks.....1 is for Joseph and Rosina down to their great grandson...my dad Bill, and the second one for my dad and his 8 siblings. Cheers....Joan"
Jun 18, 2010
Joan Lorraine Marsh left a comment for Joan Lorraine Marsh
"I went to the Bolch reunion on 30/09/2007, and am making a Bolch scrapbook, starting with Joseph and Rosina. Does anyone have a photo of them please? Contact me on dsmarsh@bigpond.net.au"
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Harley Dadswell posted a blog post

John Linn sailing info

An addition to Bernard's recent blog on newspaper reports about the JL's voyage -Bernard, if you have not seen the Dadswell website, you can see quite a bit of additional sailing information both about this voyage and subsequent one, including the John Linn's final (disastrous) trip. For details, see:http://www.dadswell.id.au/stories/john_linn_1009.htmCheersHarleySee More
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Welcome to the group for descendants of passengers aboard the John Linn Liverpool to Melbourne voyage arriving in 1857!

Please click the link below for the passenger list index for the John Linn arrivals to Melbourne in 1857. The original images are available on micro fiche at the Public Records Office Victoria, the State Library of Victoria, the National Library and many local libraries. Please note the micro fiche references in the file refer to the PROV cataloging system.

John Linn Passenger List Arrival in Australia 1857.xlsx

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RE: Other passengers

Hi there,

 

I came across further information about Margaret Maher travelling on the John Linn. I have been follow up a hunch that Margaret was related to my relative Tim Kennedy who was on the John Linn.

 

I have found that Margaret was a Kennedy before marriage to James Maher. They appear to have settled in Malmbury and had at least seven children (John, Margaret, Maria, Michael, James, Catherine, and Martin). Margarets parents may have been Margaret Kennedy and…

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Posted by Rosemary Kennedy on April 7, 2012 at 14:25

re John Linn saga

Ripping yarn, Harley -- thanks for that!

Posted by Bernard Bolch on June 21, 2010 at 16:32

John Linn sailing info

An addition to Bernard's recent blog on newspaper reports about the JL's voyage -

Bernard, if you have not seen the Dadswell website, you can see quite a bit of additional sailing information both about this voyage and subsequent one, including the John Linn's final (disastrous) trip. For details, see:

http://www.dadswell.id.au/stories/john_linn_1009.htm

Cheers

Harley

Posted by Harley Dadswell on June 6, 2010 at 11:24

The trip out

From "The Argus", 2nd October, 1857, p 4, at http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/7139621#pstart195123



The John Linn left Liverpool on the 26th June, experienced very light winds to the Equator, which was crossed on the thirty-sixth day out, in long. 21 W. August 21st and 22nd encountered a terrific gale from…
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