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The Ephemina was under the command of Captain John Telfer when she left Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) and headed for Timor. When she put into the newly founded Swan River Colony on October 9, 1829, Captain Telfer's passenger manifest indicated that she had a crew of 16. Although he only declared three cabin passengers, other sources indicate that she carried 11 passengers in all.

At the top of the captain's passenger list was John Lord who has been credited with chartering the Ephemina for this voyage. He was said to have arrived from Tasmania again in March 1830 on the Bussorah Merchant and once more on the Ephemina in 1831. On this voyage he was said to have brought a great deal of livestock, five servants and a shepherd. More livestock was landed on his later voyages.

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Passenger List
"EPHEMINA"
[ October 9, 1829 ]

    Surname      Given Names         Age  Comments

    AARON        Abraham             ..   cabin
    LORD         John                ..   cabin; charterer of the Ephemina 
    McCOOMB      Johanna             ..   cabin; aka [McCOOM]
    ....   ....  ....   ....   ....  ..   steerage; one shepherd employed by John LORD 
    ....   ....  ....   ....   ....  ..   steerage; five servants employed by John LORD

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Crew List
"EPHEMINA"
[ October 9, 1829 ]


     Surname      Given Names    Comments

     AYRES        William             seaman
     BARKER       Thomas              seaman
     CRAWFORD     Matthew             seaman
     HILL         Samuel              seaman
     HUMMOCK      Michael             seaman
     JAMES        Richard             seaman
     JENKINS      Frederick           seaman
     KENWITH      Henry               seaman
     LEWIS        John                seaman
     LEYSON       William D.          1st officer
     LILLEY       James               carpenter
     McKENZIE     John                seaman
     MEADER       Thomas              2nd officer
     RANDELL      James               seaman
     STEWARD      George              seaman
     TELFER       John                captain
     WELLS        James               seaman

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Compiling a comprehensive list of passengers and crew arriving on vessels
during Western Australia's early history can be fraught with difficulties ...

For this voyage of the Ephemina, researchers will be able to find passenger and voyage details in a range of records held in the State Record Office and Battye Library in Perth, Western Australia. Some of the primary and secondary sources consulted for this project were:


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