Ticonderoga
This site pays tribute not only to the Ticonderoga
passengers who lost their lives both during the
infamous voyage of 1852 from Birkenhead to Port
Phillip Bay but also to the hardships endured by
those passengers who did survive such a traumatic
course of events.
course of events.
The passenger list has been
transcribed from the original
manifest with due care. Survivors'
details include age, place of origin,
occupation, religion and literacy
level. Passengers who died during
the voyage or in quarantine are only
listed by name and age. The latter
have now been honoured on a
memorial stone located in the
cemetery of the Portsea Quarantine
Station.
Whilst much has been written on
the Ticonderoga, newspaper
articles of the day give the reader
a sense of the time, the mood and
language. Special thanks to
Lorraine Begg for the transcription
of the British Parliamentary
Papers (1854) Correspondence
relating to Emigration.
2011 Copyright Ruzsicska
An exceptionally detailed
account that takes you on a
journey back in time, from the
Emigrant Depot at Birkenhead to
the Quarantine Station at Point
Nepean and on to the final
landing at Hobson's Bay.
Mary Kruithoff, the author and a Ticonderoga descendant herself, is selling copies of the book via her website at http://www.qualityinsights.com. au/heritage/books.html
Mary Kruithoff, the author and a Ticonderoga descendant herself, is selling copies of the book via her website at http://www.qualityinsights.com. au/heritage/books.html
The Journey is a brief account of the
fever ship's voyage. As a response to
a labour shortage in Australia, the
'double-decker' clipper was hired to
carry emigrants to Australia. It
departed Liverpool on 4 Aug 1852
and crawled intoPort Phillip Bay on
5 Nov 1852 flying the yellow flag and
carrying the stench of death.
Passengers were quarantined and
those who survived arrived
intoMelbourne on 22 Dec 1952.
The Portsea Quarantine Station on
the Mornington Peninsula in
Victoria, Australia was established
in 1852 as a response to the
arrival of the "fever ship", the
Ticonderoga. On Sunday 10
November 2002, the Quarantine
Station celebrated its 150th
anniversary and a bronze plaque
was unveiled commemorating the
occasion.
A memorial rock dedicated to the lives lost, both on the voyage
and in quarantine, was unveiled in the cemetery.
For further information on the Quarantine Station, please see
http://www.nepeanhistoricalsociety.asn.au/quarantine.html
For further information on the Quarantine Station, please see
http://www.nepeanhistoricalsociety.asn.au/quarantine.html