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Lotus 

Newsletter of the  Swan River Pioneers 1829 - 1838  from Issue No.14, March 1998

The LOTUS Arrived Swan River on 23rd October 1829
As the original Passenger List has not been located, this has been compiled from the 1832 Census with further information from a Battye Library Register of Inward Passengers printed in "Arial".   The B.L. reference for this register is not known at this stage.   Passenger names marked with an * are recorded in this Register.   Ages given are those at the time of the 1832 Census.{England abbreviated to Eng}.   Lloyd's Register for 1829, gives the following details for the "Lotus".   Ship, 397 tonnes, sheathed with copper, single deck with beams, built in 1828 at Whitby, surveyed A1 at London in April 1829, under the command of Captain Summerson.  Most of the settlers on board are indentured to Colonel Peter Latour who planned an ambitious emigration scheme on 100,000 acres of land in the Leschenault area.   The scheme came to nothing, and within a year most settlers were freed from their indentures.

Compiled Passenger List

					ALLEN (ALLIE) John *
	ALYEMORE James*
	BARNARD John*	Farming servant with Latour 38 Sussex
	BARNARD Elizabeth*	Wife of John 32
	BARNARD Edward*	Son of John 13
	BARNARD William*	Son of John 9
	BARNARD Ann*	Daughter of John 7
	BARNARD Charles*
	BEACHAM William*	Sawyer with Latour 40 Hampshire Eng
	BEACHAM Mary Ann*
	BEACHAM Jane*	Daughter of William  14
	BEACHAM James*	Son of William 9
	BEACHAM Levi*	Son of William 7
	BEACHAM Reuben*
	BEACHAM Elizabeth*
	BUDDEN Robert*	Sawyer with Latour
	COLLINS Robert	Innkeeper 32 Devonshire Eng
	COLLINS Georgiana	Wife of Robert 28 Hampshire Eng
	COLLINS Georgiana	Daughter of Robert 7 London Eng
	COOKE John Taylor*	Carpenter with Latour b1808
	CRESSEY Thomas	Groom and Servant 22 Essex Eng
	DAVIS John*	Servant/Self b1777
	DAVIS Frances*	Wife of John Okey b1783
	DAVIS Frances*	Daughter of John Okey b1806
	DAVIS John*	Son of John Okey b1808
	DAVIS Henry*	Son of John Okey b1810
	DAVIS Elizabeth*	Daughter of John Okey b1815
	DAVIS Anne*	Daughter of John Okey b1820
	DAVISDAVIS Sarah Okey* Daughter of John Okey b1824
	DOEL (DOLE) Isaac*
	DUTTON John Alexander	Storekeeper 32 Surrey Eng
	DUTTON Mary Ann	Wife of John Alexander 27 Middlesex Eng
	DUTTON Frederick C	Son of John Alexander 4 Middlesex Eng
	DUTTON John Alexander 	Son of John Alexander 2 At sea
	DUTTON Julia
	FOXALE (FOXALL) George*
	GALLOP Edward*	18 Sussex Eng
	GALLOP Richard*
	GALLOP James*
	GARRETT Charles B*
	GOODYEAR James*
	GOODYEAR Harriet*
	GOODYEAR John*
	GREEN Charles*
	GREGORY Joshua*	Army Captain on half pay b1792
	GREGORY Frances*	Wife of Joshua b1794
	GREGORY Joshua William* Son of Joshua b1815
	GREGORY Augustus Charles* Son of Joshua b1819
	GREGORY Francis Thomas* Son of Joshua b1821
	GREGORY Henry Chruchman* Son of Joshua b1823
	GREGORY Charles Frederick*
	GROVER William*	22 Sussex Eng
	HALDANE Thomas	Gardener b1800 Bristol Eng
	HENSHAW Charles	Farmer with Latour b1813
	HESTER Thomas*	Agriculturalist b1790 Eng
	HESTER Sophia*
	HESTER Thomas*
	HESTER Edward
	HESTER Sarah Sophia* 	Daughter of Thomas b1821 Eng
	HESTER Robert*	Son of Thomas
	HESTER Frederick John*	Son of Thomas Eng
	HILL(S) William
	HORSPOOL John*	Servant to J. Gregory b1815
	HORSPOOL Mary Ann*
	HUBBARD John*	Sawyer with Latour 25 Eng
	ISAACSON John
	JONES Richard*	Publican 37 Sunderland Eng
	JONES Louisa*
	JONES Richard*	Son of Richard 11 Shadwell Eng
	JONES William James* 	Son of Richard 10 Shadwell Eng
	JONES Louisa*	Daughter of Richard 9 Shadwell Eng
	JONES Mary Anne*	Daughter of Richard 7 Shadwell Eng
	JONES Maria*	Daughter of Richard 5 Shadwell Eng
	KELLAM John*
	LEWINGTON William* 	Blacksmith with Latour 25 Hampshire Eng
	LINOTT Charles*	 Blacksmith with Latour  b1796
	LONGBOTTOM James* 	Servant to Hester  b1805
	McDONALD Hugh*
	MAXWORTHY Richard* 	Cooper 49 Devonshire Eng
	MAXWORTHY Mary Ann* Wife of Richard 27 London Eng
	MAXWORTHY Richard* 	Son of Richard 7 London Eng
	MAXWORTHY Mary Ann*  Daughter of Richard 4 London Eng
	MAYO Lewis*	 Publican 33 Italy
	MEARES John*	 Farm Servant with Latour 26 Eng
	MONGER John Henry* 	Agriculturalist with Latour 30 Kent Eng
	MONGER Mary*	 Wife of John Henry 30 Kent Eng
	OAKLEY William* 	Baker with Latour 21 Somerset Bath Eng
	PATERSON Mary Anne 	Wife of David J Gregory 19 Canterbury Eng
	PETE (PETI) Robert
	PIKE (PYKE) George*
	ROBERTSON John (Thomas)* Carpenter & Blockmaker
	ROBERTSON Christiana*	Wife of John (Thomas) 30 Fifeshire Scotland
	ROSE Hyra Holden*	Servant of W.G. Sams b1806
	SAMS William (Rich)Gardener*
	SHARMAN George*
	SHENTON William Kernot*	 Agriculturalist with Latour 28 Hampshire Eng
	SHOESMITH William*
	SPARROW Richard*
	STEEL(E) William*	Publican 32 Sussex Eng
	STEEL(E) Anne*	Wife of William 26 Norfolk Eng
	THORN Richard*	Labourer with Latour 30 Hampshire Eng
	TRIGG Henry*	Carpenter/Self 41 Gloucester Eng
	TUCKER John*
	USHER Charles*
	WISKILL Charles*
	WOOD(S) William*	Labourer with Latour 37 Suffolk Eng
	WOOD(S) Lucy*	Wife of William 26 Suffolk, Eng
	WOOD(S) John*	Son of William 10 Suffolk Eng
	WOOD(S) Jane*	Daughter of William 8 Suffolk Eng
	WOOD(S) George*	Son of William 6 Suffolk Eng
	WOOD(S) Maria*	Daughter of William 4 Suffolk Eng
	

What They Brought With Them
The following details of property brought to the Colony by WK Shenton and Joshua Gregory as listed in their applications for land give us a glimpse of our pioneers life and living conditions.

Description and Quality of Property
Live Stock: None
Seeds and Plants:   2 Bush Grass Seeds, Garden Seeds.
Impements of Husbandry and Machinery:   Saw Mill complete, iron work, wheels & vices, carpenter tools, turning lathe, boring machine, nails, screws, ironmongery, scales, mathematical drawing instruments.
Miscellaneous:   Medicines, furniture, apparel, books, linen, guns, pistols, powder, shot, balls, cups, plates, etc.

Signed:   WK Shenton, Perth, 23rd October, 1829.         

Reference: Battye Library Acc 36 Vol.2/159

Description and Quality of Property
Impements of Husbandry and Machinery:   Ploughs, harrows, scythes, sickles, spades, wheel barrow, small cart, tension saws, etc.
Seeds, plants, etc;   Corn, grape, kitchen and garden seeds etc.
Provisions not luxuries:   Beef, pork, rice, flour, bisciuts, spirits etc., salt.
Miscellaneous:   Carpenters tools, tents, household furniture, arms, ammunition etc.

Signed J Gregory, Perth, 15th October, 1829.         

Reference: Battye Library Acc 36 Vol.2/160