Irish Immigration To Australia 1800s
. South Australian Shipping and Immigration Family History SA website Collection of name searchable passenger lists for South Australia from 1803 - 1850 and up to 1858 for German shipping. Sailed on ship William from Liverpool 6th Nov.
By 1871 Irish immigrants accounted for one quarter of Australias overseas-born population. Irish Catholic immigrants who made up about 75 of the total Irish population were largely responsible for the establishment of a separate Catholic school system. Family mother father and children.
The National Archives of Australia has a collection of finding aids at recordsearchnaagovau.
Sailed on ship William from Liverpool 6th Nov. Thanks to their relationship with Britain during the 18th and 19th Century some 30000 men and 9000 women were transported from Ireland to AustraliaThe next largish immigration of Irish to Australia was during the Gold Rush in 1851-1861 when Australias population trebled to 12m with approximate 13rd of the population coming from Britain and Ireland. During the 1850s there were c. South Australian Shipping and Immigration Family History SA website Collection of name searchable passenger lists for South Australia from 1803 - 1850 and up to 1858 for German shipping.
