The Parmelia was a barque that was used to transport the first civilian officials and settlers of the Swan River Colony to Western Australia in 1829. A barque, barc, or bark is a type of sailing vessel History of the term The word barc appears to have come from Celtic languages Swan River Colony was a British settlement established at the Swan River on the west coast of Australia in 1829 Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display
Parmelia was built in Quebec, Canada in 1825, and registered on 31 May of that year. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. She was 117 feet (36 metres) long, 29 feet (9 metres) wide and 20 feet (6 metres) deep in the hold; and she was rated at 443 tons. Johnson (1987) writes that she was more of a plain working girl than the great and beautiful lady of the sea. Parmelia was sent to London, and on 17 November she was transferred from the Quebec to the London register. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers In 1826 she was used as a troop carrier. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Some time in the first half of 1827, Parmelia was sold to Joseph Somes, who was also a director of the British East India Company. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Honourable East India Company ( HEIC) referred to most commonly as the East India Company, also historically and colloquially as John Company, or For the next year, she operated under charter to the British East India Company, carrying goods and passengers between London and Bengal. Etymology and ethnology The exact origin of the word Bangla or Bengal is unknown though it is believed to be derived from the Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang
In 1828 the British government, at the urging of Captain James Stirling, decided to establish a colony at the Swan River in Western Australia. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Bold text' ]] ==Family background==He was the fifth son of eight of the fifteen children of Andrew Stirling Esq This article is about a type of political territory For other uses see Colony (disambiguation. The Swan River estuary flows through the city of Perth, in the south west of Western Australia. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. HMS Challenger was despatched under Charles Fremantle to annex the colony, and it was arranged that a contingent of soldiers, officials and settlers would follow on HMS Sulphur. Admiral Sir Charles Howe Fremantle RN ( 1 June 1800 - 25 May 1869) was a Captain of the British Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sulphur: was an 8-gun Fireship purchased in 1778 and sold in 1783 Stirling however argued that the passengers and goods to be carried exceeded the capacity of HMS Sulphur, and asked for an additional ship to be chartered. The government reluctantly agreed to the extra cost, chartering the Parmelia in December 1828. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap It was then arranged that HMS Sulphur would carry the military personnel, with the Parmelia responsible for carriage of the civilian officials and settlers.
HMS Sulphur and Parmelia sailed from England in early February 1829, sighting their destination on 1 June. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Contrary to popular belief, Stirling did not captain the Parmelia; on arrival, however, he assumed the duties of pilot. A pilot is a Mariner who guides Ships through dangerous or congested waters such as Harbours or River mouths Legally the master remains He initially tried to enter Cockburn Sound through a passage that he had discovered in 1827, but was prevented by strong winds and a heavy swell. Cockburn Sound is an inlet of the Indian Ocean on the coast of Western Australia. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Instead he hove to off Rottnest Island for the night. Rottnest Island is located 18 km off the coast of Western Australia, near Fremantle. The following day, he tried to bring Parmelia into the Sound from the north, against the advice of Fremantle, and ran aground on a sand bank, later to be named Parmelia Bank. Despite the best efforts of the crews to dislodge her, Parmelia remained on the bank for over 18 hours, finally coming off the bank by herself early the following morning. By that time, she had lost her foreyard, rudder, windlass, spare spars, longboat and skiff, and was leaking at a rate of 4 inches (10 cm) per hour. A rudder is a device used to steer a Ship, Boat, Submarine, Hovercraft, or other conveyance that move through a fluid (generally air or A windlass is an apparatus for moving heavy weights Typically a windlass consists of a horizontal cylinder (barrel which is rotated by the turn of a crank or belt In Sailing, a spar is also know as a round pole of wood or Metal used on a Sailing ship. Not to be confused with Vikings ' Longships In the days of sailing ships a vessel would carry several boats for various uses The term skiff is used and has been used to refer to many various types of small boats Parmelia then rode out a storm at anchor for three days before finally being brought to a safe anchorage. The passengers were able to disembark on 8 June. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable
HMS Challenger was due to depart once HMS Sulphur and Parmelia had arrived, but Parmelia needed repairs that it could not get without access to the skilled labour amongst HMS Challenger crew. Fremantle therefore took the decision to remain and assist with the repairs, which were completed many weeks later. Later that year, Stirling chartered the Parmelia to bring food supplies from Java. Java (Jawa is an Island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city Jakarta. In 1830, she returned to England. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display
For the next nine years, Parmelia was used to transport convicts to the penal colonies on the east coast of Australia. Transportation or penal transportation refers to the deporting of Convicted Criminals to a Penal colony, for example by France A convict is "a person found guilty of a Crime and sentenced by a court" or "a person serving a sentence in prison" sometimes referred to in Slang A penal colony is a Settlement used to detain Prisoners and generally use them for Penal labour in an economically underdeveloped part of the state's For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. She made nine such voyages, each of them carrying at least 200 prisoners. In 1839, Parmelia was refitted for the purpose of carrying migrants to the Americas. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America She was intended to run between Britain and Quebec, but on 3 May 1839, her refit almost complete, she was destroyed by fire in Bank's Yard, at Frank's Queery, Cremyll. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Cremyll (ˈkrɛməl is a village on the Rame Peninsula in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Five days later, Lloyd's of London wrote her off; any remaining timbers were probably salvaged for other purposes. For the film see Lloyd's of London (film. Lloyd's of London is a British Insurance market
The Kwinana suburb of Parmelia is named in honour of the Parmelia, as is Parmelia Bank. Kwinana is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 118 square kilometres in metropolitan Perth, and Parmelia is a suburb of Kwinana, Western Australia, located in the Town of Kwinana.
Passengers on the Parmelia, 1829
| Name | Quality |
| Captain James Stirling | Governor |
| Ellen Stirling | Wife of Captain Stirling |
| Andrew Stirling | Son of Captain Stirling, 3 yrs old |
| Frederick Henry Stirling | Son of Captain Stirling, born at sea on 16 April 1829. Bold text' ]] ==Family background==He was the fifth son of eight of the fifteen children of Andrew Stirling Esq The Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of Australia 's Monarch Queen Elizabeth II. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display |
| George Mangles | Cousin of Ellen Stirling |
| George Elliot | Clerk to Captain Stirling |
| Thomas Blakey | Servant of Captain Stirling |
| Sarah Blakey | Wife of Thomas Blakey; servant of Captain Stirling |
| John Kelly | Servant of Captain Stirling |
| Elizabeth Kelly | Wife of John Kelly; servant of Captain Stirling |
| Peter Brown1 | Colonial Secretary |
| Caroline Brown | Wife of Peter Brown |
| Macbride Brown | Son of Peter Brown |
| Ann Brown | Daughter of Peter Brown |
| Richard Evans | Servant of Peter Brown |
| Margaret McLeod | Servant of Peter Brown |
| Mary Ann Smith | Servant of Peter Brown |
| John Morgan | Storekeeper |
| Rebecca Morgan | Wife of John Morgan |
| Rebecca Morgan | Daughter of John Morgan |
| Ann Skipsey | Servant of John Morgan |
| Commander Mark Currie RN | Harbourmaster |
| Jane Currie | Wife of Commander Currie |
| Frederick Ludlow | Servant of Commander Currie |
| Mildred ("Kitty") Ludlow | Wife of Frederick Ludlow; servant of Commander Currie |
| Jane Fruin | Servant of Commander Currie |
| John Septimus Roe | Surveyor-General |
| Matilda Roe | Wife of John Septimus Roe |
| Charles Wright | Servant of John Septimus Roe |
| Henry Sutherland | Assistant Surveyor |
| Ann Sutherland | Wife of Henry Sutherland |
| William Sheldon | Clerk to the Colonial Secretary |
| James Drummond | Horticulturalist |
| Sarah Drummond | Wife of James Drummond |
| Thomas Drummond | Son of James Drummond, 18 yrs |
| Jane Drummond | Daughter of James Drummond, 16 yrs |
| James Drummond | Son of James Drummond, 15 yrs |
| John Drummond | Son of James Drummond, 13 yrs |
| Johnston Drummond | Son of James Drummond, 9 yrs |
| Euphemia Drummond | Child of James Drummond, 3 yrs |
| Elizabeth Gamble | Servant of James Drummond |
| Charles Simmons | Surgeon |
| Tully Davy2 | Assistant Surgeon |
| Jane Davy | Wife of Tully Davy |
| Jessie Jane Davy2 | Daughter of Tully Davy, 8 yrs |
| Joseph Davy | Son of Tully Davy, 6 yrs |
| Henry Davy | Son of Tully Davy, 4 yrs |
| Edward Davy | Son of Tully Davy, 2 yrs |
| Emily Rose Davy | Daughter of Tully Davy, 2 months |
| James Elliott | Servant of Tully Davy |
| Patrick Murphy | Servant of Tully Davy |
| Alex Fandom | Cooper |
| Mary Fandom | Wife of Alex Fandom |
| William Hokin3 | Bricklayer |
| Mary Hokin | Wife of William Hokin |
| William Hokin | Son of William Hokin, 14 years |
| John Hokin | Son of William Hokin, 12 yrs |
| Mary Hokin | Daughter of William Hokin, 10 yrs |
| Thomas Hokin | Son of William Hokin, 8 yrs |
| David Hokin | Son of William Hokin, 5 yrs |
| Charles Hokin | Son of WIlliam Hokin, 2 yrs |
| Thomas Davis | Smith |
| Catherine Davis | Wife of Thomas Davis |
| John Davis | Son of Thomas Davis, 3 yrs |
| Charlotte Davis | Daughter of Thomas Davis, 2 yrs |
| John Davis | Nephew of Thomas Davis, 13 yrs |
| James Smith | Boatbuilder |
| Sarah Smith | Wife of James Smith |
Notes
- Brown later adopted the spelling Broun. Peter Nicholas Broun ( August 17 1797 &ndash November 5 1846) known for most of his life as Peter Nicholas Brown, was the first The Colonial Secretary of Western Australia was one of the most important and powerful public offices in Western Australia, in the time when Western Australia was a British Captain Mark John Currie RN (later Vice-Admiral played a significant role in the exploration of Australia and the foundation of the Swan River Colony, later named Frederick Ludlow (born 1796 date of death unknown was an early colonial settler in Western Australia. John Septimus Roe ( May 8 1797 – 28 May 1878) was the first Surveyor-General of Western Australia. The Surveyor General of Western Australia is the person nominally responsible for government Surveying in Western Australia. James Drummond (baptised on 8 January 1787 – 26 March 1863) was a botanist and naturalist who was an early settler in James Drummond (1814– 8 February 1873) was an early settler in Western Australia, and a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council John Nicol Drummond (1816–1906 was an early settler in Western Australia. Johnston Drummond (1820– 13 July 1845) was an early settler of Western Australia who became a respected botanical and zoological
- Tully and Jessie Davy were lost overboard and drowned on 25 April 1829. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display
- Hoking also used.
References
- Appleyard, Reginald and Toby Manford (1979). The beginning. Nedlands, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 0-85564-146-0.
- Johnson, G. L. (Les) (1987). "The Parmelia Barque". Early Days 9 (5).
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