AUSTRALIA

 Miscellaneous References to DIBDEN and variants


Immigration: Crew & Passenger Lists

 
Mariners and Ships in Australian Waters
  		Henry Dibden 1870-1872
William Dibden 1877
Victoria Inward Passenger Lists (Unassisted) 1852-1899
 
  		Robert Lowes Dibdin 1860
Henry Dibden 1861
John, Rebecca & Harry Dibdin 1858
Assisted Passage Migration Scheme 1940-1980 (British Migrants)
 
  		Herbert Alfred, Peter Herbert, Roger Mark & Ruth Nancy Dibden 1965
Terry Lewis & Carol Dibden 1966
Jacqueline Patricia Dibdin & Shane Edward Dane Dibdin 1972
Portland Bay and Fairy Passenger List 1846 Edward Dibden
Convicts to Australia Charles Dibdin 1854
Fremantle Prison Convict Database Charles Dibdin
  
Trades and Occupations  
Australian Medical Pioneers Index Charles Dibdin
Marine Board of New South Wales; Certificates of Competency Henry Dibden 1873 & 1879
Gold Digging: Prospecting near Goulburn Messrs. Dibdin, Hillyard, and Jackson 1852
See also Inventions and Patent RecordsWilliam Joseph Dibdin
  
Miscellanea  
Index to Persons called before Queensland Government Committees (1860-1901) Robert Lowes Dibdin
Central Queensland Family History Association R.L. Dibdin
Newspaper Extracts Robert Lowes Dibdin
Victorian Government Gazettes E. Dibden; George Dibdin; J. Dibden/Dibdin; T.J Dibden/Dibdin; Thomas Dibdin; Thomas J. Dibden/Dibdin; Thos Dibdin (dates 1861-1875)
  
Links to other Australia pages  
Australia: BMDs  
Australia: Military Records  



IMMIGRATION, CREW & PASSENGER LISTS

Mariners and Ships in Australian Waters
Crew and Passenger lists for vessels sailing in Australian waters. Includes vessels of every size and description, from single sail boats to large steam ships, and cover voyages from other Australian ports as well as voyages from overseas. Scanned images of the original lists are also made available to view.
The lists are being complied from the State Records Authority of NSW Reels of the Shipping Master's Office, Inwards Passengers Lists; concentrating primarily on the 1870s and regularly updated.

State Records Authority of New South Wales:
Shipping Master's Office; CGS 13278, Passengers Arriving 1855 - 1922

SURNAME FORENAMES AGE OF WHAT NATION STATION VESSEL PORT OF DEPATURE PORT OF ARRIVAL DATE OF ARRIVAL REFERENCE
DIBDEN HENRY 30 Southampton Crew member; Qr. Master Ship ‘Geelong’, of London Galle Sydney, NSW 19 Mar 1870 X122-123, SR Reel 422/3, 1870
DIBDEN HENRY 31 Southampton Crew member; Quarter Master Steam Ship ‘Geelong’, of London Galle Sydney, NSW 8 Jun 1870 X122-123, SR Reel 422/3, 1870
DIBDEN HENRY 31 Southampton Crew member; Quarter Master Ship ‘Geelong’, of London Point de Galle Sydney, NSW 1 Sep 1870 X122-123, SR Reel 422/3, 1870
DIBDEN HENRY 31 Southampton Crew member; Q. M. R.M. Steam Ship ‘Geelong’, of London Point de Galle Sydney, NSW 25 Nov 1870 X122-123, SR Reel 422/3, 1870
DIBDEN HENRY 31 Southampton Crew member; Qr. Master R.M. Steam Ship ‘Geelong’, of London Point de Galle Sydney, NSW 20 Feb 1871 X123-124, SR Reel 424, 1871
DIBDEN HENRY 31 Southampton Crew member; Qr. Master Ship ‘Geelong’, of London Galle Sydney, NSW 15 May 1871 X123-124, SR Reel 424, 1871
DIBDEN HENRY 31 Southampton Crew member; Qr. Master Ship ‘Geelong’, of London Galle Sydney, NSW 2 Aug 1871 X123-124, SR Reel 424, 1871
DIBDEN H. 32 Southampton Crew member; Qr. Mr. Ship ‘Baroda’, of London Galle Sydney, NSW 20 Feb 1872 X425/6, SR Reel 425/6, 1872
DIBDEN WILLIAM     Passenger in Steerage Ship ‘Egmont’, of Sydney Cooktown via Northern Ports Sydney, NSW 3 Apr 1877 X136-138, SR Reel 435, 1877

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Queensland Index to Immigrant Ships' Arrivals 1848-1912

SURNAME FORENAMES AGE PLACE of ORIGIN VESSEL PORT OF DEPATURE PORT OF ARRIVAL DATE OF ARRIVAL
DIBDIN WILLIAM 17 Flying Cloud London, England Brisbane 7 Feb 1868
DIBDEN REUBEN 28 Wiltshire, England Duke of Sunderland London, England Brisbane 15 Jun 1888

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Public Record Office Victoria; Unassisted Passenger Index
Index of Inward Passenger Lists for British and Foreign Ports 1852-1899 - Unassisted passengers who boarded ships to Victoria, Australia from British and Foreign ports between 1852 and 1899.

SURNAME FORENAMES AGE ARRIVED VESSEL PORT
DIBDEN HENRY 14 June 1861 Angelsey Port B, Victoria
DIBDIN HARRY   November 1858 Sydenham Port B, Victoria
DIBDIN JOHN 31 November 1858 Sydenham Port B, Victoria
DIBDIN REBECCA 28 November 1858 Sydenham Port B, Victoria
DIBDIN ROBERT LOWES 18 August 1860 Queen of India Port B, Victoria

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National Archives of Australia; Assisted Passage Migration Scheme
Series A1877: Personal documentation presented by British migrants intending to migrate to Australia. Papers may include the application, (which contains information on each member of the family), medical reports for adults, interview reports, minor financial matters, work experience and references.

SURNAME FORENAMES D.O.Birth PORT of DEPARTURE DATE of DEPARTURE VESSEL
DIBDEN HERBERT ALFRED 3 May 1921 Southampton 21 Sep 1965 Castel Felice
DIBDEN PETER HERBERT 10 Jun 1949 Southampton 21 Sep 1965 Castel Felice
DIBDEN ROGER MARK 10 Jun 1952 Southampton 21 Sep 1965 Castel Felice
DIBDEN RUTH NANCY 20 Apr 1956 Southampton 21 Sep 1965 Castel Felice
DIBDEN TERRY LEWIS 14 Nov 1943 Southampton 14 Jul 1966 Fairsea
DIBDEN CAROL (nee DULY) 24 Dec 1943 Southampton 14 Jul 1966 Fairsea
DIBDIN JACQUELINE PATRICIA 6 Jun 1941 Southampton 2 Jun 1972 Ellinis
DIBDIN SHANE EDWARD DANE 8 Jan 1948 Southampton 2 Jun 1972 Ellinis

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Genseek Genealogy
Genseek Genealogy, maintained by Jenny Fawcett, has over 500 unique databases and links to many other useful sources.

Portland Bay & Fairy Passenger Lists (1846).
Index to references of passengers travelling between Portland Bay & Port Fairy in Victoria and Launceston in Tasmania, as listed in Colonial newspapers at the time.

Edward Dibden travelling from Launceston to Portland

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Convicts to Australia
A guide to researching convict ancestors. Online databases, links and lots of information covering all aspects of convict transportation.

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN CONVICTS

CHARLES DIBDIN – Reg. 2802
Departed - London 1 Jan 1854, bound for Swan River Colony on the ‘Sea Park’.
Arrived - Fremantle 5 Apr 1854
Trial - Middlesex 7 Jan 1850
Crime - Counterfeiting coin
Term - 10 years

Description of Charles Dibdin
Male; mason; 24; single; 5’6”; light brown hair; blue eyes; oval face; fair complexion; slight build; slight scar of left elbow

Notes: Josiah Caldwell’s surgeon’s journal for the journey is held at the Public Record Office, London.

Fremantle Prison Convict Database
Information on men transported to Swan River Colony, Western Australia, 1850-1868

CHARLES DIBDIN (alias Dibsin)– No. 2802
Arrival date & Ship - 5 Apr 1854 on the 'Sea Park'
Date & Place of Trial - 7 Jan 1850, Central Criminal Court, London, England
Crime & Length of sentence - Counterfeiting coin, 10 years
Ticket of Leave date - 5 Apr 1854
Birthdate - 1830
Date & Place of death - 9 Nov 1886, Mt. Eliza
Marital status & Occupation - Unmarried, Mason

CHARLES DIBDIN – No. 3708
Ship - 'Colonial'
Sentenced - Perth, Western Australia
Crime & Length of sentence - Coining, Life commuted (note: had previous conviction)
Ticket of Leave date - 1 Dec 1862
Expiree - 2 Oct 1870
Certificate of Freedom date - 7 Oct 1870
Birthdate - 1830
Date & Place of death - 9 Nov 1886, Mt. Eliza
Known areas - Perth, Sussex
Comments - Moulder, labourer, worked for self in Perth 1863-1870

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AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL PIONEERS
Source: Australian Medical Pioneers Index

This is a database of over 3,000 pioneer doctors (1700s-1875) which includes doctors who were registered or qualified in Australia, resident in the country or visiting in a professional capacity.

Dr. CHARLES DIBDIN; settled in Australia by 1857
Unregistered practioner in the quartz mining town of Adelong, NSW.



CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY (MARINE BOARD OF NEW SOUTH WALES)
Family source



Master of a Harbour or River Steamer

To Henry Dibden

Whereas it has been reported to us that you have passed the Examination and given the Evidence required by the Navigation Act of 1871 we do hereby in persuance of the said Act grant you this Certficate to the effect that you are competent to act as Master of a Harbour River Steamer

Given under the Seal of the board at Sydney this 8th day of April 1873

Abram (?) - Treasurer
Hugh Fairclough - Warden
Henry Bailey – Warden

Prepared in duplicate and Recorded in the board Office - W.J. Wiltshire

No. of Certificate: 55 New South Wales
Address of bearer: Parsley St. Balmairi
Date of birth: 31st Mar 1839
Signature: Henry Dibden

This Certificate is given upon an Ordinary Examination passed at Sydney on the 8th day of April 1873




Third Class Engineer

To Henry Dibden

Whereas it has been reported to us that you have passed the Examination and given the Evidence required by the Navigation Act of 1871 we do hereby in persuance of the said Act grant you this Certficate to the effect that you are competent to act as Third Class Engineer

Given under the Seal of the board at Sydney this 25th day of March 1879

Board Office –
J.L. Thurdeman
Luis R. (?)
Benjamin Jenkins – warden
Thomas (?) – warden

No. of Certficate: 321 New South Wales
Address of Bearer: Balmairi
Date and Place of Birth: 1839 England
Signature: Henry Dibden

This Certificate is given upon an Ordinary Examination, passed at Sydney on the 24th day of March 1879



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AUSTRALIAN GOLD DIGGINGS: PROSPECTING NEAR GOULBURN 1852

Source: The Times; Friday 6 Feb 1852, pg.3

AUSTRALIAN GOLD DIGGINGS
We extract from our Australian papers the following particulars relative to mining operations:-

PROSPECTING NEAR GOULBURN
"Since our last prospecting in the neighbourhood has been carried on with moderate vigour. Captain Rossi, who deserves the utmost praise for the enthusiasm he has displayed in the search for native gold in the vicinity of the town, succeeded last week in procuring ten specimens, including one which from its solidity and size might with propriety be termed a 'nugget.' These were found at the Run of Water, near Boischere - the place at which some small nuggets were washed out by Messrs. Dibdin, Hillyard, and Jackson.
"The Goulburn correspondent of the Sydney Herald was labouring under a mistake when he stated that not a speck was found by those who prospected on the creek on Monday se'nnight. On that occasion, Mr. Stewart, the wheel-wright, and the writer of this paragraph, found several. He was also in error when he asserted that 40, 20, and 14 buckets of earth were washed; no such quantities were so, - the major part of those present feeling more inclined to indulge in senseless jokes than in the prosecution of a laudable search. At the Mulwarre Ponds Mr. Dibdin's party have been prospecting on several mornings during the week, and in every cradle washed out gold has been found. On some occasions as many as 13 heavy specks have been produced from a cradle of earth. As yet only the surface soil has been tried, but it is the intention of the public-spirited gentlemen to excavate to some depth during the next week, and we entertain, in spite of the correspondent of the Sydney Herald, great expectation that heavy metal will be discovered.

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INDEX TO PERSONS CALLED BEFORE QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT COMMITTEES (1860-1901)
Source: Queensland State Library

This index covers select committees, royal commissions and boards of enquiry published in the Queensland Legislative Assembly Votes and Proceedings.

Surname Given names Occupation Case ref./page
Dibdon Robert Lowes Legal Manager of mining companies Gold Fields 1871/v.1 622



CENTRAL QUEENSLAND FAMILY HISTORY ASSOCIATION

Rockhampton Residents 1868
Dibdon RL, house agent, Kent St


NEWSPAPER EXTRACTS

Helen Castle's Web: Miscellaneous Transcripts from Australia
The Queenslander 16 Jan 1892

RESIGNATIONS, 1891:
DIBDIN, Robert Lowes, Rockhampton


VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTES

Source: Family History Online

Original Index held by The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc.
Indexing of names that appear in the Victorian Government Gazettes is currently being undertaken to cover the period 1851-1900.

Surname Forename State Location Subject Year Page
DIBDEN E. Victoria Ballarat Shareholders Sovereign Mining Co 1872 432
DIBDIN George Victoria St. Arnaud Insolvency Notices 1875  
DIBDEN J. Victoria   Unclaimed Ship Letters Country List 1861 1009 & 1195
DIBDEN J. Victoria   Unclaimed Letters 1861 1774 & 1987
DIBDIN J. Victoria   Unclaimed Letters 1861 1398
DIBDIN T. J. Victoria Wombat Applications for Mining Leases 1872 1782
DIBDIN T. J. Victoria Hepburn Applications for Mining Leases 1872 2246
DIBDEN T. J. Victoria Melbourne Shareholders Great Extended Last Chance Quartz Mining Co 1873 224
DIBDIN T. J. Victoria Deep Creek Applications for Mining Leases 1873 214
DIBDIN T. J. Victoria Hepburn Applications for Mining Leases 1873 624
DIBDIN T. J. Victoria Wombat Mining Leases Declared Void 1873  
DIBDIN T. J. Victoria Kingston Shareholders Gostelow's Freehold Gold Mining Company 1874  
DIBDIN T. J. Victoria   Shareholders Gostelow's Freehold Gold Mining Company 1874  
DIBDIN T. J. Victoria   Shareholders Gostelow's Freehold Gold Mining Company No.2 1874  
DIBDEN T. J. Victoria Spring Hill Shareholders Lewers' Nor'-West Freehold Gold Mining Co 1874  
DIBDEN T. J. Victoria Spring Hill Shareholders Lewer's Royal Mint Gold Mining Co 1874  
DIBDIN T. J. Victoria Creswick Shareholders Richardson's Freehold Gold Mining Co 1875  
DIBDIN T. J. Victoria Creswick Shareholders Davie's Freehold Gold Mining Company 1875  
DIBDIN Thomas Victoria Blanket Flat Shareholders Vineyard Tribute Quartz Mining Co 1872 224
DIBDIN Thomas J. Victoria Deep Creek Shareholders Kangaroo Hills Gold Mining Co 1873  
DIBDEN Thomas J. Victoria Deep Creek Shareholders Kangaroo Hills Gold Mining Co 1873  
DIBDEN Thos Victoria Creswick Shareholders Baroness Rothschild Gold Mining Company 1875  




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