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Calista Outcomes
An attempt to group passengers of the Calista (arrived 5 August 1829) with regard to whether they
1. were 'successful' in making some kind of go it in the Colony
2. left asap
3. died well before their three-score-and-ten allotment
4. left no trace
Stayed
George Leake, capitalist
Daniel Scott, harbour master
Lionel Samson, merchant
William Samson, Lionel's brother & partner, dep. SA 1846
Richard & Susanna Wells; agent for Peter Lautour; bank mgr., d. 1846
James & Mary Ann Kenton & 4 children; publican, d. 1838
Charles & Elizabeth Spencer & 2 children, servant to Lionel Samson, farmer
James Knight, farmer, publican, dep. 1853
Robert & Susannah Maydwell & dtr Susan(nah), employed by Leake, constable
Joseph Hunter, shepherd, Lautour, d. York 1877
Joseph Bright, employee of Lautour; still here (York) 1842
Edmund & Jane Northcart (aka Northeast/Northest), & son Charles; working York 1840s
George & Elizabeth Christmass, & four children; successful farmer, publican @ Shamrock
Left
John Finigan, carpenter, servant to Lionel Samson, dep. 1835 NSW
Isaac and Hannah Jecks, dep. England 1845
Charles Chapman, servant to Jecks, dep. 1841
Henry Clarke, servant to Jecks, dep. 1848
William & Mary Smith & 5 children, carpenter, dep. VDL 1838
Robert Butt, carpenter, Lautour, dep. 1841 ?
Samuel Westbrook, wife & 3 children (consigned to Hobart)
Raphael Clint, dep. for VDL 7.1832 with WA wife Mary Ann (arr. Stirling 1831)
Thomas Kent with wife, dep. for NSW before end 1829
Died
William & Rebecca Gawler & 3 children; William (and dtr Emily) drowned
Richard & Harriet Lewis & Richard Jnr. Snr d. 1841.
Unknown
Robert Bell, servant to Leake
James Cockman../people/bellrobert.html, servant to Leake
Robert Paine, servant to Leake
George Blay
Thomas Pettit, blacksmith, Lautour; still here in 1842
Richard & Mary Earl & one child (actually a nephew, George b. 1817) at Albany 1834
Mr & Mrs King & 2 children ?
Alick ?
Nigh ?
Wade ?
References and Links
Family History WA page for 1829 ship arrivals.
This page incorporates material from Garry Gillard's Freotopia website, that he started in 2014 and the contents of which he donated to Wikimedia Australia in 2024. The content was originally created on 9 September, 2023 and hosted at freotopia.org/ships/calistaanalysis.html (it was last updated on 9 September, 2023). The donated data is also preserved in the Internet Archive's collection.