Dent family connections
Alphabetical and numerical index
Before using the information on this page please refer to the following:
| Reg. No. | Surname First Names |
Enrolment Date Enrolment Place |
Born Parish Born County |
Trade/Calling Age Size |
Ship Married/Single |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Scotton William |
25 Jan Melbourne |
Leverington Cambridge |
Quarryman 33 5ft 5in |
Swiftsure M |
| 102 | Saxon Joel |
19 Jan Melbourne |
Manchester Lancashire |
Engineer 22 5ft 5in |
Swiftsure M |
| 103 | Saville William |
19 Jan Melbourne |
Manchester Lancashire |
Driver 28 5ft 4in |
Swiftsure S |
| 104 | Taylor Richard |
20 Jan Melbourne |
Bushbury Stafford |
Labourer 25 6ft 0in |
Swiftsure M |
| discharged by substitute 25 Oct 1866 No. 582 Patterson | |||||
| 105 | Tuohill Mathias |
19 Jan Melbourne |
Barnwell Upper Canada |
Labourer 39 5ft 9in |
Swiftsure - |
| 106 | Talbot William |
20 Jan Melbourne |
Ennis Clare |
Labourer 39 5ft 9in |
Swiftsure M |
| 107 | Thomas Benjamin |
18 Jan Melbourne |
Stepney Middlesex |
Horse Breaker 31 5ft 7in |
Swiftsure M |
| 108 | Vaux Elnerthan |
19 Jan Melbourne |
S. Petherton Somerset |
Butcher 31 5ft 8in |
Swiftsure M |
| 109 | Webber Henry |
18 Jan Melbourne |
St. Davids, Exeter Devon |
Armourer 33 5ft 9in |
Swiftsure M |
| 110 | Webley John |
18 Jan Melbourne |
St. Pauls Bristol |
Painter 28 6ft 1in |
Swiftsure M |
| discharged 10 Aug 1864 obtaining No. 489 George Hart as a substitute | |||||
| 111 | Knight James |
18 Jan Melbourne |
Kennington Somerset |
Carpenter 38 5ft 8in |
Swiftsure M |
| 112 Notes |
Dent Mark |
18 Jan Melbourne |
Hanley Castle Worcester |
Veterinary Surgeon 39 5ft 4½in |
Swiftsure M |
| 113 | Armitage George |
19 Jan Melbourne |
St. Peters Dublin |
Clerk 39 5ft 9in |
Swiftsure M |
| 114 | Mason Thomas |
19 Jan Melbourne |
St. Marys Westmeath |
Bootmaker 39 5ft 6¾in |
Swiftsure M |
| 115 | Lawless Thomas |
18 Jan Melbourne |
St. Heliers Jersey |
Contractor 38 5ft 5¾in |
Swiftsure Widower |
| 116 | Bourke Edward |
18 Jan Melbourne |
Claver Bridge Galway |
Labourer 39 5ft 8¾in |
Swiftsure Widower |
| discharged on obtaining No. 521 Owen Shanaghan as a substitute 10 Jul 1865 | |||||
| 117 | Eyton John |
18 Jan Melbourne |
Warrington Lancashire |
Labourer 39 5ft 7½in |
Swiftsure M |
| 118 | McGregor William |
18 Jan Melbourne |
Kilpatrick Dumbarton |
Labourer 34 5ft 10in |
Swiftsure M |
| discharged by substitute No. 579 Corporal Hartney | |||||
| 119 Notes |
Vowles Thomas |
18 Jan Melbourne |
Blagdon Somerset |
Gardener 34 5ft 6in |
Swiftsure M |
| 120 | Webb Joseph |
19 Jan Melbourne |
Clonsligh Queens County |
Labourer 39 5ft 8in |
Swiftsure M |
| 121 | Golden William |
22 Jan Melbourne |
St. James London |
Shoemaker 30 5ft 8¾in |
Swiftsure M |
| 122 Notes |
Crosbie John |
18 Jan Melbourne |
Druninghone Cavan |
Labourer 30 5ft 7in |
Swiftsure M |
| 123 | L'Estrange Guy F |
18 Jan Melbourne |
Tissarne Kings County |
Labourer 32 5ft 9½in |
Swiftsure M |
| 124 | Bauer Jacob |
18 Jan Melbourne |
Basin Switzerland |
Cabinet Maker 27 5ft 8in |
Swiftsure M |
| 125 | Doody John |
19 Jan Melbourne |
St. Giles London, Middlesex |
Tailor 30 5ft 6in |
Swiftsure M |
| 126 | Williams James |
18 Jan Melbourne |
Brighton Sussex |
Tanner 36 5ft 5in |
Swiftsure M |
| 127 | Hackett John |
18 Jan Melbourne |
Ballingary Tipperary |
Labourer 36 5ft 7½in |
Swiftsure M |
| 128 | Kelly Robert |
18 Jan Melbourne |
Baroney, Glasgow Lanark |
Baker 33 5ft 4in |
Swiftsure M |
| 129 | Emmerson Thomas |
18 Jan Melbourne |
Stowmarket Suffolk |
Bootmaker 35 5ft 8½in |
Swiftsure M |
| 130 | Drury George |
24 Jan Melbourne |
Worthing Sussex |
Labourer 27 5ft 11in |
Swiftsure M |
| 131 | French Charles |
19 Jan Melbourne |
Dursley Gloucester |
Joiner 34 5ft 7in |
Swiftsure M |
| 132 | Jackson Thomas |
19 Jan Melbourne |
St. Marys, Gloster Gloucester |
Baker 34 5ft 8in |
Swiftsure M |
| discharged on obtaining No. 544 Wm. Johns as a substitute 6 Jan 1866 | |||||
| 133 | Morgan William |
19 Jan Melbourne |
Nottingham Nottingham |
Gardener 33 5ft 5in |
Swiftsure M |
| 134 | Tout Henry |
19 Jan Melbourne |
.......... Adelaide, S. Australia |
Butcher 32 5ft 6in |
Swiftsure M |
| 135 | Dyer James |
19 Jan Melbourne |
St. James, Liverpool Lancashire |
Carpenter 34 5ft 6in |
Swiftsure M |
| 136 | Wheelan Patrick |
19 Jan Melbourne |
Marybaro Rock Queens County |
Labourer 25 5ft 7in |
Swiftsure M |
| 137 | Mateer Arthur |
18 Jan Melbourne |
Belfast Antrim |
Butcher 27 5ft 7in |
Swiftsure M |
| drowned 17 Mar 1865 - at Onehunga | |||||
| 138 | McCulloch James |
21 Jan Melbourne |
Carlow Carlow |
Draper 22 5ft 8in |
Swiftsure M |
| drowned 13 Nov 1865 | |||||
| 139 | Young Benjamin |
20 Jan Melbourne |
Hewniss Bedford |
Carpenter 31 5ft 6in |
Swiftsure M |
| 140 | Syme John |
21 Jan Melbourne |
Glamis Forfar |
Labourer 26 5ft 11½in |
Swiftsure M |
| deserted 2 Nov 1865 | |||||
| 141 | Martin William |
18 Jan Melbourne |
St. Georges Renfrew |
Tanner 36 5ft 6in |
Swiftsure M |
| 142 | O'Meara William |
18 Jan Melbourne |
Dunkerin Kings County |
Labourer 24 5ft 9in |
Swiftsure M |
| deserted 4 May 1866 absent from two consecutive musters | |||||
| 143 | Martin Henry |
19 Jan Melbourne |
Spitalfields, London Middlesex |
Engineer 37 5ft 6in |
Swiftsure M |
| 144 | Smith Alfred |
18 Jan Melbourne |
Tonsery Buckingham |
Shoemaker 39 5ft 5in |
Swiftsure M |
| 145 | Hinton Joseph |
19 Jan Melbourne |
Wilton Wiltshire |
Labourer 35 5ft 4in |
Swiftsure M |
| 146 | Greaves Benjamin |
19 Jan Melbourne |
Ashton under Lyne Lancashire |
Quarryman 34 5ft 8in |
Swiftsure M |
| 147 | Williamson Frederick |
31 Jan Melbourne |
Birmingham Warwick |
Cabinet Maker 25 5ft 8in |
Swiftsure M |
| 148 | Maxwell Frank |
22 Feb Onehunga |
Gannoby Dumfries |
Mariner 24 5ft 8in |
Swiftsure S |
| discharged 20 Jul 1865 obtaining No. 524 Thos. Rothwell as a substitute | |||||
| 149 | McCabe Thomas |
18 Jan Melbourne |
St. Johns, Sheffield Yorkshire |
Butcher 24 5ft 8½in |
Swiftsure S |
| discharged 18 Feb 1865 - on account of bad character | |||||
| 150 | Lewis Jesse B |
22 Feb Onehunga |
.......... .......... |
Sail Maker 32 5ft 8in |
Swiftsure S |
| given up as a deserter from ship "Swiftsure" 1 Mar 1864 | |||||
| 151 | Thompson William |
27 Feb Onehunga |
Liverpool Lancashire |
Mason 28 5ft 6in |
Swiftsure S |
| discharged 13 Mar 1865 - on account of bad character | |||||
| 152 | Watts William |
23 Jan Melbourne |
Trinity College |
Hemp Tackle Maker 32 5ft 7in |
Swiftsure M |
| discharged 15 Mar 1865 on obtaining No. 514 Wm. McCullum as a substitute | |||||
| 153 | Knox John |
15 Jan Melbourne |
Magherally Down |
Detective Policeman 32 5ft 7in |
Swiftsure M |
| 154 Notes |
Eager William |
19 Jan Melbourne |
Capper Kerry |
Tailor 29 5ft 8½in |
Swiftsure M |
| 155 | Woodward Charles |
19 Jan Melbourne |
St. Johns Middlesex |
Baker 39 5ft 11½in |
Swiftsure M |
| 156 | Jackson Alfred |
19 Jan Melbourne |
Doncaster Yorkshire |
Mariner 34 5ft 6in |
Swiftsure M |
| 157 | Wood Robert |
19 Jan Melbourne |
Old Mohin Aberdeen |
Quarryman 26 5ft 6in |
Swiftsure M |
| 158 | Faulkner John |
19 Jan Melbourne |
Manchester Lancashire |
Labourer 24 5ft 7in |
Swiftsure M |
| 159 | Osborne William |
19 Jan Melbourne |
Stroud Water Gloucester |
Butcher 31 5ft 9½in |
Swiftsure M |
| discharged 13 Sep 1864 on obtaining No. 493 W Bowden as a substitute | |||||
| 160 | Curtiss William |
.......... .......... |
.......... .......... |
Baker 25 5ft 6in |
.......... S |
| deserted 19 Feb 1864 - this man deserted in Auckland on day of arrival from Melbourne | |||||
| 161 | Kingsley Henry |
23 Jan Melbourne |
Dunekin Queens County |
Labourer 39 5ft 9½in |
Swiftsure M |
| 162 | Whittington George |
18 Jan Melbourne |
Salford Lancashire |
Compositor 34 5ft 7in |
Swiftsure M |
| 163 | Palmerston Henry |
26 Feb Onehunga |
Bremen Germany |
Servant 20 5ft 5in |
Swiftsure S |
| deserted 6 Mar 1866 - absent from two consecutive musters | |||||
| 164 | Duan Joseph |
.......... Sydney |
.......... .......... |
Servant 28 5ft 7in |
.......... S |
| transferred to 2nd regiment 13 Mar 1864 | |||||
| 165 | Allen William |
8 Mar Onehunga |
Kennington Surrey |
Shoemaker 33 5ft 8in |
Louis & Marion M |
| 166 | Cullen Patrick |
7 Mar Auckland |
Drumglass Tyrone |
Labourer 36 5ft 7¾in |
Lancashire S |
| discharged 11 Mar 1865 - on account of bad character | |||||
| 167 | Hackett James |
2 Mar Auckland |
Ballaskene Tipperary |
Bricklayer 38 5ft 9in |
Lord Ashley S |
| 168 | Nagle John |
1 Mar Auckland |
Mallen Cork |
Labourer 35 5ft 11in |
Lord Ashley S |
| discharged obtaining No. 538 D H White as a substitute 15 Dec 1865 | |||||
| 169 | McCabe John |
1 Mar Auckland |
Endisdimon Clare |
Labourer 29 5ft 9½in |
Lord Ashley S |
| 170 | Crofft James |
15 Feb Sydney |
St. James Northumberland |
Labourer 18 5ft 5in |
Claude Hamilton S |
| deserted 1 May 1865 | |||||
| 171 | Rudland William |
3 Feb Sydney |
Timworth Suffolk |
Groom 36 5ft 10in |
Kate S |
| discharged 14 Feb 1865 on obtaining No. 512 Private John Cropp as a substitute | |||||
| 172 | Malcolm Edward |
9 Feb Sydney |
St. Martins Middlesex |
Labourer 18 5ft 9in |
Phoebe S |
| 173 | Smerdon John |
3 Feb Sydney |
Ashburton Devonshire |
Carpenter 26 5ft 7in |
Kate S |
| 174 | Allen Benjamin |
15 Feb Nelson |
Birmingham Worcester |
Upholsterer 17 5ft 2in |
Phoebe S |
| 175 | Andrews James |
3 Feb Sydney |
Penryn Cornwall |
Labourer 24 5ft 8in |
Kate M |
| 176 | Bastable James |
15 Feb Sydney |
Tralee Kerry |
Labourer 23 5ft 7in |
Claude Hamilton M |
| 177 | Bevan William |
15 Feb Sydney |
Swansea Glamorgan |
Labourer 35 5ft 9in |
Claude Hamilton S |
| 178 | Blanchett Uriah |
9 Feb Nelson |
Wootton Bassett Wiltshire |
Shoemaker 31 5ft 6½in |
Phoebe S |
| 179 | Boyle Connell |
3 Feb Sydney |
Cloughnelly Donegal |
Labourer 20 5ft 5in |
Kate S |
| 180 Notes |
Brothers Edward |
3 Feb Sydney |
St. Marys, Nottingham Nottingham |
Carpenter 28 5ft 6in |
Kate S |
| 181 | Brown John |
3 Feb Sydney |
Dunlop Ayrshire |
Labourer 30 5ft 9in |
Kate M |
| 182 | Burdwood James |
3 Feb Sydney |
Poonah Bombay |
Labourer 28 5ft 7in |
Kate M |
| 183 | Carlay James |
24 Feb Auckland |
.......... Antrim |
Miner 37 5ft 6½in |
Novelty S |
| 184 | Carven Edward |
15 Feb Sydney |
Nantwich Chester |
Miner 26 5ft 8in |
Claude Hamilton S |
| 185 | Comerford John |
15 Feb Sydney |
Portobello Dublin |
Labourer 20 5ft 6in |
Claude Hamilton S |
| 186 | Christie Charles |
15 Feb Nelson |
Peterboro Northampton |
Brewer 40 5ft 7in |
Phoebe S |
| 187 | Crofft John |
15 Feb Sydney |
St. James Northumberland |
Baker 18 5ft 8in |
Claude Hamilton S |
| 188 Notes |
Davis John |
24 Feb Auckland |
Birmingham Warwick |
Miner 21 5ft 2in |
Novelty S |
| 189 | Davis William |
15 Feb Sydney |
Arliss Queens County |
Labourer 31 5ft 9½in |
Phoebe M |
| discharged on obtaining No. 545 W Caldwell as a substitute 1 Sep 1866 | |||||
| 190 | Delaney Daniel |
5 Feb Blenheim |
Coole Kerry |
Labourer 27 5ft 11¾in |
Lord Ashley S |
| deserted 1 May 1865 | |||||
| 191 | Dixon William B |
3 Feb Sydney |
St. James Cumberland |
Clerk 19 5ft 9in |
Kate S |
| 192 | Dowsett Charles |
13 Feb Nelson |
Doddinghurst Essex |
Carpenter 26 5ft 4in |
Phoebe M |
| discharged 14 Oct 1864 on obtaining No. 498 Private Wm. Brown as a substitute | |||||
| 193 | Drew William |
3 Feb Sydney |
Stapleton Gloucestershire |
Labourer 19 5ft 6in |
Kate M |
| 194 | Dunn John |
5 Feb Blenheim |
Bassiladan Argyle |
Labourer 29 5ft 10in |
Lord Ashley M |
| discharged 2 Nov 1864 on obtaining No. 500 Private W Kelly as a substitute | |||||
| 195 | Ellery Henry |
15 Feb Sydney |
St. Sidwell Devonshire |
Labourer 30 5ft 6in |
Claude Hamilton M |
| deserted 30 Sep 1865 - absent from two musters | |||||
| 196 | Elmslie Alexr. |
5 Feb Wairau |
Vauxhall Surrey |
Labourer 25 5ft 10in |
Phoebe S |
| discharged 22 Aug 1866 obtaining substitute No. 568 J F Bracken | |||||
| 197 | Feehan Thomas |
15 Feb Sydney |
Verr Kings County |
Labourer 24 5ft 7in |
Claude Hamilton M |
| 198 | Finlayson John |
3 Feb Sydney |
Bonhill Dumbarton |
Iron Turner 30 5ft 4¾in |
Kate M |
| 199 | Green Cleveland |
3 Feb Sydney |
Westbrook Staffordshire |
Labourer 19 5ft 10in |
Kate S |
| 200 | Greenaway George |
15 Feb Sydney |
Marlborough Wiltshire |
Labourer 38 5ft 11in |
Claude Hamilton S |