Hi JR, I have checked the Water Lily passenger list , it docked in Geelong
Victoria Australia 1853. There are 5 ' J De Sousa" people on the the list ,
there is no Dourado on the list . I will search the Australian achives for
: Jose de Sousa Dourado b Ponta Garca Azores, possible arrival in Australia
1853 , with a few years either side of that date. It may take me about a
week but I will get back to you as soon as possible with any details I find of
arrival and departureBest Wishes Chris
On Monday, 27 October 2014, 3:16, JR <[email protected]> wrote:
Well thank you very much! How do you want me to send the info. I can post or
send it privately.
This is a connection to my wife's family. It seems her grandfather was related
to the Sousa Dourado's through his grandparents, and inherited property from
them. There are at least two by the name of Joao de Sousa Dourado and they all
Sousa Dourados descend from the same family. If you don't already know Dourado
means gold. So for me this now becomes a mining expedition, just like the
people who went to Australia. I have to determine when they adopted the name
Dourado, as this seems too good to be true. All the Sousa Dourado's originate
from Porto Formoso and settled in Ponta Garca by 1800. I know Eliseu has a
close connection with Porto Formoso.
The story is that one Jose de Sousa Dourado went to Australia to work and
returned wealthy. I will try to get more details to see if it could have have
been Joao. This Jose had a sister named Jacinta with same last name. They were
godparents to many of my wife's ancestors. Since neither Jose or his sister
married, it was my wife's grandfather that looked after them when they were
older. Jose has two certifications noted on his birth registry, usually issued
for passport or other events. Certified- May 12- 1853 and April 8, 1862
Does this help? Let me know what kind of info you need.
JR
On Sunday, October 26, 2014 7:53:00 AM UTC-4, cmurray56 wrote:
Hi JR . There was a ship called 'The Water Lily" that departed the Azores
for Victoria Australia in the 1800's. Many of the people from the Azores went
hunting for gold in the gold rush in Victoria Australia. I am a decendant of
one. My GGG Grandfather came from the Azores to Australia and lived in the
Ballarat region of Victoria. He did not come on the Water Lily and im still
searching for details of his arrival. I have his Australia marriage cert but no
entry details. Maria Lima who is a member of this group , did have relations on
the Water Lily and she kindly gave me a copy of the ships list. I will post it
as soon as I can find it, with the hope that you may find a name on it of your
ancestor. Mariam Lima's ancestors lived in the region of Creswick and where
miners, they have their graves there and are registered. If you can give me
details of youre ancestor , I will go to the library and check the records to
see if there are any for him.Best WishesChris
On Sunday, October 26, 2014 2:42:53 PM UTC+11, JR wrote:
I am aware of the mass migrations of emigrants from Azores to Brazil and USA,
and to lesser extent other places. Does anyone know if there was migration to
Australia and when?
JR
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