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Family Colonization Loan Society Emigration Scheme -
1851.
Mary TYE 18yrs arr. 10th Dec 1854 on "Marchioness of Londonderry"
Captain J Williams
She paid 12 pounds in fare.
This voyage was organised by the
'Family Colonisation Loan Society'
run by Caroline Chisholm. Listing of passengers to follow.
This section below about the Family Colonisation Loan Soc. is from Jenny
Fawcett's homepage (Genseek).
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Family Colonization Loan Society Emigration Scheme - 1851.
provided by Jenny Fawcett - Genseek
The following example of an emigration scheme, was taken from the Belfast
Gazette, [Port Fairy,Victoria,Australia,].1851
It is an example of one of the many schemes that where made available
to encourage emigration to the fledgling colony of Port Phillip, Australia,
which is now the State of Victoria,
Family Colonization Loan Scheme – 1851
FAMILY COLONIZATION LOAN SOCIETY
Originated by Mrs Chisholm.
Committee for Port Phillip.
Right Rev. Dr Perry, Lord Bishop of Melbourne
Rev. Irving Hetherington
Rev. G.M. Drummond, of Geelong
Very Rev. Dr Geoghegan
Rev. Mr. Strong
Rev. William Butters
Rev. Alexander Morrison
William Stall, Esq., Attorney General
Alastair Mackenzie, Esq., Colonial Treasurer
Henry Moore, Esq., J.P.
D.C. M'Arthur, Esq.i Manager of Bank of Australasia
The Hon. The speaker, James Frederick Palmer, Esq.
Wm. Westgarth, Esq., M.L.C.
John Pascoe Fawkner, Esq, M.L.C.
John Thomas Smith, Esq., M.L.C. Mayor of Melbourne
John O'Shanassay, Esq., M.L.C
William Rutledge, Esq., M.L.C
Colonel Kenby
Arthur Davies, Esq.
Captain Pearson, of Mount Ridley
Alven E. Sturt, Esc.
Wm. Nicholson, Esq.
With power to add to their number.
THE RE-UNION OF FAMILIES-
The above society, (which is of a purely benevolent character, and has
for it's committee in England, Lord Ashley, M.P., the Right Hon. Vernon
Smith, M.P., and other gentlemen of rank and influence), not only endeavors
to aid struggling families and individuals of approved character in their
emigration from Europe, but has for one of it's objects the re-union of
separated members of families.
Persons, therefore, in Port Phillip, who wish to get out to this country,
from England, Ireland or Scotland, their sons or daughters, fathers or
mothers, brothers or sisters, or other near relatives; or husbands who
have been necessitated to leave their wives and children behind, and may
be now anxious to get them out, are informed that they and their relatives
at home will be aided and advised by this society in their mutual exertions
to be re-united.
This re-union may be carried out as followed:
The present cost for each adult is 12 pounds, from England to Port Phillip-
for children under 14 years - 6 pounds each, being reckoned equal to half
an adult:
Loans of 4 pounds, or 5 pounds, or 6 pounds, on satisfactory reference,
and according to circumstances, will be given to each adult for two years,
without interest, parties themselves paying the difference in the first
instance, viz. 8 pounds, or 7 pounds or 6 pounds each: a relative in this
country may advance the amount, or may jointly with his relation at home
make up the sum required.
To show the working of the plan- let us suppose a father in Melbourne
wishes to send for his son at home, that the son can raise 3 pounds towards
his own passage, that the father sends him 5 pounds and the society sends
him 4 pounds, making 12 pounds, or that a son out here sends for both
parents - passage 24 pounds- say the parents at home can raise 6 pounds,
that the son advances 8 pounds and the society lends him 10 pounds: or
again, that a husband sends home for his wife and two children, one being
above the age of 14, the other under passage of the three, 30 pounds.
Say that the wife can pay 8 pounds at home, that the husband remits her
10 pounds, and the society in this case gives a loan of 12 pounds, thus
their passage is secured. Much, however, as to the money arrangement,
will depend upon the circumstances of individuals. Last month, one worthy
son sent home for his mother and two adult brothers. He calculated they
could pay nothing towards their passage; he therefore remitted by means
by the society 19 pounds 4s, the society lending them 16 pounds 16s.,
making 36 pounds, the amount of their passage. Again, a single person
here with small means, may be anxious to get out several relatives at
home who have no funds of their own. In cases like this the society recommended
that the strongest and most serviceable portion of the family should emigrate
first and help the others over. A servant girl, last month, aged 12, sent
home through the society 4 pounds for her mothers support, and now intends
to pay in 7 pounds for the passage of her brother, aged 22, the society
lending him 5 pounds, that by their joint labor and savings, they may
help over their mother and three sisters; and this good daughter and affectionate
sister will be able to do this, with the aid of the society's loan, in
about 18 months from the time of her brother's arrival. It is, however,
desirable that the party at home should if practicable, pay half or so
of the sum required to be raised at first, say 3 pounds, thus by the relative
here advancing 4 pounds and the society lending 5 pounds, a person will
be enabled to emigrate, and pay afterwards at the easy rate of 4s 2d.
a month, or not quite 1s a week, one being allowed two years to pay back
to the society the loan granted.
Whenever the loans are refunded, the same will be lent again, and if
the borrowers wish it, to others of their relations.
The payment, Remittances, and Emigration of parties are thus arranged:-
whenever payment is made to the agent or secretary of the society at Melbourne,
he grants to the party a numbered receipt for the amount, enters it in
the " Depositor's Book" kept in his office, and pays the money
into the Bank of Australasia, that firm remitting such payments in a gross
sum to the bankers, Messrs. Coutts and Co., of London, the latter house
having agreed to receive, and the other to remit all payments made by
immigrants in Australia, for the emigration of relations, or their support
at home, free of any charges !-a boon, on the part of those two Establishments,
of no ordinary nature.
It will also be satisfactory for parties interested to know what Mr M'Arthur,
manager of the Australasia Bank, has considerately offered, when he transmits
the peoples money in a draft to Messrs. Coutts and Co., to forward at
the same time the Agents, " Letter of Advice" to the committee
in London, together with his descriptive roll, in duplicate, showing the
names and address of persons in Port Phillip who have made the payments,
as well as the names, address, &c., of these at home, for whom the
money is sent. On receipt of this roll, the Society's agent in London,
writes to individuals that such sums are received for them from their
friends in Australia, and lodged in Coutts' Bank for their emigration.
If, however, the parties for whom the money is intended do not wish to
emigrate, or any of them should die in the mean time, then the whole of
the money- (for the money will all the time kept in the bank)- will be
returned by the society to the persons in Australia who has remitted it;
unless they state, in the first instance, that they wish, in such an event,
the money to be given to other relations.
The society also undertakes, through the liberal accommodation of the
Banks above mentioned, to forward any small sums of money which immigrants
wish to send to their relatives at home for their support, to see it transmitted
or paid to them, and, in due time, to return to them their relatives'
receipts for the amount. In this way, a servant girl may send two shillings
a week to her aged parent. Payments may be made weekly or monthly. The
committee in London, arrange for the passage of the emigrants, gives to
each family an enclosed cabin, and one to every six single females, and
ample provisions are provided for them. The emigrants will have the free
use of the poop-deck, and no spirits will be allowed to be sold on board,
though a supply will be in store in case of need.
Those persons at the Gold Diggings who wish to get relations out, need
not to come purposely down to Melbourne to effect this, as some have proposed.They
can easily meet with respectable parties at the diggings, who can engage
to give them orders upon houses in Melbourne. Persons must bear in mind
that the committee in England will be unable to grant passages until the
whole of the money required for such is lodged in the bank, as the finance
committee must enter into an agreement to pay for such passages when the
ship is chartered. Parties should also recollect that these loans are
at present sums of money obtained from the benevolent public in England,
as a donation or a gift in aid the industrious classes in their emigration.
These loans, therefore, are required to be repaid to the society, that
the sums so refunded may be lent again to others.
Those individuals who have already been assisted with loans, and thereby
enabled to emigrate to Port Phillip, by the 'Slains Castle' and 'Blundell',
can pay the loans granted to them according to their agreement with the
society in England, to the agent or secretary of the said society at Melbourne,
who is duly authorised to receive such, and to transmit the amount to
the society.
Applicants in the interior are requested to give their names, age, address,
occupation, whether married, or single, reference, &c. and the names
of their relatives at home, with full particulars.
For further information apply to Captain Chisholm, Melbourne, if by letter,
post paid.
By the books kept in this office, it appears that 28 parents, 38 brothers
and sisters, 13 children left behind, and 3 wives, have thus either been
sent for by relatives here, or weekly or monthly payments are now being
made for their emigration from the 10th of Oct 1851 - till present.
ARCHD. CHISHOLM
Hon.Sec.
No. 110, Swanston street, Melbourne taken from the Belfast Gazette.[Port
Fairy - Australia] 1851
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