Each link is directed to an image of a list of passengers for that particular ship. Unfortunately the information on some images may not be 100% accurate, as they were transcribed from microfilmed images of the 'South Australian Register' newspaper of the day. Where possible the list has been compared with photocopies of actual passenger lists (many of which are difficult to read).

1836-40         1841-1845       1846       1847          1848         1849         1850         1851        

1847 ABOUKIR from London and Plymouth 1 - 06 1847 - Captain C Scott, 302 emigrants arrived Port Adelaide on 4-09-1847
1847 ADELAIDE from Hobart with Captain Gedge, arrived Port Adelaide May 24 - 23 passengers
1847 ALBATROSS from Spencers Gulf with Captain Tapley, arrived Adelaide Feb 26, 1847
1847 ALPHA from Rivoli Bay with Captain Dowset, arrived Adelaide Jan 12 1847 - passengers incl. 4 shepherds
1847 ALPHA from Portland, Rivoli and Guichen Bays with Captain Edward Dowsett, arrived Adelaide April 23, 1847
1847 ALPHA from Launceston and Portland with Captain James Key, arrived Adelaide August 14, 1847

1847 ANGELINA from Hong Kong with Captain William Morgan, arrived Port Adelaide Nov 9th,1847
1847 ANTARES from Singapore, arrived Port Adelaide May 9th, 1847 No passengers reported
1847 ANTILLA from London with Captain R. Pearce, arrived Port Adelaide on 11-11-1847
1847 APPLETON from Bristol - Captain Thomas Oliver, arrived Port Adelaide March 27 arrived Port Adelaide on 27-03-1847
1847 AUGUSTUS from Mauritius May 25th 1847 with Captain Duff, arrived Port Adelaide June 26th, 1847
1847 AUGUSTUS from Hobart Town with Captain Duff, arrived Adelaide Sept 16th, 1847

1847 BANDICOOT from Hobart Town with Captain Bowden, arrived Adelaide Feb 28, 1847
1847 BLENG from London 26 - 11 1846 - Captain Hugh Stewart, arrived Port Adelaide on 18-03-1847
1847 BRITISH SOVEREIGN from London via Plymouth - Captain J. Cow, arrived Port Adelaide on July 17, 1847
1847 BRITON from Leith with Captain W. Mitchell, arrived Port Adelaide - April 17, 1847 No passengers
1847 CACIQUE / CUCIQUE from Singapore arrived Port Adelaide 18 04 1847 R
1847 CACIQUE / CUCIQUE from Singapore with Captain J D Mackie, arrived Port Adelaide May 4, 1847
1847 CACIQUE / CUCIQUE from Singapore arrived Port Adelaide 2 10 1847

1847 CALEDONIA from Gottenburg via Cape of Good Hope arrived Port Adelaide 27 11 1847 R - no passengers
1847 CHAMPION from Swan River and King George's Sound with Lieut. Helpman, arrived Adelaide March 12, 1847 - passengers (incl. 1 other - name not listed)
1847 CHINA from London 29 - 08 1847 via Plymouth - Captain E.W. Lively, arrived Port Adelaide on 14-12-1847 - 231 emigrants
1847 COMMODORE from Sydney with Captain Witherick, arrived Adelaide October 10th, 1847
1847 COMPETITOR from London with Captain George Hyde, arrived Port Adelaide on 30-10-1847
1847 CRESSY from London - Captain H. Withers, 97 day voyage arrived Port Adelaide on 19-08-1847.
1847 CYGNET from Hobart Town with Captain W L McLeod, arrived Adelaide Feb 5th, 1847
1847 DAVID MALCOLM from London via Plymouth with Captain Jacob W. Smith, arrived Port Adelaide on 23-01-1847
1847 DERWENT from Portsmouth 2 - 09 1847 - Captain Innes McPherson, arrived at Adelaide in December 1847
    (chartered by Bishop Short to bring his family and several clergymen to Australia) - the journey occupying 117 days.
1847 DEWDROP from Guernsey Feb 22nd 1847 , arrival Adelaide 16th Jul 1847 - no passengers reported
1847 DORSET from Sydney with Captain Walsh, arrived Adelaide Feb 27th, 1847
1847 DORSET from Sydney April 12th 1847 with Captain Walsh, arrived Port Adelaide May 2nd 1847
1847 DORSET from Sydney June 7th 1847 with Captain Walsh, arrived Adelaide July 3rd (Partial list of 29 passengers)
1847 DORSET from Sydney with Captain Walsh, arrived Adelaide August 29th 1847
1847 DORSET from Sydney with Captain Walsh, arrived Adelaide October 22nd, 1847
1847 DORSET from Sydney with Captain D Walsh, arrived Port Adelaide Dec 11, 1847

1847 DUCHESS OF NORTHUMBERLAND from London 30 - 07 1847 via Plymouth with Captain Benjamin Freeman, arrived Port Adelaide on 29-10-1847
1847 ELIZA from Bally, via Batavia with Captain Valrent, arrived Port Adelaide Feb 28th 1847
1847 ELIZABETH JANE from Launceston with Captain Thomas Stericher, arrived Adelaide December 1, 1847
1847 ELIZABETH THOMPSON from Liverpool via Hobart Town - Captain Thomas Kemp, arrived Port Adelaide on 28-10-1847 - passengers incl. 4 soldiers in steerage
1847 ELLEN AND ELIZABETH schooner from Circular Head, arrival Adelaide July 7th 1847
1847 EMILY from Cape of Good Hope with Captain Carew, arrive Adelaide August 21, 1847
1847 EMMA - from Sydney, arrived Adelaide July 1847
1847 EMMA from Sydney with Captain Hay, arrived Adelaide Feb 5th, 1847
1847 EMMA from Sydney with Captain William Osborm, arrived Adelaide August 26th, 1847

1847 EMPRESS from Swan River and King Georges Sound, arrival Adelaide April 17th 1847
1847 EMPRESS from Hobart Town with Captain Thomas, arrived Adelaide August 7th, 1847

1847 ESPERANZA from Manila arrived Port Adelaide 20 07 1847 SA
1847 FLIBBERTY from Sydney 1st Mar 1847 with Captain Dickson, arrived Adelaide March 20th 1847
1847 GELLERT from Bremen with Captain Fhlert, arrived Port Adelaide on 23-12-1847 with 247 passengers
1847 GUNGA from London via Cape of Good Hope with Captain W.H. Grebow, arrived Port Adelaide on 13-12-1847
1847 HAWK schooner from Singapore with Captain Allen, Regular trader arrived Port Adelaide Jan 9, 1847
1847 HAWK from Singapore Regular trader arrived Port Adelaide 9 06 1847 R
1847 HAWK from Singapore, arrival Adelaide Dec 11th 1847 Passengers included 14 Chinamen

1847 HELOISE from Bremen 12 - 10 1846 - Captain Beckman, arrived Port Adelaide on 17-03-1847
1847 HENRY from Launceston with Captain Tregartha, arrived Adelaide Feb 27th, 1847
1847 HENRY from Launceston and Portland with Captain Tregurtha, arrived Adelaide April 18, 1847 with 3 soldiers of the 11th Regiment
1847 HENRY from Launceston with Captain Tregurtha, arrived Port Adelaide May 24,1847 - Passengers (incl.4 Rank and File 11th Regiment in Steerage)
1847 HENRY from Launceston (Capt. Tregartha) arrived Port Adelaide July 7
1847 HENRY from Launceston with Captain A F Farley, arrived Port Adelaide October 29th - passengers and horses
1847 HENRY from Launceston with Captain T Farley, arrival Adelaide Nov 7th, 1847 - passengers (incl. 19 rank and file, 3 women and 3 children of the 11th Regiment)
1847 HENRY from Launceston, arrival Adelaide December 8th 1847

1847 HERMAN VON BECKERATH from Bremen via Rio de Janeiro with Captain Kahle, arrived Port Adelaide on 15-12-1847 and 270 passengers in steerage
1847 HOOGHLY from London with Captain William Henry, 110 day voyage arrived Port Adelaide on 23-11-1847
1847 HOPE from Bourbon, Mauritius with Captain Miller, arrived Port Adelaide June 24th, 1847
1847 JANE FLAXMAN from Port Lincoln with Captain Anderson, arrived Adelaide Sept 21, 1847
1847 JANE FRANCES from Hobart Town with Captain Brown, arrived Adelaide Dec 1st, 1847. Passengers (incl. 2 - names not listed)
1847 JOHN BARTLETT from London 16 - 04 1847 via The Downs - Captain G.W Woodward, 102 day voyage arrived Port Adelaide on 28-07-1847
1847 JOHN from Launceston, arrived Adelaide June 3rd - no passengers
1847 JOHN schooner from Launceston, arrival Adelaide July 1st 1847
1847 JOHN PANTER from Cape of Good Hope arrived Port Adelaide 17 02 1847 R
1847 JOSEPH ALBINO schooner from Swan River and King George's Sound arrived Adelaide Jan 2, 1847
1847 JOSEPH ALBINO from Port Lincoln, with Captain Finness, arrived Adelaide June 2, 1847
1847 JOSEPH ALBINO from Sydney August 24th with Captain Finnis, arrived Port Adelaide Sep 10th 1847

1847 JOSEPH CRIPPS from Hobart Town with Captain George Clinch, arrived Adelaide Jan 12, 1847
1847 JOSEPH CRIPPS from Hobart Town with Captain Marr, arrived Adelaide March 10, 1847 - passengers (incl. a sergeant and 4 privates from the 11th Regiment)
1847 JOSEPH CRIPPS from Hobartown with Captain Marr, arrived Adelaide April 17, 1847
1847 JOSEPH CRIPPS from Hobart Town with Captain Raine / Marr, arrived Adelaide May 26th, 1847
1847 JOSEPH CRIPPS from Hobart Town, Captain Marr arrived Adelaide July 7 with 3 passengers
1847 JOSEPH CRIPPS from Hobart Town with Captain Marr, arrived Adelaide August 17, 1847
1847 JOSEPH CRIPPS from Hobart Town with Captain Marr, arrived Adelaide September 26th, 1847
1847 JOSEPH CRIPPS from Hobart Town with Captain Marr, arrived Adelaide Nov 19th, 1847

1847 JULIA PERCY departure Launceston, arrived Adelaide Sep 26th 1847
1847 JULIA PERCY from Portland with Captain Fawthrop, arrived Adelaide October 19th, 1847

1847 JUNO (steamer) from Sydney, Boyd Town, Port Phillip, Belfast and Portland Bay with Royal Navy Commander E F Kirsopp, arrived Adelaide Nov 4th, 1847
1847 JUNO from Sydney and Port Phillip with Captain Kirsopp, arrived Adelaide Dec 11, 1847

1847 KALLIBOKKA from London 1 - 12 1846 via Ramsgate 13/12/1846 - Captain George Bayly, arrived Port Adelaide on 31-03-1847
1847 KINGSTON from London - Captain Harwood, J.B. arrived Port Adelaide on 25-04-1847
1847 LA BELLE ALLIANCE aka BELLE ALLIANCE, from London 4 - 04 1847 via Plymouth - Captain Abraham Vandervord, arrived Port Adelaide on 2-07-1847
1847 LADY MacNAGHTEN aka LADY McNAUGHTON from London 1 - 07 1847 and Plymouth with Captain J. Hibbert, mainly Scottish migrants arrived Port Adelaide on 13-10-1847
1847 LAPWING, a government cutter from Pt Lincoln, arrived Adelaide Jan 21, 1847 with 5 passengers - names not listed
1847 LAPWING on a Cruise, arrived Adelaide June 14th, 1847

1847 LIGHTNING from Singapore with Captain Nash,arrived Port Adelaide May 2nd, 1847
1847 LIGHTNING from Singapore arrived Port Adelaide 2 10 1847 R

1847 LLEWELLYN from Hobart Town - Adelaide Nov 9, 1847
1847 LYNHER from Hobart Town with Capt Robert Strachan, arrived Adelaide August 17th, 1847
1847 MARINER from London via Plymouth - Captain Rbt. Harland, arrived Port Adelaide on 25-09-1847 with 264 emigrants
1847 MAZEPPA from Sydney with Captain Millne, arrived Adelaide Feb 8th, 1847 - passengers (incl. 5 lascars - names not listed)
1847 MAZEPPA from Singapore & Batavia arrived Port Adelaide 23 12 1847 - passengers (plus 1 in steerage - name not listed)

1847 MINERVA from Kilcaldy, Scotland - Captain Reid, David arrived Port Adelaide on 5-03-1847
1847 MINERVA from Singapore & Mauritius arrived Port Adelaide on 30-06-1847
1847 MINERVA from Hobart Town with Captain Reid, arrival Adelaide Aug 15th 1847

1847 NELSON from Leith 21 - 05 1847 with Captain M. Lamont, arrived Port Adelaide on 12-09-1847 with 21 passengers
1847 ORIEL from Circular Head with Captain Stergeon, arrived Adelaide April 23, 1847
1847 PETREL from Port Lincoln with Captain Potte, Arrived Adelaide Feb 13th, 1847
1847 PETREL from Port Lincoln with Captain Potts, arrived Adelaide March 12, 1847 - 3 Passengers - names not listed

1847 PHANTOM from Sydney Jan 28th with Captain H. T. Fox, arrived Port Adelaide February 5,1847
1847 PHANTOM from Sydney March 20th 1847 with Captain Fox, arrived Port Adelaide April 5th, 1847
1847 PHANTOM from Sydney with Captain Fox, arrived Port Adelaide June 2nd 1847
1847 PHANTOM from Sydney with Captain Fox, arrived Adelaide August 17th, 1847
1847 PHANTOM from Sydney with Captain H F Fox, arrived Adelaide October 21, 1847
1847 PHANTOM from Sydney with Captain Fox, arrived Adelaide November 8th, 1847

1847 PHOEBE from London and Plymouth with Captain Wm. Dale, arrived Port Adelaide on 27-03-1847 with 230 emigrants
1847 PRINCESS ROYAL from London 5 - 11 1846 via Plymouth 15/11/1846 - Captain Chas. von Zuilecom, arrived Port Adelaide on 16-03-1847
1847 RACHEL aka RACHAEL from London, The Downs 27 - 05 1847 - Captain Richard H. Brown, arrived Port Adelaide on 24-09-1847
1847 RAJAH from London via Plymouth May 28 1847 - Captain Charles Ferguson, arrived Port Adelaide on September 24 1847
1847 RAVEN brig from Launceston with Captain Bell, arrived Adelaide Jan 17, 1847 - passengers incl. 6 in steerage (names not listed)
1847 REBECCA JANE from Guernsey with Captain Peter le Messurier, arrived Port Adelaide on 3-10-1847
1847 REGIA from Sydney February 25th, 1847 with Captain Johnson, arrived Adelaide March 20th, 1847 - Passengers (incl. 7 in steerage)
1847 RESOLUTION cutter from Melbourne and Portland, arrived Adelaide Jan 2, 1847 - 8 passengers (no names listed)
1847 RESOURCE from Port Lincoln and Kangaroo Island with Captain Carroway, arrived Adelaide Nov 19th, 1847 - passengers (incl. 3 names not listed)
1847 RESOURCE from Portland, Rivolli and Guichen Bays with Captain R Roberts, arrived Adelaide Auugust 26th, 1847

1847 RIVER CHIEF from Swan River and King George's Sound, arrived Adelaide March 12, 1847 - passengers (incl. 4 in steerage - names not listed)
1847 ROSETTA from Launceston with Captain Tulloch, arrival Adelaide November 9th 1847
1847 ROSETTA from Launceston with Captain Tulloch, arrival Adelaide Dec 9th 1847

1847 ROYAL GEORGE from London 27 - 02 1847 via Portsmouth - Captain Thos Grieves/Greaves, arrived Port Adelaide on 26-06-1847
1847 SANS PAREILLE from the Cape of Good Hope with Captain Broadie, arrived Port Adelaide January 19, 1847
1847 SANS PAREILLE from Singapore with Captain Thompson, arrived Port Adelaide August 24th, 1847

1847 SCOUT from Hobart Town with Captain George Gwatkin, arrived Adelaide March 11, 1847
1847 SISTER schooner from Melbourne and Portland Bay with Captain Fred. Korff, arrived Adelaide January 5th 1847
1847 SISTER from Launceston with Captain Kroff, arrived Adelaide Feb 27th 1847
1847 SISTER from Melbourne and Portland Bay with Captain Korff, arrived Adelaide March 14th, 1847
1847 SISTER from Melbourne and Portland with Captain Korff, arrived Port Adelaide May 21st, 1847
1847 SISTER from Port Phillip and Portland Bay with Captain Korff, arrived Port Adelaide July 12, 1847
1847 SISTER from Melbourne September 8th, 1847 and Portland with Captain Korff, arrived Port Adelaide September 13th, 1847

1847 SOPHIA from Singapore via Penang , arrived Port Adelaide 14 04 1847 R
1847 SYMMETRY from London arrived Port Adelaide Nov.19th
1847 TENASSERIM from Mauritius arrived Port Adelaide 8 05 1847 R
1847 THERESA from London/Plymouth 19 - 01 1847 - Captain Thomas Bacon, arrived Port Adelaide May 3rd, 1847
1847 THOMPSONS from Sydney June 8th with Captain Pearce, arrived Port Adelaide Sept 8th 1847
1847 TIMBO brig from Hobart Town with Captain George Gwatkin, arrived Adelaide Jan 11, 1847
1847 TIMBO from Hobart Town with Captain G. Gedge, arrived Adelaide March 11, 1847
1847 TIMBO from Hobart Town with Captain Griffiths, arrived Port Adelaide July 12th, 1847
1847 TIMBO from Hobart Town arrived Port Adelaide Dec 15th, 1847

1847 TRAFALGAR from London 18 - 03 1847 Plymouth with Captain Richardson, arrived Port Adelaide on 2-07-1847 with 278 emigrants (no cabin passengers)
1847 UNION from Launceston with Captain Grainger, arrived Adelaide Jan 31, 1847
1847 UNION departure Launceston Apr 19th, 1847 with Captain Grainger, arrived Port Adelaide May 9th, 1847
1847 UNION from Launceston with Captain Grainger, arrived Port Adelaide July 5th 1847
1847 UNION from Launceston with Captain A Granger, arrived Adelaide August 25th, 1847

1847 Unknown means of arrival by December 31st 1847
1847 VENUS from Rivoli and Guichen Bays with Captain Duncan, arrived September 28th, 1847
1847 VENUS from Rivoli and Guichen Bays with Captain Duncan, arrived Adelaide Nov 5th, 1847

1847 WARATAH from Cape of Good Hope with Captain A. D. Volum, arrived Port Adelaide 9 01 1847 R
1847 WAVE from Swan River with Captain Hackett, arrived October 14th, 1847
1847 WILL WATCH from Melbourne and Portland Bay with Captain Irving, arrive Adelaide June 12, 1847
1847 WILL WATCH from Launceston with Captain Irving, arrived Adelaide August 10, 1847
1847 WILL WATCH from Portland with Captain McArthur, arrived Adelaide October 19th, 1847

1847 WILLIAM from Rapid Bay with Captain Olliver, arrived Adelaide March 26th, 1847
1847 WILLIAM PARKER from Sydney with Captain Smith, arrived Adelaide Dec 12, 1847
1847 WINSCALES (400 tons) with Captain Alexander Sproul, reported being in Adelaide on Oct 30th, 1847

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