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Looking for arrival vessel into Melbourne Australia MITCHELL CHRIS VENSELL B:9th Nov 1866 GREECE (great grandfather)..departure port would also be welcomed

on his citizenship papers it says: d.o.b.9/11/1866 on the island od CEXOS in the greek government. Further in the paperwork it reads the island is Syra also called Syros and the nearest well known island is Tinos. He arrived in Australia on 20/2/1882 aged 16 and disembarked in Melbourne but can't remember the ship name.

on death certificate: mitchell chris vensell's parents unknown. married to norah mitchell when 28 in sydney, approx 1895. lived in nsw for 60 years, came to nsw approx 1881 was born in athens greece in 1867. Makes it about 14 when he arrived in australia.

died 7/8/1941 Auburn NSW

thanks

Gail
Nothing is coming up at the moment for him only what you already have .

Suex

These are all the ships that docked in Australia on 20/02/1882. I have checked the entire passenger listings and nothing showing for your man


Potosi
Southern Cross
Cheviot
Keilawarra
India
Elamang

tralia Marriage Index, 1788-1950
about Mitchell Vensell
Name: Mitchell Vensell
Spouse Name: Nora Mitchell
Marriage Date: 1895
Marriage Place: New South Wales
Registration Place: Sydney, New South Wales
Registration Year: 1895
Registration Number: 6152

Hi Seux
Just come across spelling variants in ancestry records that's a maybe
Whatever you are looking at can, I ask if you can check the following please?

Vinchall, Vancell, Vencel, ,Vinsell, Vinsoll, Vincol, Venceil

Not sure what you mean by thats a maybe?

thanks ginny, your info I already have

You have the ships names?

thanks ginny, the marriage info you have is correct as I have that...
that's a maybe is means that the records in ancestry are the correct people but spelling is incorrect..

thanks ginny, the marriage info you have is correct as I have that...
that's a maybe is means that the records in ancestry are the correct people but spelling is incorrect..

sry ginny, bear with me ..new at using this post resource.... i have the marriage details but not the ships....don't know how to find ship info as just getting into the researching more often

Gail

If you go to the immigration section and type in the exact date of arrival and place, it brings up only records for that state and country

But that said he wasnt on them so maybe he didnt arrive on the date you gave in your first post?

Hi ginny
where is the immigration section please? not in search record / travel overseas section
the date in the first post is what's written by him from my notes, will have to check with my sister as she has them with her in NSW

Hi Gail,

For Victorian immigration go to

prov.vic.gov.au

then go to online indexes and you can search for ships arriving

Joy

FYI

The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday 18 July 1927
VENSELL .-July 16, 1927, suddenly, at her residence, Hollywood, SheflieId street, Auburn, Nora, dearly beloved wife of Mitchell Vensell, aged 59 years. R.I.P.

She was interred at Rookwood Catholic Cemetery.

There are several detailed in memoriam notices as well, listing children, in-laws and grandchildren; also for Mitchell. See NLA Trove newspaper site.

It is possible he was a stowaway or that he was working on a ship and 'jumped ship' in Melbourne...