The "Success"

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The emigrant ship SUCCESS left London, England on 27 November, 1842 and arrived in the Swan River Colony on 22 March, 1843. She weighed 621 tons and her master was Sampson KEEN.

The voyage took 115 days and no ports were visited along the way. A total of 67 male and 64 female passengers were landed in the Swan River Colony on arrival.

There were 8 deaths on the voyage (1 male, 2 females, 2 juvenile males and 3 juvenile females). There were also 4 births on the voyage (3 males and 1 female).

Later the SUCCESS was driven ashore off Fremantle, Western Australia on 11 April, 1843. She was successfully refloated but did run aground again, that time off Western Australia's northern coast in 1844.

Ron GIBLETT's book, "Eastward to the Avon," [ISBN 0-646-13089-7], tells the story of the GIBLETT family of Northam, W.A. and many other associated families who lived in Western Australia's Avon District. Since the author's ancestors migrated on the SUCCESS he has devoted two chapters to the ship (pp. 27-41) and gives a comprehensive account of the vessel, its passengers, the journey and many other interesting facts.