Transcribed and submitted to TheShipsList by Robert Janmaat, Adelaide, from a variety of sources, cited below.
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barque Aurora, 536 tons, Captain Valentine Ryan, from Southampton 21st January 1856, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 22nd May 1856

— 9th ship from England to S.A. with government passengers for 1856 ; 3 births and 4 deaths on the passage ; Thomas Le Gay Holthouse , surgeon-superintendent.

The Aurora arrived on the 22nd May with 217 souls. She was commanded by Mr. Valentine Ryan, and Mr. T.L. Holthouse was the surgeon-superintendent. The immigrants, generally, were well selected. In consequence of a complaint having been made of an insufficient issue of butter during the voyage, the Immigration Board sat to investigate the circumstances. It was clearly proved that, owing to some neglect, the quantity of butter which ought to have been shipped according to the provisions of the charterparty had not been put on board ; in consequence of which no butter was issued to the emigrants from the 29th April till the arrival of the ship. The Immigration Board were of the opinion that carelessness was shown, and that the terms of the charterparty had not been fulfilled, so far as regarded the quantity of butter stipulated to be put on board, and they recommended that a sum equivalent to three times the value of the butter short shipped should be deducted from the payment of freight, and that the certificate on the ship's papers should be so far modified. His Excellency the Governor-in-Chief was pleased to approve of the recommendation of the Board. The surgeon-superintendent did his job very efficiently, and states that the master gave him every assistance.

from Lloyds Register 1860

AURORA - 1860 Master: Captain V. Ryan Rigging: Barque; sheathed in yellow metal in 1859 Tonnage: 425 tons using old measurements and 536 tons using new measurements Construction: 1843 in Sunderland Owners: Ryan & Co. Port of registry: London Port of survey: London Voyage: sailed for India

GRG 35/48/2 Crown lands and Immigrant ships papers , Surgeon Superintendent report. " Deaths on the voyage"
Name	Age	Date of Death	Cause of Death	Where buried
Lucas, Fred.	20	February 10th, 1856	Quinsey	at sea
Sparkes, Susan	20	April 16th, 1856	Drowned	at sea
Holden, James (Holder)	22	April 18th, 1856	Consumption	at sea
Bates, George L.	1	April 28th, 1856	Low fever	at sea
Fox, — (Anne)	11days	May 18th, 1856	Debility	at sea
James, Mary	1	May 19th, 1856	Teething	at sea

Surgeon Superintendent Report "Births on Board"
Name of Mother		Date of Birth	Sex of Infant
Nokes, Emma		March 11th, 1856	male
James, Amelia		March 18th, 1856	male
Fox, Anne		May 7th, 1856	male (female !)

note: where maiden name of wife is indicated, it has been included in the given name column within ( ) ; the passenger list comprises three sections arranged alphabetically, i families, ii single men, iii single women & children ; transcriber notes in italics

Sources: State Library South Australia, official passenger lists, mainly of immigrants arriving in South Australia under United Kingdom assisted passage schemes, 1847-1886 GRG 35/48a (formely ACC 313); Sydney Shipping Gazette; South Australian Register; The South Australian Government Gazette; GRG 35/48/2 Crown lands and Immigrant ships papers; Biographical index SA 1836-1885 (the B-index column indicates individuals who may be found in that index, with corresponding reference number for further research) ; "1857 Session 2 (306) Papers relative to Emigration to Australian Colonies: ..... Part II. S. and W. Australia, Van Diemen's Land" ; FreeBMD ; 1851 UK census'

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