The Life and Times of Don Roulston Buzzardby Philip John Buzzard
3.3Migration of Florence and Children
On 3rd August 1888, John Roulston’s wife Florence and her 5 children boarded the “MacDiarmid” in London and sailed for Melbourne. The ship probably called in to Sydney as well or the family boarded a coastal steamer for the last leg of their voyage to Sydney.
Florence and children on manifest of “MacDiarmid” [25]
The “MacDiarmid” was built in Scotland in 1883 and was in Italian ownership when it sailed for Melbourne.
MacDiarmid berthed at Sydney Harbour [26]
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