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A James Cambrey born abt 1822 - 1825 Gloucestershire is listed on the passenger list from Liverpool to Tasmania in 1855 - if it is the same one he died in Victoria Australia in 1888 {on Ancestry trees}

I would be grateful if someone who has an Ancestry Worldwide sub could see what additional info is provided on the passenger lists please ?

Don't believe Ancestry trees unless they provide proof

Cambrey James 1820 — 1888 Deaths & burials Victoria, Australia

The passenger list info is also on FMP.......again, requires worldwide sub

Is this him?

James Cambray

in the Tasmania, Australia, Passenger Arrivals, 1829-1957
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Name: James Cambray
Arrival Port: Hobart
Arrival Date: 6 Sep 1855
Departure Port: Liverpool
Ship: Donald Mckay
Gender: Male
Place of Origin: Gloucester
Birth Year: abt 1825

I find the handwriting on the original very difficult to read. He seems to be with a wife aged 25 whose name I can't make out. There's also a son George whose age seems to be in months. He was born Gloucestershire, wife & son born Pembrokeshire, I think.

On this record wife is Mary and son George is 6 months.

James Cambray

in the Tasmania, Australia, Immigrant Lists, 1841-1884
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Name: James Cambray
Gender: Male
Estimated birth year: abt 1825
Arrival Age: 30
Arrival Date: 6 Sep 1855
Arrival Port: Hobart
Ship: Donald McKay
Record Type: Registers of the Hiring and Disposal of Immigrants

Another one:


James Cambray

in the Tasmania, Australia, Immigrant Lists, 1841-1884
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Name: James Cambray
Gender: Male
Estimated birth year: abt 1825
Arrival Age: 30
Arrival Date: 6 Sep 1855
Arrival Port: Launceston
Ship: Donald McKay
Record Type: Immigrants Arriving under the Indenture System

First name(s) JAMES
Last name CAMBREY
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1853
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ JAMES CAMBREY married one of these people
MARY MORGAN, MARY HARRIES
District HAVERFORDWEST
District number -
County Pembrokeshire
Country Wales
Volume 11A
Page 947

CAMBREY GEORGE 1854 — 1854 Births & baptisms Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Thats him - thank you all so much - wanted to be sure it was the same James Cambrey :-)

Re post by Jaqueline at 11.24.
James Cambrey and Mary Morgan

Birth of child born to a couple with the same names
Name: James Cambrey
Father's name: James Cambrey
Mother's name: Mary Morgan
Birth Place: Wood, Victoria
Registration Year: 1864
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 12419

Were his parents called Stephen and Mary?
Name: James Cambrey
Birth Year: abt 1820
Age: 68
Death Place: Victoria
Father's name: Stephen
Mother's name: Mary Hiersom
Registration Year: 1888
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 11981

There are load of articles on Trove re a man named James Cambray.
He was the head of a whale boat that assisted in the rescue of survivors from a steam boat called The Admella which was werecked in 1859.
I cannot confirm that this is the same man

EDIT:
Death of wife
Name: Mary Cambrey
Birth Year: abt 1828
Age: 65
Death Place: Avenel, Victoria
Father's name: Morgan Thos
Mother's name: Martha
Registration Year: 1893
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 4470

children:
Name: William Cambrey
Birth Year: abt 1856
Age: 1
Death Place: Victoria
Father's name: James
Mother's name: Mary Morgan
Registration Year: 1857
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 5884

Name: George Cambrey
Birth Year: abt 1857
Age: 1
Death Place: Victoria
Father's name: James
Mother's name: Mary
Registration Year: 1858
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 7938

e: Alfred Cambry
Birth Year: abt 1869
Age: 8
Death Place: Victoria
Father's name: James
Mother's name: Mary Morgan
Registration Year: 1877
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 7011

More on the family
Name: Thomas Cambrey
Birth Year: abt 1861
Age: 72
Death Place: Mooroopna, Victoria
Father's name: Jas Cambrey
Mother's name: Mary Morgan
Registration Year: 1933
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 16539


Jas Cambrey
Birth Year: abt 1864
Age: 83
Death Place: Shepparton, Victoria
Father's name: Jas Cambrey
Mother's name: Mary Morgon
Registration Year: 1947
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 17327

Fndagrave provides more info on James 1864-1947
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=126463642&ref=acom

Wow GlasgowLass..... that is great-yes his parents were Stephen and Mary and this info tallies with what is on the Ancestry trees but as Jacqueline points out there are no sources quoted except "Ancestry trees" so they are copying each other !

I have been contacted by a descendent of James via Ancestry as he is in my more extended family and they have only got back to Stephen so far

So thank you all :-)

At least you now have the sources to show that the Ancestry trees are correct, even if they did copy from each other!