Bruce, Janet - I23
| Janet Bruce | |
|---|---|
| Born 1843 | |
| Nationality | Unknown |
| Born | 1843 |
| Genealogy Data | |
| Person ID | I23 |
| Birth Family | |
| Bruce Family - F2001 | |
| Father |
David Bruce (b. Jul 1816) |
| Mother | Janet McIntyre |
| Voyage Data | |
| Voyage to Adelaide in 1864 | |
| Personal role | First Class Passenger |
| Name on list | Miss Bruce |
| Travel Family | Bruce Family - F2001 |
| Joined place | London |
| Left place | Adelaide |
| Voyage to London in 1865 | |
| Personal role | First Class Passenger |
| Name on list | Miss Janet Bruce |
| Travel Family | Bruce Family - F2001 |
| Joined place | Adelaide |
| Left place | London |
Miss Bruce was listed amongst the passengers travelling on the City of Adelaide's maiden voyage from London to Adelaide and we suspect that she was the captain's daughter, Janet.
She was at the bottom of the first-class list where the ship’s surgeon, the matron, and others who are not paying passengers are usually to be found. She did not sign either of the letters of thanks that appeared in the Register.
An unmarried 21 years old would be looking for something to do with herself, and acting as hostess in the saloon on her father’s brand new ship might have been more appealing than being idle or working. One of her roles may have been to look after the Letchford children.
A Miss Bruce also appears on the return voyage.[1]
We cannot find Janet Bruce in either the Scotland or England census of 1861. She may have been married by 1864, but where? She has a name that is surprisingly common among the Scots. A Janet Bruce married in Adelaide in 1879, but she was 30 years old and her father was Donald Bruce.
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Researcher
Researched by Ron Roberts, Adelaide, South Australia
References
- ↑ "SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 27 January 1865. p. 2. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
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