John & Isabella Smyth (nee Shiels) + four daughters

Arrived in Townsville 7 November 1882 on the Steamship Stirlingshire.

An extract from the Assisted Passengers records (held at Queensland Archives, and can be viewed online) shows the Smiths emigrated via the Stirlingshire in 1882:

Photograph of the Stirlingshire:

SS Stirlingshire at Port Adelaide circa 1885

Newspaper report of Shipping Arrivals – Brisbane Courier 8 Nov 1882 Page 4

The above news clipping for the Stirlingshire reads:

IN CLEVELAND BAY.

November 7. – STIRLINGSHIRE ship, 1261 tons, from Liverpool via Glasgow, with immigrants and a general cargo.  R. Philp, agent.

Life during the emigration voyage on SS Stirlingshire was described by a New Zealand family in the following article:

http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/community-contribution/4314/the-mccaw-chronicles