William Thomas Collerton

AUSTRALIA:Have you checked the immigration records in Australia? Generally, more informationwas given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. The University of Woolongong hasproduced, on microfiche, a complete index and transcript of all information concerning immigrantsof Irish origin recorded on ships' passenger lists between 1848 and 1867. These are useful for findingout an exact place of origin as well as parents' names. The Public Record Office of Victoria has goodonline databases of settlers at www.prov.vic.gov.au Otherwise, other records may be found in theColonial Office Papers of the UK National Archives, class reference CO 201. This class contains a widevariety of records, including petitions for assisted passages, emigrants' lists, records of emigrants onboard ship, petitions from settlers for financial assistance and much more. Try having a look on http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/about_us/history .  

Hi, I was a Collerton, living in New Zealand. My grandfather's name was William Thomas Collerton born in 1911. My great grandfather was Bert Collerton who married an Ethel West. They settled in Taihape NZ. I am wondering if the William Thomas Collerton you are speaking off was the father of my great-grandfather.