The Sampson family in Australia
“A close correlation seems to have existed between economic downturn in Cornwall associated with potato blight, deficient corn harvests and general economic malaise and the rise of opportunities overseas. South Australian mineral discoveries of the 1840s (especially at Kapunda and Burra in the Mid North) and extension of the farming frontier, were a magnet to the Cornish.
This pattern was repeated in the 1860s when Cornish mining collapsed in the face of diminishing returns while rich mines in the Americas and Australia opened, including the copper mines of northern Yorke Peninsula. In turn, the Cornish emigrated from South Australia as local economic circumstances declined and opportunities arose elsewhere, such as the Victorian goldfields in the early 1850s, and gold discoveries in Western Australia and the rise of the Great Barrier silver–lead mines around Broken Hill in the 1890s. Employment opportunity was thus a leading cause of population movement among the Cornish mining community.”
Quoted from 2013, Cornish, Adelaidia, accessed 16 April 2016, <http://adelaidia.sa.gov.au/subjects/cornish>
| Names | Name of ship and year | Date and place of departure | Date and place of arrival | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Ealy Sampson 12 | Agamemnon 1820 | Portsmouth 3 May 1820 | Port Jackson 22 Sep 1820 | Convict transport ship. William lived NSW. |
| Ralph Sampson | Countess of Harcourt 1827 | Dublin 14 Feb 1827 | Port Jackson 28 Jun 1827 | Convict transport ship. Buried in 1841 Paramatta, NSW. |
| John Sampson | Asia 1827 | London 23 Nov 1827 | Port Jackson 13 Mar 1828 | John was appointed Solicitor General of NSW 15 Mar 1828-27 Oct 1829 |
| Simon Grove Sampson | Unknown | unknown | unknown | Son of Gerrard Sampson & Elizabeth Groves. Simon appointed Chief District Constable for Campbell Town, Tasmania Oct 1829. Simon bap. Folke, Dorset, UK |
| Edward Sampson | Edward Lombo 1832 | London via Hobart Town | Port Jackson 5 Jan 1833 | English merchant |
| John Sampson 25. Convict. York (Leeds) Quarter Session 31 Dec 1832 | Neva 1833 | Plymouth 29 Jul 1833 | Port Jackson 21 Nov 1833 | |
| William Sampson | True Love 1836 | Swan River | Port Jackson 8 Oct 1836 | No description |
| David Samson | Ann Mary 1838 | London | Port Jackson 3 Apr 1839 | No description |
| Mary A, Sampson 24 | Regulus 1841 | Plymouth 1 Nov 1841 | Port Phillip Bay 19 Feb 1842 | Domestic servant from Kent |
| John & Ann Sampson with children: John, James, Grace, William and Thomas | La Belle Alliance 1847 | Plymouth on 8 Mar but had to turn back due to loss of maintopmast in storm off Madeira. After repairs departed Plymouth on 4 April | Port Adelaide on 1 July 1847 | John was the son of John & Grace Sampson of Goldsithney, Cornwall. This family settled in the town of Burra, South Australia. |
| James & Christiana Wearne (nee Sampson) and daughter Mary Elizabeth | Cressy 1847 | Port Adelaide on 19 August 1847 | Christiana was a daughter of John & Grace Sampson of Goldsithney, Cornwall. Christiana & James lived in Auburn, Burra and Kadina South Australia | |
| John & Harriet Hampton(nee Sampson) and daughter Harriet Ann | Aboukir 1847 | Plymouth on 1 Jun 1847 | Port Adelaide on 4 Sep 1847 | Harriet a daughter of Joseph Sampson & Jane Goyen. Harriet baptised at St Agnes, Cornwall |
| William Sampson | Rajah 1847 | Port Adelaide 25 Sep 1847 | William was the son of Richard & Honor Sampson of Uny Lelant, Cornwall. William married Mary Ann Hattam in Burra. Lived Burra and Kapunda, South Australia | |
| Henry Sampson, wife and 3 children, James Sampson | Westminster 1848 | London & Plymouth | Port Adelaide on 5 July 1848 | |
| Jane Sampson 23 | Berkshire 1848 | Port Phillip 3 Oct 1848 | Jane a needlewoman from Cheltenham. C of E. | |
| John & Jane Sampson with children: John Henry, Mary, Nicholas, James & Elizabeth Jane | William Money 1849 | Port Adelaide 3 Jan 1849 | John was a son of Thomas & Mary Sampson of Perranuthnoe, Cornwall. This family lived at One Tree Hill, South Australia. Jane nee Hooper | |
| Richard & Martha Sampson with children: James, William, John and Thomas | Sir Edward Parry 1849 | London 29 Mar 1849 | Port Adelaide on 21 Jun 1849 | Richard was the son of James Sampson & Mary Jones of South Molten in Devon. Martha nee Shaddock. |
| T.S. Sampson | Navarino 1849 | London & Plymouth 29 Jul | Port Adelaide on Nov 5 | |
| John 36 & Harriet Sampson 34 and children: Mary Ann 14, John 1 and infant born at sea | Indian 1849 | Plymouth 8 Apr 1849 | Port Adelaide on 7 Aug 1849 | John's 1894 death notice indicates he was formerly of Kent and Mt Barker. A John Sampson marries Harriet Moore 1846 in Maidstone, Kent. |
| John Sampson 29 Wife 23 Dau 1 Dau 2 | Ascendent 1851 | London via Plymouth 3 Oct 1850 | Port Adelaide 15 Jan 1851 | John agricultural labourer from Cornwall. |
| Thos. Sampson | Pestonjee Bomanjee 1851 | From London via Plymouth 30 Oct 1850 | Port Adelaide 17 Feb 1851 | |
| Alexander Sampson 25 | Wanderer 1851 | Plymouth 23 Jan 1851 | Port Adeliade on 22 May 1851 | Alex's family was from Dorset. Son of John Sampson & Mary Goodfellow. |
| Henry Martin Sampson 28 | Duke of Bedford 1852 | London | Port Phillip Feb 1852 | Mechanic |
| Mr Sampson | Chusan 1852 | Southampton May 1852 | Port Phillip 30 Jul 1852 | |
| Isaac Sampson 23 | Lady Head 1852 | Liverpool | Port Phillip Aug 1852 | |
| Richard Samson | Maria 1852 | Liverpool 19 Jun 1852 | Melbourne 1852 | |
| Thos Sampson 30 | Bangalore 1852 | London | Port Phillip 4 Sep 1852 | Professor |
| David Sampson 35 David Sampson 12 | Morton 1852 | Liverpool | Sydney 4 Sep 1852 | Scottish |
| John Alfred Sampson | Mobile 1852 | Liverpool | Melbourne 12 Oct 1852 | Miner |
| Richard Sampson 29 | Nepaul 1852 | London 8 Jul 1852 | Port Phillip Oct 1852 | Printer |
| Samuel Sampson 18 | Lady Eveline 1852 | London 29 Jun 1852 | Port Phillip Nov 1852 | Upholsterer |
| Robert Sampson 26 Jemima Sampson 30 Eleanor Sampson 1 | Six Sisters 1852 | London 20 Aug 1852 | Geelong 13 Jan 1853 | Robert a shoemaker. Both from Suffolk. Eleanor died at sea, |
| James Sampson 30 Emma Sampson 28 (Also Amy Sampson 1 - listed separately) | Irene 1852 | Liverpool 10 Jul 1852 | Sydney 16 Oct 1852 | James a miller from Shefford, Berkshire, Wesleyan. Emma from Wandsworth Surrey. |
| Jane Sampson 43 | Marmion 1852 | Birkenhead 28 Aug 1853 | Portland Bay, Vic 4 Dec 1852 | Born Dumfries, Scotland |
| John Sampson 31 | General List 1852 | Liverpool | Port Phillip 11 Mar 1853 | Sailor. English |
| William Sampson 24 | Earl Grey 1853 | Plymouth 14 Jan 1853 | Melbourne 2 May 1853 | Agricultural labourer from Devon. |
| Thomas Sampson 21 Philippa Sampson 20 | Calliope 1853 | Southampton 3 Feb 1853 | Melbourne 18 May 1853 | Both from Cornwall. Thomas an agricultural labourer. Wesleyan. Thomas Potter Sampson (bap. Lelant 1831) was the son of William S. & Catherine Potter. Philippa nee Nicholls. |
| John Sampson 27 Mary Sampson 17 | Derry Castle 1853 | Liverpool 8 Feb 1853 | Melbourne 22 May 1853 | John agricultural labourer. Both from Carlow Ireland, |
| Louis Sampson 27. Elizabeth Sampson 22 & ? Sampson 27 | Prince Arthur 1853 | Liverpool | Melbourne 6 May 1853 | All three members listed as traders |
| Samuel & Margaret Sampson and children: Mary, Samuel, Margaret, John and Elizabeth | Ramillies 1853 | Port Adelaide on 19 May 1853 | Samuel was the son of Samuel & Keziah Sampson of Ludgvan, Cornwall. Samuel & Margaret Sampson lived Kapunda, Burra , Moonta and Adelaide. | |
| James Sampson 22 | Indian Queen 1853 | Liverpool | Melbourne Aug 1853 | Game Keeper |
| Henry Sampson 33 Catherine Sampson 34 John P Sampson 9 Elizabeth Sampson 3 | Tasmania 1853 | Liverpool | Melbourne Oct 1853 | Henry a miner. A Scottish family. Although listed as Scottish a source lists: He was the son of Henry Sampson and Sarah Tippet. Henry married Catherine Rowe. Lived in Newbridge, Sancreed. Catherine's brother Peter Rowe also listed aboard. This needs to be checked. |
| William Sampson 17 | Recruit 1853 | London | Melbourne Oct 1853 | Carpenter. English |
| George Henry Burgess 24 & Rebecca Burgess 25 & son Sidney infant | Neptune 1853 | Plymouth | Rebecca nee Samson a daughter of Richard Samson & Jane Hocking. George & Rebecca settle in Victoria after a time in Sth Aust. | |
| William Sampson 36 Ann Sampson 33 (nee Heanes), Children: William Henry 10, Mary Ann 5 & Samuel Heanes 3 | Sultana 1854 | Plymouth 2 Nov 1853 | Port Adelaide on 3 Feb 1854 | William the son of Robert & Fanny Sampson of Devon. William born Okehampton. He died by drowning 1888 Port River, Adelaide. |
| Thomas Sampson 24 | Medina 1854 | London 27 Mar 1854 | Port Phillip Jul 1854 | Carpenter. Likely to be Thomas Sampson born Shoreditch, Middlesex. 1851 census lists him as a carpenter and the son in law of a William & Elizabeth Sampson. |
| Campbell Sampson 20 | Bloomer 1854 | Liverpool | Melbourne Aug 1854 | A Scottish engineer |
| Janie Sampson | Queen of the East 1854 | Liverpool | Melbourne Sep 1854 | A Scottish spinster |
| John Sampson 33 & Elizabeth Sampson 20 Martha Raglan Sampson born on board 12 Sep 1854 | Lord Raglan 1854 | Plymouth 15 Jul 1854 | Port Adelaide 24 Oct 1854 | John born is Dorset. Son of John Sampson and Mary Goodfellow. John died at Myponga, South Australia in 1890. |
| W. Sampson 29 & Elizabeth Sampson 25 | Lord Raglan 1854 | Plymouth 15 Jul 1854 | Port Adelaide 24 Oct 1854 | William Sampson married Elizabeth Jenkin at Tuckingmill, Cornwall a week before sailing. William son of Richard & Elizabeth Sampson of Illogan. |
| Henry Sampson 23 & Amelia Sampson 25 | Clara 1854 | Plymouth 19 Aug 1854 | Portland 19 Nov 1854 | Both from Cornwall. Henry a carpenter. Baptist. Henry possibly the son of James & Mary Ann Sampson of Falmouth |
| Emma Sampson 21 | Clara 1854 | Plymouth 19 Aug 1854 | Portland 19 Now 1854 | From Cornwall. Emma a domestic servant. Baptist. Likely related to Henry listed above. Emma possibly the daughter of James & Mary Ann Sampson of Falmouth. |
| John Sampson 20 Mary Sampson 22 | Clara 1854 | Plymouth 19 Aug 1854 | Portland 19 Nov 1854 | John agricultural labourer. From Londonderry |
| John Sampson 20 & Mary Sampson 21 | Birmingham 1854 | Plymouth 27 Sep 1854 | Portland 6 Jan 1855 | From Cornwall. John agric. labourer. John son of John Sampson & Catherine Williams. John & Mary were the grandparents of Robert Menzies, the 12th Prime Minister of Australia. |
| Jane Sampson 35 Kate Sampson 18 Edward Sampson 13 | Shalimar 1855 | Liverpool | Melbourne Feb 1855 | Listed as English. Ag. Labourer |
| John Sampson 30 | Tasmania 1855 | London | Port Phillip May 1855 | John a mason. Listed as English. |
| John Sampson 27 | Constitution 1855 | London | Sydney & Newcastle 27 May 1855 | John from Shepreth, Cambridge. C of E |
| Thomas Sampson 43 & Elizabeth Sampson 41 Elizabeth Grace Sampson 14 Mary Tasker Sampson 12, John Thompson Sampson 11, Richard Sampson 9, Margaret Ann Sampson 7, Emily Sampson 5 & Joseph Tasker Sampson 2 | British Trident 1855 | Liverpool | Melbourne Jul 1855 | Thomas listed as a farmer. However, was a teacher in England and settled in Launceston, Tasmania. Thomas the son of Thomas & Sally Sampson of Kea, Cornwall. Elizabeth nee Tasker. |
| William Sampson 20 Christiana Sampson 19 | Thomas Arbuthnot 1855 | Plymouth 9 Jun 1855 | Port Adelaide 12 Sep 1855 | William Henry Sampson married Christian/a Prisk 26 May 1855 at Illogan according to Family Search M4FP-L1R. William baptised 11 Jan 1835 at Illogan and died 20 Jun 1880 at Newcastle, NSW. William was the son of James Sampson & Frances Nancarrow. |
| Maria Sampson 23 | Thames 1855 | Plymouth 9 Jul 1855 | Melbourne 1855 | Domestic servant. Born Clare, Ireland. Engaged by Mrs Robertson Moorabool Street |
| William Sampson 42 Elizabeth Sampson 44 Children hard to read: Mary A? Sampson 13 Henry R? Sampson 12 John Sampson 8 Simon Sampson 6 Samuel? Sampson 2 | Champion of the Seas 1855 | Liverpool | Melbourne Sep 1855 | William a mason. William Sampson married Elizabeth Hocking at Sancreed 15 Dec 1832. William Ross Sampson died 1868. Parents Henry Sampson & Sarah Tippet |
| Thomas Sampson 22 | Electra 1855 | Liverpool 13 Nov 1855 | Melbourne Feb 1856 | Labourer |
| James Sampson 31 Ann Sampson 23 Will James Sampson no age given | Earl Grey 1856 | Southhampton | Geelong 7 Jun 1856 | Labourer from Middlesex. Employed in Geelong on own account. |
| Anne Sampson 24 | Ocean Monarch | Plymouth 27 Nov 1855 | Melbourne Jun 1856 | Laundress servant. English |
| Sarah Samson 25 William Samson 3 Henry Samson 11 months | Rienzi 1856 | London | Port Phillip 18 Sep 1856 | Housekeeper. Engish |
| Chas S. Sampson 27 | White Star 1856 | Liverpool 20 Aug 1856 | Melbourne Nov 1856 | Butcher |
| Benjamin Samson 30 Sarah Samson | Acadia 1856 | Liverpool | Melbourne 29 Dec 1856 | English mariner and wife |
| Edmond Sampson 35 & Gertrude Sampson 23. Jane Sampson 4 John Sampson 3 | Mary Ann 1856 | Plymouth 13 Nov 1856 | 28 Jan 1857 Portland | Edmond/Edmund a miner and son of John Sampson. Edmund married Gertrude Trenerry in 1850 at Newlyn East. |
| Edward Sampson & family | Burlington 1857 | Plymouth 28 Oct 1856 | Port Adelaide 13 Feb 1857 | Miner. Part of entry difficult to read. Entry is crossed out. |
| Jos Sampson 25 | Champion of the Seas 1856 | Liverpool 8 Dec 1856 | Melbourne Mar 1857 | Joseph a labourer. Listed as English. |
| Stephen Sampson 24 | True Briton 1857 | Gravesend Feb 1857 | Melbourne May 1857 | Mariner |
| John Sampson 27 | Magna Bona 1857 | Bristol 11 Feb 1857 | Melbourne Jun 1857 | Sadler |
| Joseph Sampson 29 Sarah Sampson 34 | Herefordshire 1857 | Plymouth 24 Feb 1857 | Sydney 27 May 1857 | Joseph a horsedriver from Somerset, Wesleyan. Sarah laundress from Somerset, Wesleyan. |
| John Sampson 39 | Clara 1857 | London | Fremantle 3 Jul 1857 | Son of Richard Sampson. John a doctor transported (convicted at the Gloucester Winter Assizes) to West Australia as a convict. Settled in Bunbury becoming their only doctor in the district. |
| Thomas Sampson 22 | Ben Nevis 1857 | Liverpool 28 May 1857 | Melbourne Aug 1857 | Labourer |
| C??? Sampson 21 (female) | Donald McKay 1857 | Liverpool 7 July 1857 | Melbourne Sep 1857 | Spinster |
| Jane Sampson 18 | Star of the South 1857 | Liverpool | Melbourne 5 Aug 1857 | Housemaid from Middlesex |
| Matthew Sampson 32 Elizabeth H. Sampson 30 Infant daughter | Guy Mannering 1857 | Liverpool Aug 1857 | Melbourne | Matthew a cooper |
| Edward Samson 24 | David G Fleming 1857 | Liverpool | Melbourne 28 Nov 1857 | English labourer. Single |
| James & Susan Sampson | Storm Cloud 1858 | Plymouth 12 Feb 1858 | Port Adelaide 28 Apr 1858 | James married Susan Trewhella 5 Nov 1856 at Illogan, Cornwall |
| Samuel Sampson 26 Elizabeth Sampson 25 | Oliver Jordan 1858 | London | Sydney 2 Jul 1858 | From the United States |
| George Samson 28 | Sirocco 1858 | Liverpool | Melbourne 1 Aug 1858 | English farmer. Single. |
| Simeon Samson 15 | Copenhagen 1858 | London | Port Phillip 9 Oct 1858 | English clerk |
| Henry Samson 26 Nancy Samson 27 | Red Jacket 1858 | Liverpool | Melbourne Oct 1858 | Miner and wife. English. |
| John Sampson 33 | Royal Charter 1858 | Liverpool | Melbourne 28 Dec 1858 | John a guard. Listed as English. |
| Charlotte Sampson 32 | Blue Jacket | Liverpool | Melbourne 16 May 1859 | Spinster listed as English. |
| William Sampson 24 Ellen Sampson 21 Male infant born on voyage. | Fitzjames 1860 | Plymouth | Sydney 20 Feb 1860 | William a labourer from Tipperary, Catholic. Ellen wife from Limerick Catholic. |
| George Samson 28 | Owen Glendower 1860 | Plymouth | Melbourne 7 Dec 1860 | Miner. Single |
| J. Sampson 21 | Genii 1861 | Otago, New Zealand | Melbourne 6 Nov 1861 | No other info. |
| William Sampson 57 & wife Cath Sampson 55 Children: William Sampson 20 & Richard Hy. Sampson 18 | Great Britain 1861 | Liverpool | Melbourne 24 Dec 1861 | William Snr dies (newspaper report lists middle aged Richard as dying but this seem to be an error?) at sea 17 Nov. William son of Richard Sampson & Elizabeth Mill of Lelant, Cornwall. Catherine nee Potter. Richard Henry moves to Broken Hill |
| James 40 & Nancy 34 Sampson | Dover Castle 1861 | Plymouth 14 Nov 1861 | Melbourne on 28 Jan 1862 | James was the son of John & Grace Sampson of Goldsithney, Cornwall. Nancy nee Spear |
| Charlotte Sampson 33 | Result 1862 | London | Melbourne 27 Aug 1862 | Spinster listed as English. |
| D. Sampson 23 | Omeo 1862 | Dunedin, New Zealand | Melbourne 3 Feb 1862 | Single. |
| George Sampson 50 | Suffolk 1862 | Plymouth | Melbourne 7 Nov 1862 | Gentleman listed as English |
| Lewis Sampson | Aldinga 1862 | Otago, New Zealand | Melbourne 24 Jun 1862 | No other info. |
| Adam Sampson 25 | Henry Fernie 1862 | Liverpool | Melbourne 23 Dec 1862 | Labourer listed as English. |
| Isaac Sampson 23 | Red Jacket 1862 | Liverpool | Melbourne 23 Dec 1862 | Listed as English. |
| Stephen Sampson | White Adder 1863 | London | Sydney | Stephen was a mariner (1st Mate) who seems to have died in port 14 Mar 1863 and buried Camperdown Cemetery. Thought to be son of John Sampson and Catherine Williams of Penzance, Cornwall. |
| H. Sampson 38 | Alhambra 1863 | Port Chalmers, NZ | Hobson's Bay 4 Aug 1863 | Miner, English. Single. |
| Phillip Sampson 26 John Sampson 25 | Chatsworth 1864 | London | Melbourne 13 Jan 1864 | Listed as English |
| Mrs Louisa Sampson 40 | Coldstream 1864 | Southampton | Melbourne 16 Mar 1864 | Matron. Listed as English. |
| Elizabeth Sampson 26 Mary Sampson 24 | Suffolk 1864 | Gravesend | Melbourne 25 May 1864 | Spinsters listed as English. |
| James Sampson 22 | Sultana 1864 | Liverpool | Maryborough Qld 29 Jul 1864 | |
| Andrew E. Sampson 27 | Charlie Palmer 1864 | Plymouth | Qld. 10 Sep 1864 | |
| Hy Sampson 23 Arthur Sampson 21 | Great Victoria 1864 | Liverpool | Melbourne 28 Nov 1864 | Labourers listed as English. |
| Henry Sampson 30 Jane Sampson 26 | Roxburgh Castle 1864 | Plymouth | Melbourne 9 Dec 1864 | This couple listed as English. |
| Albert Sampson 11 | Queen of Beauty 1864 | Liverpool | Melbourne 21 Dec 1864 | Child listed as English. |
| Richard Williams 17 | Red Jacket 1864 | Liverpool | Melbourne 21 Dec 1864 | Richard was the son of Richard & Mary Williams (nee Sampson). Moved to South Australia. |
| Robert Sampson 22 | Cold Stream 1865 | London via Plymouth | Port Adelaide 5 Jun 1865 | Labourer from Cornwall |
| Agnes Sampson 34 | Lightning 1865 | Liverpool | Melbourne Aug 1865 | Spinster listed as English |
| William Samson 22 | Bayswater 1865 | Liverpool | Qld 13 Sep 1865 | |
| John Sampson 37 | Golden Horn 1865 | London | Melbourne 15 Sep 1865 | Listed as English |
| Samuel Sampson 30 | Gothenburg 1865 | Hobson's Bay | Melbourne 10 Nov 1865 | Miner. American |
| Martin Sampson 18 | Lady Milton 1865 | Plymouth 16 Aug 1865 | Port Adelaide 29 Nov 1865 | Copper Miner from Cornwall |
| William 34 & Isabella 24 Sampson | Atlanta 1866 | Plymouth 23 Jan 1866 | Port Adelaide 15 Apr 1866 | William a labourer. County written but not legible |
| Mary Sampson 23 | White Star 1866 | Liverpool 1 Aug 1866 | Melbourne 12 Oct 1866 | Servant listed as Irish |
| Sarah Samson 34 Henry Samson 11 | Yorkshire 1866 | Gravesend | Melbourne Feb 1867 | Mother & son |
| Arch Sampson 47 | Norfolk 1867 | Plymouth | Melbourne 2 May 1867 | Clerk listed as Scottish |
| Frederick Sampson 24 | True Briton 1867 | Gravesend | Melbourne 19 Dec 1867 | Clerk listed as English |
| Jane Sampson 27 | Corona 1869 | Plymouth | Melbourne Jan 1869 | Servant listed as Scottish. Single. |
| George Sampson 22 | British Prince 1869 | Liverpool | Melbourne 25 May 1869 | Farmer listed as English |
| James Sampson 28 Jane Sampson 27 Laura Sampson 2 Alma Sampson Inf. | Caduceus 1870 | Plymouth Oct 17 1870 | Melbourne Jan 1870 | James was a farmer. James was the son of Samuel Sampson of St Agnes. Wife Jane nee Dabb. |
| Selina Sampson 20 Amelia Sampson 17 | Caduceus 1870 | Plymouth Oct 17 1870 | Melbourne Jan 1870 | General servants. These girls were daughters of Thomas and Mary Sampson of Parish of Pilton in Devon. |
| Alfred Sampson 29 | Suffolk 1871 | Gravesend | Melbourne 22 Feb 1871 | Single. Miner listed as English |
| George Sampson 70 and Joseph Sampson 16 | Somersetshire 1871 | Plymouth 26 Oct 1871 | Melbourne 27 Dec 1871 | George a labourer and Joseph a quarryman |
| Matthew Sampson Elizabeth Sampson | John Rennie 1872 | Bowen, Qld Feb 1873 | ||
| Trevenen 23 & Eliza 30 Sampson | Dunkeld 1873 | London 16 Jun 1873 | Port Adelaide 10 Oct 1873 | Trevenen Sampson farm labourer. Son of Grace Sampson a single woman. Grace a daughter of Thomas Sampson & Margaret Matthews of Ludgvan |
| William Sampson | Locksee 1873 | William was the son of Richard & Nanny Sampson. Married Mary Davies in 1876 Carrieton. Later lived at Warramboo, South Australia | ||
| Richard & Hannah Sampson, children Selina, Harry Wills, Bessie, Lucy, Jane & Minnie | Collingrove 1873 | Plymouth 8 Nov 1873 | Port Adelaide 28 Jan 1874 | Richard born in 1841Tywardreath, Cornwall to James Thomas Sampson & Mary Ann Harry. Hannah nee Wills. Settled in Stone Hut and then Gladstone South Australia. |
| John Sampson 21 | Tim Whiffler 1874 | London | Maryborough, Queensland 26 Jan 1874 | |
| James Sampson 35 Mary Sampson 33 Elizabeth Sampson 11 Emma Sampson 8 Mary Sampson 6 John Sampson 3 & William Langford Sampson 1 | Hesperus 1874 | Plymouth 22 Feb 1874 | Adelaide | James listed as a mine blacksmith. James was born in Tywardreath, Cornwall and was the son of James Thomas Sampson and Mary Ann Harry. Mary Sampson nee Langford married James on 21 May 1861 St Cleer. WIlliam Langford Sampson died at sea 31 Mar 1874 . |
| William Sampson 15 | City of Hobart 1874 | Hobart 1874 | Sydney 31 July 1874 | Part of the crew. Role described as "Boy". From Tasmania |
| Adam Sampson | Dandenong 1874 | Melbourne 1874 | Sydney 31 Aug 1874 | Travelled in steerage. No age given. |
| Mary Sampson 42 | Toroaster 1874 | London | Brisbane 25 Sep 1874 | |
| Arthur Sampson 19 | Lightning 1876 | Plymouth 8 Apr 1876 | Port Adelaide | Arthur a railway porter |
| Thomas Sampson 28 Hester Sampson 29 Helen C. Sampson 2 Fred K. Sampson 1 | Clyde 1876 | Plymouth 15 Sep 1876 | Port Adelaide 21 Dec 1876 | Thomas & Hester died at Walleroo Mines and are buried with children at Kadina Cemetery. Thomas the son of Richard Sampson & Martha Shaddock see entry Sir Edward Parry 1849 |
| Richard Sampson 18 | Lochee 1877 | Plymouth 9 Nov 1876 | Port Adelaide 1877 | Agricultural labourer. Son of Richard Sampson & Nanny James of Hendra, Breage. |
| William Sampson 21 In separate entry: Catherine Sampson 25 Hannah Sampson 23 | Forfarshire 1877 | Plymouth 6 Jul 1877 | Port Adelaide 1877 | William a farmer. Son of Richard Sampson & Nanny James of Hendra, Breage. Catherine & Hannah domestic servants. Daughters of John Sampson & Hannah Rosewarne of Germoe, Cornwall. |
| John Sampson 46 Christiana Sampson 44 | Essex 1878 | Gravesend | Melbourne 20 Feb 1878 | Both servants. Listed as a married English couple. |
| Maria Sampson 44 Elidge Sampson 17 Fanny Sampson 15 Maria Sampson 5 | Tyburnia 1878 | Plymouth | Sydney | Maria from Stafford, Methodist. Elidge (male) labourer from York. Fanny general servant from York. Maria student from York. |
| Edward Sampson 29 | Scottish Knight 1878 | London | Rockhampton 9 Apr 1878 | |
| William H. Sampson 24 | Hawkesbury 1878 | Plymouth | Sydney 18 Sep 1878 | William a mason from Cornwall. |
| Maurice Sampson 31 | Whampoa 1878 | London | Adelaide 21 Sep 1878 | Single. Listed as English |
| Francis Sampson 22 | Caroline | London | Maryborough Qld. 12 Oct 1878 | |
| Walter I. Samson 31 | Northumberland 1879 | Gravesend | Melbourne 23 Oct 1879 | English clerk. Single |
| Eliza Sampson 50 & Samuel Sampson 23 | John Elder 1880 | London | Melbourne 22 Aug 1880 | Samuel was a mason. Eliza a widow. Samuel's father was William James Sampson born Lea, Wiltshire. This family soon moved to Tasmania. |
| Eliza Sampson 35 | Sir William Wallace 1881 | Plymouth | Townsville Qld. 1 Oct 1881 | |
| Mr J Sampson 31, Mrs Sampson 26 & Ellen Sampson 11 | Cotopaxi 1880 | London | Melbourne 26 Nov 1881 | |
| Mr C. Sampson 48 | Orient 1881 | London | Sydney 11 Dec 1881 | Single and English |
| Mr A. E. Sampson 47 | Lusitania 1882 | Plymouth | Melbourne 10 Jan 1882 | Single and English |
| Samuel Sampson 31 Martha Sampson 29 Samuel Sampson 5 Martha Sampson 3 Bertha Sampson 1 | Forfarshire 1882 | Plymouth | Sydney 16 Jan 1882 | Samuel a joiner from Yorkshire, C of E. Martha and children from Lanchashire, C of E. |
| Josh Sampson 48 | Liguria 1882 | Plymouth | Melbourne Jan 1882 | Ag Labourer. Single and English |
| William Sampson 26 | Camorta 1882 | Plymouth | Brisbane 17 Jun 1882 | |
| Wm Samson 31 | Liguria 1882 | London | Melbourne Jun 1882 | Farmer. SIngle |
| C.E. Sampson 22 | Romanoff 1882 | London | Melbourne 26 Jul 1882 | Gentleman. Single and English. |
| Mr G. Sampson 36 Mrs Sampson 40 | Liguria 1882 | London | Melbourne 10 Oct 1882 | This couple listed as English |
| Miss M. Sampson | John Elder 1882 | London | Melbourne 14 Jan 1883 | Single. English. |
| Robert Samson 32 Alice Samson 33 Alice Samson 10 Jessie Samson 8 Hellen Samson 4 | Scottish Lassie 1883 | Townsville, Qld 29 Mar 1883 | ||
| William Sampson 26 | Nerbudda 1883 | Plymouth | Sydney 28 Mar 1883 | William a painter from Essex. C of E. |
| Mary Sampson 39 | Allanshaw 1883 | Plymouth | Sydney 2 May 1883 | Mary domestic servant from Clare, Catholic |
| Christiana Sampson 28 | Potosi 1883 | London | Melbourne 8 Aug 1883 | Servant. Single. Listed as English |
| Denis Sampson 24 | Duke of Devonshire 1883 | Cooktown, Qld. 12 Oct 1883 | ||
| Elizabeth Sampson 46 Mary Jane Sampson 25 Joseph Sampson 18 Ann Sampson 23 Thomas Sampson 10 | Abergeldie 1884 | Plymouth | Sydney 3 Feb 1884 | Joining husband. Joseph Sampson married Elizabeth Lugg Feb 1859. Lived St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. |
| Hy T. Sampson 26, Ellen Sampson 26 & John Sampson 5 | Duke of Sutherland 1884 | London | Sydney 10 Feb 1884 | |
| Mary Sampson 17 | Nothern Monarch 1884 | Plymouth | Rockhampton Qld 4 Mar 1884 | |
| Agnes Samson 24 | Iberia 1884 | London | Sydney May 1884 | Single. English |
| William Sampson 24 | Waroonga 1884 | Plymouth | Cooktown Qld 10 Jun 1884 | |
| Clara Sampson 20 | Waroonga 1884 | Plymouth | Cooktown Qld 10 Jun 1884 | Could be wife or sister to William on same ship. |
| Edward Sampson 33, Celina Sampson 28 & Annie Sampson 3 Also Paul Sampson 23 | Potosi 1884 | London | Adelaide 3 Oct 1884 | Edward was a labourer |
| Harriett Samson 50 | Sorata 1884 | London | Melbourne Nov 1884 | Single. English |
| Chas F. Sampson Louisa Sampson G. C. Goss Sampson Chas Sampson Arthur C. Sampson | Sobraon 1884 | Plymouth | Melbourne 14 Dec 1884 | No ages given. Last three are children. |
| Geo Samson 30 | Austral 1884 | Melbourne 27 Dec 1884 | English labourer. Single | |
| Joseph S. S. Sampson 21 | Potosia 1885 | London | Melbourne 6 Mar 1885 | Blacksmith. Single. English |
| Charles Sampson 18 | Orient 1885 | London | Sydney 21 Mar 1885 | Miner. Single. English |
| Lucy Sampson 21 | Duke of Westminster | Plymouth | Cooktown Qld 25 Jun 1884 | |
| Maria Sampson 18 | Duke of Westminster | London | Brisbane 8 Dec 1884 | |
| Mr Sampson 48 Mrs Sampson 40 | Massilia 1886 | London | Sydney 9 May 1886 | |
| Mr H.S. Sampson 30 | Garonne 1886 | London | Sydney Jan 1886 | |
| Joseph B. Sampson 27 | Hankow 1886 | London | Sydney Nov 1886 | Plumber. Single. English |
| Samuel Sampson 32 | Selkirkshire | Devon | Maryborough, Queensland 18 Dec 1886 | |
| Thomas Sampson Clara Sampson | Lusitania 1887 | Plymouth | Sydney Sep 1886 | No ages given. Married |
| John Samson | Ardendee 1887 | London | Moreton Bay Qld 11 Dec 1896 | |
| William Sampson 24 | Dacca 1887 | London | Brisbane 26 Jul 1887 | From Lincolnshire, England |
| N. Sampson 29 | Nurnberg 1888 | Melbourne 20 Jan 1888 | Male. Labourer or servant | |
| Robert Sampson 32 | Orient 1888 | Sydney Apr 1888 | Miner. Single. English | |
| Margaret Samson 26 | Ormuz 1888 | London | Melbourne Jul 1888 | English. Single. |
| Miss E. Sampson | Austral 1888 | Plymouth | Adelaide 10 Oct 1888 | English. |
| Mr Sampson 57 | J.W.B. Waike 1889 | Hong Kong | Melbourne 28 Feb 1889 | British |
| Selina Sampson 51, Mary A. Sampson 25, ? Sampson 23, Clarence Sampson 21 , Annie Sampson 17 & Maggie Sampson 11 | Liguria 1889 | Plymouth | Sydney 13 Oct 1889 | Selina the widow of Gideon Sampson. This family from Leicestershire, England. |
| Andrew Sampson 33 Maria Sampson 36 Andrew Sampson 11 Horace J. Sampson 9 Victor Sampson 6 Royal Sampson 6 George A. Sampson 3 Peter Sampson infant | Merkara 1889 | London | Brisbane 24 Nov 1889 | From Essex, England |
| William Sampson 21 | Jumna | London | Brisbane 12 Dec 1889 | From Cornwall |
| Mrs J. Sampson 46 and Fred K? Sampson 22 | Orient 1891 | Plymouth 23 May 1891 | Adelaide | Fred was a farmer. |
| H. Sampson 27 | Austral 1890 | London | Sydney 20 Jun 1890 | Single |
| Mrs Robertson 28 Herbert Sampson 12 | St. Kilda 1891 | Whanganui, N.Z. | Melbourne 17 Jan 1891 | |
| Mary A. Sampson 29 Harry Sampson 9 Elly Sampson 2 | Braunschweig 1891 | Antwerp | Melbourne 7 Apr 1891 | Listed as English. |
| Mr J. Sampson 35 | Oruba 1894 | Southhampton 10 Aug 1894 | Melbourne | |
| Mr Sampson 62 Mrs Agnes Sampson 59 | Orient 1895 | Not stated - UK? | Sydney 8 Mar 1895 | Woodcock |
| Thomas Sampson 35 Clara Sampson 28 William Sampson 7 Oliver Sampson 5 Miriam Sampson 2 Fanny Sampson 1 | Orient 1895 | Plymouth 17 Nov 1895 | Sydney | Thomas was a farmer |
| David Sampson 19 | Ophir 1896 | Plymouth | Adelaide | Labourer |
| Private R. Sampson 31 | Oroya 1897 | Not stated UK? | Adelaide Jul 1897 | |
| Mrs J. Sampson 26 and children: Master J. Sampson 4 & Master S. Sampson 2 | Ophir 1897 | Plymouth | Adelaide 16 Oct 1897 | |
| Geo Sampson 23 | Ormuz 1897 | London | Sydney Jan 1898 | Single. English |
| A. Sampson 26 | Friederick Der Grosse 1898 | Southampton | Sydney 7 Nov 1898 | Single male |
| A. Sampson 37 | Friederick Der Grosse 1898 | Southhampton | Sydney 7 Nov 1898 | Single male |
| John Sampson 74 and Miss N. Sampson 33 | Ophir 1898 | London 18 Feb 1898 | Adelaide | John born in Tywardreath and eldest son of James Thomas Sampson & Mary Ann Harry. Daughter Nellie travelling with him. |
| John Samson 24 | Omrah 1901 | Sydney Mar 1901 | English. Clerk. Single | |
| Sarah Sampson 22 Esther Sampson 18 Henry Sampson 17 Myers Sampson 15 Israel Sampson 11 | Orizaba 1901 | London 4 Jul 1901 | Sydney 11 Aug 1901 | Children of Joseph Sampson & Elizabeth Bibbero of Chorlton, Lancashire. |
| Mrs Sampson 26 & Master Sampson 4 | Empire 1907 | Kobe | Melbourne 18 Feb 1907 | |
| Miss Sampson 40 | Empire 1907 | Sydney | Melbourne 21 Nov 1907 | |
| Mr Sampson 35 | Tulane 1909 | Hobart | Melbourne 28 Feb 1909 | |
| James W. Sampson | Irishman 1914 | Liverpool 21 Mar 1914 | Adelaide | Age 20 with occupation: orchardist |
| H.E. Sampson 18 | Osterley 1923 | London | Brisbane 11 Apr 1923 | Labourer |
| Mr H. S. Sampson 32, Mrs L.E. Sampson 31 & Master A. R. Sampson | Orvieto 1923 | London | Melbourne 18 Dec 1923 | Mr Sampson was listed as a violin maker |
| James Sampson | Largs Bay 1929 | Southhampton 29 May 1929 | Melbourne | Last address in the UK: 79 Ninth Row,Ashington. James was 16 with an occupation of miner |
| Henry Sampson 72 | Strathaird 1936 | London 21 Feb 1936 | Melbourne | Retired. Last UK address: The Lodge, 18 St George's Sq. London |
| James Alexander Sampson | Maloja 1952 | London 29 Oct 1952 | Adelaide | Last UK address Thoms, Fordingbridge. Age 68 with occupation: farmer |