Aberdeen left Plymouth 8 Sep 1885, Arrived Sydney 25 Oct 1885.
Tonnage of the Vessel: -
Name of the Master: Barclay
Surgeon Superintendent: J.A. Beattie
Matron: Mrs. Eagan
Contract price per Statute Adult: £15 for 400, £14.10
Amount Deposited in Colony: £92
Amount Agent General: £1706
Date of Departure from Plymouth: 8 Sep 1884
Date Arrival in Sydney: 25 Oct 1885
Number of Days on the Voyage: 47.
Births on board: 2
Deaths on board: 2
| Pass. No. | Name | Age | Native Place | Religion | Reads or Writes |
| GROGAN Ellen | 26 | Cork | RC | Both | |
| GROGAN Charles | 5 | Cork | RC | No | |
| GROGAN Edward | 2 | Cork | RC | No | |
| GROGAN Honorah | (inf) | Cork | RC | No |
Deposit Journals:
John Grogan paid the deposit on 10 Feb 1885, certificate no. 1679, ages stated as Ellen, 24 yr, Charles, 3yr and Edward John 2 yr.
John's address in Sydney was 14 Cumberland Street, wife's address 2 Francis Street, Cork.
Source Society of Australian Genealogists, Reel 3809
Still to be checked Archives Authority of NSW, 4/4810-2
Note: John did not state Honorah, so by Feb 1885, he probably didn't she had been born.
Charles Grogan told a granddaughter that all he remembered of Ireland was walking down the steps to board the ship.