The photo and other documentation such as "Form of Consent
for Emigration" signed by their mother is part of a package received from
Fegans at Tunbridge Wells, England. The data is about to my Grandfather
WELLS John W. G. (14) (Wells i) and his brother WELLS Albert J (9) (Wells).
The picture I received has the typed list of boys surnames beneath the
picture and have duplicated that list under the picture above. I have combined
below the typed list of boys surnames as I found it on my copy of the picture
with the information provided by National Archives who made their list
from handwritten pursers lists received on landing in Quebec. National
archives info is in red. I hope this info
will be helpful to other searchers
| Surname | Forename | Init | Born | Country | Ship | shipped | age | contact |
| ALEXANDER, | Frederick | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| ASHTON, | Percy | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| BAIRD, | George | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| BALDWIN, | William | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| BEECH,(Beach), | Thomas | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| BELL, | Joseph | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| BISHOP, | Robert | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| BODKIN, | Frederick | J | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| BODKIN, | William | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| BOWE, | John | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| BOWEN, | Henry | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| BRAND, | Charles | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| BROWN, | William | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| BROWN (Browne), | Robert | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| BULLEY, (Bully), | Ernest | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| BURGE, | . | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | not listed |
| CHAFFEL (Chappell), | Henry. | A | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| CLARK, (Clarke), | Arthur | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| CONDON, | . | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | not listed |
| CROW | George | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| DAVIS, | Alfred | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| DAVIS | Charles | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| DEVONPORT(Davenport) | John | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| DICKSEY, (Dickson), | William | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| DRESCHER, | James | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| FARROW, | William | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| FLARTY, (Flaherty), | James | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| FRANCIS, | Edmund | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| GOODSIDE, | William | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| GRAY, (Grady), | Albert | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| GREENFIELD , | Roderick | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| GREWETT, (Grint?), | Roger | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| GRIFFIN, | Albert | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| GRIFFITHS , | Harry | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| GROVER, | Richard | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| HAGELL | Charles | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| HAGELL | William | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| HARDING, | Henry | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| HARDY, | Frederick | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| HART, | James | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| HEALY,(Hily), | Claud | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| HILTON, | Frederick | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| HOBMAN, | John | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| HOLDER, | James | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| HOLE, | William | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| HOPKINS, | William | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| IRISH, | H.T. | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| JESSOP, (Jesson), | J. | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| JOHNSON, | Thomas | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| JOHNSTONE, | Arthur | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| KIMBER, | William | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| KINGHAM, | Thomas | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| KNIGHT, | George | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| LANPARD, (Lampard), | John | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| MC DONALD, | Alfred | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| MILLS, | George | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| MOORE, | Henry | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| MOSS i, | John | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| MOSS ii, | William | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| NELSON, | James | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| NICHOLLS | Albert | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| PARKINS, (Parkinson), | Thomas | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| PARSEY, | William | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| PARSONS, | James | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| PATSY | . | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | not listed |
| PERRY | Charles | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| PHILLIPS | Morris | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| PINCH, | . | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | not listed |
| PIZEY, | Fred | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| PORTER, | Alfred | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| PORTER, | Henry | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| PRECIOUS, | Henry | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| PRESCOTT, . | W | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| PULLEN, | John | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| REID,(Reed), | William | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| RICKMAN | H.I. | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | |||||
| ROBERTS, | George | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| ROBINSON, | Edward | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| ROGERS, | James | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| ROME, (Rowe?), | Charles | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| ROONEY, | Francis | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| SAVILL, (Saville), | Daniel | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| SIMMON, (Simmons), | James | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| SMALL, | George | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| SMITH, | Arthur | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| SPILLER | Albert | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| SPILLER | Thomas | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| WALTERS, | Robert | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| WELLS, (Wills), | Albert | J. | 1877 | England | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | 9 | . |
| WELLS, (Wills), | John | W.G. | 1872. | England | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | 14 | . |
| WELSH, | H.T. | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| WILDGOOSE, | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | (no one by this name) | |
| WILLIAMS, | Samuel | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| WILLIS | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | not listed | |
| also listed.... | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . | |
| ACE, | David | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| GROOM, | John | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| KINCH, | John | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| MERRIOTT, | James | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| POATE, | Frank | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| PRESCOTT, | William | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| PURGE, | William. | H | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
| SANKEY, | George | . | . | . | Sarmatian | June 9, 1885 | . | . |
This list is compiled from the typewritten list beneath the photo of
the Fegan Party of boys taken May 30 1885 which arrived in Quebec June
9, 1885; in combination with information provided by Marj Kohli and taken
from National Archives. The National
archives info is in brackets and or italics and is in red.
Note: Even my family members are recorded as
Wills in National Archives
The Ship S.S. Sarmatian is sometimes rendered S.S. Sarmasian