Liverpool to Melbourne, early 1850s

George and Susan Griffith's first registered child, Edward George, was born on 14 April 1855 in Wangaratta, so I will take the likely period of arrival for George to be 1851-1854.   Looking at arrivals for George/Mr  Griffith/s in the PROV indexes, I can find the following candidates:

Index to Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists to Victoria 1852-1923

 

GRIFFITHS	----	22	NOV	1852	DINAPORE	B	FILM	007
GRIFFITHS	----	24	OCT	1853	HARGRAVES	N	004	001
GRIFFITHS	---- MR	32	JUL	1853	OSMANLI	B	042	001
GRIFFITHS	---- MR	A	JAN	1853	CONDOR	B	027	007

GRIFFITHS	GEO	23	MAY	1853	PRINCE ARTHUR	B	037	009
GRIFFITHS	GEO	39	FEB	1852	JOSHUA	B	001	002
GRIFFITHS	GEO	26	OCT	1852	PANAMA	B	012	004
GRIFFITHS	GEORGE	19	JAN	1853	CONDOR	B	027	004
GRIFFITHS	GEORGE	A	MAY	1853	PASSAROEANG	B	038	001
GRIFFITHS	GEORGE	19	AUG	1853	ASIA	B	045	004
GRIFFITHS	GEORGE	24	SEP	1852	STATESMAN	B	009	003
GRIFFITHS	GEORGE	26	OCT	1852	HIBERNIA	B	010	005

Index to Assisted British Immigration 1839-1871

 

GRIFFITH

GEORGE

39

JAN

1852

JOSHUA

8

2

 Going on the age usually given for George, he was probably born in 1824, which means that if he arrived between 1851 and 1854, he would have been about 27 to 30 years old on arrival.  The closest candidate by virtue of age would seem to be the 26 year old George Griffiths who arrived per the Hibernia in 1852.  However, any of the ages recorded may have been incorrect, and the transcription for the index could have been incorrect, so they would all bear examination.

The Hibernia, it happens, came to Port Phillip from Liverpool, so that does increase the chances of it being the right George Griffith - but I don't know where the other vessels originated.

"List of vessels in Hobson's Bay, Sunday 10th October 1852":  Hibernia from Liverpool.
LIST OF VESSELS IN HOBSON'S BAY. (1852, October 4). The Argus p. 6.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4787462

 The other 26 year old George Griffiths who arrived by the Panama in 1852 is less likely as the ship appears (from advertising in The Argus) to have been engaged in a run from Australia to San Francisco and return.

I haven't discounted arrivals in other ports, but as I haven't thoroughly eliminated the Victorian arrivals, I'll leave those until later.