The Enchantress Shipwreck
On Tuesday, 16 April 1833, Madame Rens and her daughter set sail for London on the ship Edward Lombe. They returned in 1835 accompanied by her son, Edward, travelling from England on the barque Enchantress from London for Hobart Town and Sydney. The ship hit rocks and sank off the south-west coast of Bruny Island in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Tasmania at 10:00 pm on Friday, 17 July 1835. 16 of the crew and one steerage passenger were lost. Madame, Mr and Miss Rens were listed among the passengers saved. They arrived back in Sydney on the ship Medway in September 1835.
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