Forum: Emigration

I have a missing person on my family tree who is supposed to have emigrated. Can anyone find a sighting of him for me? It would be much appreciated. Frank Hyde BRUTON was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire in October 1865. He was the illegitimate first child of my great grandmother Annie BRUTON and...

Hubert Charles MARTIN born 1877 Frome, Somerset emigrated to Canada in 1907. Possible sighting of him in the 1911 census for Moosejaw, Saskatchewan, Western Canada. Believed to have died Saskatoon, Western Canada in 1952. Looking to trace Hubert's life in Canada.

Can anyone please give me some advise on how I can find the ship John Crook his wife Emma and seven children sailed on from England to the USA in 1881.They would have paid there own fares the family story goes they arrived in New York. I don't know the date of departure but have narrowed it down to...

Christopher Adolphus Griffin born 1900 London. Parents Thomas Griffin & Ellen Harriet Keeler. Christopher sailed from London to Canada on the Scandinavia 1922 Stating he was a Farmer. left from his parents home. Arrived in New Brunswick Canada, going to his Brother in Law. It appears on...

just enquiring about my Grandfathers brother William George. It seems he migrated to America in the early 1900's.He started off in Redruth and while here he taught himself Spanish,he then emigrated and worked on the railways and acted as a translator for the Spanish workers.I think i may have...

Lilly HUNSLEY was the daughter of William and Hannah HUNSLEY (nee DRAYTON) Lilly was born in Scotton, Lincolnshire in Jun qtr 1880. In the 1901 census she is living in the Glanford Brigg Lincolnshire, registration district. Hannah, Lilly's mother, died in the Sept qtr of...

I have found the record of Frank Ayres who I believe to be my Grand Uncle on the passenger list of the SS Ruapehu.It sailed from London to Wellington on 18 Feb 1909. Can anyone advise me where to start looking to trace him. At the time he was single man aged abt 27 and he may have joined the...

We are trying to find out when George arrived in Australia and the ship that took him there. This is the info we have:- Born 1833 Barnopfield, County Durham, 1851 Census living in Monkweirmouth, Co Durham 1866 Married Agnes Berry in Bendingo, Victoria, Australia. This was Agnes second...

hi,wondered if anyone with access to the shipping lists could look me up some names ? they are all related to the Haughton side of the family but their married names have obviously changed,the first is Enoch Haughton-i have him arriving back into liverpool on 2nd july 1939 -his wife died in the...

I am trying to track down Thomas Dunstan, born c.1819, Wendron, Cornwall. He was the son of Benjamin and Jane Dunstan of Wendron, and married Ann Caddy on 31 October 1846, Wendron. He appears with his parents in the 1841 census, but is noticeably absent from all later ones. I have recently come...

Alice Ellen Stark née Richards was born in Shirley Southampton on 22 Feb 1864, daughter of Alexander Richards and Ellen. She was in Southampton on the 1871 census aged 7 (RG10/1188 f62 p24) and the 1881 census aged 17 (RG11/1207 f44 p23). She married John Stark at Christ Church Southampton on 11...

FMP has ships passenger lists to 1960. On June 2, 1950 3 men named Jones travelled from Liverpool to Halifax on board the GEOGIC which was a Cunard/White Star line ship. 2 were listed on page 12 and 1 on page 25. I believe all 3 3 were related - as follows - the 2 on page 12 may be the...

I have recently been in touch with the nephew-in-law of my great-grandfather who has said that my great-grandfather and 5 of his siblings were sent to Canada as orphans after their mother died in 1910 and their father was unable to care for them (I think the reason was active service during WWI). ...

Searching Frances TERRY, born in Blackpool in 1853 (possibly December). Migrated to South Africa prior to her marriage in 1873. Unsure whether accompanied by parents.

Hi everyone My apologies if I have posted this in the wrong place and if I have I will thank the moderator in advance for moving it. I have just discovered that my ancestor Peter Alcock was sent to the prison hulk Dolphin before his transportation to Australia in 1830. I am aware of the details...

Charles August Pierre-Humbert and his wife (Marie nee Messerly) and family migrated from Europe to Victoria Australia about 1850-1860. One child was born at sea en-route to Australia. Could sks tell me when they sailed, from which port (Europe or England)? They were born in Switzerland about...

I just heard a very interesting story about a relative who left England in the 1800s to work at an Indian Tea Plantation. I would love to find out more about this including the boat he may have left and returned to England on and even tea platation records if they exist. I believe that the...

I am able to help with any lookups for anyone who had ancestors that came to the NATAL region in South Africa.

HELLO I am enquiring about my great grandfather Donald Campbell. There is a family reunion organised which i was excited about only to find Donald's family details are missing from the tree. The purpose of my wanting to go was to gain this information :sweatdrop: So can anyone tell me where i may...