I have scrolled through endless shipping records and finally found one at the approx date I require.
Liverpool to New York - arriving in June.
Forgot June was summer in NYC and had plotted out a few things. My error was highlighted when I read that in March 1849 Niagara Falls dried up. Everyone woke to silence.
Note quite my time frame, however it jolted me into the right season.
The right ship only became the right ship when I found the right family on board. There are no records of where they went or what they did after they arrived. This suits my needs also.
It was interesting to read in the Passenger Manifest that while name and age were given the only catagories were Labourer, Gentleman or Boy. Women and Girls received a mere ----
There were many men travelling alone with their children - no mother.
Many young couples with an aged parent.
There dreams and asperations were quite palpable.
Sadly many many deaths during the trip.
Monday, October 30, 2006
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This all sounds very interesting - can't wait to see some end results - so how long was the trip actually from England to New York in 1850? I know with the steam engines, et cetera things moved quicker than before but still the journey was a long one - several months and always had to travel in the summer for fear of getting caught in the ice floes or drifting way off course - glad you found what you were looking for - E :)
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