emigrants to Korea

[little meg]

Hi all,
could someone please tell me where I might find any details for shipping etc of persons who went to Korea, possibly missionary. Or any site for Korean archives which might give details of deaths there.
thanks
margaret

[piedstilt]

Oh dear, sounds difficult. Suggest you thrash your search engine. Do you want to give us some names and details so we can all have a go?

Ros

[little meg]

hi,
well this is the difficult part, and I was hoping any shipping details might enlighten me, or death records. 
Firstly we have a Rev. Robert Simpson b. c. 1847, Kildwick, Yks and was still in England for 1901 census, and is also listed in Clergy list for 1907.
We also have a William Sidebottom, independant minister, last seen in 1881 census.  William had a son Richard.
A photo, kept by a family member, shows a gentleman sitting next to a korean (standing) taken in Korea. On the back it says "Uncle Richard".  who was a missionary in Korea and was killed there.  Other family names could be Laycock and Smith but it is very difficult as we cannot find a Richard in any of our files and indexs that match.
The photographer appears to be either :  L. Dois or T. Dois or Doig. there is also asian writing next to it.
It appears to be around the early 1900's, but purely a guess only.
I don't think any of this will help, but perhaps gives some idea of date.
thanks appreciate the effort
margaret

[piedstilt]

Oh dear again!

Afraid I've had no luck with my googling, apart from coming up with a general thing about the C of E in Korea:

http://www.mundus.ac.uk/cats/45/1152.htm

But if William Sidebottom was an independent minister he probably wasn't C of E?

When and where were William and Richard Sidebottom born (ie 1881 census reference?)

What is the connection between the Sidebottoms and Rev Simpson?

Ros

[little meg]

Hi Ros,
Thanks,will check out that site later.
regarding the Sidebottoms. 
Isabella simpson, sister to Robert Simpson married William Sidebottom.
The 1881 census (sidebothom) has william age 33 born Lowmoor, yorkshire.
Richard H (Henry)Sidebottom, Williams son, born Biggleswade , Bedford age 6. The census was in Higher Row, Maker, Cornwall, England.
Robert and Isabella had a sister Betty Simpson who married a Smith.  all 3 children (Robert, Isabella, and Betty Simpson) appear to be raised by the Laycock grandparents.
I have been checking the search engines but nothing is coming of it, even checked the photographer but having no luck there either.
Oh dear is right. 
Margaret