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Title: England outbound passenger list - prior to 1890
Post by: lorrainec on Friday 15 January 10 00:07 GMT (UK)
Hello all.
I am looking for outbound passenger lists from England before 1890.  Does such a thing exist?

Lorraine
Title: Re: Engalnd outbound passenger list - prior to 1890
Post by: lorrainec on Sunday 24 January 10 14:36 GMT (UK)
OK ... so that would be a "no" then!!

Lorraine
Title: Re: Engalnd outbound passenger list - prior to 1890
Post by: Astoria on Sunday 24 January 10 14:52 GMT (UK)
Where are they sailing to?
Title: Re: Engalnd outbound passenger list - prior to 1890
Post by: lorrainec on Sunday 24 January 10 15:03 GMT (UK)
Hello Astoria!
They were sailing to Windward Islands/Grenada
Last name of Humphreys.

:) Lorraine
Title: Re: Engalnd outbound passenger list - prior to 1890
Post by: Astoria on Sunday 24 January 10 15:12 GMT (UK)
This may help Lorraine.

http://www.cyndislist.com/caribbean.htm
Title: Re: Engalnd outbound passenger list - prior to 1890
Post by: coombs on Thursday 04 February 10 19:22 GMT (UK)
Very few outbound lists survive before 1890.
Title: Re: Engalnd outbound passenger list - prior to 1890
Post by: Superhoop on Monday 22 February 10 19:59 GMT (UK)
Quote from: lorrainec on Sunday 24 January 10 15:03 GMT (UK)
Hello Astoria!
They were sailing to Windward Islands/Grenada
Last name of Humphreys.

:) Lorraine

I have found many Humphreys leaving the UK prior to 1890. Do you have given names for them and perhaps an approximate date of exit?
Title: Re: Engalnd outbound passenger list - prior to 1890
Post by: lorrainec on Monday 22 February 10 23:44 GMT (UK)
I am looking for George Humphreys - left England for West Indies/Windward Islands in the 1850's and returned around 1870's.  Wife may have been Catherine Davis (Davies)

I am looking for Gerald D. Humphreys - possibly born in Windward Islands 1866, return to England 1886-1888 to get married.

Any help is appreciated!
Lorraine
Title: Re: Engalnd outbound passenger list - prior to 1890
Post by: coombs on Friday 26 February 10 08:45 GMT (UK)
Hi Lorraine

It might be a good idea to check where they disembarked as very few pre 1890 passenger lists leaving UK survive.

Ben
Title: Re: Engalnd outbound passenger list - prior to 1890
Post by: Superhoop on Friday 26 February 10 10:50 GMT (UK)
I went through the lists I could find and could not find any that seemed to fit . I am sorry I couldn't help further.

I agree with the comment from Ben, the port of disembarkation would help.
Title: Re: England outbound passenger list - prior to 1890
Post by: coombs on Friday 26 February 10 12:11 GMT (UK)
My 3xgreat grandfather is on the 1900 US census and his year of immigration given has helped me find his passenger list. He emigrated just before 1890 and I found the records of where he disembarked in Philadelphia.
Title: Re: England outbound passenger list - prior to 1890
Post by: KWatts on Sunday 25 February 18 13:20 GMT (UK)
Hi all -

I'm late to this particular conversation as I am new to this site.  Like Lorraine, I've been looking for an ancestor leaving England around 1660/61 and arriving in Bermuda (aka Somers Isles/Islands). 

I landed on a theory a few years ago that he could have come over on a ship called the Virginia Merchant.  According to what I've found out so far (from a dive website, no less), she arrived in Bermuda and took on water/supplies, etc., but she was bound for Jamestown, VA.  She left Castle Harbour, Bermuda on 25th March 1661 but ran aground and wrecked off the South Shore of Bermuda just a few hours later. 

My ancestor turns up as tenant on land in Sandy's Parish, Bermuda in 1662. Having said all that, various conversations with friends I am now not sure, as there were many ships that could have left England during a year.
 
I looked at Cyndi's List, but unfortunately, they linked to Ancestry and I have already exhaustively searched that site and come up empty handed, so I'd be grateful for any other advice/ideas anyone has. 

Many thanks!