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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Cavan => Topic started by: jettejjane on Friday 10 January 20 11:04 GMT (UK)
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Mum born 1923 in Cavan came to England and settled here. Between 1939 and 1940. As far as I know she travelled alone, so young :o. According to records I have she was in Cavan May 1939 and UK by Nov 1940.
My question, is there any way of finding records/date of her voyage. I have no idea from where she departed or where she disembarked. When I was small and we visited Ireland we always went from Stranraer to Larne. A long journey by car to Scotland from Sussex.
I have a feeling this is a "Mission Impossible" but worth a try.
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Sadly there are no passenger lists between UK and Ireland. Have you found her on any electoral rolls once she arrived in the UK ?
Sandra
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It wasn't unusual for young Irish women to travel alone to England or America, in America it was noted as an unusual trait of the Irish.
Slightly earlier date and dealing mainly with emigration to America there is a book on the subject
https://www.amazon.com/Ourselves-Alone-Emigration-Ireland-1885-1920/dp/081319251X
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Sadly there are no passenger lists between UK and Ireland. Have you found her on any electoral rolls once she arrived in the UK ?
Sandra
Thanks Sandra, it was a long shot. Yes I have her well documented in the UK. When she was in hospital before she died in 2011 and while she was still lucid , one of the nurses told me she was reminiscing about her journey to England. Wish I had been there to hear and I shame I never thought to ask when I was younger :'(
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It wasn't unusual for young Irish women to travel alone to England or America, in America it was noted as an unusual trait of the Irish.
Slightly earlier date and dealing mainly with emigration to America there is a book on the subject
https://www.amazon.com/Ourselves-Alone-Emigration-Ireland-1885-1920/dp/081319251X
Thanks Sinann. That looks an interesting book, I will get a copy. I know some of her mothers sister went to America.