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The Common Room / Re: Rajah Gopaul (ship)
« on: Tuesday 25 August 20 02:50 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for your interest and replies.  I am of the opinion that my voyager was required to first travel from Cork, Ireland  to Plymouth, England to board the Rajah Gopaul, whose first port of call was Sydney, Colony of New South Wales.  To see the ship's log would provide the evidence.

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The Common Room / Rajah Gopaul (ship)
« on: Saturday 22 August 20 01:20 BST (UK)  »
The Rajah Gopaul sailed from Plymouth, England 24th May 1852 to carry emigrants to Australia.  My question is, did she call into an Irish Port (possibly Cork or Cobh) to pick up passengers or did the ship proceed directly to Moreton Bay, Queensland via Sydney?  My interest is whether a passenger from Ireland would have firstly transferred to Plymouth to board the ship?

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Scotland / Re: Travel Arbroath to Greenock 1841
« on: Saturday 22 September 18 00:08 BST (UK)  »
Forfarian
Thank you for your advice.  Living in Australia, I am not alert to the travel options they may have had.
Particularly your advice "by sea to Edinburgh, and then via the Union Canal and the Forth and Clyde Canal, then by sea again to Greenock".  I am writing a book about the emigrant couple and while we will never know just how they travelled to Greenock, you have given me the options I can at least mention.  I will include a map in the book to identify these options.
Regards
Reidfd (David)

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Scotland / Travel Arbroath to Greenock 1841
« on: Friday 21 September 18 10:55 BST (UK)  »
I am seeking advice on which mode of transport my ancestors may have used to travel from their home in Arbroath to Greenock in order to board ship as bounty emigrants bound for the colony of New South Wales in early June 1841?   An 1846 map obtained from the National Library of Scotland https://maps.nls.uk/joins/1037.html  shows a railway line from Arbroath to Cupar Angus only, then another railway line from Edinburgh continuous to Greenock.  It depends what railway lines were actually in existence in 1841, but would they have traveled by train on the two railways mentioned  and bridged the gap between the two railway lines by horse drawn coach, or would the journey have been by other means? 

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: Isabella Finley immigrated to USA 1842
« on: Tuesday 07 November 17 10:36 GMT (UK)  »
The information would be in Scotland.  Isabella Finley is listed directly under William & Elizabeth Kydd and their family on the Medora passenger list which arrived in New York 13 Sept 1842.  My primary interest is the Kydds', however as Isabella was listed as 11 years of age, she is likely to have travelled with the Kydd family.  I wish to know who she is?  I suspect she may be a granddaughter of William and Elizabeth. Before immigrating  the Kydds' lived in Barn Green, Arbroath.  Isabella does show up as living with William and Elizabeth in the 1841 Scottish census. I will attempt to attach an extract from the passenger list and census.

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Isabella Finley immigrated to USA 1842
« on: Tuesday 07 November 17 03:04 GMT (UK)  »
departed Dundee sailing ship Medora arrived New York 13 September 1842
Likely to have resided arbroath Scotland  advice needed family connection

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Renfrewshire / Re: George Cowden Marriage/s
« on: Friday 28 April 17 11:55 BST (UK)  »
Annette
Thank you very much for your advice.  I am wondering how to proceed and will advise if something comes to mind.
Regards
David

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Renfrewshire / George Cowden Marriage/s
« on: Wednesday 26 April 17 11:57 BST (UK)  »
George Cowden born about 1821 • Renfrew, Strathclyde, Scotland married Agnes Hamilton 9 February 1849 St George's Paisley, Renfrew.  Agnes' parent were John Hamilton & Agnes Caulderwood. However, Agnes' death record (attached) names her father as "Unknown Patterson" and the name has come up elsewhere.  There is little doubt that the marriage record concerns the correct people, because their first born was named Agnes Caulderwood Cowden.  The problem is, where did the name Patterson come from?  Could Agnes Hamilton have been born Patterson and changed her name before marrying George Cowden?  (e.g. 1841 census includes an Agnes Patterson, 15 years, born Renfrewshire as an inmate!)

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Ireland / Re: Birth in Northern Ireland-C.1889 Marguerite Cecilia CRAIG
« on: Monday 02 May 16 10:42 BST (UK)  »
Definitely not her then. Thank you

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