Hello: back again with Tighe family in Chile.I think to this point that it is useful a little bit of history .By 1850 the Chilean government was making a great effort to populate a vast area in the south of the country which was virtually inhabited,and known as the "frontier".For this purpose there were immigration offices throughout Europe and also in the British Isles,so i guess that the family heard about this opportunity to seek new horizons and finally made up their mind and took the trip to the "end of the world".The great majority of immigrants were Germans,Swiss,French,Irish ,Scottish ,English,and many other European minorities.Upon their arrival each family were given land to work as farmers along with the tools and supplies to start their living.most of them succedeed and within a few years their lives impproved a lot.On the other hand a few of them for various reasons didn't make it or decided to re-emigrate.the Tighe family ,that is Patrick,William,Margaret and her husband Peter Floody had a beautifull and prosperous farm of some 300 hectares named "Caledonia" located 5 miles from the village where they lived
About other members of the family that some of you mention,I have no records up to now but trying to find out.In my opinion if they came to Chile along with the others,they definitively came back to Scotland ,ireland or some other countries for unknown reasons,for I'm certain that they did not stay in this area or even in the surroundings. In my next post I will continue this sort of story and be very happy to share with you all this fascinating trip to the past. Best Regards
