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Abeona Tragedy, Fire at Sea.
« on: Monday 02 November 20 14:31 GMT (UK) »
The Abeona, an emigrant ship, left Greenock on 13th October 1820 for Cape Colony. A fire at sea resulted in the deaths of most of the passengers & crew. Of 161 people only 49 survived the fire.
 A Lynda Wardle has set up a Facebook page with passenger lists, the sinking of the Abeona etc' see article,

https://www.thenational.scot/news/18838756.scots-search-better-life-ended-death-sea/

https://www.facebook.com/Abeonaship

Skoosh.

 
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