Sailing ships to Canada 1910

[Skoosh]

Check out R.L.Stevenson's "An Amateur Emigrant!" for a feel of the times, Stevenson sailed from the Clyde to Sandy Hook, New York. You can read this online. Greenock was the main departure point.

Bests,
Skoosh.

[Forfarian]

Do you specifically mean ships propelled by sails rather than steamships, and if so what is the significance of that?

[Skoosh]

At that time it was possibly a sails & steam combo. Scottish tradesmen even crossed the Atlantic on a return ticket to work the season.

Skoosh.

[Forfarian]

Aye. I just wondered if the original poster had a particular reason for saying sailing ships.

[moiramount]

No it should have said steam ships

[Jebber]

How sure are you that he would have sailed from Scotland? Just because someone lived in Scotland they wouldn’t necessarily have sailed from there, they would more likely have sailed from Liverpool.

The Canadian Pacific Steam Ship Company ran a regular transatlantic service from Liverpool.
My father lived on the south coast, but he and his first wife sailed to Canada from Liverpool for their honeymoon in 1910. Long before that the Allen Line had a regular service between Liverpool and Canada.

[Forfarian]

Good point - though there was no shortage of ships going from Glasgow too.

[Skoosh]

Not many of these still afloat, here is the restored "Glenlee" in Glasgow harbour!

https://thetallship.com

Bests,
Skoosh.

[DonM]

Emigrant ships sailed from Greenock and Liverpool. They were old and slow an averaged crossing was 8-9 days compared to 1900 era vessels which was 6 days to Quebec City.

As far as finding an unknown person who may be or not have Greek ancestry; there were over 1 million immigrants in a 3 year period at the peak of the Bonus Scheme. But it wasn't just for Brit's (80%), but also those from Eastern/Western Europe and Scandinavia.  Its amazing what a free ride and a 1/4 section (160 acres) of free land will do providing you realize its the Canadian Prairies you are moving to.

Don