How they travelled in the UK to connect with ships to Oz 1850's

Hi Listers

I have been trying to find out how my Flacks travelled from Bottisham, Cambridgeshire on the east coast of England , to Liverpool to board their ship "CASTILIAN"in 1858. I know that the Manchester and Liverpool were connected by train by then.

Ken Gibb...

A rough chance. Have a look at "Log of Logs" Nicholson.Three Volumes.

They "may" have written a Diary.

Ken

I know that the Manchester and Liverpool were connected by train by
then.

I have been sharing the request with a relative in England and this is what he has to say:

"I have had a good search of the internet, CFHS and various papers
concerning emigration in the 1850s but not found anything useful.
Masses of stuff about waiting to get on board, signing in and paying for
your passage when on board, then the looking for stowaways, all about the
rigours of the voyage - absolutely nothing about how a party of 8 (Father
48, Mother, pregnant, 45, Boys 22 & 7, Girls 17,15, 9, 3) can move with all
their worldly goods from Cambridgeshire to Liverpool at that time.

I am not sure about the trains. By 1858 quite a few new lines had sprung
up. But even today I think you would have to go through London to get from
Cambridge to Liverpool.
There was quite a lot of emigration going on in the 1850s so I suspect
there would be carriers who would cater for that sort of trade - possibly
by horse and cart and putting up at various lodging houses on the way.
What a journey. A bit like waggon-train.

And why from Liverpool.? The obvious port to use would be London.
Liverpool was used in the main for Irish emigrants to USA or Canada at that
time."

Has anyone researched this subject, or any suggestion/help on the matter, please.

Ken Gibb...

Ken & Jill Gibb, gibb@westnet.com.au
Mordialloc,
Vic. Australia.