Albert, To err is human, we all do the best we can. You have done far better than I could have, & followed "stuff" up, & not been ashamed to admit a whoopsie. THANKYOU for your sharing your ongoing research with the rest of us. It's much appreciated by me, & I'm sure many others. Cheers Carolyn in a very steamy Nth Qld > I posted an email a few days ago where I suggested that the ships bringing > the 1840s German migrants to New South Wales would have gone from London to > Plymouth before departure. > > I now find that that assumption was wrong. > > They actually left London and travelled down the Spanish and African coast > round Cape of Good Hope and across through Bass Strait then up to Sydney. > > The reason for my assumption is that when I was on my fade of looking at > convict settlement I found that all the ships left London and went to > Plymouth where they were replenished and cleared for voyage. They then went > almost west to Rio de Janeiro before turning east to Cape Town and then to > Australorbis. > > Also I learned that my Yorkshire ancestors went from Liverpool to > Southampton and Plymouth before beginning their journey. They by the way > came via the Suez Canal. > > Sorry if I misled people. Twas an honest mistake. > > Albert Grulke in beautiful sunny Melbourne in spring. > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-GERMAN Mailing List ==== > Remember, to unsubscribe, send an email to aus-german-l-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe in the subject line. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >