Dear Rob, The Almora sailed from Liverpool on the 6th October 1857 and arrived in Melbourne 30th December 1857. It was a fully rigged sailing ship (cross sails on all masts) of 1248 gross tons. It was built in Quebec from oak and tamarack in 1853, and owned by Gould and Co. in Liverpool. As yet I have not found a picture of the ship. Our relatives came from the County of Limerick, but I have not found any information how they reached Liverpool. Neither have I found any passenger diaries from the Almora. A booklet published by the Polly Woodside Melbourne Maritime Museum, "Early Immigrants to Victoria" by Barbara Cohen, gives a good general picture of these sailing ship journeys. They were not fun. Something which may be of general interest. The Almora Passenger List is available from the Victorian Public Records Office, and the passenger names can be found on the Unassisted Immigrant Index. But then, at the PRO I also found a Disposal List for this journey of the Almora. This most probably means that they were actually Assisted Immigrants. The Disposal List (it was prepared in Melbourne) has more information about the people than the official Ship's Passenger List. Bill Balodis Rob McGrath wrote: > > Dear List Members, > > In 1857 my ancestors, John POWER and Bridget HALLORAN, and their children > migrated, from Ireland to Australia. They lived in Knockanalban, Kilmurry > Ibrickane, Co Clare and embarked on the "Almora" from Liverpool bound for > Melbourne, Australia. > > Could any list member please suggest from which port in Ireland they are > most likely to have left to travel across to Liverpool and whether it was > likely to be by sailing ship or steamer? > > Is there available an account of such a journey and the likely conditions > travellers would encounter along any such similar undertaking - the wait for > a passage out of Liverpool, the voyage to Australia, arrival in an > Australian port, etc? > > Thanks in anticipation, > > Carmel McGrath > Berwick, Vic > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237