Gwen Thanks you. Best Wishes Bill Brown Sydney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gwen Faulkner" <gmgwen@hotmail.com> To: <AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 6:27 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Castilian 1858 > Hello Bill > I checked the pages I have of the Castilian passenger list and didn't find > you Mary Emma Bailey, sorry. > Regards > Gwen > Australia > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bill Brown <bbrown@ozemail.com.au> > To: <AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 10:50 PM > Subject: Re: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Castilian 1858 > > > > I do not have an answer - but I am looking for a single female, Mary Emma > > BAILEY, who travelled to Australia around about that time. She was born > > Chester, Cheshire, 28 May 1837, say 21 years of age in 1858. Maybe she is > on > > your list? > > Best Wishes > > Bill Brown > > Sydney > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gwen Faulkner" <gmgwen@hotmail.com> > > To: <AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 10:05 PM > > Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Castilian 1858 > > > > > > > Hello listers > > > > > > I have partial passenger list (relevant to my family) of the Castilian > > that arrived in Botany Bay 1858, from England. One of the passengers was > my > > gggrandmother. She was 23 and it appears, from the page that I have, the > > passengers are in the majority, single females, between 19-23 yrs and have > > domestic occupations, eg laundry maid, domestic servant, etc. > > > > > > Was there any reason for (what appears) this mass immigration of young, > > single females? Does anyone have any ideas or information on this one? > > > > > > Regards > > > Gwen > > > > > > Researching > > > HORWOOD Oxford > > > TINSLEY England and Australia > > > GIBSON Northumberland and Australia > > > MALACARNE Italy New York and Australia > > > LENNON New York and Australia > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > > ============================== > 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 >