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 > >