Liz, I don't have anything concrete about quarantining of "Marion Moore" passengers except that there were 19 deaths (mainly children & infants) and susposedly other sickness, but I can't think of another explanation why members of the McCance/McMillan family were processed through customs from two ships yet they were all listed as passengers on the "Marion Moore". The "Marion Moore" left Liverpool on 15/11/1852 and the "Confiance" on 8/12/1852. There were 27 deaths on the "Confiance" and many cases of whooping cough, dysentery and scurvy requiring the whole ship to be officially quarantined (from a google search & other family members). I think that although there were some sick passengers on the "Marion Moore" who needed to be quarantined (including the McCances & younger McMillans) it wasn't serious enough to quarantine the whole ship as with th "Confiance". Since both ships sailed from Liverpool, other family members have suggested that, because of overbooking on the "Marion Moore", the McCances were held over until the "Confiance" left. I disagree with this, since I can't see why a shipping company would split up a family when there would've been other alternatives but still leave them on the passenger list, and without even considering the difficulties of a poor Irish family staying in Liverpool for another three weeks after the "Marion Moore" left. Ian Dann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Francis and Liz Seaton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 9:34 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] McCance, 1853, "Marion Moore" or "Confiance"? > Ian > Your info is very interesting and, in fact, the Marion Moore is a ship whose > records I plan to check for Joseph Hall. Where did you get the info re > quarantining, please? > Thank you > Liz > Liz Seaton > [email protected] > RMB 1030 Howes Creek Road > Mansfield VIC 3722