----- Hello List, Does anyone have information on the 'depot' where single female migrants were sent after arrival in Port Phillip? I notice on some of the ship's registers there are notes about how long the girls stayed there at public expense etc and how/where they were 'disposed'. Would there be surviving records about this depot? Kind regards Maureen

G'day Maureen and List There is a great and informative book called "A Place To Lay My Head", Immigrant Shelters of Nineteenth Century Victoria, by Keith Pescod. Published by Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne. I think it is still in print? The Female Immigration Depot is mentioned. There ia a companion publication by same author and publisher, called "Good food, bright fires & civility", British Emigant Depots of the 19th Century. Two of the most treasured books in my library! Cheers.....Bob in Geelong ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Player To: AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 8:11 AM Subject: Fw: Female Immigrants Depot

Hello Bob. Does it say where the family depot was in Melbourne please? Cheers, Bob in Melbourne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob McKenzie" <mck@datafast.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 9:16 AM Subject: Re: Female Immigrants Depot > G'day Maureen and List > There is a great and informative book called "A Place To Lay My Head", Immigrant Shelters of Nineteenth Century Victoria, by Keith Pescod. Published by Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne. > I think it is still in print? > The Female Immigration Depot is mentioned. > > There ia a companion publication by same author and publisher, called "Good food, bright fires & civility", British Emigant Depots of the 19th Century. > > Two of the most treasured books in my library! > > Cheers.....Bob in Geelong

G'day, I haven't researched this in detail. Circa 1889, great-grandma had a child out of wedlock. The child was fostered. When I accessed the child welfare records, great-grandma was recorded as residing in the Immigrant's Home. G-grandma was hardly an immigrant: born in Tas; came to Vic very young. I did a little research. I gather that what began as a hostel for migrants later became a more general benevolent institution. So the answer you get may well depend upon the era under discussion. Peter THOMAS Darwin, AUSTRALIA <pmthomas@bigpond.com> -----Original Message----- From: Robert Player [mailto:player6@bigpond.com] Sent: Monday, 26 September 2005 7:42 AM To: AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Fw: Female Immigrants Depot ----- Hello List, Does anyone have information on the 'depot' where single female migrants were sent after arrival in Port Phillip? I notice on some of the ship's registers there are notes about how long the girls stayed there at public expense etc and how/where they were 'disposed'. Would there be surviving records about this depot? Kind regards Maureen ______________________________