Hello Listers, Could someone advise me how best to find out if a family returned to England in the late 19th century? Any help greatly appreciated. Regards, Beverley NSW

----- Original Message ----- From: "Beverley Weymouth" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: 29 October 2001 11:31 Subject: [A.G.R. ] RECORDS OF DEPARTURES Hi Beverly > Could someone advise me how best to find out if a family returned to England in the late 19th century? If from NSW there really isnt a best way as no departure records have survived till c 1906 . There are ways to narrow down the time If before 1891 you could checked the UK census. If they owned their own home a check at the Land titles Office may give a clue or two . Another check would be in the Sands PO directories...find the year they disappeared . Assisted arrivals to Sydney are indexed to 1896. Ships names and arrival dates are in this 1880 -1896 index. Sailing ships took a while to turn around but steam ships didnt. Quite a few P & O ships did fairly regular journeys UK - AUS . So maybe with some patience via a process of elimination you might be able to narrow the dates down sufficiently to do look up in the shipping info columns of the Sydney Morning Herald Happy hunting ! bye Marg Morters Member of Central Coast Family History Society GOSFORD NSW Australia