Hello All, Wondering if anyone would know or could point me in the right direction, to find out if emmigrants(?) sailed to Canada from Newcastle about 1882? Any info appreciated Heather

Hi Heather, Emigrants could have sailed from virtually anywhere. Most regular sailings to Canada and the States were from Liverpool, but I have even seen an advertisement for persons wishing to travel on a ship sailing from Berwick-on-Tweed to Melbourne, Australia. It would appear if a ship had a few berths available, they would fill them up, as far as the shipping companies were concerned, emigrants were just cargo. Best regards - Mike Simpson, Penrith, NSW, Australia Email: agene@tpg.com.au HomePage: http://www.bigfoot.com/~agene