Thank you! My confusion rests in the passenger list notation that the "last place of residence" was listed as Liverpool. But It seemed to be listed that way for most of the passengers. So, it may be that no one even asked the passengers where they last lived. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sea Witch" <SeeWich@aol.com> To: "alicepat47" <alicepat47@attbi.com>; <CountyCork-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 2:05 PM Subject: Re: [Cork] Cork and Liverpool > I am certain I read once that the ship's declared port of embarkation as it > appears on U.S. Passenger arrival lists was the port last visited in Europe > before crossing the Atlantic. Thus, a ship that picked up passengers in > Cork, Cobh, Dublin, etc., and then sailed to Liverpool before departing for > North America would indicate port of embarkation as Liverpool. Although many > people did indeed use a stepped migration pattern in order to get sufficient > funds and then depart Europe, everyone that shows Liverpool as a departure > point was not necessarily engaged in such a strategy. > > Hope this helps. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "alicepat47" <alicepat47@attbi.com> > To: <CountyCork-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 4:29 PM > Subject: [Cork] Cork and Liverpool > > > > Can anyone explain to me the connection between Cork and Liverpool? > Actually between the "Great Emigration" and Liverpool? I found my great > grandfather on the ship George Washington. (Port of Boston, 1859) Now I need > to figure out how to trace him from Liverpool where he embarked on the > George Washington for Boston to Ireland where he was born. How long did > people typically live in Liverpool before they found the money and the ship? > I know my family originated in Ireland. I know James Wall arrived in Boston > in 1859. I'm not positive about which county he came from because family > lore gives me three from which to choose. But facts show he arrived on a > ship out of Liverpool, England. I would dearly appreciate a history lesson > here. Can anyone direct me to a website that explains the Ireland-Liverpool > connection? > > Thanks. This is a really good list. > > Alice > > She who really can't wait to find out why Alice was an important name in > her family. Not to Mention Frederick L. Wall, a name that has German > roots...in an Irish family. > > > > ______________________________ > >