Does anyone know which ports were used by emigrants in the 1800-1900 for Australia ,South Africa ect.? were they Kent ports I.E Gravesend Dover. regards Bob Bourne

One of my ancestors travelled to New Zealand from London in the 1800's. This was a regular port of departure as the ship he sailed on sailed the same route the following year and was in collision with another ship in the channel with the loss of all aboard. Regards Dave Swinerd ----- Original Message ----- From: "robertbourne" <robert.bourne4@btinternet.com> To: <ENG-KEN-WOODCHURCH@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 4:51 PM Subject: [ENG-KEN-WOODCHURCH] emigrants > Does anyone know which ports were used by emigrants in the 1800-1900 for > Australia ,South Africa ect.? were they Kent ports I.E Gravesend Dover. > regards Bob Bourne > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-KEN-WOODCHURCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Bob, The Hukins family left England for Sydney from Dartford. The year was 1839. best wishes, Josie