Probably along what is now the A483, then A5, etc going through Welshpool, Oswestry, Wrexham, Chester, Birkenhead. Without own coach/carriage/horse could have hitched a lift with one of the regular carters as well as walking. There was regular traffic between this part of the Welsh/English borderland and Liverpool Another possibility is going part of the way on the canals. The Montgomeryshire canal opened in 1797.  Google Ellesmere Canal for more info on Wikipedia Joan ________________________________ From: irene moores <irenemoores@btinternet.com> To: "ENG-LIVERPOOL@rootsweb.com" <ENG-LIVERPOOL@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, 14 June 2014, 15:06 Subject: [ENG-LIV] transport 1840s Hello, could sks please tell the route and mode of transport from Montgommery to Liverpool in the 1840s. cheerio Irene ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Admin Message - List guidelines: http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm The list admin can be contacted at Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com  Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list.  No fees!  ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Yet another possibility is travel by sea. In the past land travel was difficult and travel by sea easier. A number of my relatives from Somerset and Monmouthshire seem to have travelled by sea to Liverpool. There was some intermarriage with fishermen from the Liverpool / Lancashire area Dr T@m -----Original Message----- From: JOAN ZORN <j.zorn@btinternet.com> To: irene moores <irenemoores@btinternet.com>; ENG-LIVERPOOL <ENG-LIVERPOOL@rootsweb.com>; eng-liverpool <eng-liverpool@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 23:16 Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] transport 1840s Probably along what is now the A483, then A5, etc going through Welshpool, Oswestry, Wrexham, Chester, Birkenhead. Without own coach/carriage/horse could have hitched a lift with one of the regular carters as well as walking. There was regular traffic between this part of the Welsh/English borderland and Liverpool Another possibility is going part of the way on the canals. The Montgomeryshire canal opened in 1797. Google Ellesmere Canal for more info on Wikipedia Joan ________________________________ From: irene moores <irenemoores@btinternet.com> To: "ENG-LIVERPOOL@rootsweb.com" <ENG-LIVERPOOL@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, 14 June 2014, 15:06 Subject: [ENG-LIV] transport 1840s Hello, could sks please tell the route and mode of transport from Montgommery to Liverpool in the 1840s. cheerio Irene ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Admin Message - List guidelines: http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm The list admin can be contacted at Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Admin Message - List guidelines: http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm The list admin can be contacted at Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message