"Our Dickinson line left Hull, Lincolnshire in 1841. Landed in New Orleans, spent the winter in Alton, Illinois and sailed up the Mississippi River to Sabula, Jackson County, Iowa in the spring of 1842." Good hunting, Laurel A. Dickinson (Mrs.) Castle Rock, Washington Rachel Alliston wrote: > > Hi Folk > > I joined this list yesterday and am absolutely gobsmacked at the wonderful > response I have had from my first query. A special public thank you to Dick > Tague:-) > > However, could SKS point me where I might find details of Shipping details > for a family who migrated from the UK abt 1867. > Which would be the closest port of entry for them to come to Iowa?? I'm > sorry my geography to your part of the country is limited! > > I am in search of the Shipping Details of John Brown WOOD and his wife > Elizabeth. The family were originally from Lincolnshire UK and according to > the 1890 Census they had been in the Country for 33 years > > TIA > Rachel Alliston > Beautiful Lake Macquarie Australia > > ==== IAJACKSO Mailing List ==== > Your donations to RootsWeb makes lists like IAJACKSO-L possible. > RootsWeb, Box 6798, Frazier Park, CA 93222 > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html

Thank you Laurel This list has been extremely helpful. Again, thanks Rachel Alliston Beautiful Lake Macquarie Australia ----- Original Message ----- > "Our Dickinson line left Hull, Lincolnshire in 1841. Landed in New > Orleans, spent the winter in Alton, Illinois and sailed up the > Mississippi River to Sabula, Jackson County, Iowa in the spring of > 1842." > > Good hunting, > Laurel A. Dickinson (Mrs.) > Castle Rock, Washington > > Rachel Alliston wrote: