In 1922 I strongly doubt that Madeira would have been en route to India. Ships from Britain and N W Europe would have headed through the strait of Gibraltar, through the Mediterranean to Suez and through the canal. Going back to the days of sailing ships before the overland routes were discovered, then yes, ships may well have stopped at Madeira. Now I can sit back and wait to be shot down in flames by all the people whose ships stopped at Madeira on the way to India! Cheers Sylvia > -----Original Message----- > From: india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > David Railton > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 6:26 PM > To: INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ > Subject: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Shipping route to India 1922 > > It has been suggested to me that someone who travelled from > England to Madeira in 1922 may have been on the first stage > of a voyage to India. The ship she disembarked from at > Madeira went on to Buenos Aires. > > I don't have information on shipping routes at that time but > I would imagine that it would be an unusual route to take. > Can anyone tell me if there were passenger services from > Madeira to India in the 1920s? I imagine that if there were > any they would be very infrequent. > > David > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the message >