Hi worth a note our ancestors often took the cheapest tour to America, so they could well have gone by German carriers from Hamburg, Norwegian carriers from Stavanger, Dutch from Rotterdam, etc. Can be complicated, have found a deal of British names on Norwegian and German passenger lists whilst looking for Norwegians traveling to the USA. regards Terry > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 17:35:39 +0000 > Subject: Re: [LEI] emigration to USA 1900 > > FindMyPast has lists for some ships leaving Britain. Around 1890-1911 > there is one for Mr & Mrs. Nock with two children and a nurse (single > female over 12) cabin passengers going to Trinidad on ship Para from > Southampton departing 20 Oct 1897. There weren't many passengers. No > other details on this clear image. > > Many passenger lists are missing of course and there could be > transcription errors. > > Regards, Trevor > > On Fri, 9 Dec 2011 16:24:11 +1000, you wrote: > > > > >Hi, > > Can anyone tell me about emigration to the USA about 1900. > > > >If the person had been tried at Court for manslaughter and been acquitted > >would he and family have been allowed to migrate to USA. > > > >I'm looking for a Edwin Herbert Nock b. 1865 Rowley Regis Staffs > > wife Emma Nock ( nee Pitt ) b 1868 Dudley > >and children Olive May b. 1891 > > Herbert Edwin b. 1892 > > Robert b. 1893 > > > >I was told they went about 1898 1899, maybe to New York and then settled in > >Mexico. > > > >I cannot find them on any ship to New York on Ancestry. > > > >Thanks if anyone has clues > > > >Regards Ken > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

It's for that very reason that the Hamburg Emigration records are divided into Direct and Indirect. The Direct went straight from Hamburg to America, Australia etc. The Indirect took ferries across the North Sea to Hull or Leith etc and then went by train to ports such as Liverpool or Glasgow to continue their journey. As Britain had the largest Merchant Fleet in the world at the time, it meant that they were able to offer more economical passages to migrants from the continent heading elsewhere in the world. David Armstrong Maylands, Western Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: TERRY HOPKIN- SUNDBY To: leic list Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 6:23 PM Subject: Re: [LEI] emigration to USA 1900 Hi worth a note our ancestors often took the cheapest tour to America, so they could well have gone by German carriers from Hamburg, Norwegian carriers from Stavanger, Dutch from Rotterdam, etc. Can be complicated, have found a deal of British names on Norwegian and German passenger lists whilst looking for Norwegians traveling to the USA. regards Terry