Perhaps he came to Australia on the way to other more foreign parts but decided to stay here. Who would blame him? Jan in beautiful Queensland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robyn Fulton" <jrfulton@bigpond.net.au> To: <middlesex_county_uk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 26, 2010 9:53 AM Subject: Re: [MDX] PASSPORT APPLICATIONS 1855 > Anne, > > Could I suggest to you that maybe he was going to the US goldfields and > either changed his mind or went there first. Perhaps check the shipping. > Robyn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anne Chapman" <anne@chapman.id.au> > To: <middlesex_county_uk@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 26, 2010 7:51 AM > Subject: Re: [MDX] PASSPORT APPLICATIONS 1855 > > >> Thank you Charani, >> We have found a reference to a William Horne being on the Goldfields in >> Victoria, after this passport was issued. One of the replies suggested >> he may have needed one if going to a dangerous place. I wonder did he >> fully intend to try his luck there, before leaving UK. His father, >> Swithin Horne was a very well to do Master Butcher who owned quite a few >> butcher shops in the Regent Park area. >> Thank you once again, one and all for your help in this matter. Anne >> >> >> On 11/25/2010 9:56 PM, Charani wrote: >>> Anne Chapman wrote: >>>> Thank you Caroline and Graham, that was very interesting to know that he >>>> may not have needed a passport. >>> Passports didn't become compulsory until 1917 (IIRC). >>> >>> Canada, Australia, New Zealand were regarded as being part of the UK >>> so no passport was necessary, just as one isn't needed to go to >>> Scotland, Wales or N Ireland (yet!). One isn't needed for the Crown >>> Protectorates of the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands either. I'm >>> not sure about Eire but I don't think one was/is needed there either. >>> >>> If your man was emigrating, then, as has been indicated, he wouldn't >>> have needed one. Even if he was a merchant, I can't see he would have >>> needed one. I don't think Australia was regarded as dangerous per se. >>> >> ************************************** >> Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** >> superfluous old messages in replies. >> >> List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ************************************** > Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. > > List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >