Agreed Martyn - however from what I have since learnt, I think about 3 to 6 weeks would be a fair estimate, based on calling in at Queenstown and the fact that one reply stated 3 weeks - all though at the mercy of the weather of course. The exercise is to estimate when a family left Somerset to go to Liverpool to catch the New York boat. They arrived at NY in May 1870, so they would have probably left Liverpool around January to March time. This would mean them leaving Somerset during January or February/March at the latest? Thanks for the info from all concerned - you may carry on now!! The question about "Rough Man" is interesting and the thought about misheard words (always a hazard) - I suppose the side entry was deliberately put for an identification of some sort; "Ruff Man" certainly seems to fit the bill. I shall add it to my list - Thanks. (With a question mark) Kind Regards Roy LD Cox Family Historian Member of SA&NHS Member No. 1066 (And all That!) Web Site: www.coxresearcher.com/index.htm I also use www.archivecdbooks.com and www.localhistory.co.uk/ambra for my research -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of mjcl Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 10:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [OEL] Slightly off Topic! Roy Thanks for waking us up - too many variables (or variants) i think! Martyn ----- Original Message ---- From: Roy <[email protected]> To: "[email protected] com" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, 9 November, 2006 9:15:23 PM Subject: [OEL] Slightly off Topic! Good Evening All - Hope you will forgive this but as the airways seem a little slack at present, perhaps some kind sole could approximate how long a vessel of 1497 tons in 1870, would have taken to sail to New York from Liverpool, with 187 immigrants on board plus the crew, and which may have called at an Irish port on the way? Not all at once I beg of you! Regards - Roy ------------------------------- 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