How lucky you are to have such a diary Jean! Can you tell us what ports they stopped at on there way to Australia? I would be interested to know. I have also been wondering about our families lives back in the 1830/40's. Does anyone know what celebrations and traditions they would have enjoyed? I was reading on the web that Scottish and Irish people used to have huge bonfires and special rituals to celebrate the beginning of each season. Would they have done that? Did they celebrate birthdays, Christmas and Easter? I would love to know more about their lives and not just have a list of names. Kind regards Joy > On 21 Nov 2013, at 3:25 pm, "Jean Whimp" <jiwhimp@optusnet.com.au> wrote: > > I've now check the shipboard diary for my grandfather written 1850-1851. > His boat does not appear to have called anywhere in UK after Glasgow. There > were only a small number (20) of passengers - presumably paying something > towards their fare. jean > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jean Whimp [mailto:jiwhimp@optusnet.com.au] > Sent: Wednesday, 20 November 2013 9:57 PM > To: 'sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com' > Subject: RE: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Immigration to Australia > > Now you put me to shame. I have a diary from Glasgow of my Mull grandfather > so I'll look it up and tell you where their ship called . I do remember > that they also called at Madagascar and nearly got left behind!! More on > this later > Jean > > -----Original Message----- > From: sct-isleofmull-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:sct-isleofmull-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John And Joy > Sent: Wednesday, 20 November 2013 9:42 PM > To: sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com > Subject: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Immigration to Australia > > Its a puzzle isn't it! > It would be really interesting to find out some answers. > Oh to find a diary written by a family member! > But that won't happen because I know they couldn't read or write! > So back to the guessing game! > You have done well tracing your family in their travels over ten years. > Kind regards > Joy > >> On 20 Nov 2013, at 9:55 pm, "Janet" <cilurnum@googlemail.com> wrote: >> >> I too have wondered about travel. I traced my McINNES from Cullen, >> Banff to Edinburgh over 10 yrs. I have suspected it might have been >> on the drovers "roads" in horse and cart and I think it depends on the >> time because we can find when there was a railway but it took time for a > "network" of railway to take them the length and breath of Scotland. >> >> Janet >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Joy and John" <john.joy6@bigpond.com> >> To: "mull list" <sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 10:06 AM >> Subject: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Immigration to Australia >> >> >>> Hi Everyone, >>> >>> My McInnes family immigrated to Australia in late 1848 from Kintra. >>> They sailed from Plymouth on 14 September aboard the Maitland and >>> arrived here on the 7 January 1849. >>> >>> I am wondering if anyone can tell me how they would have got to Plymouth? >>> There were quite a lot of Scottish people on board this ship. >>> Would there have been a steamer or other sailing vessel that would >>> have taken them or would they have gone overland? >>> >>> I am not sure how I would go about finding out this information. >>> Kind regards >>> Joy >>> in Austalia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCT-ISLEOFMULL-request@rootsweb.com 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 SCT-ISLEOFMULL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Joy, I can recommend 'Scottish Customs from the cradle to the grave' by Margaret Bennett. Gives a good insight into the way folk used to live. Its published by Birlinn ISBN 1 84158 293 X. Its available at http://www.amazon.co.uk/Scottish-Customs-Cradle-Margaret-Bennett/dp/184158293X where you can have a sneak read. I'm sure there will be other stockists. Ian On 21 November 2013 08:52, John And Joy <john.joy6@bigpond.com> wrote: > How lucky you are to have such a diary Jean! > Can you tell us what ports they stopped at on there way to Australia? > I would be interested to know. > > I have also been wondering about our families lives back in the 1830/40's. > Does anyone know what celebrations and traditions they would have enjoyed? > I was reading on the web that Scottish and Irish people used to have huge > bonfires and special rituals to celebrate the beginning of each season. > Would they have done that? > > Did they celebrate birthdays, Christmas and Easter? > > I would love to know more about their lives and not just have a list of > names. > > Kind regards > Joy > > > On 21 Nov 2013, at 3:25 pm, "Jean Whimp" <jiwhimp@optusnet.com.au> > wrote: > > > > I've now check the shipboard diary for my grandfather written 1850-1851. > > His boat does not appear to have called anywhere in UK after Glasgow. > There > > were only a small number (20) of passengers - presumably paying something > > towards their fare. jean > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jean Whimp [mailto:jiwhimp@optusnet.com.au] > > Sent: Wednesday, 20 November 2013 9:57 PM > > To: 'sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com' > > Subject: RE: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Immigration to Australia > > > > Now you put me to shame. I have a diary from Glasgow of my Mull > grandfather > > so I'll look it up and tell you where their ship called . I do remember > > that they also called at Madagascar and nearly got left behind!! More on > > this later > > Jean > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: sct-isleofmull-bounces@rootsweb.com > > [mailto:sct-isleofmull-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John And Joy > > Sent: Wednesday, 20 November 2013 9:42 PM > > To: sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Immigration to Australia > > > > Its a puzzle isn't it! > > It would be really interesting to find out some answers. > > Oh to find a diary written by a family member! > > But that won't happen because I know they couldn't read or write! > > So back to the guessing game! > > You have done well tracing your family in their travels over ten years. > > Kind regards > > Joy > > > >> On 20 Nov 2013, at 9:55 pm, "Janet" <cilurnum@googlemail.com> wrote: > >> > >> I too have wondered about travel. I traced my McINNES from Cullen, > >> Banff to Edinburgh over 10 yrs. I have suspected it might have been > >> on the drovers "roads" in horse and cart and I think it depends on the > >> time because we can find when there was a railway but it took time for a > > "network" of railway to take them the length and breath of Scotland. > >> > >> Janet > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Joy and John" <john.joy6@bigpond.com> > >> To: "mull list" <sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 10:06 AM > >> Subject: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Immigration to Australia > >> > >> > >>> Hi Everyone, > >>> > >>> My McInnes family immigrated to Australia in late 1848 from Kintra. > >>> They sailed from Plymouth on 14 September aboard the Maitland and > >>> arrived here on the 7 January 1849. > >>> > >>> I am wondering if anyone can tell me how they would have got to > Plymouth? > >>> There were quite a lot of Scottish people on board this ship. > >>> Would there have been a steamer or other sailing vessel that would > >>> have taken them or would they have gone overland? > >>> > >>> I am not sure how I would go about finding out this information. > >>> Kind regards > >>> Joy > >>> in Austalia > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > SCT-ISLEOFMULL-request@rootsweb.com 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 > SCT-ISLEOFMULL-request@rootsweb.com 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 > SCT-ISLEOFMULL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thank you so much Ian. I will definitely get that book. Sounds like it is just what I am after! Joy > On 21 Nov 2013, at 9:50 pm, Ian Phillips <mullgenealogy@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Joy, > > I can recommend 'Scottish Customs from the cradle to the grave' by Margaret > Bennett. Gives a good insight into the way folk used to live. Its published > by Birlinn ISBN 1 84158 293 X. Its available at > http://www.amazon.co.uk/Scottish-Customs-Cradle-Margaret-Bennett/dp/184158293X > where > you can have a sneak read. I'm sure there will be other stockists. > > Ian > > >> On 21 November 2013 08:52, John And Joy <john.joy6@bigpond.com> wrote: >> >> How lucky you are to have such a diary Jean! >> Can you tell us what ports they stopped at on there way to Australia? >> I would be interested to know. >> >> I have also been wondering about our families lives back in the 1830/40's. >> Does anyone know what celebrations and traditions they would have enjoyed? >> I was reading on the web that Scottish and Irish people used to have huge >> bonfires and special rituals to celebrate the beginning of each season. >> Would they have done that? >> >> Did they celebrate birthdays, Christmas and Easter? >> >> I would love to know more about their lives and not just have a list of >> names. >> >> Kind regards >> Joy >>> >>> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-ISLEOFMULL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message