Karen <endlein@charter.net> posted: > My ggrandparents came to the U.S. from Germany by way of Liverpool > in 1871 on the ship "Abyssinia". Have no info as to how they got to > Liverpool. Is there a source in Liverpool that might list the boat > that brought them to Liverpool? Thank you. Cas Endlein Generally there is no way of knowing the ship that brought transmigrants from British sources (until 1905 when the incoming ship was noted on some outbound passenger lists). However if they sailed from Hamburg, and many did, it may be possible to find them on the Hamburg emigrant lists. These often give the name of the feeder ship, which carried them to Britain, but with America as the destination. It is very unlikely they reached Liverpool by ship. The most common port of arrival would have been Hull, about three hours by train from Liverpool, but other ports were used. -- Harry Dodsworth Ottawa Ontario Canada af877@freenet.carleton.ca ----------------------------------------------------------------