Hello all Can any of you provide any answers to Susan who has left the lists for a while - I have added her e-mail to me at the end of this. I don't think there was much passenger traffic in 1880's as most went from Liverpool I thought - but I'm not sure - and I don't know the location of any passenger lists for either port. You can reply to me, direct or via the list - or direct to Susan at s_southcombe@hotmail.com Thanks very much Pat Dear Pat, I hope this e mail finds you well. I hope you remember me from our previous e mails. You may be aware that I volunteer on the look up exchange the same as you do. I haven't had as much time for my family history lately but I still answer any enquiries from other people. There is a gentleman from America who has contacted me regarding his family. He is a little stuck at the moment and I am trying to help him sort out the information he already has and make sure that he has the right family before we go any further. Would you know if any ships sailed from Milford Haven to America from around 1880 onwards? This is the place that he has been told is where his ancestors sailed from. I don't know if anyone on the Dyfed list may know or if you know of anyone who may have a specific interest in this particular port. I wanted to know if there were any sailing passenger lists available to search. If you aren't sure would you mind asking on list on my behalf, I wou;ld be most grateful. Since having had a new family computer for Xmas none of my family history files are up to date yet. I hpe you don't mind me asking you. Thanks, Susan. -- Pat Powell

Pat - As I'm sure several other listers will confirm, the Anchor Line's CITY OF ROME entered Milford Haven (not Milford Docks, which had opened in Sep 1888) from NY on 16 Oct 1889, and landed 134 passengers (mostly Barnum's Circus people) via the GAEL tender. No passengers were embarked for a crossing to N.America. On 6 Dec 1898, the Canadian Steamship Company's GASPESIA arrived from Liverpool, and entered the Dock to load cargo. She then anchored in the Haven where she picked up about 40 passengers (mostly representatives of the companies involved in the enterprise, and their guests, rather than emigrants) via the ALLIGATOR tender, and sailed on 8 Dec, bound for Paspebiac (in the Gulf of St Lawrence). In the words of J.R.Rees, "The ship never returned and had no successor." So the chances of anyone's ancestor having sailed from Milford are very slim indeed! Barry Johnson Monmouthshire ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Powell" <pat@pcubed.demon.co.uk> To: <WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 8:19 PM Subject: Re passengers from Milford > Hello all > > Can any of you provide any answers to Susan who has left the lists for a > while - I have added her e-mail to me at the end of this. > I don't think there was much passenger traffic in 1880's as most went > from Liverpool I thought - but I'm not sure - and I don't know the > location of any passenger lists for either port. > > > You can reply to me, direct or via the list - or direct to Susan > at > > s_southcombe@hotmail.com > > Thanks very much > > > Pat > > > Dear Pat, > > I hope this e mail finds you well. I hope you remember me from our > previous > e mails. You may be aware that I volunteer on the look up exchange the > same > as you do. I haven't had as much time for my family history lately but I > still answer any enquiries from other people. There is a gentleman from > America who has contacted me regarding his family. He is a little stuck > at > the moment and I am trying to help him sort out the information he > already > has and make sure that he has the right family before we go any further. > > Would you know if any ships sailed from Milford Haven to America from > around > 1880 onwards? This is the place that he has been told is where his > ancestors > sailed from. I don't know if anyone on the Dyfed list may know or if you > know of anyone who may have a specific interest in this particular port. > I > wanted to know if there were any sailing passenger lists available to > search. If you aren't sure would you mind asking on list on my behalf, I > wou;ld be most grateful. Since having had a new family computer for Xmas > none of my family history files are up to date yet. > > I hpe you don't mind me asking you. > > Thanks, > > Susan. > > > -- > Pat Powell > > ______________________________

Hi Barry Thanks for your reply. Yes I agree that was my feeling too. Cheers Pat In message <003c01c51019$c7953b40$faa59852@yourlg3smph9sm>, Barry Johnson <saintcybi@llangibby.eclipse.co.uk> writes >Pat - > >As I'm sure several other listers will confirm, the Anchor Line's CITY OF >ROME entered Milford Haven (not Milford Docks, which had opened in Sep 1888) >from NY on 16 Oct 1889, and landed 134 passengers (mostly Barnum's Circus >people) via the GAEL tender. No passengers were embarked for a crossing to >N.America. > >On 6 Dec 1898, the Canadian Steamship Company's GASPESIA arrived from >Liverpool, and entered the Dock to load cargo. She then anchored in the >Haven where she picked up about 40 passengers (mostly representatives of the >companies involved in the enterprise, and their guests, rather than >emigrants) via the ALLIGATOR tender, and sailed on 8 Dec, bound for >Paspebiac (in the Gulf of St Lawrence). In the words of J.R.Rees, "The ship >never returned and had no successor." > >So the chances of anyone's ancestor having sailed from Milford are very slim >indeed! > >Barry Johnson >Monmouthshire > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Pat Powell" <pat@pcubed.demon.co.uk> >To: <WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 8:19 PM >Subject: Re passengers from Milford > > >> Hello all >> >> Can any of you provide any answers to Susan who has left the lists for a >> while - I have added her e-mail to me at the end of this. >> I don't think there was much passenger traffic in 1880's as most went >> from Liverpool I thought - but I'm not sure - and I don't know the >> location of any passenger lists for either port. >> >> >> You can reply to me, direct or via the list - or direct to Susan >> at >> >> s_southcombe@hotmail.com >> >> Thanks very much >> >> >> Pat >> >> >> Dear Pat, >> >> I hope this e mail finds you well. I hope you remember me from our >> previous >> e mails. You may be aware that I volunteer on the look up exchange the >> same >> as you do. I haven't had as much time for my family history lately but I >> still answer any enquiries from other people. There is a gentleman from >> America who has contacted me regarding his family. He is a little stuck >> at >> the moment and I am trying to help him sort out the information he >> already >> has and make sure that he has the right family before we go any further. >> >> Would you know if any ships sailed from Milford Haven to America from >> around >> 1880 onwards? This is the place that he has been told is where his >> ancestors >> sailed from. I don't know if anyone on the Dyfed list may know or if you >> know of anyone who may have a specific interest in this particular port. >> I >> wanted to know if there were any sailing passenger lists available to >> search. If you aren't sure would you mind asking on list on my behalf, I >> wou;ld be most grateful. Since having had a new family computer for Xmas >> none of my family history files are up to date yet. >> >> I hpe you don't mind me asking you. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Susan. >> >> >> -- >> Pat Powell >> >> ______________________________ > >______________________________ -- Pat Powell