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Title: Passengers on Great Eastern 1861
Post by: freya on Monday 07 April 08 14:21 BST (UK)

Hi, can anyone help with how to get a list of passengers on the Great Eastern from Liverpool to Quebec in early 1861. It carried something over 2000 soldiers and their families. The boat was chartered for this its second voyage to rush troops to defend the Canadian border. I am especially interested in the 4th company, 60th rifles but a list of names alone would be a great start as I belive an ancestor started his Canadian emigration on this trip as a young soldier.
Freya

Title: Re: Passengers on Great Eastern 1861
Post by: Janice M on Tuesday 08 April 08 01:15 BST (UK)

Here are some links that might help.

Great Eastern
http://www.atlantic-cable.com/Cableships/GreatEastern/

Porthcurno Telegraph Museum
http://www.porthcurno.org.uk/html/Maiden.html

Library & Archives Canada
(Possibly he applied for land)
http://search-recherche.collectionscanada.ca/ancestors/search.jsp?Language=eng

Olive Tree – Passenger Lists
http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/tocan1400-1800.shtml

The Ships List
http://www.theshipslist.com/

Passenger Lists
http://members.aol.com/rprost/passenger.html

Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
http://www.immigrantships.net/

Great Eastern
1860 - 1888
http://www.greatoceanliners.net/index2.html

Janice

Title: Re: Passengers on Great Eastern 1861
Post by: Ted Shore on Wednesday 01 January 14 01:02 GMT (UK)

Hi, I am wondering if you were successful at finding the passenger list for the July 1861 voyage of the Great Eastern?  I have been looking for the same without success so far. 

Thanks,

Ted

Title: Re: Passengers on Great Eastern 1861
Post by: Ted Shore on Friday 25 March 16 00:11 GMT (UK)

Hi Freya.  Did you ever find a copy of the Great Eastern passenger list that you were looking for a number of years ago?  I have an ancestor who came over on that ship in July 1861 and I'm hunting for the same list.   Please let me know.  Thanks,

Title: Re: Passengers on Great Eastern 1861
Post by: freya on Friday 25 March 16 07:18 GMT (UK)

Ted, I never really got any further. It seems that the problem in my case was that the soldiers sent to Canada at that time were effectively only recorded as a group and not as individuals. Looks like I have to assume he was on it as he left at the right time and arrived at the right time and was in the right regiment. Thats about it I am afraid. Best Wishes, Freya