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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Yorkshire (West Riding) => Topic started by: Joes mum on Tuesday 05 March 19 12:25 GMT (UK)
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Hi,
My 3 X Gt Grandparents, nine children and one son in law left Liverpool on 11th March 1891 and headed for Rio De Janeiro. About six hundred other Bradfordians made the voyage for what was supposed to be a good life for everyone. They were part of a scam on a massive scale which affected other cities and even other countries. These folk were mill workers not agricultural labourers which was what was needed for the coffee plantations (slavery had recently been abolished). This really is the very basic details of a fascinating story that I feel needs to be told. I'm looking for any information that can help me give a voice to all who were sold a dream and lived a nightmare.
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Sounds really interesting.
Hope you find out more.
Not uncommon late 1890/1900 for West Yorks textile workers to emigrate. One of my grandma's brothers went to USA. Can't remember where exactly, will check the details when I am home in a couple of weeks, but I know the area was nicknamed Little Bradford, due to the large numbers of folk from Bradford who settled there, though our chap was from Holmfirth.
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There is a report in the Bradford Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 11 May 1892 "The return of Bradford Emigrants from Brazil"
There are a number of other reports in the Bradford Daily Telegraph in 1892.
Stan
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You've probably seen all this already:
https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8061361.lost-in-brazil-day-one/
https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8061330.lost-in-brazil-day-two/
https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1891/jun/05/emigration-to-brazil
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Apologies to everyone, I'm new to Rootschat so not sure how to reply to individual messages.
I have seen the articles in the Telegraph and Argus and got copies.
I have been to the Bradford Archives and managed to get lots of info, including copies of all the newspaper articles (Lots).
In 1891 there was a strike at the Manningham Mills in Bradford. At the same time a chap called A.S Naylor set himself up as an agent in Bradford encouraging people to go to Brazil, even knowing that they were not suited to the environment. They were promised travel, food, accommodation, jobs and schools for the family. Instead they were given mud huts, inedible food and unsuitable work etc. They went out with nothing and had to sell whatever they were wearing to live. Bradford organised a rescue mission and two heroes went out to Brazil to rescue as many as possible. My 3 X Gt Grandfather had his toes eaten by spiders!! I am determined to write a book about it all even though I've never done one before. There is so much more to this story.
Thank you to everyone for their replies.
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"My 3 X Gt Grandfather had his toes eaten by spiders!! "
I really doubt it. More likely he was attacked by chigoe fleas, called 'bichos de pé' [foot bugs] in Brazil.
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From the Internet
The Confederados were some 10,000 to 20,000 Confederate American refugees who fled to Brazil, chiefly to the state of São Paulo, from the Southern United States after the American Civil War.
Mining seems to be the reason why some British went to Brazil. I have two in my line who lived and died in Brazil, Johnathan Gedge (Briggate Mill, Norfolk) and his son John Gedge (East Stanley Co. Durham). The son fell down a mine shaft).
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Apologies again. Yes they were known as jiggers ( I thought they were spiders). He had his left foot badly affected by jiggers, lost toes.
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The Diario de Pernambuco archives [1825-1924] are available online. You might find some information there if you can read Portuguese.
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00011611/00002