migration to australia

[driver44]

In the mid 1800s a number of ships left Englandcarrying single females to Australia mostly to address the male/female imbalance.  Does anyone have knowledge of how young women from Ireland arrived?  (Ports of departure and route followed.)  Are there Irish records of who migrated?

[Ruskie]

I don't think there will be any records at the Irish end but you may find places of origin in the immigration records in ports of arrival in Australia.

There are some records of departing migrants online on Find My Past I think.

I have found many ships leaving from either Portsmouth or London for Australia. I stand to be corrected but I think that Liverpool would have been the major point of departure for those travelling to America.

I do know that young women sometimes travelled alone and sometimes they were sent in "job lots", supervised and would have had accomodation seperate from the men.

Are you looking for anyone in particular?

[driver44]

Thankyou
As you mention there are some basic facts such as Plymouth a well used departure point.
I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW AND WHEN ELIZABETH BARR ARRIVED IN aUSTRALIA.
She was born dublin IRELAND1852, married John ramsay in melbourne 1872 died Melb. 1927.
THE DEATH REGISTRY SAID THAT SHE HAD BEEN IN vICTORIA 54 YEARS. sHE MUST HAVE ARRIVED CIRCA 1871.  bY WHAT SHIP AND WHAT ROUTE AND DATE IS THE MYSTERY.
aNY IDEAS?
sORRY ABOUT TYPING - EYES NOT TO FLASH.
mERVYN.

[Ruskie]

Mervyn, I think this question would be better off on the Austalia board. I will ask a moderator to move it for you. 

[RomanyRoser]

Hi Driver- If you Google "Bride Ships" that will bring up items & publications on the Irish Needle Women who came to our shores. They were mostly Irish orphans who were raised by the Nuns in Convents and taught the art of Lace Making and needle Work. Rica Erickson ( a noted Western Australian Historian) who died last year aged 109 wrote a book called the Bride Ships"on these girls who came to WA. I can do look up (free of charge) on these girls and who they married. Another good site is "LISWA" which is the State Library of WA. They have a Catologue on line and can assist you on where to look for them- Jan JAMES (WA Historian)

[ajf25]

In the mid 1800s a number of ships left Englandcarrying single females to Australia mostly to address the male/female imbalance.  Does anyone have knowledge of how young women from Ireland arrived?  (Ports of departure and route followed.)  Are there Irish records of who migrated?

I was recently in the museum at the Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney and they had a display about the young Irish Orphan Girls who came to Australia between 1848-1850. The following link will tell you more:

www.hht.net.au/discover/highlights/articles/irish_orphan_girls

Cheers, Alison 

[Ruskie]

Mervyn, I think this question would be better off on the Austalia board. I will ask a moderator to move it for you. 

Thanks for moving this Kris. 

Very interesting about the "Bride Ships" Jan - I will do some reading on this, and the orphans Alison.

[PatriciaG_D]

We found an Earl Grey Orphan shipped out to Australia through Hyde park Barracks. The book barefoot and Pregnant show the ships and the names of the young women and men shipped out on them.
There were apparently a lot of decent young women among them and a lot of courageous women who did what they had to do to service.
Our Ancestor was very young, and came out escorted with hundreds of others and started a new life, after losing her parents who came from Connecticut with her parents to help others. Unfortunately, circumstances landed her in the Convent (Poor house) and to get rid of a lot of these young people and save money for others, they had no choice but to go when ordered to go to Australia, as marriageable women.
She went into service, and eventually married the first free descendant after his wife died, and had 13 children, and died at the ripe old age of 95 years, and wealthy at that. Life is amazing.