« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 09 January 13 16:09 GMT (UK) »
I wonder whether they might have travelled first to the continent, and then made the crossing from there. From searching at FindMyPast, I gather that there were not many passenger records kept of such voyages. For instance, between 1890 and 1900:
- 5 Smiths travelled to Germany
- 14,747 Smiths travelled to the USA
I would imagine a lot more Smiths than that actually travelled to Germany, but the passenger lists are simply not available.
HILL, HOARE, BOND, SIBLY, Cornwall (Devon); DENNIS, PAGE, WHITBREAD, Essex; BARNARD, CASTLE, PONTON, Wiltshire; SANKEY, HORNE, YOUNG, Kent; COWDELL, Bermondsey; COOPER, SMITH, FALLOWELL, WILLEY, Notts; CAMPION, CARTER, CRADDOCK, KENNY, Northants; LITTLER, CORNER, Leicestershire; RUSHLAND, Lincolnshire; MORRISON, Ireland; COLLINS, ?; ... MONCK?