Rajah Gopaul (ship)

[AlisonAus]

Nice find, Sean. So all those Irish people would have first gone from Ireland to Plymouth? Was that the usual thing? I don't suppose they kept any records of that first leg? My forebear was one of the adults who died the day after they landed in Moreton Bay, which left his wife with 7 children in a new country. I cannot even begin to imagine.

[jorose]

There would not be any records of trips within the UK.  But yes, it was very common for emigrants to have to cross (by sea, land, or both) to one of the big ports, rather than there being multiple stops on the way.

A bit of context for you about Plymouth as an emigrant port at this time:
https://devonassoc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Brayshay-Government-Assisted-Emigration-TDA-1980.pdf

https://earlgreysfamineorphans.wordpress.com/tag/jaki-mccarrick/
 - A description of the conditions aboard the "steamers".