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Re: [TSL] "Empire of Peace" 1859/60
Marj Kohli <marj@uwaterloo.ca> on 07/17/2010

Pam

There is an ad for her in the London Times of Dec 5, 1859 and she was 
a White Star Clipper ship. She was to sail on Dec 20 from Liverpool 
to Melbourne so I would suggest your relative took the train south as 
many emigrants did.

Regards..

Marj

At 08:37 PM 7/17/2010, PMR wrote:
>Hello Listers
>
>             A rellie of mine, John McCALL, arrived in Victoria, Australia on
>the "Empire of Peace" in May 1860. As the arrival was listed in the Shipping
>Intelligence of the "Argus" on 2nd May, it must have arrived on 1st May.
>
>             I have this info from the "Argus": Empire of Peace, ship, 1,540
>tons,T. Calvert, from Liverpool 28th December. Passengers-cabin : Rev. James
>Reid, Rev. J. Henderson, Mr. F. Hankey ; and 108 in the intermediate and
>steerage. Swire Brothers, agents.". The abovenamed John McCALL was most
>likely steeerage even though he was an unassisted immigrant. His wife and
>family followed the following year.
>
>             My questions -
>             1) Is the above info from the "Argus" correct?
>             2) As John McCALL was Scottish, could the "Empire of Peace' have
>started in, say, Glasgow, calling in later at Liverpool?
>                 Or would JMc have had to travel south to Liverpool to board?
>
>             Any info about this voyage gratefully received.
>
>             Many thanks.
>
>             Cheers
>
>             Pam
>             Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia
>
>
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