Emigrant Collection

Jamaicans on board the Empire Windrush
Jamaican men on board the Empire Windrush who have come to Britain to seek work; some of the men, dressed smartly in jackets and ties, are reading a newspaper

The ship Kapunda, 1887
The British emigrant Ship, Kapunda, which was run down and sunk off the Coast of Brazil with the loss of 298 lives in 1887

Emigrant Ship Leaving Belfast (1852). Wilson, James Glen 1827-1863. This painting, by a young artist from County Down, shows a departing ship, probably bound for America

Departure of the Emigrant Ship Lizzie Webber, 1852
Engraving showing the two-masted emigrant ship, Lizzie Webber, leaving Sunderland for Australia, 1852. This was the first emigrant ship to make that passage

Royal Line poster
Poster promoting Royal Line Northern Canadian railway system and Atlantic steamship service, showing a ship crossing the Atlantic on the way to Canada from Bristol

The Emigrant Ship Hercules off Cambelton, Scotland, 1853
Engraving showing the emigrant ship Hercules at anchor in Campbelton Harbour, Isle of Skye, 1853. The Hercules sailed from Skye that year with passengers emigrating for a new life in the British

Irish Emigrant Ship
Irish emigrants leaving for a new life in America Date: 1859

Cross-Section of the Emigrant Ship Bourneuf, 1852
Cross-section of the emigrant ship Bourneuf of Liverpool, showing the layout of the passengers quarters, 1852. This ship, of 1495 Tons burden was used for the transport of government passengers to

Leaving Queenstown
A large crowd of Irish emigrants gather at the harbour at Queenstown ready to depart for a new life in America

Australian packet ship, the Ben Nevis
Australian White Star Line packet ship, the Ben Nevis. Date: 1852

On board the Indus emigrant ship
The cover of The Graphic, 29 June 1872, including five illustrations of life on board the Indus emigrant ship, one of the London Line of Queensland Packets, which set sail from Gravesend

Between Decks on an Emigrant Ship, 1850
Engraving showing distressed needlewomen below decks on an emigrant ship, with their belongings, making themselves confortable before the voyage begins

Passengers on the deck of an Emigrant Ship, 1849
Engraving showing emigrants on the deck of their ship, at sea, 1849. A group of children are being taught their lessons by a school master whilst a small crowd gathers around the ships galley

Chisholm (1808-1877)
CAROLINE CHISHOLM (1808 - 1877) The Emigrants Friend

The Steamer Tiverton off Gravesend, 1884
Scene on the River Thames at Gravesend prior to the transatlantic crossing of the emigrant steam ship Tiverton, 1884

The Emigrant Ship Artemisia en route for Australia
(Top) The Emigrant Ship Artemisia en route for Moreton Bay, New South Wales, Australia. (Bottom) Emigrants on the deck of the ship. Date: 1848

Emigrant Life in British North America, Canadian settlers on the road. Date: 1880

Launch of the W. S. Lindsay, iron emigrant ship 1852
Launch of the W.S. Lindsay, the new iron emigrant ship, at Willington near Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 30th September 1852. The ship was built entirely for the purpose of emigration. 1852

Paris peacock and mottled emigrant butterfly
Paris peacock butterfly, Papilio paris 1, 2, and mottled emigrant, Catopsilia pyranthe? 3, 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Emigration - Progress and Vicissitudes
Emigration - Detailing the Progress and Vicissitudes of an Emigrant. 19th century

Emigrants going to Australia 1887
Men, women and children travelling to Australia for a new life. Showing them saying good bye to their love ones, maybe never to see again

Irish emigrants leaving home 1870
Morning of departure, the Irish emigrants saying goodbye to love ones, to leave for America. Date: 1870

Emigrant Ship leaving for the USA, 1869
Engraving showing an emigrant ship, still alongside the quay, just prior to its departure for America, 1869

Emigrant Ship, Denmark
Danish emigrants board a steamship in the harbour, Copenhagen, for travel to America. Date: 1888

The Fairbridge Society
Advertisement for The Fairbridge Society, a charity founded by Kingsley Fairbridge in 1909 for the furtherance of child emigration to the colonies to help orphans

The Emigrant Ship Eastern Monarch, 1874
Engraving showing the three-masted sailing ship, Eastern Monarch, bound for New Zealand with emigrants aboard, 1874

Passengers boarding an Emigrant Ship at Queenstown, Ireland
Illustration showing Irish passengers boarding an emigrant ship at Queenstown to travel to America, 1893. Ships from Liverpool bound for New York usually took on more passengers in Ireland

In the galley of the Emigrant Ship Indus, 1872
Engraving showing the ships cook hard at work in the galley of the emigrant ship Indus, during the passage from Britain to Australia, 1872

The Emigrant Ship leaving Britain. 1890

United States. 19th century. Union Pacific Company. Railway Station. Engraving in the newspaper Frank Leslies in 1869. Colored

Spanish emigrants on board a ship heading toward Argentina. Brabant engraving for The Enlightenment, 1887. Colored

Barnardos Emigrants in Canada - boy outside home
A Barnardos emigrant outside his new home. A horse and trap stand nearby. Barnardos began sending children to Canada in 1872. Date: circa 1914

Caroline Chisholm 1853
CAROLINE CHISHOLM Philanthropist, known as The Emigrants Friend. Date: 1808-1877

Caroline Chisholm, Iln
CAROLINE CHISHOLM Philanthropist, known as The Emigrants Friend. Date: 1808-1877

Steerage passengers on an emigrant ship, recreations
Steerage passengers on an emigrant ship out of Liverpool to New York, 1896. Recreations on board - the men appear to be playing chess or draughts

Steerage passengers on an emigrant ship, a family
A family group of steerage passengers on an emigrant ship out of Liverpool to New York, 1896. The journey began in London with an emigrant train from Euston to Liverpool. Date: 1896

Steerage passengers on an emigrant ship out of Liverpool to New York, 1896. Young emigrants working their passage and chatting

Steerage passengers, working ones way out
Steerage passengers on an emigrant ship out of Liverpool to New York, 1896, working their passage to America. The journey began for these emigrants in London with an emigrant train from Euston to

Steerage passengers on an emigrant ship, outside cabins
Steerage passengers on an emigrant ship out of Liverpool to New York, 1896, huddled on deck outside the cabins. The journey began for these emigrants to America in London with an emigrant train

National Childrens Home (NCH), Canada - An old boys house
A emigrant to Canada from the National Childrens Home (NCH) stands in front of the house he now owns

National Childrens Home, Canada - One of Our Boys Ploughin
A emigrant to Canada from the National Childrens Home (NCH) is operating a horse-drawn plough

National Childrens Home (NCH), Canada - Off to his first s
A horse and trap carries an emigrant to Canada from the National Childrens Home (NCH) off to his first job

REYNOLDS, Sir Joshua. Edward Holdens sons
REYNOLDS, Sir Joshua (1723-1792). The Children of Edward Holden Cruttenden. Rococo. Oil on canvas. BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. Sao Paulo Museum of Art

Emigrant ship St Vincent
The emigrant ship St Vincent, bound for Sydney, Australia, being towed out. The ship left Deptford, south London, preparatory to sailing for Plymouth, then Cork in Ireland

Departure of Irish emigrants
Poverty-stricken Irish folk waiting on the railway platform for a train to take them to the port for embarkation to America or elsewhere

Government Inspectors Visit to Canadian Emigrant
A Canadian Government Inspector visits a young emigrant from Britain to Canada, placed there by the Waifs and Strays Society

Emigrant landing, New York, USA Date: circa 1903

Hall of Records, New York City, USA
Hall of Records, Chambers Street, New York City, USA. Contains the offices of the Register, County Clerk, Surrogate, and Tax and Law Departments

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