Emigration experiences
The following source list was originally available only on paper in one of the West Yorkshire Archive Service offices. It may have been compiled many years ago and could be out of date. It was designed to act as a signpost to records of interest on a particular historical subject, but may relate only to one West Yorkshire district, or be an incomplete list of sources available.
| Description | Date | WYAS Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah Bainbridge, journal relating to emigration to Australia (transcript) | 1849-1850 | 86D87 |
| Jeremiah Haley of Great Horton, letters from his son, Nathan Haley, an emigrant to America | 1820-1825 | DB39/C36/5 |
| H Greenhough of Low Moor, diary Relating to his emigration to America (photocopy) | 1879-1927 | 93D85 |
| John Wilkinson, letters to Martha Wilkinson and William Summerscale of Keighley, relating to his emigration to and life in America | 1819-1820 | 69D82/5 |
| John and Mary Glasson, letters describing their voyage to Australia and life there (copies) | 1828-1851 | 21D76 |
| James Wooler of Bradford, photographer, journal of crossing to Broken Hill, Australia, containing detailed account of journey from Bradford to Broken Hill, Australia via London, Plymouth, Portugal, the Mediterranean, the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, Colombo, the Indian Ocean, Perth and finally porting at Adelaide; describes places visited, life on board the ship, native people, weather, wildlife | 1907 | 44D94 |
| Joseph Craven of Stanbury, letters from his son, an emigrant to the United States | 1815-1899 | 3D77 |
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