[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] 1890

[Jack Milner]

I have not  personally seen any family histories that have fully 
documented the journey from Volhynia to Liverpool.  Only passenger lists 
from Liverpool, but not how they got there.

However, It is known that the British conducted a major business 
transporting immigrants from Hamburg by ship to Hull, England where they 
traveled by train to Liverpool and thence onward by ship to the US, 
Canada, and other destination ports.  Visit web site to view the article at:

http://www.jmr.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/conJmrArticle.28

It is also been said that group emigrations were arranged by Jewish 
agents for Russian Jews and others. An agent put them on the train, 
another agent met the train and went with them to Liverpool and stayed 
with them until they boarded the ship. Yet another agent met them when 
they landed in Halifax or Quebec and then went on the train to other 
destinations where family members, friends, or an agent met them.  The 
Jewish part is definitely true, but  for the 'others', I have not seen 
documented verification.

I would be extremely interested in hearing about any part of a journey 
before departing Liverpool.

Jack Milner



Marg Driechel wrote:

>For the people who decided to leave Volhynia for Canada
>in 1890 what route would they have taken to get from the homes they
>were leaving to England?  Are there any stories told of this trek?
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