Tuesday, October 25, 2016

TROVE TUESDAY 25th OCTOBER, 2016.. IRISH ORPHAN IMMIGRATION





IRISH ORPHAN IMMIGRATION

THE EARL GREY SCHEME

As you will see upon reading this article  from the
Maitland Mercury of 1848, not all were in favour.

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There have been numerous articles written about the Earl Grey Scheme.. this is but a small selection. Were any of your ancestors involved? If so, what happened to them after arriving in what was a strange and far off land?

For some further reading...

http://www.irishfaminememorial.org/history/earl-grey-scheme/

Earl Grey Scheme: Immigration Museum - Museum Victoria

IRISH ORPHAN IMMIGRATION - Lists - Trove

4,000 women from workhouses in Ireland became Australian pioneers ...

The Earl Grey scheme | trevo's Irish famine orphans

Women's Museum of Ireland | Articles | The Female Orphan Scheme to ...

The Kerry workhouse girls who became Australian pioneers





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