Asa migrant myself (Germany, 1985), I find the reasons for migration most interesting. But short of finding a diary or letters, the bare bones of FH research make it sometimes difficult to surmise. My theme for the 2nd half of the A-Z blogging challenge is migration, but it's proving quite a challenge!
Interesting lens for thinking about ancestry. I am Canadian of almost all European heritage so all the ancestors I am able to trace are ultimately immigrants. I did a quick tally, and the immigrants cluster around certain generations. For the Irish, they are g-grandparents or 3rd great grandparents, which is not surprising as immigration from Ireland surged before and during the Famine and there were waves that came after. On the French side, the cluster is 8th or 9th generation, again, not surprising as the migration to New France took place in a narrow time window of 1650-1700.
Then there are a few American strays, one set was event driven, my Loyalist refugees, or re-immigration (my grandmother's family went to US where she was born, but she chose to come back). There must be similar cases of people bouncing between Australia and NZ.
I plan to write about one of my relatives who ended up in Canada in the next few weeks. If I remember correctly she is my 4th great grand-aunt (5th great aunt).
I read Sue's post and thought it was a great idea, so like you started my own immigration post. I'm sure I won't get it done for a while. I love the approach you've taken. Most of my ancestors came to Australia. I have found most but there are some that I'm sure must have swum here.
You’ve got me thinking now. I know when all of my ancestors arrived in Australia but I need to check which generation. I know I was stuck on one line but eventually found them arriving in Hobart. Yep you guessed it, as Convicts’s
Great read Jane,I would say that on my tree I’m rather unusual as I have very few ancestors who migrated to Australia or New Zealand, either willingly or unwillingly!
Thanks @Paul Chiddicks. I borrowed the Immigrants in that post from my husband. I am an Immigrant myself. I do have immigrants on my paternal side but I haven't got far enough back with any certainty to figure them all out - all of them emigrated to America. On my maternal side, I have relatives that emigrated but no immigrant ancestors except my 5th great grandfather James Kirk who had no choice. He was transported to Australia. I have written about him previously - https://bjnlsgenealogy.substack.com/p/one-sheep-a-death-sentence?r=1n71wo
I know that many people here have lots of connections down under and I’ve always been rather jealous that I don’t have any ancestors, or very few ancestors who made the brave journey to start a new life
Asa migrant myself (Germany, 1985), I find the reasons for migration most interesting. But short of finding a diary or letters, the bare bones of FH research make it sometimes difficult to surmise. My theme for the 2nd half of the A-Z blogging challenge is migration, but it's proving quite a challenge!
Interesting lens for thinking about ancestry. I am Canadian of almost all European heritage so all the ancestors I am able to trace are ultimately immigrants. I did a quick tally, and the immigrants cluster around certain generations. For the Irish, they are g-grandparents or 3rd great grandparents, which is not surprising as immigration from Ireland surged before and during the Famine and there were waves that came after. On the French side, the cluster is 8th or 9th generation, again, not surprising as the migration to New France took place in a narrow time window of 1650-1700.
Then there are a few American strays, one set was event driven, my Loyalist refugees, or re-immigration (my grandmother's family went to US where she was born, but she chose to come back). There must be similar cases of people bouncing between Australia and NZ.
I plan to write about one of my relatives who ended up in Canada in the next few weeks. If I remember correctly she is my 4th great grand-aunt (5th great aunt).
I read Sue's post and thought it was a great idea, so like you started my own immigration post. I'm sure I won't get it done for a while. I love the approach you've taken. Most of my ancestors came to Australia. I have found most but there are some that I'm sure must have swum here.
It will be interesting to see the posts of others on the same topic. I look forward to yours!
You’ve got me thinking now. I know when all of my ancestors arrived in Australia but I need to check which generation. I know I was stuck on one line but eventually found them arriving in Hobart. Yep you guessed it, as Convicts’s
Great read Jane,I would say that on my tree I’m rather unusual as I have very few ancestors who migrated to Australia or New Zealand, either willingly or unwillingly!
Thanks @Paul Chiddicks. I borrowed the Immigrants in that post from my husband. I am an Immigrant myself. I do have immigrants on my paternal side but I haven't got far enough back with any certainty to figure them all out - all of them emigrated to America. On my maternal side, I have relatives that emigrated but no immigrant ancestors except my 5th great grandfather James Kirk who had no choice. He was transported to Australia. I have written about him previously - https://bjnlsgenealogy.substack.com/p/one-sheep-a-death-sentence?r=1n71wo
I know that many people here have lots of connections down under and I’ve always been rather jealous that I don’t have any ancestors, or very few ancestors who made the brave journey to start a new life
It was certainly a big step to take