If your ancestors came from Europe over to the New World then they would have come through England and most probably left from Liverpool's Waterfront or Albert Dock. Take a look at the place from where your relatives set sail. It is a very moving thought.
Yesterday I had a family day out there to the Albert Dock, named after Prince Albert Queen Victoria's husband. Prince Albert officially opened it and it is a Grade 1 listed building in Britain.
When we were students 40 years ago Liverpool was a hideous place - fogs, blackened , dirty buildings, total dereliction of certain areas, fires, pollution. Filthy.
Now Liverpool is clean, lively, bustling café society with many family attractions. A total transformation in less than 40 years.
All photos are my own and owned by me.
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Albert Dock
The last weekend in May 2018 the Albert Dock is holding a Tall Ship Festival all weekend. It looks like a grand day out .
Derdriu
I agree entirely but money talks.
You can see from the photos why it would deserve world heritage status and its links to the Americas are a very significant aspect too.
To build a multi story in this lovey old place is totally unacceptable.
Veronica, How can a multi-floor tower block be more advantageous than World Heritage Site status?
It is not widely known that some slaves who served in the armed forces were freed but prejudice was such that it made life in Uk difficult for them.
It is not widely known that in the sixteenth century an English judge ruled that a slave becomes free when he[she] sets foot in England. Since then the rich have at times attempted to ignore or circumvent this ruling. Black slaves were brought to England in the eighteenth century and the economic circumstances forced them to stay with their masters, as they had no life other than slavery. In recent years rich Middle Eastern people have brought domestic servants, who were basically slaves because their visa tied them to a specific employer, and many were misused. Most of these were female. I think that some of the authorities turned a blind eye because of the money that the rich Middle Easterners brought into Britain.
BSG
Yes the UK was a major player in the Slave Trade. It was only finally abolished in UK in the 1830's.
Penny Lane of The Beatles fame was named after James Penny, slave trade advocate. Liverpool gained hugely from slave transportation.
Queen Victoria's husband was indeed Prince Albert not king . A female British monarch is not allowed to have a King Consort. Therefore the Queen's husband is Prince Philip and Victoria's husband was Prince Albert.
If your ancestors sailed from Liverpool, then this is where they will have sailed from
Fascinating
I had no idea the slave trade included going through England. I had heard of cargo going through two legs of the trip, including rum, but I did not know the ships stopped in the U, K,
I was aware f the Beatle connection, and in the street names I suppose Penny could be Penny Lane made world famous by the Beatles. But it is just a guess. I would have guessed King Albert was the namesake, although the title would have been included.
In ancestry we can sometimes find passenger lists, the name of the ship, and the departure and destination port. I have to look up a few things in my ancestry and see if I can find out more.