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From: Frances Bishop <>
Subject: Re: [BAN] English ports
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 10:56:43 -0700

Jan wrote:
"Can some knowledgeable person explain why Liverpool seemed to be the main
port of exodus to the USA in the early to mid 1800s instead of say
Southampton, which may have been closer to many places in England?
Thank you for your input."

Hello, Jan - I'm not knowledgeable, but I did find the following facts
yesterday while using an online database available to patrons of my local
library. By 1851 Liverpool was the leading emigration port for all of
Europe. Major contributing factors appear to be Liverpool's rail links with
east-coast ports (such as Hull) plus the willingness of Liverpool companies
to engage in "bitter price wars". British as well as European emigrants
would have benefited from the resulting cheap fares. - Frances

Source: "Liverpool - the flood-gate of the old world: A study in ethnic
attitudes" by Gordon READ [Journal of American Ethnic History, Fall93, Vol.
13 Issue 1, p31, 17p.]

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