Convicts & “Assisted” Migrations from GB to Australia

Migration Stories Path Description: This is the first of a series of migration paths described for collaborative research.

Map: The British Isles, from: “Universal Atlas: Comprising Separate Maps of All the Principal Empires, Kingdoms & States Throughout the World and Forming a Distinct Atlas of the United States” by Jeremiah Greenleaf, 1849. Source: davidrumsey.com

Migration Path as Described by Jennifer Jones

I have many instances of 19th century forced migration in my family - convict transportation, Irish famine, Scotland highland clearances.

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