Emigration
Emigrants Leave Ireland engraving by Henry Doyle (1827–1892)
from Mary Frances Cusack's Illustrated History of Ireland, 1868
In the public domain
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These are the stories of woman who left the British Isles for countries overseas. You can access the stories by clicking on the women's names below.
Rachel Bates 1868-1918, from Mullaghbrack, Co. Armagh - Emigration, Illegitimacy, Mental Health, Women at Work, Linen Industry. 8 minute read.
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​Hannah Cargin, later Hannah Caldwell 1874-1942, from Ballykeel, Dromore, Co Down, Ireland – Emigration, Women at Work, Linen Industry. 3 minute read.
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Anna Bella Castles 1869-1942, from Derrytagh, Co. Armagh – Emigration, No Descendants, Women at Work, Linen Industry. 9 minute read.
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Mabel Drinkall, later Mabel Armstrong 1883-?, from Carlisle, Cumberland – Emigration, The Mount School. 2 minute read.​
Rachel Gillespie 1867-1941, from Knocknamuckley, Co. Armagh – Emigration, No Descendants, Women at Work, Linen Industry. 4 minute read.
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Jane Hocking, later Jane Edwards 1819-1891, from Phillack, Cornwall – Emigration, 1819. 8 minute read.​
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Emily Lowden, later Emily Hurst 1867-1936, from Lurgan, Co. Armagh – Emigration, Women at Work, Linen Industry. 4 minute read.
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Jane McKinney, later Jane Wilson 1872-1942, from Derryinver, Co. Armagh – Emigration, Women at Work, Linen Industry. 3 minute read.​​
Anna Eliza Rix 1880-1903, from Great Ellingham, Norfolk – Emigration, Illegitimacy. 12 minute read.
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Margaret Jane Shilliady, later Margaret Jane McCully 1873-1935, from Cloghskelt, Co. Down - Emigration, Women at Work, Linen Industry. 10 minute read.
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Margaret Sneddon, later Margaret Adamson 1875-1952, from Banbridge Co. Down – Emigration, Women at Work, Linen Industry. 17 minute read.
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Mary Elliott Thorp, later Mary Elliott Robson 1884-1963, from Liskeard, Cornwall - Emigration, Women at Work, The Mount School. 5 minute read.
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Mary Walton, later Mary Youd, afterwards Mary Compton 1819-1901, from Wem Shropshire – Abandonment, Emigration, 1819. 22 minute read.​​​