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.
Jane Hocking, later Jane Edwards 1819-1891, from Phillack, Cornwall – Emigration, 1819. 8 minute read.​
Anna Eliza Rix 1880-1903, from Great Ellingham, Norfolk – Emigration, Illegitimacy. 12 minute read.
Mary Walton, later Mary Youd, afterwards Mary Compton 1819-1901, from Wem Shropshire – Abandonment, Emigration, 1819. 22 minute read.​​​