What would be the process for emigrating from Ireland to New Zealand between 1911 and 1914 and what port would a person leave from. My grandfather James Bridgman/Bridgeman was on the 1911 census and I have his NZ army information which begins in 1914. Family talk says a lot of things that i have found not to be substantiated so am at a loss as to how and when he left Ireland and arrived in New Zealand. Are there any records on line that i can look at, would he have stopped at another port/Country before landing in NZ. Many Thanks
grrlgypsy
Monday 28th Jan 2013, 02:13AMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Donna
Thank you for you for your query. Information on ports of stop would depend on the place of departure and the ship itself., more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. If you knew which city he arrived at, this could be a good place to find more information. . There are lots of books and documents available about the Irish emigration to NZ. There is a website you could look at: http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/irish/2 for information about the Irish in New Zealand.
The Public Record Office of Victoria has good online databases of settlers at www.prov.vic.gov.au Otherwise, other records may be found in the Colonial Office Papers of the UK National Archives, class reference CO 201. This class contains a wide variety of records, including petitions for assisted passages, emigrants' lists, records of emigrants on board ship, petitions from settlers for financial assistance and much more. This could be a good place for you to look Donna.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
Here are a few other websites that may be of interest to you:
http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introductio…
http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/
I hope this information is of some help to you
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Munster Ireland
Monday 18th Feb 2013, 10:34AM