The Jeanie Johnston was a ship importing wood from Canada between 1848 and 1852 and returning with victims of the Irish famine who wished to emigrate. She later sank in the Atlantic but the current replica ship was built as a milennium project and is now permanently moored outside the EPIC Emigration Museum. Although some years later than 1820, the size of the ship and the conditions on board would have been very similar to those of the East Indian and Fanny. The current replica ship was kitted out for a maiden voyage to Canada as a sailing training ship, but when carrying settlers there would have been an additional bunk above, with either four adults or eight children to a bunk.

Photo by Sue Mackay.