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GSSA
The 1820 Settler Correspondence
 as preserved in the National Archives, Kew
 and edited by Sue Mackay

1820 Settler Places in Britain and Éire

In many cases, particularly in cities like London and Bristol, many buildings with settler ties no longer exist. In such cases I have tried to include historical pictures where possible, and where I have not been able to take pictures myself I have added pictures from www.geograph.co.uk, which can be used under a Creative Commons Licence. Where the photographer’s name appears as a clickable link followed by a CC BY-SA 2.0 reference, the original photo can be viewed together with other photographs of the surrounding area.

The pictures are currently arranged by county for England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, with separate sections for the cities of Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London, Manchester and Nottingham. London has been further sub-divided into Boroughs so as not to have too many pictures in one file. The pictures appear as small icons with a brief title. Clicking on them will reveal a larger picture with text explaining the link to one or more settlers and a credit to the photographer. Clicking on the + sign will further enlarge the picture to full screen (ESCape to exit full screen), and the photographs can all be downloaded from the site.

 

Jeanie Johnston Settler Ship Diorama 3

Jeanie Johnston Settler Ship Diorama 3
Dublin
30th September 2023
Sue Mackay
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 Jeanie Johnston never had a death on board, unlike most famine "coffin ships", which was attributed to her having a doctor on board. The 1820 settler ships also usually had a doctor on board.
Photo by Sue Mackay.
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