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Here is a set of links to information and images relating to the story of of emigration to the New World, with particular focus on the Cospatrick and the 19th Century “Great Exodus”. [Links on this page open into new windows]
This shop, which sells gifts, clothing and jewellery, is named after Thomas Lewis, one of the three Cospatrick survivors
The building is thought to be one of the oldest in the village of Moelfre in Anglesey. Its name, Pen Stryd, means “top of the street”. Individuals were named after their occupation or residence. Hence Thomas, or “Twm” was known as Twn Pen Stryd.
An article on the Cospatrick by Roy and Lesley Adkins for Heritage and Education Centre of the Lloyd’s Register Foundation
Migration from Jersey to New Zealand in the 1870s [PDF]
Sir Mark Boleat is the author of several studies on population movements to and from Jersey. Of particular interest is his book “Migration from Jersey to New Zealand in the 1870s”, published in 2021, which includes a summary of events around the Cospatrick tragedy. The book has a particular reference to the many Jersey residents who were on board Cospatrick’s final voyage.
Here also is his Augustus Philip Samson – from Jersey to New Zealand [PDF] which reproduces the log of a Jerseyman’s voyage to New Zealand and which gives an excellent description of life on the migrant ships.
Royal Museums Greenwich: the Cospatrick Crew Agreement
A copy of the crew agreement can be found here, providing details of the 44 seamen who joined the Cospatrick before her departure from Gravesend on 11 September 1874, as submitted by the master Alexander Elmslie.
New Zealand History and The Prow, New Zealand
Some more accounts of the Cospatrick tragedy
Though not directly related to Cospatrick, this site is an extraordinarily detailed resource highlighting the emigrant experience and featuring a vast array of information on ships, shipping lines and passenger lists from Norway.
A Transcript from the Illustrated London News
An easy-to-read transcript of reports on the Cospatrick story from the Illustrated London News by Old Mersey Times, a family history research resource.
The Cataraqui – Tackley Local History Society
On 20 April 1845 the Cataraqui ship left Liverpool with emigrants bound for Melbourne. A quarter of the 369 passengers were from Oxfordshire, including 42 from Tackley — the most from any village. Close to its destination, on 4 August, the Cataraqui was shipwrecked on the uninhabited King Island in the Bass Strait between Tasmania and mainland Australia. Only nine people survived, mainly crew.
Dark Oxfordshire: Disaster on the High Seas
A summary of the Cospatrick events which includes some of the most difficult elements of the survival story.
Chrishall Village History Society
The local history society pages of Chrishall village in Essex features profiles the families local to them who were part of the emigration story. Their site includes an interesting interactive map showing emigration locations in Australia
