[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Journey to Canada via Liepaja, Latvia, then Liverpool, England, and finally Montreal, Canada

[Dave Obee]

No idea about the Latvian port, but Adolph, Susanna and the kids appear in 
the outbound lists from England, on www.ancestorsonboard.com .

Dave Obee


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From: "Wilma Schultz" <LydiaEm at shaw.ca>
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Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 10:36 PM
Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Journey to Canada via Liepaja, Latvia, then 
Liverpool, England, and finally Montreal, Canada


> Hi all, I was wondering if you could give me some direction with the 
> following.
>
> I guess I have had the following information for years, tucked away in 
> some old typed documents about my Stege family's journey to Canada, but 
> only just today, did I read it in detail, only to realize that my Stege 
> family, did not journey through Hamburg, but rather left a port in 
> Liepaja, Latvia, for Liverpool, England, and then on to Montreal Canada in 
> 1899. They originated from Tomaszow, near Anielweka, Vohlynia, Russia. Was 
> this commonly done? to travel from this port? Does anyone have any idea if 
> I can find ship records? leaving Liepaja?
> Thanks for your help.
> Wilma.
>
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