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Hi, I'm trying to find out a bit about my great grandmother. She was Jewish from Lithuania, so I'm pretty sure that most documents have been destroyed there. I have been told that she came to England via Antwerp by ship into Hull, around 1905 to 1910.

The information I can find seems to be about ships coming from outside of Europe, such as New York or Canada. Does anyone know how I can find records of people coming into Hull from Europe around that time? Either passenger lists or immigration records? I'd love to be able to find her name.

Many thanks

Julia

welcome to the boards Julia :-)

are you able to give us her name - this may help us to find something

I think you will find that there are no records of any kind for people arriving in the UK from Europe.

Have you looked for her on the 1911 census?

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Short Sea Migration to the UK | Exodus: Movement of the People
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... became a very popular way for emigrants to journey from mainland Europe through the UK ... Jewish immigrants came at this time from modern day Lithuania, ...

The short voyage to England from the Baltic ports cost the equivalent of 25 pence and the fare to the USA was a few pounds. The passengers were herded aboard cargo boats never designed to carry large numbers of passengers. Many were operated by the railway companies (Great Central, North Eastern) and named after Yorkshire towns. In charge of landing procedures at Hull for the Jews was Paul Julius Drasdo, a non-Jew of German extraction. His son gave the following interview: "The emigrants came across to Hull in the most deplorable conditions. The Russians and the Poles were the majority of the emigrant trade. It was pitiful to see the state they arrived in, and they were herded over here in ships that never should have been allowed to carry passengers. They slept on straw pallets which the crew threw overboard as they were steaming up the Humber River. They were very frightened people. The ship would dock at either the Albert Dock, the Riverside Quay or Victoria dock, then they would walk to the Paragon Station of the North Eastern Railway where the Emigrant Hall was. This was the reception centre they were all taken to. They would be given a meal - we had a special Kosher kitchens for all the Jewish passengers, who were segregated from the Christians. The Jewish kitchen was looked after by the local Jewish residents of Hull, who were wonderfully helpful even though they didn't know the emigrants from Adam". Mr Drasdo would vet them and group them, then trains would be organised to take the emigrants (those onward bound for the USA or Canada) to Liverpool and the immigrants (who were intending to settle in the UK) to Leeds or Manchester.


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Shemot
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On arrival in Hull by ship they continued their journey by rail to other British ports such as Liverpool. back to top.

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Hi. I hope I'm doing this right. Her name was Rebecca Bransky or Baransky. At some point she changed it to Brown. Thank you to everyone who has posted help.

The white Star Line was a trans-Atlantic line running from Liverpool to New York (Titanic was a White Star ship). The most important line as far as emigration from the eastern Baltic was concerned was the Wilson line running to Grimsby and Hull.

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Immigration from Riga to England/English Emigrants family ... Can anyone tell me what ship line ... The name of the port was Libau (German) Liepaja, Lithuanian.

The Jews who came into Britain in the late 19th and early 20th centuries via Hull and Grimsby were mostly transmigrants, crossing the country on their way to the United States and Canada. Though many stayed a few weeks, months or even years in northern England, saving enough to travel onwards, the majority came on a through-ticket that included the cost of travel from continental Europe, a train journey across Britain, and then the boat across the Atlantic.


Those who arrived via the Humber to settle permanently in Britain would arrive at either Hull (from Bremen, Libau and Hamburg) or Grimsby (from Hamburg, Antwerp or Rotterdam). Between 1891 and 1901, approximately 30,000-70,000 Russian and Polish nationals arrived through these Humber ports. Of these, the majority (63 per cent) arrived via Grimsby.


The Jewish immigrants who settled in northern England - particularly in Grimsby, Hull, Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool - came mostly from modern day Lithuania. With few printed guides on the best ways to travel, the Litvak immigrant typically travelled along established routes suggested by friends and relatives of those who had already emigrated.


The journey usually involved either travel by train to a Baltic port and then transport by steamship to Britain, or a journey on foot to the Russian border with Germany, followed by train to a North Sea port from which they could travel by ship to Britain.



lots more info on this website

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Do you have any idea of an age for Rebecca and did she arrive on her own or with any other family - if so, do you have any idea of their names/ages?

Relation Name: Rebbeca Baransky
Date of Birth: 1888

(looks to be above, from 'Search Trees')

Chris :)

http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/lithuania/

(useful website above)

Thank you for all these leads, Ann in particular. I'm going to try to get in touch with the Jewish Geneological Society to see if they have any information about the Bransky / Baransky family tree.

From what I understand Rebecca went alone to stay with a cousin in Antwerp, but she died so she carried on to England alone. I dread to imagine what must have happened to the family she left behind. The links I've been given so far will keep me occupied for a while but if nothing else I have a better feel for what her journey must have been like.

Thank you very much to everybody.

Julia

Given Name: Rebecca
Surname: Baransky
Last Place of Residence: London, England
Event Date: 10 Sep 1910
Age: infant
Nationality: Russian, Hebrew
Departure Port: Liverpool
Arrival Port: New York
Gender: Female
Marital Status: S
Citizenship Status:
Ship Name: Campania

Name: Rebbeca Buransky
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1911
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Birthplace: Russia
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Prestwich
Sub-District: Cheetham
Parish: North Manchester
County: Lancashire