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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.

 

Cobh and Cork Harbour, Settler Monument

Cobh and Cork Harbour, Settler Monument
County Cork
2nd October 2023
Sue Mackay
This statue is outside the Emigration Museum at Cobh (pronounced Cove). The museum is largely given over to later migration than 1820, especially the sailing of the Titanic, and the statue reflects this period, but the image of the young boy excitedly looking out to see while his mother's head is turned back to her homeland was probably just as true of the Irish 1820 settlers.
Photo by Sue Mackay.
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