Hi JR . There was a ship called 'The Water Lily" that departed the Azores for Victoria Australia in the 1800's. Many of the people from the Azores went hunting for gold in the gold rush in Victoria Australia. I am a decendant of one. My GGG Grandfather came from the Azores to Australia and lived in the Ballarat region of Victoria. He did not come on the Water Lily and im still searching for details of his arrival. I have his Australia marriage cert but no entry details. Maria Lima who is a member of this group , did have relations on the Water Lily and she kindly gave me a copy of the ships list. I will post it as soon as I can find it, with the hope that you may find a name on it of your ancestor. Mariam Lima's ancestors lived in the region of Creswick and where miners, they have their graves there and are registered. If you can give me details of youre ancestor , I will go to the library and check the records to see if there are any for him. Best Wishes Chris
On Sunday, October 26, 2014 2:42:53 PM UTC+11, JR wrote: > I am aware of the mass migrations of emigrants from Azores to Brazil and > USA, and to lesser extent other places. Does anyone know if there was > migration to Australia and when? > > JR > -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
