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Follow on Google News | Genes Reunited releases ship passenger records onlineGenes Reunited has announced the publication of ship passenger lists on its website, covering the period from 1890 until 1960.
By: Genes Reunited The passenger records (http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/ As well as the range of detail that can be found in these records, there are also some famous names which can be discovered, in particular Hollywood royalty such as a two year old Elizabeth Taylor, a 56 year old Alfred Hitchcock, a 22 year old Audrey Hepburn and finally a four year old Olivia Newton-John who was on her way from London to Australia. The passenger records cover the period of mass migration to Australia between 1947 and 1960 when an estimated 710,000 people travelled there from Great Britain. This 'golden age' of migration to Australia was prompted by the launch of the Government's 'Ten Pound Pom' scheme to encourage Britons to emigrate to Australia and enhance the nation’s skilled workforce driving its economy forwards. Similarly to today, the records reveal a high number of retirees also travelled to Australia to spend the rest of their lives in the sun, with 17,385 retirees emigrating from the UK during the 1950s. Furthermore, 140,511 housewives travelled to Australia in the same decade. The records also show that there were 58 divorcees and 215 widowers listed who may have journeyed to the country to make a fresh start. Rhoda Breakell, head of Genes Reunited, commented: "The wealth of passenger list records now available on Genes Reunited is an invaluable resource for people tracing relatives they believe may have left the UK from 1890 onwards. The passenger records may very well provide a missing link for many family historians who have hit a brick wall in their research, as well as helping those outside of the UK to trace back to their British and European heritage." The easily-searchable and user-friendly database on the family history (http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/ ENDS About Genes Reunited: Genes Reunited was launched in 2003 as a sister-site to the Internet phenomenon Friends Reunited. Since then it has grown to become the UK’s largest genealogy website. It marked a revolution in genealogy and ancestry by combining them with Internet social-networking. Members are able to build their family tree by posting it on the site and investigating which ancestors they share with other members. They can also search historical records such as census, death, marriage, military and birth records (http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/ Genes has over 11 million members and over 750 million names listed. One new name is added to the site every single second. PR Contact: Carolynne Bull-Edwards Head of PR Fourth Floor, 117 Fenchurch Street London EC3M 5DY 02079940149 www.genesreunited.co.uk End
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