tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900963722618733171.post5779152928777156246..comments2024-03-22T23:04:53.937+00:00Comments on Black Raven Genealogy: Ending up in the Workhouse!Dara http://www.blogger.com/profile/16643201998217385573noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900963722618733171.post-5100234737694207752014-05-25T08:56:55.227+01:002014-05-25T08:56:55.227+01:00Thanks Jacqi, you’re right, times were very differ...Thanks Jacqi, you’re right, times were very different. It is sometimes hard to imagine what people in the past must have thought and felt. Best of luck finding your Steven’s immigrants.Dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/16643201998217385573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900963722618733171.post-56199524263927797362014-05-24T23:48:27.678+01:002014-05-24T23:48:27.678+01:00Dara, while I'm just now struggling with the u...Dara, while I'm just now struggling with the unexplained disappearance of some of my motherless Irish immigrant Stevens ancestors, I often wonder if they met up with a fate such as this. Those who were destitute, with no place to turn, had precious few options, whether on your side of the Atlantic or mine.<br /><br />I can easily believe you when you mention that sense of dread, passed down through the generations. Our family had one member who endured "transportation" to the Australian penal colony well over one hundred years ago, yet I can still remember seeing an older uncle--three generations removed from this "convict"--still hang his head in shame over the thought of a family member being a "criminal." Values and traditions were so different back then. It is a real eye opener to the hardships our Irish ancestors faced.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.com