Description

This is the second installment of a twopart
article on aggregate passenger
lists for vessels arriving at Prince Edward
Island from British and Irish ports. Part
One dealt with the period 1842-1847. The
present article will carry on to 1854.
Immigration at Mid-Century
Poor economic conditions in the homeland,
the promise of prosperity in the
New World, and thirst for adventure
continued to lure thousands of immigrants
across the Atlantic to British North
America between 1848 and 1854.
Hundreds of these chose the tiny colony
of Prince Edward Island as their destination.
While some of the immigrants
who came here were poor and destitute,
others possessed modest capital,
often obtained by selling their property.
Very few came with accumulated
wealth.