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From: "Ronald Colby" <>
Subject: Re: [HANDCART-L] Fisby / Holling
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 98 16:29:27 PST


I found a Emily Frisby and a Joseph Frisby that came over in 1864 on the ship Hudson
The CD says Emily had 2 in her family and the Joseph had 1.
On the last message about William said his family was 7.

HUDSON
Ship: 1618 tons: 208' x 41' x 29'
Built: 1863 by J. A. and D. D. Westervelt at New York City, New York
Captain Isaiah Pratt, a mariner who had as early as 1852 skippered the ship Margaret Evans in the Black X Line, was in command of the large packet ship Hudson on both of her voyages with Mormon emigrants. On 3 June 1864 the first passage began at London with 863 Saints from the British Isles, Switzerland, Germany, and Holland. Elder John M. Kay presided over the emigrant company. His counselors were George Halliday, John L. Smith, and Matthew McCune. Other returning missionaries were Elders Louis A Bertrand, Samuel Neslen, and Thomas O. King The crossing was unusually slow-forty-six days, but the "kindness of Capt. Pratt did much to alleviate the fatigue of the journey." Measles broke out among the children, and nine died and were buried at sea. Soon after landing, another child died at Castle Garden. One woman from Switzerland also died. There were three births. The vessel arrived at New York on 19 July. Three years later-1 June 1867-the Hudson sailed from London with twenty Saints aboard, arriving on 19 July after a forty-eight-day passage.
This full-rigged packet had three decks, a round stern and tuck, and a billethead. Captain Pratt was listed as owner in 1868. Her registration was surrendered 30 September 1878 because the vessel had been sunk sometime earlier.
Passenger List Sources:
LDS Passenger List (Family History Library) Film: #025,692
U.S. Government Passenger List (Family History Library) Film: #175,599
Identification Number on U.S. Government Passenger List: #699
Picture of Hudson. The Mariners Museum, Newport News, Virginia

As you can note this also gives you the FHL film to look these people up and verify everything
Looks like the family came in two different groups which you see a lot of.

Let me know if I can be of more help

If you would like a copy of the "Emigration to Utah - Ships and Companys"
let me know and I'll e-mail you a copy.
This is not a roster, only the ships and the pioneer companys and who the leaders were
It covers departures and arrivals and ports.

"There's a mighty big difference between good,
sound reasons and reasons that sound good."
------Burton Hillis

Ronald Colby


Salt Lake City, Utah
Home of the 2002 Winter Olympics

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> How do I find out which Handcart company the following families we part
> of ?
>
> William Frisby & Elizabeth (Ruff) Frisby from England
> William died 8 Apr 1869 Coalville UT
> Elizabeth died 24 Jul 1877 Coalville UT
> 13 children - born in England but most died in the United States.
> daughter - Emily Frisby married 19 Jun 1865 SLC UT to Marcus Holling
>
>
> Marcus Holling traveled with this same company, met his wife on the trip
> and married her
> in SLC UT - Emily Frisby 19 June 1865
>
> So it would appear that the Frisby family all traveled together and that
> after their arrival
> in SLC daughter Emily married Marcus. How do I locate which Handcart
> Co?
>
> Pat Holling
>
> --
> http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/4070/index.html
>
> Aldrich, Berry, Blackmer, Bowen, Bradshaw, Bruce, Earle, Ellis, Fish,
> Frisby, Gaffield,
> Holling, Jung, Knapp, Lallis, Laackman, Nash, Nuttal, Thomas, Towner,
> Webb, West, Wilkins, Wright
>
>
>

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