The History Vault The Online History Magazine The ill-fated William and Mary departed from Liverpool with a human cargo of 208 British, Irish, and Dutch emigrants in early 1853. Many of the families on board suffered privations and stormy weather before they even reached the port of Liverpool, standing on wave-washed decks beside cattle and horses as the steamers pitched and tossed and threatened to go under, …
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