The Fitton's Arrive
In November 1848 the Fitton's arrive from the port in Liverpool, England to the port in Baltimore, Maryland. Below is the passenger list where #54 James Fitton and #55 Mary my 4th great-grandfather and grandmother listed along with #60 Luke my 3rd great-grandfather and his siblings.
Ancestry.com, "Baltimore, Passenger List, 1820-1948 and 1954-1957," Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Ancestry.com (2006), National Archives and Record Administration, Records of the US Customs Service, RG36: Series: M255: Roll 6
They arrived on the Steamship S.S. Scotia. I haven't been able to identify yet how long their voyage was.
Postcard purchased from eBay
However long the trip may have been the passengers were gracious to take out a classified ad in the Baltimore Sun to say thank you. And yep that is my 4th great-grandfather co-named in representing the passengers.
Hopefully the graciousness genes of my ancestors has passed on to us.
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