Chapter 34 Austin Plant - Plant Family History Group

Assuming leaving home a few days before sailing from Liverpool and that he lasted the full journey to Salt
Lake City, he would have been travelling from early May to end September. However, the fall-out rate was
high and it is possible that he was a number of the subsequent ‘trains’, 400 people arriving in Salt Lake City
on 5 th October and a further 123 people arriving at a later date still.
Ship Constitution
Date of Departure 24 th June 1868
Port of Departure Liverpool
Date of Arrival 6 th August 1868
Port of Arrival New York
The ship sailed for New York on the 24 th June having 457 people on board, 412 being from the British Isles.
The packet ship Constitution was the last sailing vessel used for the transportation of Mormon missionaries
across the Atlantic. It arrived at New York 6 th August and the immigrants continued by rail to Benton.
Included in the Passenger list were: -
Henry Plant age 32 born 1836
Sarah Plant age 32 born 1836
Joseph Plant age 28 born 1840
Sarah Ann Plant age 7 born 1861
Henry Plant age 3 born 1865
Emily Plant age Infant born 1868
WKP note – In order to trace the family in the UK before they emigrated, I looked at the 1861 Census and
found:
1861 Census Batteslow, Longton, Stoke on Trent
John Plant Lodger U 20 Ag. Lab. Bn Leicestershire
And then next door:
Henry Plant Head M 25 bn Cadeley, Leics
Sarah Plant Wife M 25 bn Dorington, Leics
Sarah Anne Plant Dau 1m bn Stoke on Trent, Staffs
So lets look at the 1851 Census for Cadeley, Leicester.
John Plant Head M 73 Ag. Lab. Bn Mkt Bosworth, Leics
Sarah Plant Wife M 72 Wife bn Leistershire
John Plant Son W 37 Ag. Lab bn Mkt Bosworth, Leics
Edwin Plant G.S. 12 Scholar bn Cadeby, Leics
Joseph Plant G.S. 11 Scholar bn “ “
Ambrose Plant G.S. 6 Scholar bn Newbold, Leics
Eliza Plant G.D. 3 bn “ “
Henry Plant Nephew 15 bn Cadely, Leics
The 1841 Census gives the following:
John Plant 60 Framework Knitter bn Leicestershire
Sarah Plant 60 “
Benjamin Plant 8 “
Henry Plant 8 “
William Plant 2 “
John Plant 25 “
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