The earliest trans-Atlantic crossing we have for any of the Broadhurst Families relatives is aboard the RMS Empress of Ireland in 1907. The ship is shown above; look below to see who was aboard that voyage and how other relatives made the trip through the years.

The “Ships” page has been update this day with the following trip information … S.S. American Importer Liverpool to Boston 23 September 1939 – 02 October 1939 Mother and son; Edith A. and Donald G. BROADHURST

Edmund T. Schletter was born on Friday, 18 July 1851 in the Kingdom State of Saxony, Germany. He may have been the son of Carl and Christiana SCHLETTER. About 1877, when he was 25, he married Wilhelmina “Minna” LUKE(?) (c 1855, in Bergeborbeck, an area of Essen, Germany) in Saxony. She was about 22. Edmund [...]

One of the many unexpected things I discovered when starting genealogical research of these families was the large number of trips taken back and forth across the Atlantic. Not knowing ANY of their migration history before I began my research–but suspecting the families to be of modest means–I was expecting much more of this … [...]

Ernest Broadhurst listed below is my father, Amy is his sister and Elizabeth his mother … S.S. Cymric Liverpool to Boston 27 August, 1912 – 05 September 1912 Elizabeth, Amy and Ernest BROADHURST Liverpool to Boston 19 May 1914 to 28 May 1914 Elizabeth, Amy and Ernest BROADHURST