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There appears to have been a strong market for prefabricated "flatpack" houses for settlers in the colonies, with notable examples manufactured specifically for the task in London. It would have been fairly expensive to transport even a small house kit from London to Liverpool, but I don't...

I've followed up on those prefabricated houses. There are certainly survivors of Henry Manning's creations around Adelaide and elsewhere, so it is quite possible that my ancestors bought a Manning flatpack. Very interesting, thank you.

As Lloyd mentioned, rail was also an option at that time. I'm trying to get my head around the logistics of two families travelling together, with about 10 children between them, from Birmingham to Liverpool, in 1854. What were their transport options? How much could they potentially take with...

I'm curious because there is evidence that they actually crated a prefabricated timber house into their ship so they could assemble it readily upon arrival. So I'm investigating freight options for other belongings as well. If they were able to transport a house, who knows what other belongings...

Question on historic use of canals. My ancestors emigrated from Birmingham to Australia in 1854, departing from Liverpool. They took their household possessions with them, which I'm guessing they probably sent by barge to the Liverpool docks for loading. Would this have been possible in 1854?