Captured in Time: The Immigrant Lillicrap Family upon Arrival in America in 1890

A Special Photo Finds It Way Home 130+ Years Later

Megan Smolenyak
5 min readApr 6, 2022

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Mrs. Lillicrap and her nine children

Bessie Lillicrap must have been exhausted when she arrived in New York with her children. The family had left Liverpool on October 7, 1890 and finally disembarked on the 18th. That’s a long time to be at sea with nine children, the oldest of…

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Megan Smolenyak

Genealogical adventurer & storyteller who loves solving mysteries! You may not know me, but chances are you’ve seen my work. (www.MeganSmolenyak.com)