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Yes, everyone on Pitcairn migrated to Norfolk. Later some families moved back to Pitcairn, including mine. The same thing happened in 1831 - everyone migrated t
by doublec 5y ago
Yes, everyone on Pitcairn migrated to Norfolk. Later some families moved back to Pitcairn, including mine. The same thing happened in 1831 - everyone migrated to Tahiti. That was disastrous for the islanders though, many died of disease and they returned to Pitcairn eventually. See here for that story http://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document//Volume_68_1959/Volume_68%2C_No._2/Tahitian_interlude%2C_by_H._E._Maude%2C_by_115-140/p1 http://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document//Volume_68_1959/Volum...
- distances 5y agoThank you for the link, this was a very interesting read.