125,000 died on the voyage in one year alone 1847
Jim Carroll

how depressing... and this number is what some have included in the "but this number of people emmigrated" and therefore their demise somehow is no longer relevant to the discussion.

I'm sure that will draw some flack...

With the exception of the Williams side of my family, the rest came over fairly recently and without the heartbreak associated with other forced emmigrations.