Judanne, I just read that not all the burgeoning population took the
Norfolk Island option, at the historical background page of
http://www.bountybay.org.uk/

200 left, they report, in 1856.

Brian Cady

"Judanne" wrote in message . au
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Wasn't Pitcairn abandoned by the Bounty Mutineers because it was too small
to support their growing population? They all moved to Norfolk island in
the mid 1800's. Saw a doco about this just last night.