Westward Cork Migration by Sail 1815-1860 by John Sutton

PART III CATALOGUE OF CORK-BASED EMIGRANT SHIPS 1815-60

AGNES Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Dunbarton 1825

203t Brig

Cork

Home port:

Denny & C

Owner: Activity: Master:

Emigrant years: 1829

1829 Timothy Gorman b.1799 (Kilrush)

Mate: Seaman: Fate of ship:

Voyaged to Quebec

Captain Gorman documented the 203t Agnes in his Particulars of Service

Additional information:

Ship List, Lloyds, UK M&M

References:

AID Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Whitby 1798

160t Brig

Cork

Home port:

Wallace &

Owner: Activity: Master:

Emigrant years: 1817

1817 G Forster

Mate: Seaman: Fate of ship:

Voyaged to Quebec

The first Cork-based emigrant ship in this study. Carried just 16 settlers in 1817.

Additional information:

Ship List, Lloyds

References:

AJAX Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Hull 1802 386t Bark

Cork

Home port:

J Straker

Owner: Activity: Master:

Emigrant years: 1831

1831 R Simms

Mate: Seaman: Fate of ship:

Voyaged to Quebec

Carried 209 settlers. The passenger manifests were consistently more robust in 1830s than in the 1820s.

Additional information:

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