Westward Cork Migration by Sail 1815-1860 by John Sutton

PART I CALENDAR OF CORK EMIGRANT SHIP SAILINGS 1815-60

B-LIST Amiable Martha

– (port unknown) arrived at Philadelphia from Cork 22 Feb with passengers. – of Liverpool arrived at Quebec from Cork (65 d) 27 Jul with 69 settlers. – (port unknown) arrived at Quebec from Cork 25 Sep with 13 settlers.

Brig Mercator

RELATED NEWS and EVENTS * The Quebec Shipping Season

Ran typically from May to September due to winter river ice. Sailing ships from Great Britain generally managed two voyages per season with space for passengers outbound and returning with timber. Quebec emigrants were generally described in the early 1800s as settlers, perhaps in anticipation of rural settlement. Cork emigrants commonly arrived, with the notable exception of Peter Robinson’s 1823/25 settlements, in smaller groups. * Other Halifax Arrivals A moderate number of passengers (100-250) arrived at Halifax in 1819 from each of the ports of Londonderry, Dublin, Waterford and Kinsale ( The Ships List ). * Florida Territory The Transcontinental Treaty, ceding Spanish territory in Florida to the US, resulted from an aggressive land-grab by the US with the enthusiastic assistance of Andrew Jackson. Jackson had not forgiven Spain for sympathizing with the British in the War of 1812 (See Part ll). 1820 A-LIST

Ship

Captain

Cork Dep

Arrival

Voyage Emigrants

Source

SARAH

E H Frank J Bernard J Rogers

Quebec 5 Jun Baltimore 30 Jun Baltimore 30 Jun 1820 Quebec 28 Jul Quebec 19 Sep 1820 Quebec 30 Sep Baltimore 31 Dec

43 d

98 settlers

2 8

MEDFORD JOHN BALKELY EFFORT JOHN HOWARD BROTHERS MEDFORD

passengers 8 14 passengers 8 14

W Farrant

50 d 39 d

108 settlers 2 8

J Smith

11 Aug

9 settlers

2 8

James Young

17 Aug

43 d

4 settlers

2 8

J Bernard

passengers 8 14

B-LIST Ann

– (port unknown) arrived at Baltimore from Cork 30 Sep with passengers. –

RELATED NEWS and EVENTS * British North American Colonies Unite. Cape Breton Island Coal (1820). The Colony of Cape Breton Island was merged into the Colony of Nova Scotia. This move, by royal proclamation, was considered unconstitutional by the islanders and caused many years of resentment. Nova Scotia had been divided into New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and