Westward Cork Migration by Sail 1815-1860 by John Sutton

PART I CALENDAR OF CORK EMIGRANT SHIP SAILINGS 1815-60

above Montreal. The canal would run for 126 miles from Bytown (future Ottawa City) on the Ottawa River to Kingston on Lake Ontario and the lock system would raise vessels 83 meters to the Rideau Lakes before descending 50 meters to Kingston. Lieutenant-Colonel John By contracted with a large contingent of Irish labourers in this endeavor. * Philadelphia Passenger Arrivals - M425 (1820s). Few vessels carried emigrants directly from Cork to Philadelphia. However, Liverpool was by far Philadelphia’s main transatlantic trading partner and, while emigrants on those ships were usually portrayed as from Great Britain, the frequency of Irish names suggested a generous number to have been Irish. Particularly interesting was the trade between Philadelphia and Canadian ports. Many Canadian schooners voyaged regularly with Irish emigrants from St John NB, Halifax, and St Andrew to Philadelphia. This St John traffic is also well documented in the 1830s (author). * Timber Market Price Crash of 1826 The spring of 1826 opened with depreciated stocks, glutted markets, and no buyers, and cargoes of lumber sent from St. John to Liverpool did not yield enough to pay the freight. Combined with the Miramichi fire of 1825, New Brunswick offered fewer opportunities at this time (St John timber trade profitability would return by 1828). * Port of Quebec Report. Comparative statement: 1826. Shipping, Tonnage, Settlers, and Clearance at the port of Quebec, during the present and prior year, up to 24 November of each year inclusive: Years Vessels Tonnage Settlers Clearances 1826 694 178,591 10,731 799 1825 762 191,614 9,097 874 1827 A-LIST

Ship

Captain

Cork Dep

Arrival

Voyage

Emigrants 106 settlers 44 settlers 28 settlers 25 settlers 40 settlers 33 settlers

Source

CHAMPLAIN Sam Hughes

Quebec 1 May Quebec 3 May 1827 Quebec 3 May Quebec 3 May Quebec 3 May Quebec 5 May New York 11 May 1827 Quebec 21 Jun Quebec 21 Jun New York Jul ? N Y 13 Jun Quebec 8 Jul Quebec 15 Jul

24 d 18 d 18 d 19 d

2 8

JOHN HOWARD GRANICUS FIDELITY HEROINE ALBION DAVID

Bruce

15 Apr

1 2 8

VOLUNTEER R Thompson

2 8 2 8 2 8 2 8

Wilkie

A English J Scotland Robert Hall John Mills

14 Apr 10 Apr

17/18 Apr Quebec 10 May

102 settlers 65 emigrants 26 settlers 181 settlers emigrants 132 emigrants 58 settlers 219 settlers

1 2 8

4 8

FAVOURITE

J Gray

2 8 2 8 2 8 4 8

PEACE TRIO

J Bellamy

J Leslie ? Henry Leslie

GRACE THOMAS

H Mairs J Banfell

14 May

1 2 8

3 Jun

2 8