Westward Cork Migration by Sail 1815-1860 by John Sutton

PART I CALENDAR OF CORK EMIGRANT SHIP SAILINGS 1815-60

BARBADOES Thomas Lee 12 Apr

Quebec Quebec

passengers 1 8 passengers 1 8

ARGUS MARIA ELIZA PALLAS

J Johnson Ferguson Robert Hall William Hyde R Hooton

12 Apr

April

St John NB 1833

6 months

8 15

St John NB Jun New York 5 Jun 1833

passengers 2 8 passengers 1 4 8 passengers 1 8 passengers 1 8

TRY AGAIN

26 Apr

MARY

8 Jun 24 Jul

Quebec

PROVIDENCE Wm Lane Tooker ANN & MARY Thomas Lloyd

Bay Chaleur

St John NB Sep 1833

passengers 2 8

B-LIST Independence

– of Cork sailed for St John NB from Kinsale 18 Mar with passengers. Arrived 17 Apr. – of London sailed for St John NB from Cork 6 Apr with passengers. Arrived 5 Jun. – (port unknown) sailed for Quebec from Cork 12 Apr with passengers. -- of Newcastle sailed for Quebec from Cork 12 Apr with passengers. – (port unknown) sailed for Halifax from Cork 24 Apr (53 d) with 30 passengers. Each ‘certified’ by a 5-shilling per capita landing tax for a total of 7/10/00 pounds (sterling). Arrived 17 Jun – of Youghal sailed for St John NB from Cork 1 May with passengers. Arrived 1 Jul. – of Greenock sailed for St John NB from Cork 5 Jun with passengers. – of Dublin sailed for Philadelphia from Cork 26 Jun with passengers. – (port unknown) sailed for St John NB from Cork 22 Jul with passengers. Arrived Aug. – of London sailed for St John NB from Cork in August with passengers. Arrived 28 Sep.

Thomas Hanford Alectora

Grace

Union

Reward

William

Cottingham

Ship Providence

Thomas Hanford

RELATED NEWS and EVENTS * Cork Shipping News

Albion in sinking condition 2 May at latitude 47.5, longitude 33.3. 15 persons rescued by Brig Neptune of Newry. 15 persons drowned when vessel acutely sank headfirst in ten minutes the next morning (see Part lll). * Irish ‘Two-Boaters’ from Newfoundland Schooner Sydney (port unknown) arrived at Halifax from St John’s Newfoundland, 14 days, 6 Jun with 30 (Irish) passengers. Schooner Dolphin (port unknown) arrived at Halifax from St John’s Newfoundland, 10 days, 20 Jun with 10 (Irish) passengers.

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