PART I CALENDAR OF CORK EMIGRANT SHIP SAILINGS 1815-60
* Emigration from the UK Interesting times with political unrest in BNA and economic unrest in the UK. Emigration from the UK to North America in 1837 was 72,034 ; distributed: BNA - 29,884 , USA - 36,770 , and a further 5,054 to Australia . How would emigration respond in 1838? * Emigration from Cork, 1832-37 Cork averaged the departure of 4,103 emigrants per year 1832-37 .
1838 A-LIST
Ship
Captain
Cork Dep
Arrival
Voyage Emigrants
Source
PALLAS
Robert Hall 17 Apr
St Andrews NB 16 May 1838 New York 2 Jun 1838
passengers
2 8
GOVERNOR DOUGLAS
J Mock
emigrants
8 13
B-LIST Westoe
– (port unknown) sailed for Quebec from Cork 15 May with emigrants. – probably of Cork arrived at St Andrews from Cork 17 Jul with passengers. – of Cork cast away 50 passengers near Shelbourne, Nova Scotia. Brig Zephyr delivered them to Halifax 30 Jun.
Brig Industry Brig Jane
RELATED NEWS and EVENTS * Shipping News Three vessels arrived at Halifax from St John’s Newfoundland with Irish passengers ( Arcadian Recorder ). * No Quebec arrivals on The Ships List . No Cove Ship News emigrant departures found. Cork ships Try Again, Urania, Eliza Ann, and Dominica , which regularly carried passengers to Quebec during the Spring westward voyage, sailed in ballast.
*UK Emigration Decline in 1838. UK emigration decreased from 72,034 in 1837 to 33,222 in 1838; distribution: BNA - 4,577 , US - 14,332 , Australia - 14,021 (Fig. 7).
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