Westward Cork Migration by Sail 1815-1860 by John Sutton

PART I CALENDAR OF CORK EMIGRANT SHIP SAILINGS 1815-60

Lord Durham, former governor-in-chief of British North America, recommended in a 4 Feb 1839 report to the British Parliament the systematic anglicization of the French Canadians, diluting their numbers to make them a minority in reunification of the two Canadas. 1840 A-LIST

Ship

Captain

Cork Dep

Arrival

Voyage Emigrants

Source

PALLAS

R Hall William Hyde H Deaves

27 Mar

St John NB New York 29 Apr 1840 New York 18 May 1840 Quebec

emigrants emigrants emigrants emigrants emigrants emigrants

1 8 4 8

GOVERNOR DOUGLAS

LOUISA CLIFTON

19 Apr

1 10

James Bisson

4 8

KINGSTON THOMAS HANFORD

Rex

28 May 6 Aug

Quebec

1 8 1 8

J Veale / McGrath

St Andrews NB

B-LIST Lively

– of Sligo sailed for Quebec from Cork 6 May with emigrants. Ship St Patrick – (port unknown) arrived at New York from Cork 15 Jul with emigrants. Brig Elizabeth – (port unknown) arrived at New York from Cork 30 Oct with emigrants. 1841 A-LIST

Ship

Captain

Cork Dep

Arrival

Voyage Emigrants

Source

CHIEFTAIN

John Dunn

2 Apr

Quebec 20 May 1841 Quebec 20 May 1841 St John 21 May Quebec 21 May 1841 Quebec 21 May 1841 Quebec 21 May 1841 St John 25 May New York 31 May 1841 New York 31 May 1841 St John 29 May St John 2 Jun

48 d

192 emigrants 50 emigrants

2 8

CHAMPLAIN

J Laughlin

35 d

2 8

PALLAS URANIA

Robert Hall Thomas Cooper Clarke

5 Apr 14 Apr

passengers 1 8 12

36 d

114

1 2 8

DOMINICA

H Bowman

35 d

130 passengers 180 passengers emigrants emigrants

2 8

TRY AGAIN

R Heacock

11 Apr

40 d

1 2 8

ALBION

Wm Errington

8 9 12

THOMAS WORTHINGTON GOVERNOR DOUGLAS JOHN WESLEY PONS AELII

Mathew Murphy

4 8

William Hyde

emigrants

4 8

David Davis William Carroll

19 Apr

emigrants emigrants emigrants

8 12

8 9 12 1 8 12

THOMAS HANFORD

McGrath

27 Apr

St John NB 6 Jun 1841

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