Westward Cork Migration by Sail 1815-1860 by John Sutton

PART I CALENDAR OF CORK EMIGRANT SHIP SAILINGS 1815-60

– (port unknown) sailed for St John NB from Cork 17 Apr with 130/192 emigrants. Arrived 1 Jun. Her second voyage later in the season for Quebec without passengers resulted in shipwreck ashore at Louisburg Cape Breton in stormy weather 15 Nov and the deaths of Captain Robert Power and 16 Crew. – (port unknown) sailed for St John NB from Cork 19 Apr with 210/197 emigrants. Arrived 26 May. – of St John sailed for St John NB from Cork 5 April with 194 emigrants. Arrived 14 May – of Halifax NS sailed for St John NB from Cork 19 April with 134 emigrants. Arrived 31 May. – (port unknown) arrived at New York from Cork 27 Apr with emigrants. – of Newcastle sailed for Quebec from Cork 24 Apr and arrived 16 Jun with 151 passengers. – of Seaton S arrived at St John NB from Cork 15 Jun with emigrants. – sailed for St John NB from Cork 3 May with emigrants. -- of London sailed for New York from Cork 8 May with emigrants. – of Sunderland sailed for New York from Cork 12 May with emigrants. – of Sunderland sailed for St John NB from Cork 22 May with 218 emigrants. Arrived 30 Jun. – (port unknown) sailed for New York from Cork 23 May with emigrants. – of London sailed for St John NB from Cork 31 May, arriving 5 Jul with 240 emigrants. – of Yarmouth sailed for St John NB from Cork 2 Jun with 128 emigrants. – (port unknown) sailed for New York from Cork 5 Jun with emigrants. – (port unknown) arrived at New York from Cork 21 Jun with emigrants. – (port unknown) sailed for New York from Cork 25 Jun with emigrants. – (port unknown) sailed for St John NB from Cork 20 Jun with emigrants. Arrived 6 Sep. – (port unknown) sailed for New York from Cork 27 Nov with emigrants. – (port unknown) arrived at Quebec from Cork 29 May with 388 passengers – (probably of Cork) arrived at Quebec from Cork 1 Jun with 205 passengers. – (port unknown) arrived at Quebec from Cork 28 Jun with 130 passengers. – of Scarborough arrived at Quebec from Cork 1 Jul with 166 passengers. -- of London arrived at Quebec from Cork 5 Jul with 240 passengers. – of Cork arrived at Quebec from Youghal 29 Sep with 24 passengers. – (port unknown) arrived at Quebec from Cork 30 Sep with 3 passengers.

Argyle

British Queen

Andover

Martha Ann

Ship Elard Percival

Martha

Mary Carrine Thomas Bell Lord Ramsay

Silkworth

Nonmandle Bachelor Defiance Sir Isaac Newton Brig Kate

Metaca

Indemnity

South America

St Patrick

Louisa

Jane Ruth

Bachelor

Idea

St Patrick

RELATED NEWS and EVENTS * Infringements of the Imperial Passenger Act Enforcement by Chief Emigrant Agent Buchanan of Quebec:

‘A case of gross infringement of the Imperial Passenger Act occurred this week, the ___, Captain ___ from ___ with ___ passengers. About 130 of these people state that they had engaged their passage with Mr. ___ in this vessel, to proceed to St. John, New Brunswick, but, contrary to their agreement, they were brought to this port. I immediately took proceedings against Captain ___ to oblige him to fulfil the contract between these people and Mr. ___, which he, to avoid prosecution, immediately complied with, and furnished those