Westward Cork Migration by Sail 1815-1860 by John Sutton

PART I CALENDAR OF CORK EMIGRANT SHIP SAILINGS 1815-60

Schooner Jane

– (port unknown) sailed for Boston from Cork 24 Apr with emigrants. Arrived 4 Jun 1847.

Mail – (port unknown) sailed for Quebec from Cork 25 Apr with 289 passengers. Arrived 19 Jun with 230 passengers. Arrived at Grosse Île 9 Jun with 289 passengers, 21 sick and 12 dead. Brig Morgiana – (port unknown) sailed for New York from Cork 30 Apr with emigrants. Arrived 18 Jun 1847. General Green – (port unknown) sailed for New York from Cork 6 May with emigrants. Pasha – of Newcastle sailed for Quebec from Cork 6 May, arriving 14 Jun with 178 passengers. Arrived at Grosse Île 30 May with 218 emigrants, 5 sick, 11 dead. Lady Flora Hastings

– of Dundee sailed for Quebec from Cork 6 May, Arrived Grosse Ile14 Jun: 454 pass, 72 sick, 48 dead. Arr. Quebec 27 Jun with 442 passengers. Add 19dd on GI + 15dd on ship, quarantined for 12 d. – (port unknown) sailed for Boston from Cork 9 May with emigrants. – (port unknown) sailed for Boston from Cork 9 May with emigrants. – of Dublin sailed for Quebec from Cork 11 May with emigrants. – of Youghal sailed for St John NB from Youghal 11 May with passengers. – (port unknown) sailed for Boston from Cork 12 May with emigrants. -- of Kinsale arrived at St John NB from Kinsale 11 June with emigrants. -port unknown) arrived at St John NB from Cork 12 Jun with emigrants. – (port unknown) arrived at St John NB from Cork 29 Jun with emigrants. – (port unknown) arrived, New York from Cork 3 Jul with emigrants. – of Dublin sailed for Quebec from Cork 12 May, arriving 6 Jul with 157 passengers. 16 sick. 9 dead. – of London sailed for Quebec from Cork 15 May with over 120 emigrants, principally from Fermoy, Lismore, and Tallow. Arrived at Grosse Isle 3 Jul with 89 passengers, 2 dead and 3 sick. – Johnston, (port unknown) sailed for Quebec from Cork 20 May with 550 passengers. Arr. Grosse Île with 137 dead and 140 pass. and crew sick. Add 84 dd on GI + 26 dd on ship, quarantined for 13 d. 237 dead – Wyman, of Yarmouth sailed for Boston from Cork 21 May with 46 passengers. Refused to pay bond for the destitute passengers or allow them to discharge, suppressed a passenger mutiny in harbour and brought them back to Halifax. – (port unknown) sailed for St John, NB from Cork 22 May with emigrants. – (port unknown) sailed for Quebec from Cork 26 May, arriving 11 Jul (Grosse Île 3 Jul) with 381 passengers, 36 dead. – of Galway sailed for Quebec from Cork 26 May, arriving 3 Jul with 189 passengers, 14 sick, 31 dead. Add 14 dd on GI. 45 death total. – of Sunderland arrived at Grosse Île from Cork 13 Jul with 205 passengers.

Catherine Rogers Montague

Emily

Margaret & Elizabeth

Boston

Enterprise

Mary Murray

Mary Dunbar

Brig Martha

Emily

Roding

Avon

Mary

Emma

Wakefield

Lively

Medusa

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