Westward Cork Migration by Sail 1815-1860 by John Sutton

PART I CALENDAR OF CORK EMIGRANT SHIP SAILINGS 1815-60

– (port unknown) sailed for New York from Cork 29 Mar with emigrants. Arrived 17 May 1852. – of Thomaston sailed for Boston from Cork 14 Apr with emigrants. Arrived 12 May. – (port unknown) sailed for Boston from Cork 14 Apr with emigrants. – of Shields sailed for New York from Cork 14 Apr with emigrants. Arrived 27 May.

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Charlemagne

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John Scott Brig Coxon Elizabeth

– of N Shields arrived at New York from Cork 11 Jun with emigrants. – of Bristol sailed for New York from Cork 28 Apr with emigrants.

John Robinson – of Sunderland sailed for New York from Cork 29 Apr with emigrants. Arrived 14 Jun ( Cork Examiner 19 May 1852) Jeanie Johnston – of Tralee, Captain Attridge, sailed for Quebec from Cork 18 May with emigrants. Bark Sumpter – (port unknown) sailed for Boston from Cork 18 May with emigrants. Arrived 10 Jun. Elizabeth Bentley – (port unknown) sailed for New York from Cork 25 May with emigrants. Arrived 6 Jul. Ship Abby Pratt – of Boston sailed for Boston from Cork 29 May with emigrants. Arrived 12 Jul. Milan – (port unknown) sailed for Boston from Cork 29 May with emigrants. Bark Neptune – of London sailed for New York from Cork 7 Jun with emigrants. Arrived 10 Jul. Perrilla – possibly of Cork sailed for New York from Cork 7 Jun with emigrants. Roderic Dhu – possibly of Swansea sailed for Quebec from Cork 12 Jun with emigrants. John & Lucy – (port unknown) sailed for Boston from Cork 19 Jun with emigrants. Bona Dea – (possibly of Liverpool) sailed for Quebec from Cork 28 Jun with emigrants. James Redding – (port unknown) sailed for New York from Cork 19 Jul with emigrants. Mary – (port unknown) sailed for St John NB from Cork 25 Aug with emigrants. Bark Vernon – (port unknown) sailed for New York from Cork 11 Sep with emigrants. Arrived 5 Oct. Iowa – (port unknown) sailed for New York from Cork 15 Oct with emigrants. Brankenmore – of Shields sailed for New York from Cork 27 Oct with emigrants. Arrived 6 Dec. Colony – of Newcastle sailed for New York from Cork 11 Nov with emigrants. Annie – (port unknown) sailed for New York from Cork 22 Nov with emigrants. Arrived 3 Jan. RELATED NEWS and EVENTS * Emigration report Total UK emigrant departures in 1852 - 368,764; distribution: BNA: 9%, US: 66%, Australia: 23%. The preference for Australia over BNA was sustained through the American Civil War (1861-65). And Cork was the prime Irish emigrant port once more: US: 6,158, BNA: 3,242, Other: 530. However, the above 1852 Calendar for Cork-based ships (A-List) documents that contrarian preference for BNA ports.