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From: Robert McFarland <>
Subject: Re: [NIR-ARMAGH-L] N. Ire. Immigr. list 1847-171
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 14:21:24 -0700


Peter & Nancy Pfaff wrote:
>
> I have on loan a book called "Irish Passenger Lists, 1847-1871" by Brian
> Mitchell and will do look-ups. The name is misleading. The passengers left
> from the port of Derry and were almost exclusively from Northern Ireland.
> The majority were from Cos. Donegal, Derry and Tyrone. The other
> passengers were from Cos. Fermanagh, Antrim, Monaghan, Leitrim and
> Roscommon. A few strays may also be on the lists, but don't look for any
> from Munster (Cork, Waterford, Tipperary, Limerick, Clare and Kerry). The
> strays may be from Down, Armagh and Cavan.
>
> These are departure lists kept by the shipping lines of J&J Cooke
> (1847-1867) and William McCorkell & Co. (1863-1871) and are only departures
> from the port of Derry. Info given varies, but it usually gives the
> departees' home town. If requesting a look-up, you will most likely get-
>
> Name of the ship
> Year of departure (month and day are not given)
> Destination - most commonly Philadelphia, Quebec (port is NOT specified),
> St. John and a few to New Orleans. None of these ships went to New York
> City or Boston
> Name of passenger
> Age - this is inconsistantly given throughout the book
> Home town is usually listed
>
> Occupation is NOT listed.
>
> Please remember - these are NORTHERN IRELAND names (with a very few
> exceptions) departing from the port of DERRY during 1847-1871 on the J&J
> Cooke and William Mc Corkle & Co lines.
>
> To request a look-up, please put "Pass. list look-up" or something like
> that in the subject line, as I do other look-ups. Just hitting the reply
> button will work too. For best efficiency, I need Name and approximate age.
> I don't need to know their occupation, father's name (unless a child),
> where they went when they landed, etc.
>
> By the way, I got this book from our local public library in the genealogy
> section. They have lots of local references from around the world. As they
> say on PBS "Check it out!"
>
> Good hunting,
> Nancy Pfaff
> Wallingford, CT
>
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pass.list look-up James Russell Mcfarland b. 1832 LDS cant find him[my
GGF] died 69 in Pittsburgh[my gf was 3 weeks old]
Thanlks Bob Mcfarland Newport News Va

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