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From: "Joy Kirkpatrick" <>
Subject: Re: [NIR-ARMAGH-L] N. Ire. Immigr. list 1847-171
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 21:11:44 +1000


Dear Peter and Nancy
Would you please look up William and Eliza McKean from Rooskey, near Gortin,
Co. Tyrone? They migrated to Philadelphia some time before 1864. I would
appreciate any assistance.
Joy McKean Kirkpatrick
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From: Peter & Nancy Pfaff <>
To: <>
Date: Wednesday, 14 July 1999 3:30
Subject: [NIR-ARMAGH-L] N. Ire. Immigr. list 1847-171

>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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