Is this family familiar to anyone? Jno SPILLANE, 40, dyer, &/ wife Vancey/Vandy (well, the index says 'Vandy;' the image could be 'Vancey;' I can't figure it out - perhaps a corruption of Annie?), 38, arrived in New York on the ship Louisiana from Liverpool, England, & Queenstown, Ireland, 2 October 1863. (New York Passenger Lists, 1851-1891). They were accompanied by: .....DAN, 18, laborer .....JULIA, 16 .....JERRY, 8 .....JAMES, 6 (indexed as 'Jane') .....DENIS, 4 (my great grandfather) .....infant (although indexed as 'female' this has to be PATRICK, who was the youngest) John SPILLANE first shows up in the ROCHESTER, MONROE, NY city directory in 1864 as a fancy dyer, living at 63 Mill. The directory shows that Daniel Spillane, laborer, boarded at 63 Mill. In Rochester, this family joined several other SPILLANEs already there, including, from the 1864 directory: PAUL, dyer, and JEREMIAH (he's the elder Jeremiah), dyeing and cleansing. There was also a James SPILLANE, fancy dyer, and later his widow, Johanna; I think they were born about 1800. This Jeremiah SPILLANE (the elder) first appeared in the Rochester directory in 1855. In the 1860 census he was enumerated as age 35, fancy dyer, with wife Mary and Julia, 2; and Helen 'Nellie,' 1. By 1870 they had relocated to DEERFIELD, ONEIDA, NY, where he was enumerated as a fancy dyer, and their family also included: Mary, 9; John, 8; Catherine 'Kate,' 6; Theresa, 5; and Morris, 1. Paul SPILLANE first appeared in Rochester in the 1860 federal census, where he was age 30 and his occupation was baker. I suspect he is the same as the Paul Spillane, 28, baker, last residence Ireland, who arrived in New York on the ship Ashburton from Liverpool, England, 28 August 1858. (Irish to America, 1846-1865 Passenger and Immigration Lists, Manifest ID # 901211). After the 1860 census entry showing him as a baker, Paul was consistently listed in the directories and censuses as a dyer, except for a few years where he was listed as a laborer at a foundry. In the 1870 census, John SPILLANE and Paul SPILLANE were enumerated at households 737 and 741. John was listed as a laborer at a foundry. Enumerated with him were Daniel, 25, moulder; Julia, 25, works in cotton mill; Jerry, 20, moulder; Dennis, 14, works in stove foundry; and Patrick, 12, at school. Paul was listed as a dyer. Enumerated with him were his wife Mary and John, 10; Ellen 'Nellie,' 8; Mary, 6; and Patrick, 4. By the 1880 census: +I have no more references to Daniel. +Julia had married James FITZSIMONS, a cabinetmaker. They remained in Rochester and reared a family. +Jeremiah (Jerry) had married Ann. +Dennis had married Catherine 'Kittie' Sullivan, and they had two children, John, and Annie. +Patrick H was living with Julia and her husband. During the 1880's: +Patrick married Margaret GALLAGHER. They remained in Rochester and reared a family: Alfred, Raymond, Francis, Marie, Edward, and Oswald, all born between 1885 and 1897. Patrick's occupation is usually 'moulder.' +Dennis and Jeremiah left Rochester for PHILADELPHIA, PA. Jeremiah later returned to Rochester, then left for LANCASTER, ERIE, NY. Their occupations consistently were 'moulder.' Dennis and Catherine remained in Philadelphia and reared a family, in addition to John (Annie died in 1880), their children were: Catherine, James, Helen Rose, Dennis Daniel, and Timothy, all born between 1881 and 1890.