Could you possibly tell me how you obtained a copy of a ships manifest from Ellis Island. I cannot seem to find where I could order one. Ann McK. --- Loreen Wells <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you. This is the Ellis Island information I > already have. Actually > I got a copy of the ship's manifest from the Ellis > Island people. That > entry further says she is from Mitchelstown. I don't > know whether she is > my grandmother or not, although I suspect she is. I > guess one of my > questions is whether someone born in Ballynabrock > might logically later > reside in Mitchelstown. I don't know if the > Ballynabrock birth is her > for certain either. Just looking for ideas how to > connect these > different pieces of information together to see if > they fit. Or not. > Loreen Wells > > Edgar (Russ) Bralley wrote: > > A Kate Norris, age 23, Irish servant, entered > through Ellis Island onboard > > the Ship Cymric, having sailed from the port of > Queenstown, Cobh, (Ireland) > > Ireland on 13 April 1899. She had $15 in her > pocket and was en route to > > visit her cousin, unnamed, who lived at 12 East > 9th Street in New York City. > > She was in good health and could read and write. > Might this be your lady? > > If so, I found this data on the Ellis Island > website, which his free and > > searchable. > > > > Russ Bralley > > Visiting in the shadow of the Great Smoky > Mountains, Tennessee > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Loreen Wells > > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 3:48 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [COUNTYCORK] Ballynabrock/NORRIS > > > > I hope to get ideas how to look for my > grandmother. She was Kate > > (Catherine) NORRIS, b. in Cork and immigrated to > the USA in 1899. She > > told us she was born 14 Feb 1880. She did not want > to talk about her > > past, her life in Ireland, or why she came here. > She only said that her > > sister had already gone to Australia and there was > nothing left in > > Ireland for her. Her father served in the Crimean > War. She talked about > > seeing the Statue of Liberty on her arrival here. > She met and married my > > grandfather in 1906. They then went to Alaska for > the gold rush. They > > are well documented after that. All her US census > records say she > > immigrated in 1899. The 1910 Alaska census lists > her birth date as 1878. > > I believe that information must have come directly > from her, given her > > living conditions that year. In the 1920 Alaska > census, she gave the > > 1880 date. She was Catholic. > > > > I have never found anything that looks like her in > Boston, but city > > directories that era don't list household help. I > once found a Patrick > > NORRIS listed as a Crimean casualty. > > > > My cousin looked in the Dublin archives for a > birth record, 10 years of > > either side of that 1880 date, all variations of > Kate/Catherine. He did > > not find any record that matched. He found a > series of possibilities. We > > settled on one as the most likely. It is Catherine > NORRIS, b. 24 Oct. > > 1876 in Ballynabrock. Father: Patrick NORRIS, > farmer; mother's former > > name: Anne BAILY. > > > > We found a Catherine NORRIS in Ellis Island > records dated 1899. That > > record says she is from Mitchelstown and going to > join her cousin at a > > NYC address. That address was the home of a > wealthy Irish widow woman. > > In the 1900 NYC census, what looks like that > Catherine is working at the > > House of Calvary as a maid. HofC was a hospice for > terminally ill and > > destitute women. It was started by a group of > wealthy Irish widows in > > NYC. The Kate who is in Ellis Island records came > immediately before > > that charity opened its doors. I have come to > believe this woman is > > likely our grandmother, possibly recruited in > Ireland, and another > > servant in the widow's household, Nellie CONDON, > to be the cousin. The > > 1900 NYC census lists Nellie as b. Ireland in > 1877. > > > > I will likely never get to Ireland, but my cousin > travels there on > > business so he could look if we had ideas where. > If there are flaws in > > my reasoning, please advise. > > > > Loreen Wells > > Salem, OR USA > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > ____________________________________________________________________________________ It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/

Ann - I see you already got responses to this question, but here is the web site again: _http://www.ellisisland.org/_ You just follow their directions. You can view the ship manifest images on line. Be sure to check to see if there is a second page. Mine has a second page that includes religion and original language. You can order a hard copy of the manifest from that web site if you want. You can also order photos or drawings of the ship. Loreen Wells Ann McKernan wrote: > Could you possibly tell me how you obtained a copy of > a ships manifest from Ellis Island. I cannot seem to > find where I could order one. > Ann McK. > --- Loreen Wells <[email protected]> wrote: > >