Marcy, Since Jamaica was a British colony at the time, my assumption is that the ship really sailed from Liverpool or some other British port, stopped in Ireland en route, and then took passangers or cargo to Jamaica--and possibly southern US ports--before returning via NYC. Your ship's manifest might mention the port the ship sailed from, and possibly whether some passengers were going to Jamaica. Hope this helps. Bill Naughton [email protected] wrote: > > Dear List, > Could anyone help me with this question? I have found my great grandmother on > a ships list. She is listed among 50 other young Irish "spinsters" and > "laborers" all on two consecutive pages of the manifest. All are listed as > Ireland natives. There are others on the boat from other countries. This boat > sailed from Kingston Jamaica to NYC. I know she was traveling from Ireland. > Why did they take them to Jamaica first? > > Does anyone know? > Marcy Byrd > [email protected] > > ==== FIANNA Mailing List ==== > [email protected] > favorite sites: > Try: http://www.rare.on.ca/users/genealogyforum/index.htm > http://www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/ Thanks to Chirho > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/4404/