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]