Hello, Everyone, I am in need of suggestions, please, if SKS would kindly help me. It was my Grfa. Wm. Jas. TWISS, who left Cork, Co. Cork, Ireland, 1877, 17 years of age on the JULIA, a frigate, where it would drop off supplies, from Edinburgh to Cork, to .......??? Now, this is where my research has stopped. The Captain (name unknown)was a good friend of his parents and for a trade of fees for the trip, he worked as an employee. I presume they did not want him to be caught at the other end?? And, again, his parents could not afford a proper ship fee? People have been suggesting the normal Destination Depots but I have not been able to find anything. My own thinking is this: Would these Suppliers Ships have their own Ports? And, I have looked into Boston but to no avail. I have, also, looked into a couple of others, and, again, I am lost. I know he went to New York to visit friends of his parents for awhile, then went on up into Ontario, Canada to stay with his cousins (family), awaiting the arrival of his parents and sisters through the St. Lawrence River, the following year. I read this in his first journal but did not have the time to finish it. And, now, no one in the family knows of its' existence. :( Is there anyone out there, "please", who might be able to suggest ideas/hints, at least, anything?? This would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much. Shannah TWISS overthepond648@gmail.com Canada Researching: TWISS all over the world

Maybe you could list the places where you looked. Years ago someone told me they were having problems finding where their ancestor came from and even his true name. Seems his mother just managed to scrap together enough money to pay for his fare, kissed him, and put him on board and left him. He was to get off in say NY, but for some reason as too many people were landing at that port, he was not allowed to disembark at that port. He was taken to Canada where he disembarked. He had no one, but some couple felt sorry for him and took him in and raised him. That was all this descendant knew about him. So sad. > On May 6, 2016, at 6:04 PM, Ava Woods via <ny-irish@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Hello, Everyone, > > I am in need of suggestions, please, if SKS would kindly help me. > > It was my Grfa. Wm. Jas. TWISS, who left Cork, Co. Cork, Ireland, 1877, 17 > years of age on the JULIA, a frigate, where it would drop off supplies, > from Edinburgh to Cork, to .......??? Now, this is where my research has > stopped. The Captain (name unknown)was a good friend of his parents and > for a trade of fees for the trip, he worked as an employee. I presume they > did not want him to be caught at the other end?? And, again, his parents > could not afford a proper ship fee? > > People have been suggesting the normal Destination Depots but I have not > been able to find anything. My own thinking is this: Would these > Suppliers Ships have their own Ports? And, I have looked into Boston but > to no avail. I have, also, looked into a couple of others, and, again, I am > lost. > > I know he went to New York to visit friends of his parents for awhile, then > went on up into Ontario, Canada to stay with his cousins (family), awaiting > the arrival of his parents and sisters through the St. Lawrence River, the > following year. I read this in his first journal but did not have the time > to finish it. And, now, no one in the family knows of its' existence. :( > > Is there anyone out there, "please", who might be able to suggest > ideas/hints, at least, anything?? > > This would be greatly appreciated. > > Thank you so much. > > Shannah TWISS > overthepond648@gmail.com > Canada > > Researching: TWISS all over the world > ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== > Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website. Also, check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message