Greetings, I have one entry in the 'Greyhounds Of The Sea', the story of the American clipper ship, by Carl H. Cutler. Ship, Measurements and Master: OXFORD (listed in the idex as packet ship.) John Rathbone. 752.47 x 147.6 x 33.6 x 21.6 Place and date of construction: Wenn & Allen, New York, 1836 Owner: Chas. H. Marshall, Jonathon Goodhue, Pelatiah Perit, et al, New York That is all that is listed. Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 3:44 PM Subject: [TSL] The ship "Oxford" > About 4-years ago, I stopped searching for a ship "Oxford" (in > frustration) as very little information had been found for the era of > 1852-1854. I now believe that at least three ships carried the > "Oxford" name. One was built in 1836 and sailed, generally between > Liverpool and New York, under the flag of the Black Ball Line, (until > 1850) where all records stopped (see "Magellan", by Cimorelli). She > was described as a packet-ship in the book, "Square Riggers on > Schedule" (Albion), and in other references. A second "Oxford" sailed > to Australia. A third "Oxford" was built at Freeport, Maine by Rufus > Soule (about 1851); her ports-of-call are not known. There may be > others with the same name. > > My primary interest is the period about 1853, and whether any ship > named "Oxford" sailed, with passengers, between the UK and the USA. I > am not sure if that ship's name is correct, as it was found only from > the memories of one person. Specifically, I am looking for passenger > lists for 1852-1854 that might show a family of two adults and four > children, probably traveling from Liverpool to New York, including > John O'Brien (father), Mary Bolger/Bulger O'Brien (mother) and > Thomas, Anastasia, Patrick and Margaret (the latter born about 1850) > as their children. All originated from Kilkenny, Ireland. I do have > valid copies of the children's baptismal certificates, but very > little about their parents. > > Family stories say the family left Ireland (about 1852/1853), lived > at New York for a year (1853?), and then migrated to Iowa, traveling > "up the Mississippi on a barge" (from New Orleans, St. Louis or > wherever??). Iowa's census of 1856 shows that they had lived at > Waukon for two-years. > > I have no idea as to how or when the traveled from Ireland to New > York, and then on to Iowa. > > Please note that I have made previous inquiries, through the TSL, > with no real success. This inquiry is being made to determine if any > up-dated information might now be available. As stated in the many > other requests for help from the TSL, any help would be appreciated. > > "Thanks" ... Pat > ------------------------------- > visit TheShipsList Website > http://www.theshipslist.com/ > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.7.6/1714 - Release Date: 08/10/2008 > 7:01 AM > >