Joann, Yes, the 1900 census states they came over in 1882 and were naturalized. I'm not sure how the directories would help. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joann H. Nichols" <jnichols@sover.net> Date: Sunday, July 2, 2006 21:17 Subject: Re: [TSL] McDermott Emigration To: wm.karr@insightbb.com > Would there be Chicago city directories that could help > you? Does the > 1900 census say the year they arrived? Did they get naturalized? > > Joann Nichols > > wm.karr@insightbb.com wrote: > > Olive Tree Genealogy <otg@csolve.net> wrote: <The > problem with the Boston arrivals is there is an 8 > 1/2 year gap on M277 (which is titled Passenger Lists of > Vessels Arriving at Boston MA 1820-1891) The gap is from a > April 1874 to 31 Dec 1882. -That is because there are no > Federal records of any kind prior to 1883 (due to fire) > and State Department copies were used in their place.> > > > > I have, over the last year, meticulously combed the ships > arriving to the US during the latter part of 1881 and beginning > of 1882 for Michael and Mary McDermott. They were married on 25 > April 1881 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England and had > their first born, John, on 25 May 1882 in Chicago, IL. > > > > I am assuming they started from Liverpool. I have checked high > and low, but cannot find them together on any ship. I know they > could have come through Canada, but the question is where? I > have checked PEI and Quebec to no avail. I can find Michael and > Mary separately, but not together. However, when I do find them, > the ages don't match (I know that they can lie, but all the ones > I find are younger not older. According to the records I have, > Michael would have been around 26 and Mary around 23. They were > 25 and 22 respectively when they married. > > > > As you are aware, the Ellis Island site would do me no good. > The Castle Garden site gives me them younger and not necessarily > together. The years for their arrival are also off in Castle > Garden. You say that the Boston arrival would be a bust for this > time period. The Philadelphia site is difficult to navigate and > I doubt they came through New Orleans to go to Chicago. Okay, > where do I go from here? > > > > Bill Karr in Peoria, IL., USA > > > > > > ==== TheShipsList Mailing List ==== > > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* A PLACE TO START *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > > Passenger Lists on The Internet > > > http://members.aol.com/rprost/passenger.html> > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~> >