On 8 Aug 2006 at 15:50, MStev93399@aol.com wrote: > A newly discovered inscription in a family book by Rev. > Michael Tormey reads: > > "To my dearest ever loved cousin Mip Ellen Tormey as a > parting token of undying affection on board The Prince > Albert, September 14, 1858". > > I have been unsuccessful in locating any Tormeys on board > that ship, and would appreciate any suggestions as to how > to proceed. > Marybeth First, I'd like to suggest that the inscription actually reads "Miss Ellen Tormey", not "Mip" Do you know anything more of this woman? Her date of birth? Where she ended up living? You didn't provide us with a port or even country of arrival, but after some looking I did find a ship Prince Albert sailing to New York from Galway Ireland. Unfortunately I can't see a date of departure (Sept 14 would be nice!) but the arrival date is Sept. 29, 1858 Have you found Ellen in an 1860 census in USA? Is it possible she boarded the ship as Ellen Tormey but married en route? Just something to think about... Having more details on her would be helpful. Lorine http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/filmnos_newyork.shtml NARA & FHC film numbers for NY passenger lists after 1820 http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/tousa_ny.shtml Passenger Lists to New York all years http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/searchnyships.shtml Search Engine for online Internet Passenger Lists to NY