Thanks for the info John. There is a Bill Doyle in the Sydney area, who works for the CBC, who has done quite a bit of "digging" into our Doyles, so I can always get him to fill in the blanks. Thanks again. Fran ----- Original Message ----- From: "John McGrath" <jnjmcgrath@eastlink.ca> To: <wexford@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 10:22 AM Subject: Re: [WEXFORD] ( Furlong) Departure from Cork > Hi Jim: Just to follow up on the Doyle's. The Doyle's I have been > researching are mainly in the Isle Madame/Margaree areas. There are approx > 8 > families of brothers, sisters and cousins who arrived from Ireland 1819 to > 1830. A number of these families inter-married as well, which is evidenced > in the dispensations found in marital /church records. Your Doyle > ancestors > lived in the Ingonish area and seemed to stay in that region (presumably > because of the high lands). I took a fairly quick look but I don't see an > affiliation with the other Doyle's or their associated families. If you > would like any additional info just let me know. Mine is still a work in > progress. > > John McGrath > Halifax, Nova Scotia > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Connors" <jim.connors@ns.sympatico.ca> > To: <wexford@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 11:48 AM > Subject: Re: [WEXFORD] ( Furlong) Departure from Cork > > >> John, thanks for all this info about ships leaving Ireland. My husband's >> ggg grandfather, Bartholomew Connors from Kiltilly, Co.Wexford, arrived >> in >> Cape Breton in 1816 and took out a land grant at Low Point, Cape Breton >> November 23, 1918. I have always wondered what port he would have sailed >> out of and where he would have landed. It is very possible that he >> landed >> in Cape Breton like you have stated, rather than Pictou. It would be >> wonderful to have passenger lists, but it was too early in the emigration >> period. >> >> I notice that you are searching Doyle's. My husband has a g grandmother, >> Mary Ann Doyle, born 1841 who married a William Heffernan, daughter of >> Garret Doyle and Ellen Brewer; and gg grandparents Michael Doyle and Mary >> Fitzgerald. Michael was suppose to have been born in Co.Wexford, place >> unknown. >> >> Thanks again John. >> >> Fran >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "John McGrath" <jnjmcgrath@eastlink.ca> >> To: <wexford@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 11:01 AM >> Subject: Re: [WEXFORD] ( Furlong) Departure from Cork >> >> >>> The Ship's List - Ships to and from Nova Scotia 1815-1838 is a good >>> source >>> for many of the ship's that sailed Ireland to Nova Scotia. The NS >>> Archives >>> in Halifax have archived custom returns for many of the passengers but >>> no >>> master list of who entered the country. The list names ships leaving >>> from >>> Cork, Waterford and Wexford. The volume of traffic was fairly low pre >>> 1828 >>> but started to pick up around this time. What you don't see pre 1825 is >>> the >>> ships that landed at Arichat, Richmond County, Cape Breton. Cape Breton >>> was >>> annexed to Nova Scotia in 1820. Searching through this site gives a >>> plethora >>> of information even a few passenger lists of landings in Pictou. Many of >>> our >>> ancestors arrived in Canada/Cape Breton before record keeping was >>> mandatory. >>> A point of note: There was a large influx of Irish circa 1819 - 1824 >>> settling in the Richmond County and Inverness County regions and in all >>> of >>> Cape Breton 1828-1830. It seems that a significant number of the Irish >>> to >>> Cape Breton were from Wexford: Doyle's, Kavanaugh's, Kehoe's, Keating's, >>> Fortune's etc. with others from Waterford, Cork and Tipperary. Early >>> Irish >>> enclaves here were Isle Madame, the Margaree's and the Port Hood/Mabou >>> area. >>> >>> John McGrath >>> Halifax, Nova Scotia >>> Researching McGrath, Doyle, Hearn, Kehoe and Keating of Richmond County, >>> Nova Scotia >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Peggie T" <teragram1@qwest.net> >>> To: <wexford@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 12:13 AM >>> Subject: Re: [WEXFORD] ( Furlong) Departure from Cork >>> >>> >>>> Is there a source for the early 19 hundreds as well? I am looking for >>>> my >>>> gggrandfather and gggrandmother, they immigrated from Ireland to Nova >>>> Scotia >>>> around the early 1820's. hey settled in Port Hood Nova Scotia. Their >>>> names >>>> are Richard Harding and Bridget nee Murphy. I think they were from >>>> County >>>> Wexford. >>>> Peggy T in Chandler AZ >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Moseley" <adlymo@barnwellsc.com> >>>> To: <wexford@rootsweb.com> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 8:53 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [WEXFORD] ( Furlong) Departure from Cork >>>> >>>> >>>>> An excellent source of information on ports of departure in Ireland in >>>>> the >>>>> 18th century is R. J. Dickson's book, Ulster Emigration to Colonial >>>>> America >>>>> 1718-1775. It contains a map of the ports and the routes from various >>>>> towns >>>>> and cities, giving you an idea of the likely port of departure. >>>>> >>>>> For what it is worth, my Fortune ancestors departed Newry in 1767 and >>>>> arrived in Charleston, SC later that year. There is no proof they >>>>> lived >>>>> in >>>>> Newry and the majority of Fortunes at that time lived in Wexford. >>>>> >>>>> Lynda Moseley >>>>> Barnwell, SC >>>>> >>>>> (Researching John Fortune b. abt. 1725 Ireland died 1776 Camden >>>>> District, >>>>> SC >>>>> m. Anne (possibly Fitzhenry), 7 children. >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "ckhofmann HOFMANN" <ckhofmann@msn.com> >>>>> To: <wexford@rootsweb.com> >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 10:24 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: [WEXFORD] ( Furlong) Departure from Cork >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>I am wondering is there any records of passengers leaving from Cork? >>>>>>My >>>>>>2nd >>>>>>great grandmother who according to her Obit was born in County >>>>>>Wexford, >>>>>>but from other family lore left from Cork Mary Rowe born between 1738 >>>>>>and >>>>>>1744. This would be of great interest to me. >>>>>> >>>>>> Charles Hofmann >>>>>> www.hofmann-pages.com >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: Theresa Bora<mailto:terrybora@wowway.com> >>>>>> To: wexford@rootsweb.com<mailto:wexford@rootsweb.com> >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 6:32 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: [WEXFORD] ( Furlong) Departure from Cork >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Jill, Cork (Cobh) was the primary port of departure in those >>>>>> times...maybe >>>>>> the only one. My Galway ancestors also left from Cork (Queenstown). >>>>>> Terry >>>>>> in Mich. >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Jill Wilson" >>>>>> <jillmarie.wilson@gmail.com<mailto:jillmarie.wilson@gmail.com>> >>>>>> >>>>>> > > Arrival Date: Feb 22, 1819 >>>>>> > Port of Arrival: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. >>>>>> > Port of Departure: Cork, Ireland >>>>>> > Ship Name: Amiable >>>>>> > >>>>>> > > > <<<<<<Also, is it strange that if they came from Wexford that >>>>>> they >>>>>> > > > would have left >>>>>> > Ireland from Cork? >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Thank you for your help, >>>>>> > Jill >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Wexford Surnames List >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/wexford.html<http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/wexford.html> >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>>> WEXFORD-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:WEXFORD-request@rootsweb.com> >>>>>> with >>>>>> the >>>>>> word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of >>>>>> the >>>>>> message >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Wexford Surnames List >>>>>> >>>>>> http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/wexford.html >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>>> WEXFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Wexford Surnames List >>>>> >>>>> http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/wexford.html >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>> WEXFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Wexford Surnames List >>>> >>>> http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/wexford.html >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> WEXFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Wexford Surnames List >>> >>> http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/wexford.html >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> WEXFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> __________ NOD32 3811 (20090129) Information __________ >>> >>> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >>> http://www.eset.com >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> Wexford Surnames List >> >> http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/wexford.html >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> WEXFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > > > Wexford Surnames List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/wexford.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WEXFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > __________ NOD32 3816 (20090131) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > >