Coffey Families (and all Surname Variations) Traveling from Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Arriving in the Port of New York, U.S.A. in the First Quarter of 1850, Documented in Ship Passenger and Port Arrival Lists
A large percentage of the Irish that emigrated from the Connaught areas of Mayo, Roscommon, Galway, Sligo and Leitrim departed from the Liverpool Port in Lancashire, England. The ship passenger lists are an important part of our genealogical research-the link that "gets us across the pond" from America to Europe. It is perhaps the biggest gap in my own Brennan genealogical research that I have yet to find them in the "Famine Ship" passenger lists. I know that they traveled in either 1851 or 1852 so I am beginning my record analysis with these two years. The Surname Brennan was one of the 25 most prevalent surnames in Ireland so the task can be a bit intimidating, but none the less an important search to undertake! I will be creating this compilations based on my findings from viewing the actual passenger manifests and not someone else's transcriptions unless otherwise noted. Keep in mind that this is a work in progress! These compilations will be added to over time as I uncover new resources (online, books etc) with new data. In addition to ancestry.com's wonderful database on New York Passenger Lists, Family Search has an amazing on line database of images from New York Passenger Lists 1820-1897.
It is my objective to not only find my second great grandparents Martin Brennan and Catherine Corcoran but to help me identify other Brennan, Corcoran, Coffee, and Gahagan families that may have immigrated from Mayo or Roscommon to Liverpool and on to New York in the Passenger and Port lists so that I might be able to link them with Mayo and Roscommon Church records, English Census Records and U.S. Census Records. I welcome feedback and collaboration with other Genealogists researching their Brennan/Corcoran/Coffee and Gahagan roots to link these families together and find our shared ancestry!
These Records will be presented first by month of arrival, alphabetically by ship name and then the "clusters" of Brennans that appear to have traveled together will be presented in the order in which they appear on the manifest for each family (and alphabetically by the first members given name if there is more than one family). If you think you see your family in this compilation, make a point to secure the original record from available sources such as ancestry.com to make your own assessment because they may be traveling with friends that I have not included in this compilation that may open up your whole tree!
Coffeys traveling from Limerick, Ireland: Michl Coffee, 30, Laborer, arrived in New York March 7, 1850 on the Ship Bryan Abbs.
All of the passengers in this compilation were in steerage unless otherwise noted.
| Ship and Arrival Date | Coffey and origins if given | Other Coffeys that appear to be traveling with them | Age | Occupation | Misc. Info like Destination | Database, Book, Resource |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ship Coromandel? arrival January 18, 1850 | Coffee, Pat | 30 | Laborer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| " | Coffee, Margt | 26 | " | " | ||
| " | Coffee, Mary | infant | " | " | ||
| Ship Brant; arrival January 21, 1850 | Coffee, Cath from Great Britain (Ireland is crossed out and Great Britain listed for all those on board) | 20 | Laborer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| Coffee, Margaret | newborn born on board | U.S. (this child is not listed with Cath, but is listed at the end of the manifest. She is the only Coffee female on board) | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |||
| Ship Brant; arrival January 21, 1850 | Coffee?, Jos of Great Britain? (Ireland is crossed out and all on board listed as from GB) | 19 | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | ||
| Ship Shannon; arrival February 20, 1850 | Coffey? or Caffery?, Bernard of Ireland | 16 | Laborer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| Ship De Witt Clinton; arrival February 25, 1850 | Coffey, Bridget of Ireland | 20 | Farmer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| " | Coffey, Catherine of Ireland | 24 | " | " | " | |
| Ship Montezuma; arrival March 11, 1850 | Coffee, Ann of Great Britain? (all of this ship are listed as from GB) | 35 | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | ||
| " | Coffee, Michale of GB? | 26 | Laborer | " | " | |
| " | Coffee, Mary of GB? | 20 | " | " | ||
| " | Coffee, Hannah of GB? | 18 | " | " | ||
| " | Coffee, Ann of GB? | 12 | " | " | ||
| Ship Montezuma; arrival March 11, 1850 | Coffee, Margaret of Great Britain? | 15 | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | ||
| " | Coffee, Susan of GB? | 16 | " | " | ||
| " | Coffee, Ellen of GB | 14 | " | " | ||
| Ship Montezuma; arrival March 11, 1850 | Coffee, Martin of Great Britain? | 20? or 21 | Laborer | U.S.(the 3 clusters of Coffee's on this ship were listed separately as if they didn't travel together) | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Switzerland; arrival March 13, 1850 | Coffy, Befsy, born in Ireland; allegiance to Great Britain | 18 | Laborer | U.S. (last residence was in Roscommon, IR) | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Pat Henry; arrival April 8, 1850 | Coffey, John of Ireland | 45 | Farmer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| " | Coffey, John of Ireland | 20 | " | " | ||
| " | Coffey, James of Ireland | 22 | " | " | ||
| Ship Ticarondaroga; arrival April 8, 1850 | Coffy, Michael of Ireland | 35 | Laborer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org |