Coffey Families (and all Surname Variations) Traveling from Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Arriving in the Port of New York, U.S.A. in the Third Quarter of 1851, 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 Coffee (my 3rd great grandmother's maiden name) was not one of the 25 most prevalent surnames in Ireland (like my surname Brennan) but the task can still be quite daunting, 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 that is searchable by year.

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!

Miscellaneous Coffee Observations: There was a Mary Coffee a 23 year old servant who arrived on the Ship Niagra from Cork on August 29 (Liverpool is crossed out the by the Captain). This makes me wonder if this ship stopped in Liverpool en route.

Surname variants that resemble Coffey or sound phonetically similar that are worth noting: There was a Martin Coghey who arrived on the Trumbull on September 18 and a Ellen Coffrey who arrived on the Conquerer on August29.

These Records will be presented first by month of arrival, alphabetically by ship name and then the "clusters" of Coffeys (Coffee, Coffy etc) that appear to have traveled together will be presented alphabetically by Surname (if different) and then by given name. 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!

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
Sp. Robt Kelly; arrival July 1, 1851 Coffey, John of England   25 Iron Founder U.S. New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 101 familysearch.org
Ship Princeton; arrival July 3, 1851 Coffey, Michael of Cavan, Ireland   17 Laborer New York New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 101 familysearch.org
Ship Princeton; arrival July 3, 1851 Coffey, Richard of Kildare, Ireland   29 Laborer New York New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 101 familysearch.org
Ship Manhattan; arrival July 30, 1851 Coffee, Jas of Ireland   26 Laborer U.S. New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 102 familysearch.org
"   Coffee, Mrs of Ireland 40   " "
Ship Manhattan; arrival July 30, 1851 Coffee, Maria   21 Dressmaker U.S. New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 102 familysearch.org
Ship Caledonia; arrival July 31, 1851 Coffee, Dan? of Great Britain   19 Farmer U.S. New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 102 familysearch.org
Ship Constantine; arrival August 4, 1851 Coffey, Jno of Ireland   28 Laborer U.S. New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 102 familysearch.org
"   Coffey, Tim of Ireland 24 Laborer " "
Ship William Sprague; arrival August 4, 1851 Coffee, Ellen of Ireland   19   U.S. New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 102 familysearch.org
Sp Crescent; arrival August 5, 1851 Coffee, Abby of Great Britain   20 Farmer U.S. (Thomas Goggen is listed just after Abbey) New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 103 familysearch.org
Ship Endocia; arrival August 7, 1851 Coffee, Kovan?, 22 of Ireland   22   U.S. New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 103 familysearch.org
Ship Endocia; arrival August 7, 1851   Coffee, Cath of Ireland 13   " "
"   Coffee, John of Ireland 23   " "
Ship W Louis; arrival August 11, 1851 Cuffey, Mary of Ireland   18 Servant U.S. New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 103 familysearch.org
Albert Gallatin; arrival August 21, 1851 Coffee, James of Ireland   20 Laborer United States Ancestry.com New York Passenger Lists 1820-1957 Database online Provo, UT USA
Ship Constitution; arrival August 23, 1851 Coffee, Ellin of Great Britain   20 Spinster U.S. New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 104 familysearch.org
Ship Constitution; arrival August 23, 1851 Coffee, Timothy of Great Britain   40 Farmer U.S. New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 104 familysearch.org
Liverpool; arrival August 25, 1851 Coffee, Eliz'h of Ireland   26 Servant U.S. New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 104 familysearch.org
Liverpool; arrival August 25, 1851 Coffee, Rich'd of Ireland   18 Laborer U.S. New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 104 familysearch.org
"   Coffee, Mary of Ireland 24 Servant " "
"   Coffee, Mary of Ireland 12   " "
E.C. Scranton; arrival August 27, 1851 Coffy, Mary of Ireland   56   U.S. New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 104 familysearch.org
Sp Great Western; arrival September 15, 1851 Coffey, Wm of Great Britain   21 Servant? U.S. New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 105 familysearch.org
Ship Jersey; arrival September 16, 1851 Coffe, Maria of Ireland   18   U.S. New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 105 familysearch.org
Ship Wisconsin; arrival September 16, 1851 Coffey, Morris of Ireland   20 Servant U.S. New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 105 familysearch.org
Ship Antarctic; arrival September 18, 1851 Coffee, Jno of Ireland   20 Laborer U.S. New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 105 familysearch.org
Ship Isaac White; arrival September 20, 1851 Coffy, Mary of Great Britain   25   U.S. New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 105 familysearch.org
Ship Rossatte; arrival September 20, 1851 Coffee, Barney of Ireland   36 Laborer U.S.; there is an Edward Corcoran separated from him by Jas Byrnes New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 105 familysearch.org
Sp. Argo; arrival September 24, 1851 Coffey, John of Ireland   20 Laborer U.S. New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 105 familysearch.org
Ship Robt Parker; arrival September 26, 1851 Coffee, Mary of Ireland   24   U.S. New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 105 familysearch.org
Ship American Union; arrival September 27, 1851 Coffee, Thos of Ireland   26   America New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 105 familysearch.org
"   Coffee, Dennis of Ireland 32   " "