Coffey Families (and all Surname Variations) Traveling from Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Arriving in the Port of New York, U.S.A. in the Fourth 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!
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Wright; arrival October 1, 1851 | Coffee, John of Ireland | 28 | Laborer | America/ U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 106 familysearch.org | |
| " | Coffee, Martha of Ireland | 28 | Laborer | America/ U.S. | " | |
| " | Coffee, Vade of Ireland | 9 | Servant | America/ U.S. | " | |
| Isaac Wright; arrival October 1, 1851 | Coffee, Michael of Ireland | 25 | Laborer | America/ U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 106 familysearch.org | |
| Edw O'Brien; arrival October 3, 1851 | Coffee, Mary of Ireland | 16? | America/ U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 106 familysearch.org | ||
| Ship Hibernia; arrival October 7, 1851 | Coffee, Timothy of Ireland | 26? | Laborer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 106 familysearch.org | |
| Sp Liverpool; arrival October 15, 1851 | Coffee, Mary of Ireland | 25 | Servant | America | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 106 familysearch.org | |
| Montezuma; arrival on October 18, 1851 | Coffee, Joseph of Ireland | 16 | Baker | United States | Ancestry.com New York Passenger Lists 1820-1957 Database online Provo, UT USA | |
| Sp. Forest Queen; arrival October 28, 1851 | Coffee, Daniel | 20 | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 106 familysearch.org | |||
| " | Coffee, Darby | 10 | " | |||
| " | Coffee, Johanna | 12 | " | |||
| Alsop; arrival November 3, 1851 | Coffey or Caffey?, Sarah of Ireland | 17 | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | ||
| Winfield Scott; arrival November 8, 1851 | Coffee, Thos of Great Britain | 20 | Farmer | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | |
| " | Coffee, Mary of Great Britain | 21 | United States | " | ||
| Sarah G Hyde; arrival November 12, 1851 | Coffee, Ellen of Great Britain | 9 | United States; she is listed after Ellen Sullivan and her son? Pat- unsure if there is a connection. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | ||
| Sarah G Hyde; arrival November 12, 1851 | Coffee, Martin of Great Britain | 20 | Laborer | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | |
| State Rights; arrival November 12, 1851 | Coffey, Phillip of Ireland | 19 | Laborer | United States (there was a Brennan family listed just after them) | Ancestry.com New York Passenger Lists 1820-1957 Database online Provo, UT USA | |
| " | Coffey, Bridt of Ireland | 20 | Laborer | United States | " | |
| Jessica; arrival November 13, 1851 | Coffey, Dennis of Ireland | 20 | Farmer | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | |
| John Hancock; arrival November 13, 1851 | Coffee, Thos | 21 | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | |||
| Manhattan; arrival on November 14, 1851 | Coffey, Ann of Ireland | 12 | Servant | United States | " | |
| Universe; arrival November 14, 1851 | Coffey, Bridget of Great Britain | 19 | Servant | ? | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | |
| Beejapore; arrival November 19, 1851 | Coffee, Margaret of Ireland | 24 | Seamstress | America; Patk Coffee was not listed with Margt and Mary) | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | |
| " | Coffee, Mary of Ireland | 18 | America | " | ||
| Beejapore; arrival November 19, 1851 | Coffee, Patk of Ireland | 40 | Laborer | America | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | |
| Washington; arrival November 25, 1851 | Coffee, Pat | 19 | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | |||
| Racer; arrival November 28, 1851 | Coffee, Con. of Ireland | 25 | Laborer | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 108 familysearch.org | |
| Fidelia; arrival December 8, 1851 | Coffey, Bridget of Ireland | 32 | Laborer | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 108 familysearch.org | |
| " | Coffey, John of Ireland | 12 | Laborer | United States | " | |
| " | Coffey, Nicl's of Ireland (Male) | 9 | Laborer | United States | " | |
| " | Coffey, Ellen of Ireland | 9 | Laborer | United States | " | |
| Conway; arrival December 15, 1851 | Coffee, Daniel of Ireland | 30 | Laborer and Servant | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 108 familysearch.org | |
| Siddons; arrival December 29, 1851 | Coffee, Martin of Ireland | 20 | Laborer | New York | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 108 familysearch.org |