Corcoran 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!
Corcorans arriving from Limerick, Ireland: Roger Corkeron 22, Laborer arrived on January 28, 1850 on the Ship Jane Black.
Surname Cochlin and other similar Surnames: William Cochlin 25, laborer and William Cochlin 2 arrived on the Ship Roscius from Liverpool on February 15 1850. Honora Cochlan, 24, servant arrived on the Ship Pat Henry April 8 1850.
All of the passengers in this compilation were in steerage unless otherwise noted.
| Ship and Arrival Date | Corcoran and origins if given | Other Corcorans that appear to be traveling with them | Age | Occupation | Misc. Info like Destination | Database, Book, Resource |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ship Empire State; arrival January 14, 1850 | Corcoran, Arnold of Ireland | 11 | U.S. (he is not listed with other Corcorans) | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | ||
| Ship Empire State Arrival January 14, 1850 | Corcoran, Thos of Ireland | 21 | Carpenter | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 familysearch.org roll 086 | |
| " | Corcoran, Mary of IR | 25 | " | U.S. | " | |
| " | Corcoran, Ann of IR | 23 | Spinster | " | " | |
| " | Corcoran, Ellen of IR | 19 | " | " | " | |
| Ship Vandalia; arrival January 17, 1850 | Corcoran, Martha of Ireland | 48 | Nurse | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Vandalia; arrival January 17, 1850 | Corcoran, Ann of Ireland | 18 | Spinster | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Coromandel? arrival January 18, 1850 | Corcoran, Jno of Ireland | 32 | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | ||
| " | Corcoran, Ann of IR | 24 | " | " | ||
| " | Corcoran, Honoria or IR | 40 | " | " | ||
| " | Corcoran, Pat of IR | 2 | " | " | ||
| " | Corcoran, Michael of IR | Infant | " | " | ||
| Ship Brant; arrival January 21, 1850 | Corkoran, James of Great Britain (Ireland is crossed out and Great Britain written in for all on board) | 21 | Laborer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| Ship West Point; arrival February 13, 1850 | Cochrane, Fergus of Scotland | 15 | Carpenter | U.S. (he was listed with the poop and 2nd class passenger cabin) | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Catherine; arrival February 22, 1850 | Corcoran, John of Great Britain | 35 | Laborer | U.S. (whole ship listed as being from GB) | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Catherine; arrival February 22, 1850 | Cukeran, Pat of Great Britain | 30 | Laborer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Jamestown; arrival March 11, 1850 | Corcoran, Patrick of Ireland | 30 | Laborer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Switzerland; arrival March 13, 1850 | Cochrane, Robt born in Ireland | 26 | Laborer | U.S. (allegiance to Great Britain; last residence was in Galway, IR) | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Westevelt? arrival March 20, 1850 | Corcoran, John of Ireland | 30 | Laborer | N.Y. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| " | Corcoran, Bridget of Ireland | 28 | " | " | ||
| " | Corcoran, Martin of Ireland | 6 | " | " | ||
| " | Corcoran, Bernard of Ireland | 5 | " | " | ||
| " | Corcoran, Michl of Ireland | 3 | " | " | ||
| " | Corcoran, Cathe of Ireland | 2 | " | " | ||
| Ship Westevelt? arrival March 20, 1850 | Corcoran, Richd of Ireland | 16 | Laborer | N.Y. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Rhein, arrival March 22, 1850 | Corcoran, Johanis, female from Ireland | 30 | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | ||
| " | Corcoran, Mary of Ireland | 2 | " | " | ||
| " | Corcoran, Michl of Ireland | Infant | " | " | ||
| Ship Columbia; arrival April 5, 1850 | Corcoran, Cate of Ireland | 19 | Laborer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Columbia; arrival April 5, 1850 | McCorcuran?, Honoria of Ireland | 7 | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | ||
| Ship James Wright; arrival April 5, 1850 | Corcan?, Peter of Ireland | 50 | Tradesman? | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Guy Mannering; arrival April 8, 1850 | Cochrane, James of Ireland | 21 | Laborer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Pat Henry; arrival April 8, 1850 | Cochrane, Thos of Ireland | 27 | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | ||
| Ship Pat Henry; arrival April 8, 1850 | Corcoran, Francis of England | 24 | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | ||
| Ship Pat Henry; arrival April 8, 1850 | Corkin, James of Ireland | 22 | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | ||
| Ship Washington; arrival April 8 1850 | Corcoran, John of Ireland | 22 | Laborer | America | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Waterloo; arrival April 8, 1850 | Corkrane, Jerry of Irleand | 23 | Laborer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org |