Corcoran Families (and all Surname Variations) Traveling from Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Arriving in the Port of New York, U.S.A. in th 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/Corcoran 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 Corcoran was not one of the 25 most prevalent surnames in Ireland (unlike the Surname Brennan) but the task can still be quite 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 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 Corcorans that appear to have traveled together will be presented alphabetically 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, have luggage data or other information that I have not included in this compilation that may open up your whole tree!
Regarding Surname Cochlan: There were three Cochlan clusters on the Montezuma that arrived in New York on October 18: Patt, Ann and Esther as well as Eliza Cochlin.
Regarding Surnames Phonetically similar to Corcoran: There was a Mary Carcan age 11 that arrived on the Florida November 28.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sp. A.Z.; arrival October 4, 1851 | Corcoran, John of Great Britain | 20 | Laborer | New York | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 106 familysearch.org | |
| Sp. Colonel Cutts; October 6, 1851 | Corcoran, Dennis, born in Ireland, legal resident of Ireland | 28 | Laborer | allegiance to Great Britain. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 106 familysearch.org | |
| Sp. Colonel Cutts; arrival October 6, 1851 | Corkoran, Mary, born and legal resident of Ireland | 20 | Domestic | allegiance to Great Britain | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 106 familysearch.org | |
| Jacob A Westervelt; arrival October 6, 1851 | Corcoran, Jane of Great Britain | 23 | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 106 familysearch.org | ||
| Sp. Ticondaroga; arrival October 11, 1851 | Corcoran, Mary of Ireland | 12 | Servant | New York | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 106 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Hungarian; arrival October 13, 1851 | Corcoran, James of Great Britain | 18 | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 106 familysearch.org | ||
| Cornelia; arrival Otober 17, 1851 | Corcoran, James of Ireland | 50 | Laborer | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 106 familysearch.org | |
| " | Corcoran, Cathe of Ireland | 20 | Servant | " | " | |
| Montezuma; arrival on October 18, 1851 | Cochrane, Dennis of Ireland | 40 | Mason | United States | Ancestry.com New York Passenger Lists 1820-1957 Database online Provo, UT USA | |
| " | Cochrane, Patt of Ireland | 11 | none | United States | " | |
| " | Cochrane, John of Ireland | 9 | none | United States | " | |
| Sp Jas Nesmith; arrival October 24, 1851 | Corcoran, John of Great Britain | 13 | Laborer | Great Britain- place plan to become inhabitant of | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 106 familysearch.org | |
| Sp. Princeton; arrival October 27, 1851 | Cockran, Christopher of Dublin | 14 | Laborer | New York; there were 6 Cockrans listed in close proximity on the list -Thos Dillon also of Dulbin separated him from John and Bridget Cockran | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 106 familysearch.org | |
| Sp. Princeton; arrival October 27, 1851 | Cockran, John of Dublin | 54 | Laborer | New York | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 106 familysearch.org | |
| " | Cockran, Bridget of Dublin | 40 | Domestic | New York; this couple was separated from the other Cockrans by John McIntosh of Meath | " | |
| Sp. Princeton; arrival October 27, 1851 | Cockran, Andrew of Dublin | 9 | New York | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 106 familysearch.org | ||
| " | Cockran, Elisha of Dublin | 15 | Laborer | " | " | |
| " | Cockran, Bridget of Dublin | 8 | " | " | ||
| Ship Charles Crooker; arrival October 30, 1851 | Corkern or Corken?, Bridget of Ireland | 21 | Farmer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 106 familysearch.org | |
| Continent; arrival November 3, 1851 | Corcoran, Ann or Ireland | 25 | Servant | New York | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | |
| Rappahonnock; arrival November 4, 1851 | Cockran, Ann of Ireland | 18 | Servant | America | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | |
| Westpoint; arrival November 4, 1851 | Corcoran, Jeremiah of Ireland | 26 | Laborer | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | |
| David Cannon; arrival November 8, 1851 | Corcoran, James of Great Britain | 27 | Laborer | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | |
| David Cannon; arrival November 8, 1851 | Corcoran, Patt of Great Britain | 20 | Farmer | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | |
| " | Corcoran, Ellen of Great Britain | 20 | Farmer | United States | " | |
| Winfield Scott; arrival November 8, 1851 | Corcran, Margt of Great Britain | 40 | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | ||
| Shannon; arrival November 11, 1851 | Cochrane, Michael of Ireland | 24 | Laborer | Rhode Island | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | |
| " | Cochrane, Mary of Ireland | 56 | Rhode Island | " | ||
| Empire State; arrival November 12, 1851 | Corcoran, Jane of Ireland | 40 | Laborer | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | |
| " | Corcoran, Mary of Ireland | 11 | Laborer (ditto) | United States | " | |
| " | Corcoran, Margaret of Ireland | 8 | Laborer (ditto) | United States | " | |
| " | Corcoran, James | 7 | Laborer (ditto) | United States | " | |
| Constantine; arrival November 13, 1851 | Carnachran, Samuel of Ireland | 55 | Farmer | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | |
| Carnachran, Grace of Ireland | 25 | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | |||
| Emma Fields; arrival November 13, 1851 | Corceran, Catherine of Ireland | 20 | Servant | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | |
| Jno Lucy; arrival November 17, 1851 | Corceran, John | 25 | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | ||
| Beejapore; arrival November 19, 1851 | Corcoran, Timothy of Ireland | 21 | Laborer | America; he is not listed with Ann and Thomas | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | |
| Beejapore; arrival November 19, 1851 | Corcoran, Ann of Ireland | 40 | America | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | ||
| " | Corcoran, Thomas of Ireland | 17 | Laborer | America | " | |
| James Wright; arrival November 19, 1851 | Concoran, John of Ireland | 24 | Farmer | U.S. (he was in the second cabin) | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | |
| James Wright; arrival November 19, 1851 | Corcoran, Mary of Ireland | 46 | U.S.; she appears to have died on the journey- November 3, 1851 | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | ||
| James Wright; arrival November 19, 1851 | Corcoran, Martin of Ireland | 28 | Farmer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | |
| " | Corcoran, Dora of Ireland | 26 | Servant | U.S. | " | |
| " | Corcoran, Patt of Irleand | 4 | U.S. | " | ||
| James Wright; arrival November 19, 1851 | Corcoran, Timothy of Ireland | 20 | Laborer | U.S. (steerage) | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | |
| " | Corcoran, Mary A. of Ireland | 18 | Servant | U.S. | " | |
| Infanta; arrival November 24, 1851 | Corcoran, John of Ireland | 20 | Laborer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | |
| Washington; arrival November 25, 1851 | Corcoran?, Honora | 31 | Laborer | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 107 familysearch.org | ||
| " | Corcoran?, Mary | 8 | " | |||
| Corcoran?, Cath | 6 | " | ||||
| Florida; November 28, 1851 | Corcoran, Tim of Great Britain | 20 | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 108 familysearch.org | ||
| Albert Galatin; arrival November 29, 1851 | Corcoran, John of England | 22 | Painter | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 108 familysearch.org | |
| Fidelia; arrival December 8, 1851 | Corkerin, Annie of Ireland | 16 | Spinster | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 108 familysearch.org | |
| Vanguard; arrival December 8, 1851 | Corcoran, Mary of Ireland | 18 | Spinster | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 108 familysearch.org | |
| Silas Greenman; arrival December 13, 1851 | Corcoran, Ellen of Ireland | 21 | Servant | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 108 familysearch.org | |
| Constitution; arrival December 26, 1851 | Corcoran, Thos of Great Britain | 18 | Shoemaker | United States | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 108 familysearch.org |