Gahagan 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
Gahagans arriving from Belfast: James McGaughan, 28, Laborer, arrived with James McGaughan 20, Laborer on the Sir Henry Pottinger? on March 1, 1850.
Other Similar Gahagan variants: John Gahalin, 24 Irishman whose last residence was in Galway arrived on the Ship Switzerland on March 13, 1850.
All of the passengers in this compilation were in steerage unless otherwise noted.
| Ship and Arrival Date | Gahagan and origins if given | Other Gahagans that appear to be traveling with them | Age | Occupation | Misc. Info like Destination | Database, Book, Resource |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ship New World; arrival January 15, 1850 | Geoghegan, John of Ireland | 20 | Laborer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Ivanhoe; arrival January 15, 1850 | Geoghan?, John of Ireland | 19 | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | ||
| " | Geoghan, Ann of Ireland | 15 | " | " | ||
| Ship Roscius; arrival February 15, 1850 | Gaughan, Michael of Ireland | 44 | Laborer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Roscius; arrival February 15, 1850 | Gaughan, Michael of Ireland | 26 | Laborer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Shannon; arrival February 20, 1850 | Gaughan?, Mary of Ireland | 30 | Laborer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| " | Gaughan?, Antony of Ireland | 9 | " | " | ||
| Ship St George; arrival March 1, 1850 | Gagan, Jane of Ireland | 35 | Laborer | America | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| " | Gagan, Mary of Ireland | 20 | " | " | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Constellation; arrival March 8, 1850 | Gahagan, Winny of Ireland | 24 | Laborer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| " | Gahagan, Fanny of Ireland | 20 | Laborer | " | " | |
| Ship Montezuma; arrival March 11, 1850 | Gaggan, Andy of Great Britain? | 21 | Laborer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| " | Gaggan, Catherine of Great Britain? | 17 | " | " | ||
| Ship Ashburton; arrival March 12, 1850 | Gegan, Patk of Great Britain? | 20 | Laborer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| " | Gegan, E'd of Great Britain | 18 | " | " | " | |
| Ship Ashburton; arrival March 12, 1850 | McGahagan?, Jas of Great Britain | 25 | Laborer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| " | McGahagan?, Christ of Great Britain? | 21 | " | " | " | |
| " | McGahagan, Cath'n of Great Britain? | 16 | " | " | " | |
| " | McGahagan, Peter of Great Britain | 9 | " | " | ||
| " | McGahagan, Margaret of Great Britain? | 8 | " | " | ||
| Ship Rhein; arrival March 22, 1850 | Gaugan?, Peter of Ireland | 20 | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | ||
| Ship Columbia; arrival April 5, 1850 | McGuigan?, Mary of Ireland | 28 | Laborer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Guy Mannering; arrival April 8, 1850 | Geoghan, John of Ireland | 35 | Sadler | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Pat Henry; arrival April 8, 1850 | Gaugin, Mary of Ireland | 6 | U.S.(Cath Tracy 21 separated these two Gaugin Children) | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | ||
| Ship Pat Henry; arrival April 8, 1850 | Gaugin, Denis of Ireland | 8 | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | ||
| Ship Washington; arrival April 8, 1850 | Geoughigan, John of Ireland | 24 | Laborer | America | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Washington; arrival April 8, 1850 | Gohegan, John of Ireland | 14 | Shoemaker | America | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 086 familysearch.org |