Corcoran Families (and all Surname Variations) Traveling from Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Arriving in the Port of New York, U.S.A. in the Second Quarter of 1852, 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!
| Ship and Arrival Date | Corcoran and Origins if given | Other Corcorans that appear to be traveling with them | Age | Occupation | Misc. Info like Destination | Data base, Book, Resource |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ship Queen of the West; Arrival April 1, 1852 | Cockran, John of Ireland | 22 | Carpenter | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 111 familysearch.org | |
| " | Cockran, Cath of Ireland | 26 | " | " | ||
| Sp. Arctic; Arrival April 12, 1852 | Corcoran, Ellen of Ireland | 18 | Laborer | New York | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 111 familysearch.org | |
| Sp. Arctic; Arrival April 12, 1852 | Corcoran, John of Ireland | 24 | Miner | Boston (separated by some Brennan children by several names) | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 111 familysearch.org | |
| Sp. Arctic; Arrival April 12, 1852 | Corcoran, Kate of Ireland | 18 | Laborer | New York | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 111 familysearch.org | |
| Sp. Arctic; Arrival April 12, 1852 | Corcoran, Wm of Ireland | 40 | Laborer | Auburn | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 111 familysearch.org | |
| " | Corcoran, Ann of Ireland | 20 | " | " | " | |
| Ship Joseph Walker; Arrival April 19, 1852 | Corcoran, Cath'e of Ireland | 24 | Seamstress | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 111 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Saratoga; Arrival April 22, 1852 | Corcoran, John of Ireland | 32 | Laborer | America | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 111 familysearch.org | |
| " | Corcoran, Catherine of Ireland | 30 | " | " | ||
| " | Corcoran, William of Ireland | 6 | " | " | ||
| Sp Rip Van Winkle; arrival April 24, 1852 | Corcoran, Daniel of Ireland | 18 | Laborer | U.S. | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 112 familysearch.org | |
| Sp Continent; arrival May 1, 1852 | Corcoran, Pat of Ireland | 20 | Laborer | Born in Ireland, Last place of residence Ireland; intends to be resident in NY | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 112 familysearch.org | |
| Sp Wm Hitchcock; arrival May 3, 1852 | Cocklin, Mick of Ireland | 19 | Laborer | Ireland to America | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 112 familysearch.org | |
| Sp Wm Hitchcock; arrival May 3, 1852 | Cochran, Henry of the U.S. | 22 | Laborer | appears to be a U.S. citizen | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 112 familysearch.org | |
| Bk Olivia; Arrival May 7, 1852 | Corkeran, Jos of Ireland | Corkeran, Margaret of Ireland- age 26 | 25 | Laborer | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 112 familysearch.org | |
| Bk Olivia; arrival May 7, 1852 | Cocklin, James | 19 | laborer | he and James Gougin 22 were stowaways on this ship and paid their fares | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 112 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Art Union; arrival May 10, 1852 | Corcoran, Betty of Ireland | 20 | Laborer | America | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 112 familysearch.org | |
| Ship Art Union; arrival May 10, 1852 | Corcoran, Michael | Corcoran, Richard age 9 of Ireland | 37 | America | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 112 familysearch.org | |
| " | Corcoran, James age 7 of Ireland | America | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 112 familysearch.org | |||
| Ship Art Union; arrival May 10, 1852 | Corcoran, Mary of Ireland | Corcoran, Elizabeth 18 of Ireland | 43 | America | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 112 familysearch.org | |
| " | Corcoran, Ellen 12 of Ireland | America | New York Passenger Lists 1820-1891 Roll 112 familysearch.org |