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Alms House Admission Foreigners & Nativity Records with Ships Names 1855-1858 (New York City, NY)
SURNAMES "A"
Dating back to the colonial era, New York City assumed responsibility for its citizens who were destitute, sick, homeless, or otherwise unable to care for themselves. The city maintained an almshouse, various hospitals, and a workhouse on Blackwell's Island (now called Roosevelt Island) for the poor. Read more about NYC Almshouse....
Source: Alms House Admission Foreigners & Nativity Records ( New York City, NY) Item 4 LDS Film 1304647 Bond Registers 1855-1858. Original records in the Municipal Archives, New York, New York
Transcriber: Lorine McGinnis Schulze
Date of Admission |
Name |
Age |
Nativity |
Time of Arrival |
Port Sailed From |
Port Arrived At |
Ship |
Captain |
Married or Single |
Who Can Identify Them |
How Many Times on The Island |
Remarks |
1855 July 18 |
Apple, Sophia |
46 |
Germany |
May '51 |
Bremen |
New York |
Don't Know |
Don't Know |
Married |
Don't Know |
Three Times |
Discharged Sept. 3rd, 1855 |
1855 July 28 |
Ash, John |
58 |
Ireland |
April '55 |
Liverpool |
New Orleans |
Neptune[?] |
Bachelor |
Married |
Don't Know |
first time |
Discharged 3rd Aug, 185[?] |
1855 July 18 |
Allsock Susanna |
38 |
Ireland |
May '51 |
Dublin |
New York |
Mist… ? |
don't know |
Married |
[can't read] |
third time |
discarged 17 Jan '56 |
1855 Decb 15 |
Armstrong, Catherine & child age 3 |
22 |
Ireland |
Sept '51 |
Londonderry |
Philadelphia |
Port….? |
Don't Know |
Single |
Don't Know |
first time |
Discharged [- ?] '56 |
1855 Decb 21 |
Armstrong, Catho[?], |
47 |
Ireland |
July '53 |
Liverpool |
Philadelphia |
[?] of Glasgow |
|
Widow |
don't know |
second time |
died 17 May '56 |
1856 Feb 27 |
Armstrong, Catharine & child age 2 |
22 |
Ireland |
Sept '51 |
Londonderry |
Philadelphia |
Phoenix [?] |
Don't Know |
Single |
Don't Know |
first time |
from PA Discharged 13 March '56 |
1856 Aug 12 |
Alexander, Elizabeth |
35 |
[can't read] |
[June?] '54 |
Liverpool |
New York |
Liverpool |
Don't Know |
Married |
Don't Know |
first time |
Discharged Sept 4, '56 |
1857 Mar 9 |
Allen, Cathe |
28 |
Ireland |
Sept '52 |
Liverpool |
Philadelphia |
Westmoreland |
[can't read] |
Widow? |
[can't read] |
blank |
Discharged Mar 6, '57 |
Choose from New York Almshouse Bond Registers in 1819 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 | 1826 | 1827 | 1828 | 1829 | [1830-1840] to follow | 1855-1858: [SURNAMES "A"] [SURNAMES "B"] [SURNAMES "C"] [SURNAMES "D"] [
SURNAMES "F"] [SURNAMES "G"] [SURNAMES "H"] [SURNAMES "I"] [SURNAMES "K"] [SURNAMES "L"] [SURNAMES "M"] [SURNAMES "N"] [SURNAMES "O"] [SURNAMES "P" & "Q"] [SURNAMES "R"] [SURNAMES "S"] [SURNAMES "T"] [SURNAMES "V"] [SURNAMES "W"]
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