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Transatlantic Migration from North America to Britain & Ireland 1858-1870

Compiled and Edited by James P. Maher

•Antoinette Reilly, Ireland of the Welcomes, July/August 2005 more

The records compiled on this Eneclann CD-Rom provide a valuable insight into transatlantic passenger travel during the period 1858-1870. Owing to the threat of a Fenian uprising in Ireland, and because of the large amounts of Irishmen living in America, Dublin Castle ordered that the incoming passenger lists for all the major ports of Britain and Ireland, of passengers arriving from America, be submitted to them for scrutiny.The American Civil War, 1861-1865, only made the threat from America more real in government officials’ eyes.

However, Irish names form just 27% of this collection, while Scottish make up 30% and English 27%. As well as providing details on the names of individuals, you can also discover in which class they travelled, their final destination, age, marital status and even occupation. It is the most complete list known to exist, with over 42,000 names and details of passengers, information on over 150 ships and the 815 voyages undertaken.

This CD-Rom is a must for all those studying migration from North America to Britain, Ireland and Continental Europe, as well as the passenger ships that carried them.

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