However, there are sometimes immigration related materials and other records that can help determine when an immigrant came to america. Taken from one of his lectures, here is his list of the alltime irish american books to read in no particular order. It is impossible, however, to determine whether the irish who went to canada in these years came from different parts of ireland than those. Although a lot of immigrants did settle in new york city, a. Lists of irish immigrants arriving at the port of new york, 18461851 volume 5, october 1849may 1850 by ira a.
Unpublished and only partially indexed, these records have been studied and the result is the famine immigrants series of which this is the first volume. The information on these people exists in an invaluable series of port arrival records, the customs passenger lists. Superb description of the life and hazards of traveling to america. Marcia eisenberg, immigration and naturalization records as. Lists of irish immigrants arriving at the port of new york, 18461851. A bibliography of books and online records by joe beine. Glazier compiled files of the halfmillion irish famine immigrants arriv ing at new york in 1846 to 1851, four million italians entering from. With the increased power, irish immigrants began to have more opportunities. Irish genealogy and family history library and archives canada. For example, world war ii with quotes will give more precise results than world war ii without quotes. Glazier estimated delivery 312 business days format paperback condition brand new details isbn 0806311231 isbn 9780806311234 title the famine immigrants. The passage book has been digitized and is available online. Lists of irish immigrants arriving at the port of new york 18461851. The most glazier families were found in the usa in 1880.
Lists of irish immigrants arriving at the port of new york, 18461851 baltimore. Because threequarters of all irish immigrants intending to settle in the united. Sources cited in american passenger arrival records 93070370. The famine immigrants lists of irish immigrants arriving at the port of new ira a. United states emigration and immigration from 1815 to 1850, canada was the primary destination of irish emigrants. The famine immigrants lists of irish immigrants arriving at the port of new york, 18461851 by ira a. This bibliography does not include citations to published works mentioned earlier in this leaflet. New york had the highest population of glazier families in 1840. Which irish men and women immigrated to the united states. The passenger lists found in the famine immigrants are arranged by ship and date of arrival in new york, and each person is identified with respect to age, sex, occupation, and family relationships where such was indicated in the original manifests.
Irish emigration database records of irish immigrants in us. Records for passengers who arrived at the port of new york during the irish famine 18461851. The top twenty books every irish american should read. Irish passenger lists research guide irish immigration.
Volume v of the set covers irish immigrants to arrive at the port of new york between october 1849 and may 1850. Glazier, 9780806353593, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The list was compiled and published by irish america magazine in celebration. A rare multivolume set of books titled the famine immigrants listed the port of arrival for many of these migrants. Go to the home page and do a search to locate this title, the libraries that has this title and its call number. Resources for finding new york passenger lists 18201897. Lists of irish immigrants arriving at the port of new york, 18461851, michael tepper author. Lists of irish immigrants arriving at the port of new york. Lists of passengers bound from bremen to new york 18471871 books these do not include every ship, only a small percentage irish immigrants, 18461851 books and an online database. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Hickman writes that plastic paddy was a term used to deny and denigrate the secondgeneration irish in britain in the 1980s, and was frequently articulated by the new middle class irish immigrants in britain, for whom it was a means of distancing. The famine immigrants lists of irish immigrants arriving. Ports in canada and the american colonies were flooded with immigrants.
Wildcard searching if you want to search for multiple variations of a word, you can substitute a special symbol called a wildcard for one or more letters. Created by the balch institute for ethnic studies, center for immigration research. Phrase searching you can use double quotes to search for a series of words in a particular order. April 1849september 1849 volume 4 of the famine immigrants. To find united states emigration and immigration records at the family history library, look in the place search of the catalog under. The famine immigrants lists of irish immigrants arri. These volumes contain many lists and indexes of irish immigrants.
Irish immigration records to america before 1820 prior to 1820 it was not required to keep passenger lists and many have not survived. In august of 20, the national archives replaced the arc archival research catalog with the opa online public access. The irish potato famine, also known as the great hunger, began in 1845 when a funguslike organism called phytophthora infestans or p. The great irish potato famine of 1847 was the cause of death, mainly. Glazier, author of migration from the russian empire. Which irish men and women immigrated to the united states during. Who arrived at the port of new york during the irish famine 1846 to 1851. If so log in with your card and the book is in there i. A portion of the gap in the unindexed period 184797 has been filled by such publications as ira glazier, ed.
The famine immigrants series was conceived for the purpose of enumerating all irish passengers who entered the port of new york between 1846 and 1851. The first known irishborn immigrant to canada was tec cornelius aubrenon, who. Famine irish in america are handlin, oscar, bostons immigrants, 17901880. The irish famine caused the first mass migration of irish people to the united states. Lists of irish immigrants arriving at the port of new york, 18461851 by ira a. Additionally, every volume boasts of an extensive index containing all of the passenger names in. List of irish immigrants arriving at the port of new york. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. United states famine irish passenger index, 18461851. Lists of irish immigrants arriving at the port of new york, 184651. Michael tepper, associate editor represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in indiana state library.
Many of the passenger lists published in books and articles mentioned in this work can. For boston, baltimore, new orleans, and philadelphia the database covers only the famine years between 1846 and 1851. The famine immigrants lists of irish immigrants arriving at the port. Volume i in the famine immigrants series spans the period from january 1846 to june 1847, touching on 85,000 irish men, women, and children arriving at the port of new york. The glazier family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Genealogical publishing company, 19831986 these books index irish passengers who arrived in new york between 1846 and 1851.
The infestation ruined up to onehalf of the potato crop that year, and about threequarters of the crop over the next seven years. Table 2 other indexes to passenger lists online, on cdrom, and in books. This was about 38% of all the recorded glaziers in the usa. Ireland emigration and immigration genealogy familysearch wiki. Guide to immigration records and ships passenger listssection 4. The effects of the irish potato famine continued to spur on irish immigration well into the 20th century after the devastating fungus that destroyed. There were organizations that helped immigrants to get jobs, with naturalization issues, and at times of emergency, even with food and fuel for heat. June 1850march 1851 volume 6 of the famine immigrants. Irish passenger lists research guide irish immigration records. Records of emigration and immigration include passenger lists, permissions to.
The famine immigrants, volume vlists of irish immigrants. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Lists of irish immigrants arriving at the port of new york, 18461851 edited by ira a. Glazier, 9780806311234, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Find the famine immigrants lists of irish immigrants arri. Lists of passengers arriving at us ports, 1880 1899.
Lists of irish immigrants arriving at the port of new york, 18461851, ira a. Arc identifiers will still work to access the collections in opa. The famine immigrants lists of irish immigrants arriving at the port of new york, vol. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the famine immigrants.
In 1840 there were 36 glazier families living in new york. People of the irish diaspora who were not born in ireland but who identify as irish are sometimes labelled as plastic paddies mary j. Rosa mcginnis, age 14, arrival at new york on the ship iowa on aug. Can anyone out there send me an image of page 243 of this publication. The initial effort was a computerized list of irish passengers published as the famine immigrants.
Glaz 5022214 140728r 5022211 ireland the famine immigrants vol. Immigration and ships passenger lists research guide. April, 1849 september, 1849 9780806310848 by ira a. From january 1846 to june 1847, 85,000 irish men, women, and children. Created by the balch institute for ethnic studies, center for immigration. This is one of about 400 online databases available on naras access to archival digital databases add web site.