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family emigrants

This page holds transcriptions of the personal details of family members in the Ships Manifests of vessels arriving at Ellis Island from Ireland and England.

Last Name	First Name
Devlin	Alice Eddie Bridget (Christina) Kathleen Patrick
McCoy	Kathleen
McKenna	Sarah Susan
Richardson	James Julia

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SHIP'S MANIFEST

ALICE DEVLIN [Personal Details]
Port of Departure	Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland, UK
Place of Residence	Crossmaglen, Ireland
Name of ship	Columbia
Date of Arrival	26 October 1914
Age on Arrival	18y
Money in possession	$30
Name and address of Sponsor	Aunt-Susan Connolly 150 west 21st St New York
Other information on manifest	Height 5'2", fair complexion, fair hair, blue eyes
Written comments on manifest	None
Other relatives on Board	None
Other Locals on same List	Catherine McElroy, aged 19, Crossmaglen, Ireland
Authors Comments on the manifest	Alice was 16, not 18, having been born in 1898. Aunt's name was Susan Conlon - not Connolly
Subsequent events, where known	Alice married and had two children, one of whom died as a child. She married again. She returned to Ireland twice, in 1929, accompanied by her daughter Anna, and again in 1947 with her second husband, Ernest. She died in 1952. Ernest died in 1958. [Back to Emigrants] [Back to Table]

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EDDIE DEVLIN [Personal Details]
Port of Departure	Liverpool, England, UK
Date of Departure	23 October 1923
Calling or Occupation	Labourer
Name and address of nearest relative or friend in home country	Father, Owen Devlin, Moybane, Crossmaglen
Place of Residence	Crossmaglen, Ireland
Name of ship	Celtic
Date of Arrival	1 November 1923
Age on Arrival	20y
Money in possession	$50
Name and address of Sponsor	Aunt-Susan Conlon 73 Manhatten Ave New York
Other information on manifest	Height 5'7", fair complexion, fair hair, blue eyes.
Written comments on manifest	None
Other relatives on Board	Bridget Devlin (sister) Kathleen McCay (cousin)
Other Locals on same List	James Morris, aged 26, Creevekeeran,Ireland Katie Morris, aged 18, Creevekeeran, Ireland
Authors Comments on the manifest	Eddie was 19 not 20, being born in March 1904. Bridget's other name, by which she was known, was Christina Catherine McCay is a misspelling of Catherine McCoy.
Subsequent events, where known	Eddie returned to Ireland in 1932, married Brigid Boyle in 1934 and they had eight children, six of whom survived childhood. He was my father. He died in 1972 in Preston England. [Back to Emigrants] [Back to Table]

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BRIGID DEVLIN [Personal Details]
Port of Departure	Liverpool, England, UK
Date of Departure	23 October 1923
Calling or Occupation	Domestic
Name and address of nearest relative or friend in home country	Father, Owen Devlin, Moybane, Crossmaglen
Place of Residence	Crossmaglen, Ireland
Name of ship	Celtic
Date of Arrival	1 November 1923
Age on Arrival	18y
Money in possession	$10
Name and address of Sponsor	Aunt-Susan Conlon 73 Manhatten Ave New York
Other information on manifest	Height 5'2", fair complexion, brown hair, brown eyes
Written comments on manifest	Def Vision ?? 20/200 b.eyes Gl. r.e 20/200 l.e 20/100 which may affect.
Other relatives on Board	Eddie Devlin (brother) Kathleen McCay (cousin)
Other Locals on same List	James Morris, aged 26, Creevekeeran,Ireland Katie Morris, aged 18, Creevekeeran, Ireland
Authors Comments on the manifest	Bridget's other name, by which she was known, was Christina Catherine McCay is a misspelling of Catherine McCoy. The defects in vision were enough to have Bridget refused entry and I have been told by her daughter that in fact this was the intention. A distinctive chalk mark made on her coat was erased by Kathleen McCoy and they both exited the reception hall unmolested and made their way by boat to Manhattan to begin their new life in America.
Subsequent events, where known	Christina returned to Ireland once, in 1932, when Eddie returned for good. She married and had one child. [Back to Emigrants] [Back to Table]

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KATHLEEN DEVLIN [Personal Details]
Port of Departure	Southampton
Date of Departure	Illegible
Calling or Occupation	Maid
Name and address of nearest relative or friend in home country	Mrs Devlin (Mother), Moybane, Crossmaglen
Place of Residence	Mobane, Ireland
Name of ship	Aquitania
Date of Arrival	13 October 1920
Age on Arrival	18y
Money in possession	£40
Name and address of Sponsor	Mrs Roberts (sister) 150 W 21st St N.Y.C. N.Y.
Other information on manifest	Height 4'8", fair complexion, brown hair, gray eyes
Written comments on manifest	Dis. to sister on board
Other relatives on Board	Patrick Devlin (brother)
Other Locals on same List	Susan Mackin, aged 21, Dorsey,Ireland Mary McElroy, aged 20, Cullville, Ireland John T. Largey, aged 28, Cloghoge, Ireland
Authors Comments on the manifest	Mrs Roberts, who met Kathleen and Patrick, was their sister Alice, by now married. An interesting point is that the address given is the same as that for Susan Conlon on Alice's own arrival. Whether Mrs Conlon was still living there is not known. Perhaps Alice and her husband had rented or bought the property. However, when Eddie and Christina arrived in 1923, Mrs Conlon's address was different.
Subsequent events, where known	Kathleen married Michael Martinez in 1923 and had two children, Michael and Theresa. She returned to Ireland once, with the children, for three months in 1938. She died in 1995 [Back to Emigrants] [Back to Table]

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PATRICK DEVLIN [Personal Details]
Port of Departure	Southampton
Date of Departure	Illegible
Calling or Occupation	Labourer
Name and address of nearest relative or friend in home country	Mrs Devlin (Mother), Moybane, Crossmaglen
Place of Residence	Mobane, Ireland
Name of ship	Aquitania
Date of Arrival	13 October 1920
Age on Arrival	18y
Money in possession	£78 or £178
Name and address of Sponsor	Mrs Roberts (sister) 150 W 21st St N.Y.C. N.Y.
Other information on manifest	Height 5'5", fair complexion, brown hair, gray eyes
Written comments on manifest	Dis. to sister on board
Other relatives on Board	Kathleen Devlin (sister)
Other Locals on same List	Susan Mackin, aged 21, Dorsey,Ireland Mary McElroy, aged 20, Cullville, Ireland John T. Largey, aged 28, Cloghoge, Ireland
Authors Comments on the manifest	Mrs Roberts, who met Kathleen and Patrick, was their sister Alice, by now married. An interesting point is that the address given is the same as that for Susan Conlon on Alice's own arrival. Whether Mrs Conlon was still living there is not known. Perhaps Alice and her husband had rented or bought the property. However, when Eddie and Christina arrived in 1923, Mrs Conlon's address was different.
Subsequent events, where known	Patrick became a jockey at the New York Aquaduct Race Track - apparently a really good one, too! He died when he was about 23 years old. Unfortunately, it appears that he had been robbed and beaten, and left in an alley, and was taken to Bellevue Hospital in New York City with no identification. He was in a coma for several weeks. Finally, a local police officer learned that his brother Eddie and sisters, Christina Devlin and Kathleen Martinez were looking for their brother and he told them about the "John Doe" who was at Bellevue. When they went there, they discovered it was Patrick. He died shortly thereafter, and never regained consciousness. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in New York City. I am grateful to Christina Lavine for this information [Back to Emigrants] [Back to Table]

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KATHLEEN McCOY
Port of Departure	Liverpool, England, UK
Date of Departure	23 October 1923
Calling or Occupation	Domestic
Name and address of nearest relative or friend in home country	Relative, Mrs Annie Devlin, Moybane, Crossmaglen
Place of Residence	Crossmaglen, Ireland
Name of ship	Celtic
Date of Arrival	1 November 1923
Age on Arrival	17y
Money in possession	None
Name and address of Sponsor	Aunt-Susan Conlon 73 Manhatten Ave New York
Other information on manifest	Height: 5'1", fair complexion, fair hair, blue eyes
Written comments on manifest	None
Other relatives on Board	Bridget Devlin (cousin) Eddie Devlin (cousin)
Other Locals on same List	James Morris, aged 26, Creevekeeran,Ireland Katie Morris, aged 18, Creevekeeran, Ireland
Authors Comments on the manifest	Misspelled as Catherine McCay in the manifest. Her aunt, Annie Devlin, is named as relative in home country. Her mother, Mary, had died on 14 August 1923. Her father has died in 1914.
Subsequent events, where known	Kathleen McCoy never married. She returned to Ireland in June 1938 for a three month visit, accompanying Kathleen Martines (Devlin) and her family. Until a few years ago she was still living in New York but is no longer contactable. It is known that she had expressed a desire for her ashes to be interred in Crossmaglen. [Back to Emigrants] [Back to Table]

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SARAH McKENNA [Personal Record]
Port of Departure	Liverpool, England, UK
Date of Departure	29 September 1897
Calling or Occupation	H-work
Place of Residence	Crossmaglen, Ireland
Name of ship	Teutonic
Date of Arrival	6 October 1897
Age on Arrival	16y
Money in possession	£2
Name and address of Sponsor	Uncle - John Brady, 40 Exchange St Binghamton
Written comments on manifest	None
Other relatives on Board	None
Other Locals on same List	None
Authors Comments on the manifest	None
Subsequent events, where known	Sarah returned to Ireland at some point and married James Hanratty. [Back to Emigrants] [Back to Table]

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SUSAN McKENNA - [See also theMcKenna Sisters]
Port of Departure	Liverpool, England, UK
Date of Departure	29 September 1897
Calling or Occupation	H-work
Place of Residence	Crossmaglen, Ireland
Name of ship	Teutonic
Date of Arrival	6 October 1897
Age on Arrival	24y
Money in possession	$50
Name and address of Sponsor	None
Written comments on manifest	American resident -(for) 5?6? years
Other relatives on Board	None
Other Locals on same List	None
Authors Comments on the manifest	It seems clear that Susan had been to America before and had been back to Ireland to accompany her younger sister. I have traced a Susan McKenna in the 1892 manifest index but as the contemporary material was destroyed in a fire it is not possible to confirm that this is the same person.
Subsequent events, where known	Susan married Joseph Conlon. They had one son Joseph who had a daughter, I have no further information yet. Susan sponsored most of her neices and nephews who entered the USA in the years from 1914 to 1923. She and her husband returned at least once to Ireland. She is buried in Binghampton, New York State. [Back to Emigrants] [Back to Table]

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JAMES RICHARDSON
Port of Departure	Liverpool, England, UK
Date of Departure	29 October 1915
Calling or Occupation	Apprentice (illegible)
Name and address of nearest relative or friend in home country	Father, James Richardson, Moybane, Crossmaglen
Place of Residence	Moybane Ireland
Name of ship	Cameronia
Date of Arrival	5 November 1915
Age on Arrival	17y
Money in possession	$50
Name and address of Sponsor	Aunt: Susan Conlon 150W 21st St. New York
Other information on manifest	Height 5'10"; fresh complexion, dark hair, blue eyes.
Written comments on manifest	None
Other relatives on Board	None known
Other Locals on same List	None known
Authors Comments on the manifest	The home address on the text version of the Manifest (transcribed from the original handwritten one), is shown as "Maybarie, Ireland"
Subsequent events, where known	James was a brother of Eddie Richardson, the Nationalist MP for South Armagh in the 1950s and 1960s. Their mother was Kate,one of the McKenna Girls. I understand that James mever married and died in America as a result of a traffic accident. I understand that another brother, Patrick, also emigrated to the USA where he he also died without issue. However, I have been unable to trace him in the Ellis Island records. [Back to Emigrants] [Back to Table]

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JULIA RICHARDSON
Port of Departure	Liverpool, England, UK
Date of Departure	10 March 1923
Calling or Occupation	Maid
Name and address of nearest relative or friend in home country	Father James Richardson, Mobane, Crossmaghur
Place of Residence	Mobane, Ireland
Name of ship	Carmania
Date of Arrival	19 March 1923
Age on Arrival	27y
Money in possession	$59
Name and address of Sponsor	Aunt: Mrs Susan Conlon, 73 Manhattan Avenue, New York
Other information on manifest	Height 5'6"; fresh complexion, brown hair, blue eyes.
Written comments on manifest	None
Other relatives on Board	None
Other Locals on same List	John McShane, aged 29, single, Crossmaglen Patrick Donnelly, aged 21, single, Clarnagh
Authors Comments on the manifest	Father's address is misspelt as "Crossmaghur", rather than "Crossmaglen". Susan Conlon's address was changed, in longhand, from 150 West 21St Street, New York
Subsequent events, where known	Julia was a sister of Eddie Richardson, the Nationalist MP for South Armagh in the 1950s and 1960s. Their mother was one of the McKenna Girls. Julia returned at some point to Ireland. Her married name was McCourt [Back to Emigrants] [Back to Table]